Parasitic Wasps of the Family Encyrtidae Walker (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India

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  • R. Anandhan
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal ,IN
  • S. I. Kazmi
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal ,IN
  • B. Majumder
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/24917

Keywords:

Encyrtidae, Parasitoids, Biocontrol, New Distributional Records, Union Territory.

Abstract

Twenty-one encyrtid species under 15 genera belonging to the family Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are reported for the first time from Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Union Territory), India along with their hosts and distribution details.

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2020-10-20

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Anandhan, R., Kazmi, S. I., & Majumder, B. (2020). Parasitic Wasps of the Family Encyrtidae Walker (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India. Journal of Biological Control, 34(2), 124–131. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2020/24917

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Volume 34, Issue 2, June 2020

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Received 2020-02-26
Accepted 2020-10-05
Published 2020-10-20

 

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