New Species of Halticoptera spinola (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from Himachal Pradesh, India with a Revised Key to Indian Subcontinent Species
T. C. Narendran, P. Girish Kumar
Abstract
T. C. Narendran, P. Girish Kumar
Abstract
A new species of Halticoptera Spinola, viz., Halticoptera shimlica Narendran and Girish Kumar sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Himachal Pradesh, India. Affinities of the species with its closest relatives are discussed. A revised key to the species of Halticoptera of the Indian subcontinent is also provided.
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A new species of Halticoptera Spinola, viz., Halticoptera shimlica Narendran and Girish Kumar sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Himachal Pradesh, India. Affinities of the species with its closest relatives are discussed. A revised key to the species of Halticoptera of the Indian subcontinent is also provided.
Key concepts: Indian subcontinent, Pteromalidae, Key (lock), Hymenoptera, Biology, Zoology, Geography, Ecology