Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue: 2

A new species of Diglyphus walker (chalcidoidea: Eulophidae) on mustard leaf miner Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) from Kashmir, India

  • Author:
  • M. Jamal Ahmad, Iram Khursheed1,, M. Nayyar Azim1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 163 to 166

1Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazrat Bal, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Division of Entomology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar campus, Srinagar -191 121, Jammu & Kashmir, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: ahmad_j@rediffmail.com

**Part of approved M. Phil dissertation

Abstract

Diglyphus kashmiricus sp. nov. from kashmir is described and illustrated. the new species differs from other Indian species in having funicle segments and club blackish brown, mandibles 4- dentate, scutum and scutellum with two and four setae respectively, and middle and hind tibiae with two black bands each.

Keywords

Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae, Diglyphus kashmiricus, Kashmir, New species