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New species of Platygastridae (Hymenoptera) from India which parasitise pests of mango, particularly Procontarinia spp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

A. D. Austin
A. D. Austin
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, c/o British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

Five new species of Platygastridae associated with mango pests in India are described. Synopeas procon sp. n., S. temporale sp. n., S. mangiferae sp. n. and Inostemma oculare sp. n. parasitise mango leaf gall midges, Procontarinia spp. (Cecidomyiidae), while Inostemma apsyllae sp. n. is associated with the psyllid Apsylla cistellata (Buckt.). Notes on a further two species, the platygastrid Trichacoides indicus Jackson and the ceraphronid Aphanogmus sp., associated with Procontarinia are given. A key to separate these parasites as well as comments on their biology and distribution are presented.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 74 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 549 - 557
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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