Brachymeria swaminathani sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae, Brachymeriinae) a new pupal parasitoid of rice leaf folder from southern India
A new species of the megadiverse cosmopolitan chalcidid genus Brachymeria Westwood (Chalcididae, Brachymeriinae), B. swaminathani is described with illustrations based on female specimens reared from pupae of rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) from southern India.
Authors
- M. Nasser
- C. Binoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-5460)
- K. Sreejina Sreedharan
Institutions
- University of Calicut (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.008
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.62
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- University Grants Commission
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- University of Calicut