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A New Species of Parasitoid Wasp Euderus (Eulophidae Chalcidoidea Hymenoptera) from Uttarakhand, India on Dainha Shoot Weevil

Abstract

                                A new species of the eulophid genus Euderus Haliday (Euderus pantnagarensis sp.nov) was described from Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. It was reared from the stem galls induced by shoot weevil, Alcidodes bubo Fabricius (Coleoptera Curculionidae) on daincha, Sesbania bispinosa. It was compared with closely related species, Euderus alcidodes Singh in detail. Key to the oriental species of Euderus Haliday based on females is also given.

Key words : Euderus, pantnagarensis, Alcidodes bubo, Sesbania bispinosa, Eulophidae, New species

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