A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna

A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna

A new species, Platygaster harpagoceras Popovici & Veenakumari, is described from India. The most unusual features of this species are the acuminate shape of the last antennomere and the 9-merous antenna in both sexes. The male and female are described and illustrated w...

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Main Authors: Ovidiu Alin Popovici, Veenakumari Kamalanathan, Mircea-Dan Mitroiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/28403/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-acf734d5400141ec96c460e4aeafb6d22020-11-24T21:42:20ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1070-94281314-26072019-02-0168192810.3897/jhr.68.2840328403A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antennaOvidiu Alin Popovici0Veenakumari Kamalanathan1Mircea-Dan Mitroiu2University ‘Al. I. Cuza’ IasiICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect ResourcesUniversity ‘Al. I. Cuza’ Iasi A new species, Platygaster harpagoceras Popovici & Veenakumari, is described from India. The most unusual features of this species are the acuminate shape of the last antennomere and the 9-merous antenna in both sexes. The male and female are described and illustrated with brightfield and scanning electron microscopy. We provide a comparative analysis of the acuminate distal antennomere in the superfamily Chalcidoidea, including several genera of Pteromalidae (Callitula Spinola, Homoporus Thomson, Norbanus Walker, Rhaphitelus Walker). https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/28403/download/pdf/
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author Ovidiu Alin Popovici
Veenakumari Kamalanathan
Mircea-Dan Mitroiu
spellingShingle Ovidiu Alin Popovici
Veenakumari Kamalanathan
Mircea-Dan Mitroiu
A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
author_facet Ovidiu Alin Popovici
Veenakumari Kamalanathan
Mircea-Dan Mitroiu
author_sort Ovidiu Alin Popovici
title A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna
title_short A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna
title_full A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna
title_fullStr A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna
title_sort new species of platygaster (hymenoptera, platygastroidea) from india with an unusual antenna
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Journal of Hymenoptera Research
issn 1070-9428
1314-2607
publishDate 2019-02-01
description A new species, Platygaster harpagoceras Popovici & Veenakumari, is described from India. The most unusual features of this species are the acuminate shape of the last antennomere and the 9-merous antenna in both sexes. The male and female are described and illustrated with brightfield and scanning electron microscopy. We provide a comparative analysis of the acuminate distal antennomere in the superfamily Chalcidoidea, including several genera of Pteromalidae (Callitula Spinola, Homoporus Thomson, Norbanus Walker, Rhaphitelus Walker).
url https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/28403/download/pdf/
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