Maqbool Amir, Akbar Shahid Ali, Wachkoo Aijaz Ahmad
Department of Zoology, Government College for Women, M.A. Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir-190001, India.
Zootaxa. 2018 Feb 15;4379(3):421-428. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.3.5.
Ficobracon kashmirensis sp. nov., a new braconid species from Kashmir Himalayas, India, is described with illustrations. The discovery marks the first record of Ficobracon from India, and is the fifth known species of the genus globally. A discussion on the seasonal occurrence and some elements of biology, together with a revised key to the known species, are also provided.
印度克什米尔喜马拉雅地区的新种——克什米尔菲科茧蜂(Ficobracon kashmirensis sp. nov.)被描述并配有插图。该发现标志着菲科茧蜂在印度的首次记录,也是该属全球已知的第五个物种。文中还讨论了其季节性出现情况和一些生物学特征,并提供了已知物种的修订检索表。