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Descriptions are given of one new species ofEncarsia Foerster and one ofEretmocerus Haldeman. The 2 species were reared from the whiteflyAcaudaleyrodes rhachipora (Singh) which infestsProsopis juliflora and other plants in Rajasthan, India.
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On décrit une nouvelle espèce du genreEncarsia Foerster et une du genreEretmocerus Haldeman. Ces deux espèces ont été obtenues de l'aleurodeAcaudaleyrodes rhachipora (Singh) qui infesteProsopis juliflora et d'autres plantes du Rajasthan en Inde.
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Hayat, M. Two new species ofAphelinidae [Hym.:Chalcidoidea] parasitic onAcaudaleyrodes rhachipora [Hom.: Aleyrodidae] from India. Entomophaga 21, 157–162 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371902
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