A new species of WalkerellaWestwood (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Otitesellinae) from India

Walkerella Westwood, a non-pollinating fig wasp genus belonging to subfamily Otitesellinae (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) is represented by eight known species. A new species Walkerella tridentata Pramanik & Dey sp. nov. is described in this paper. This new species exhibiting extreme sexual dimorp...

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Published in:Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2017, 20(1), , pp.207-213
Main Authors: Achintya Pramanik, Debjani Dey
Format: Article
Language:English
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농수해양학
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Summary:Walkerella Westwood, a non-pollinating fig wasp genus belonging to subfamily Otitesellinae (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) is represented by eight known species. A new species Walkerella tridentata Pramanik & Dey sp. nov. is described in this paper. This new species exhibiting extreme sexual dimorphism is reared from Ficus amplissima in New Delhi, India. Available species level diagnostic key is supplemented to facilitate identification of both sexes of the new species. KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:1226-8615
1876-7990