New species and new records of Polynema-group genera (Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) from India

New species and new records of Polynema-group genera (Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) from India

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AbstractTwo new species of the Polynema group of genera (Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae), Palaeoneura razii bushranger awning Anwar, Zeya and Usman sp.nov.and Acmopolynema misbahae Anwar, Zeya and Usman sp.nov.are described from India.

Palaeoneura razii is quite remarkable in having short axillar setae and the posterior margin of the fore wing without a distinct lobe and curve.Hence, together with another described species, P.farmani Amer and Zeya from India, this new taxon is placed in the informal farmani species group of the genus Palaeoneura.In addition, we record new country and state records for two other species, A.dilemma Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy and A.

malabaricum Subba Rao, respectively.A key to the Indian genera 30x24x24 wall cabinet of the Polynema group is also provided.Article LSID: http://urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D844F28F-6883-4B17-B433-23D3231CE719 Species LSID: Palaeoneura razii Anwar, Zeya & Usman http://urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:864A3309-9A66-4722-8F1C-40F32E0AAB82 Acmopolynema misbahae Anwar, Zeya & Usman http://urn:lsid:zoobank.

org:act:E4721150-0824-4085-BEAD-376D7EBDE03.