Records of Encyrtidae from Uttarakhand with Redescription of Rhytidothorax aeriscutellum (Girault)
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https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.799Keywords:
Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae, distribution, new records, host, redescription, biological control, Uttarakhand, IndiaAbstract
Thirteen known species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are recorded, including seven new records from Uttarakhand, India. Rhytidothorax aeriscutellum (Girault) is redescribed along with its morphometrics based on specimens from Uttarakhand.
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