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A novel host association of Idris Förster (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) with description of a new species from India

  • 1. Zoological Survey of India, Sister Institute of University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India;
  • 2. Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, India

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Patra, Sunita, Rajmohana, K., Debnath, Rupam, Sen, Souvik, Shabnam, A., Dinesh, K.P. (2024): A novel host association of Idris Förster (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) with description of a new species from India. Journal of Natural History 58 (1-4): 189-203, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2024.2311436, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2311436

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