Description of four new species of Idris Förster, 1856 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India

2025/06/23 by V. Sushama, Rupam Debnath, K. Rajmohana +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Research on scale insects

paper · pdf · doi:10.5852/ejt.2025.997.2937

openalex publication_date 2025/06/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Four new species of Idris Förster, 1856 exhibiting gregarious parasitism, Idris bianor Sushama, Rajmohana & Debnath sp. nov, Idris furvus Sushama, Rajmohana & Debnath sp. nov, Idris hyllus Debnath, Rajmohana & Sushama sp. nov, and Idris longiscapus Debnath, Rajmohana & Sushama sp. nov. are described from India. A molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (mt COI) gene is presented to support species delimitation. The study emphasizes the need for more sampling of the Oriental fauna of Idris, followed by voucher-based integrated taxonomic studies.

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Discussions

• Welcoming four newly described species of Idris (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. #hymenoptera #newpsecies #taxonomy DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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