Discovery of the subfamily Microleptinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from India and Thailand with the description of five new species

Autor: Avunjikkattu P. Ranjith, Andrei E. Humala, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan, Buntika A. Butcher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol 97, Iss , Pp 1257-1284 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2607
DOI: 10.3897/jhr.97.131822
Popis: The ichneumonid subfamily Microleptinae is reported from India and Thailand for the first time. We describe four new species from India (Microleptes chiani Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov., M. gowrishankari Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov., M. sandeshkaduri Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov., M. tehriensis Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov.) and one new species from Thailand (M. depressus Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov.), and for the first time, we report the Chinese species, M. xinbinensis Sheng & Sun, from India and describe the hitherto unknown female. An identification key to the extant species of Microleptes is provided.
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