Description of nine new species of the genus Sycophila Walker (Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) from Kerala, India

Authors

  • Shilpa K. Satheesan
  • Shreevihar Santhosh

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https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i3.1258

Abstract

Nine new species viz., Sycophila drupacea sp. nov., S. arnottiana sp. nov., S. religiosa sp.nov., S. virens sp. nov., S. infectoria sp. nov., S. wayanadensis sp. nov., S. batheri sp. nov., S. tinctoria sp. nov. and S. gibbose sp. nov. were described and reported from five different fig species, Ficus drupacea, F.arnottiana, F. religiosa, F. virens and F, tinctoria, from Wayanad regions of Kerala, India.

Author Biographies

Shilpa K. Satheesan

Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kozhikode, India.

Shreevihar Santhosh

Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kozhikode, India.

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Published

2024-09-30

How to Cite

Satheesan, S. K., & Santhosh, S. (2024). Description of nine new species of the genus Sycophila Walker (Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) from Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 49(3), 381–398. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i3.1258

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Vol. 49 No. 3 (2024)

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