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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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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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 |
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Ovidiu Alin Popovici Veenakumari Kamalanathan Mircea-Dan Mitroiu |
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A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna |
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A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna |
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A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna |
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A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna |
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A new species of Platygaster (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) from India with an unusual antenna |
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new species of platygaster (hymenoptera, platygastroidea) from india with an unusual antenna |
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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).
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