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Four new species of the genus Diolcogaster Ashmead, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) are described and illustrated: Diolcogaster andamanensis n. sp. from the Andaman Islands, and D. duocolor n. sp., D. longistria n. sp. and D. solitarium n. sp. from mainland India. The solitary larval parasitoid D. solitarium was reared from Gatesclarkeana sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). A new combination, Diolcogaster tomentosae (Wilkinson, 1930) n. comb., is proposed for the Indian species Protomicroplitis tomentosae (Wilkinson, 1930) along with its redescription and documentation of the gregarious cocoons associated with the pyralid (Epipaschiinae) host feeding on Terminalia cattappa L.
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AG is grateful to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Dr. Abraham Verghese, Director NBAII for research encouragement. Special cordial thanks to Dr. P. M. Sureshan, Director ZSI-Kozhikode and Dr. Sheela S., ZSI-Kolkata for promptly providing images of types of Diolocogaster malabarensis and D. narendrani, and to Dr. Roger C. Kendrick, Director C & R Wildlife, Hong Kong S.A.R., China for prompt help in the identification of Gatesclarkeana sp. and for providing references on Lepidoptera.
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Gupta, A., Fernández-Triana, J.L. Four new species of the genus Diolcogaster Ashmead, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from South East Asia with a key to the Indian species. Syst Parasitol 90, 285–300 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-014-9546-8
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