Two new species of Aprostocetus, A. ficicolae sp. nov. and A. malloticolae sp. nov. are described from northern India. The new species are parasitoids of psylloids, Pauropsylla ficicola Kieffer and Trioza malloticola (Crawford) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae) which cause leaf galls on Ficus roxburghii Wallich and Mallotus philippensis, Mueller Argoviensis respectively, both important multipurpose trees in India.
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1 December 2017
Two New Species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Parasitizing Leaf Gall Forming Psylloids (Hemiptera: Triozidae) on Two Economically Important Trees in India
Sudhir Singh
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Annales Zoologici
Vol. 67 • No. 4
December 2017
Vol. 67 • No. 4
December 2017
Aprostocetus
Ficus roxburghii
Mallotus philippensis
new species
parasitoids
Pauropsylla ficicola
Tetrastichinae