Description of a New Species of the Genus Spasskia Belokobylskij, 1989 (hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India, with First Record of the Genus in the Oriental Region

2005/03/01 by Sudhir Singh, Sergej Aleksandrovič Belokobyl'skij, Neena Chauhan +1
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Forest Insect Ecology and Management #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

paper · doi:10.3161/0003454053642194

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Abstract

The genus Spasskia Belokobylskij, 1989 is reported for the first time from the Oriental Region. A new species S. indica sp. nov. is described and illustrated with line drawings and Scanning Electron Microscope photomicrographs. The species is recorded as parasitoid of Chlorophorus strobilicola Champion (Cerambycidae) infesting second and third year's cones of Pinus roxburghii Sargent. Key to all species of Spasskia is given.

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