Two new species of Omyomymar Schauff (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from the Indian Himalayan Region with a key to Indian species

Prince Tarique Anwar; Shahid Bin Zeya; Syeda Uzma Usman

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v14.e960

Authors

Prince Tarique Anwar Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202002, Uttar Pradesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-0033
Shahid Bin Zeya Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1594-0372
Syeda Uzma Usman Department of Zoology, Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2578-2515

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v14.e960

Keywords:

Chalcidoidea, description, fairyfly, India, record, taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Omyomymar Schauff (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), Omyomymar sudhiri sp. nov. Anwar & Zeya and Omyomymar supremus sp. nov. Anwar & Zeya are described from the Indian Himalayan regions. An identification key to Indian species is provided. All the previously recorded and described species of the genus are analyzed and discussed.

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