摘要:A new species, Paraphaenodiscus udayveeri Singh sp.nov., has been described and illustrated with automontaged photographs of both male and female.Species parasitized scale insects on the leaves of Pterygota alata which were weaved into nest of red weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).Species is compared with P.chrysocomae Prinsloo and P.pedanus Prinsloo & Mynhardt.Key to world species of Paraphaenodiscus except European species is also given.Types are deposited with National Forest Insect Collection, Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India (NFIC-FRI).
关键词:Chalcidoidea;Paraphaenodiscus udayveeri Singh sp.nov.;key to species;Pterygota alata;Coccidae;Oecophylla smaragdina