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OnZeteticontus silvestri, with descriptions of three new species [Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae]

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The characters ofZeteticontus andBothriothorax are compared. Redescriptions are given of nine species and a further three species are described as new. A key is provided for the separation of females of the twelve species here recognised.

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Les caractères des genresZeteticontus etBothriothorax sont comparés. On redécrit neuf espèces tandis queZ. brasiliensis, Z. punctiscutellum etZ. ceylonicus sont décrites comme nouvelles. Une clé est présentée pour la distinction des femelles des douze esp`eces considérées.

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    B. R. Subba Rao

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Subba Rao, B.R. OnZeteticontus silvestri, with descriptions of three new species [Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae]. Entomophaga 17, 179–195 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371128

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