African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6947

Full Length Research Paper

Description of one new species of Tetrastichus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) reared from the eggs and larvae of tortoise beetle from India

S. Rawat
  • S. Rawat
  • Department of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-262145, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India.
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M. A. Khan
  • M. A. Khan
  • Department of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-262145, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India.
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M. Agnihotri
  • M. Agnihotri
  • Department of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-262145, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India.
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  •  Received: 03 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 June 2014
  •  Published: 18 August 2014

Abstract

One new species of Tetrastichus Haliday (Tetrastichus burki sp. nov.) is illustrated and described from the eggs and larvae of tortoise beetle collected from Ipomoea sp. from Pantnagar Uttarakhand, India.

 

Key words: Tetrastichus, tortoise beetle, Ipomoea, new species.