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Biology and morphology of the immature stages ofMicroctonus indicus, new species (Braconidæ: Hymenoptera) a parasite ofPhyllotreta cruciferæ goeze (Chrysomellidæ: Coleoptera)

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Microctonus indicus, new species, is a braconid parasite of the adults ofPhyllotreta cruciferæ attacking various vegetables in Delhi and other places in India. This is the first record of the genusMicroctonus Wesmael from the Indian sub-continent. The biology and behaviour of the adult parasite has been briefly described and discussed in this paper and the immature stages have also been described.

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  1. Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12

    E. S. Narayanan F.A.Sc., B. R. Subba Rao F.A.Sc., M. Ramachandra Rao & A. K. Sharma

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Narayanan, E.S., Subba Rao, B.R., Ramachandra Rao, M. et al. Biology and morphology of the immature stages ofMicroctonus indicus, new species (Braconidæ: Hymenoptera) a parasite ofPhyllotreta cruciferæ goeze (Chrysomellidæ: Coleoptera). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 51, 280–287 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050045

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