title: Description of three new species of Pentelicus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India, with a key to world species.
abstract: Three new species of Pentelicus Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are described from Tamil Nadu, India: P. funiculatus sp. nov., P. punctatus sp. nov. and P. depunctatus sp. nov. A revised key to the world species of Pentelicus is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: drmanicks2003@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manickavasagam
authors.affiliation: Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: T Krishna
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chaitanya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D013045:Species Specificity; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*