<i>Podagrion charybdis</i> Fernando (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) parasitic on ootheca of <i>Tendodera fasciata</i> (Olivier) (Insecta: Mantodea): first record from India and redescription

Podagrion charybdis Fernando (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) is being reported for the first time from India based on specimens reared from the ootheca of Tendodera fasciata (Olivier) (Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae). The species is being reported subsequent to the original description with the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: P.M. Sureshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/367
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Summary:Podagrion charybdis Fernando (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae) is being reported for the first time from India based on specimens reared from the ootheca of Tendodera fasciata (Olivier) (Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae). The species is being reported subsequent to the original description with the new host record, is redescribed and illustrated.
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907