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Issue: Vol. 5717 No. 4: 7 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.4.6
Page range: 579-584
Abstract views: 19
PDF downloaded: 4

Two new species of Epoligosita Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) with a key to Indian species

School of Agriculture, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India.
Department of Zoology & Dean School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir India.
Forest Survey of India, Dehradun-248006, Uttarakhand, India.
Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea egg parasitoid taxonomy Epoligosita India

Abstract

Two new species of Epoligosita Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), E. breviclavata Ikram & Yousuf sp. nov. and E. latipennis is Ikram & Yousuf sp. nov. are described from India. A key to Indian species of Epoligosita Girault is also provided.

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How to Cite

Ikram, M., Yousuf, M. & Khan, S. (2025) Two new species of Epoligosita Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) with a key to Indian species. Zootaxa, 5717 (4), 579–584. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.4.6