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Telenomus gregalis Rajmohana sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a gregarious egg parasitoid of the jujube lappet moth, Streblote siva (Lefèbvre) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) from India

  • 1. M-Block, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India;
  • 2. Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut, India;
  • 3. Western Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Pune, India

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Rajmohana, K., Sushama, V., Debnath, Rupam, Patra, Sunita, Amina, P., Dinesh, K. P. (2024): Telenomus gregalis Rajmohana sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a gregarious egg parasitoid of the jujube lappet moth, Streblote siva (Lefèbvre) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) from India. Journal of Natural History 58 (1-4): 204-217, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2024.2311437, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2311437

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