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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2018, Vol. 6, Issue 2
Description of a new species of Halticoptera Spinola (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from Kashmir, India

Iram Khurshid, M Jamal Ahmad and Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh

A new species of Halticoptera Spinola collected through aerial sweeping in the month of May 2015 from Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir has been described and illustrated. The new species differs from described species from India in having pronotum distinctly carinate, maxillary palpi black in colour, antennae with pedicel almost 1.5 times longer than anelli and first funicle segment combined, the latter smaller than second funicle segment, post marginal vein shorter than the marginal, about 1.42 times that of the stigmal.
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How to cite this article:
Iram Khurshid, M Jamal Ahmad, Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh. Description of a new species of Halticoptera Spinola (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from Kashmir, India. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(2):3031-3034.

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