title: On some brachypterous Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India, with description of four new species.
abstract: Four new species of brachypterous Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are described. These are: Cheiloneurus mandyanus Hayat, sp. nov., Encyrtus coorgensis Hayat & Zeya, sp. nov., Microterys atturensis Hayat, sp. nov. and Pseudectroma indicum Hayat & Zeya, sp. nov. The following species that exist either in brachypterous forms only or in both brachypterous and macropterous forms are recorded: Anomalicornia tenuicornis Mercet, Cheiloneurus bangalorensis (Subba Rao), C. quadricolor (Girault), Diversinervus cervantesi (Girault), Globulencyrtus politus (Hoffer), Indaphycus planus Hayat, Neodusmetia sangwani (Subba Rao), Prochiloneurus bolivari Mercet, Rhopus atys Noyes & Hayat and Sakencyrtus mirus Hayat. Globulencyrtus politus and P bolivari are newly recorded from India. A diagnosis of Globulencyrtus, and redescriptions of G politus, P bolivari based on the Indian specimens and of the brachypterous forms of R. atys are given. The occurrence of brachyptery in the Encyrtidae is briefly noted together with a list of brachypterous species recorded from India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India. hayat.mohd44@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.forename: Shahid Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Zeya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Veenakumari
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D007194:India; D013045:Species Specificity