Parasitoids of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from the leafminers Lepidoptera, with the description of three new species from India
- Pholetesor acrocercophagus sp. nov., P. camerariae sp. nov. and P. indicus sp. nov.(Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) are described as new to science. These three species were reared from Acrocercops sp., Acrocercops phaeospora Meyrick, 1916 and Cameraria virgulata Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), respectively. Characteristics of these new species and their affinities with related taxa are discussed. Data on habitat, host records and host plant species for all the parasitoid species is provided. A key to the Indian species of the genus Pholetesor Mason, 1981 reared from lepidopteran leafminers is also given.
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| Author: | Zubair Ahmad, Hamed A. Ghramh, Kavita Pandey |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-557176 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.726.1171 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 726:24-37 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (726:24-37) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National dHistoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2020/12/01 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2020/12/01 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2020/12/01 |
| Tag: | Braconidae; Hymenoptera; India; Lepidoptera; Microgastrinae; Pholetesor; leafminer; new species; parasitoids |
| Volume: | 2020 |
| Issue: | 724 |
| Page Number: | 14 |
| First Page: | 24 |
| Last Page: | 37 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
