An atypical, brachypterous species of Idris Förster (Platygastroidea: Scelionidae) from India

  • Veenakumari Kamalanathan National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India 560024 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1039-6761
  • Prashanth Mohanraj ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. No. 2491, Hebbal, Bengaluru, India 560024 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-3957
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.67.1.7.2021
Keywords: Baeini, brachyptery, mesoscutellum, T2, T3, spiders, taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Idris – Idris semiflaviventris sp. n. - belonging to the tribe Baeini is described from Kodaikanal in the Western Ghats, S. India. This species is unusual in that it has a short interocellar space, subequal posterior margins of T1 and T2, and T2 the longest and widest tergite.

Published
2021-02-22
How to Cite
KamalanathanV., & MohanrajP. (2021). An atypical, brachypterous species of Idris Förster (Platygastroidea: Scelionidae) from India. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 67(1), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.67.1.7.2021
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Vol. 67 No. 1 (2021): Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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