Indiscelio: A new genus of Scelionidae (Platygastroidea) from India

A new scelionine genus Indiscelio Veenakumari, Popovici and Talamas is described from India with type species Indiscelio aulon Veenakumari, Popovici and Talamas. Both sexes are described and imaged. Affinities with morphologically similar genera are discussed. A new genus is described in the Superfa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2018, 21(2), , pp.571-577
Hauptverfasser: Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Popovici, Ovidiu Alin, Talamas, Elijah J., Mohanraj, Prashanth
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Zusammenfassung:A new scelionine genus Indiscelio Veenakumari, Popovici and Talamas is described from India with type species Indiscelio aulon Veenakumari, Popovici and Talamas. Both sexes are described and imaged. Affinities with morphologically similar genera are discussed. A new genus is described in the Superfamily Platygastroidea. [Display omitted] •A new genus Indiscelio (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) is described from India.•Indiscelio aulon Veenakumari, Popovici and Talamas is designated the type species.•Diagnostic characters distinguishing this scelionine from related genera are presented.•Females are characterized by an elongate stout horn on the first tergite.
ISSN:1226-8615
1876-7990
DOI:10.1016/j.aspen.2018.02.014