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Issue: Vol. 5717 No. 4: 7 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.4.9
Page range: 593-599
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A new species of the genus Conostigmus Dahlbom 1858 (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae) from India

Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India; Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India
Hymeoptera section, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India
Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics Division, Zoological Survey of India, West Bengal, India
Hymenoptera Conostigmus khonomaensis Nagaland

Abstract

A new species, Conostigmus khonomaensis sp. nov., is described from Nagaland, India. Two male specimens were collected by yellow pan traps from the Khonoma village in Nagaland. Moreover, this is the second species of the genus Conostigmus reported from India. An identification key to the two Indian species of Conostigmus is also provided.

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How to Cite

Ghosh, A.K., Kumar, V., Rameshkumar, A. & Tyagi, K. (2025) A new species of the genus Conostigmus Dahlbom 1858 (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5717 (4), 593–599. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.4.9