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The species ofCoccophagus Westwood, 1833 [Hym., Aphelinidae] from India

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An account of the Indian species of the Aphelinid genusCoccophagus,Westwood, collected by the author, is given. Three new species (C. gilvus sp. n.C. longicornis sp. n., andC. burksi sp. n.) are described, and three species [C. cowperi Girault,C. bogoriensis (Koningsberger) andC. Bivittatus Compere] are reported for the first time from India. A key to the Indian and some allied species is given.

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Trois nouvelles espèces (C. gilvus, C. longicornis etC. burksi) sont décrites et trois espèces (C. cowperi Girault,C. bogoriensis (Koningsberger) etC. bivitatus Compere) sont signalées pour la première fois de l'Inde. Une clé dichotomique des espèces de l'Inde et de certaines espèces voisines est donnée.

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  1. Entomology Section, Zoology Department, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P.

    M. Hayat

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Hayat, M. The species ofCoccophagus Westwood, 1833 [Hym., Aphelinidae] from India. Entomophaga 16, 421–432 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02370923

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