Forest Entomology Discipline, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248006, India
*Corresponding author: salman1315@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8070-6577)
Online published on 1 August, 2019.
Gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa, (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is a devastating pest of Eucalyptus plantations and nurseries. The pest causes galls on the midribs, petioles, and stem of tender shoots. In the present study detailed morphometric analysis with re-description, using twenty-six characters of gall wasp (female & male) have been given, which are distinctly supporting characters for the taxonomy and identification of Eucalyptus gall wasp.
Eucalyptus gall wasp is major threat to the plantation throughout India and the responsible pest was studied in details.
Morphometric analysis with re-description was carried out to identify the taxonomically correct species.
Eucalyptus, Eulophidae, Leptocybe invasa, morphometric analysis
