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A new species of eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Kerala, India

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A new species,Tamarixia sheebae, is described and illustrated.Tamarixia sheebae differs fromT. bicolor Mercet andT. radiata Waterston in having the apex of gaster tilted upwards. It emerged from leaf galls ofTerminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wright & Arn. (Combretaceae), a tree with many medicinal properties in addition to its timber value.

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  1. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Dept. of Zoology, University of Calicut, 673635, Kerala, India

    T. C. Narendran, S. Santhosh & P. Girish Kumar

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  1. T. C. Narendran
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Narendran, T.C., Santhosh, S. & Kumar, P.G. A new species of eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Kerala, India. Phytoparasitica 33, 495–498 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981398

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