title: Description of four new species of brachypterous Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India.
abstract: Four new brachypterous species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are described. These are: Astymachus eximius Hayat, sp. nov., Ixodiphagus aethes Hayat, sp. nov., Monstranusia brachyptera Hayat, sp. nov., Ooencyrtus notialis Hayat, sp. nov. Brachyptery in the genera Astymachus Howard and Monstranusia Trjapitzin is reported for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India; Email: hayat.mohd44@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.affiliation: National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560 024, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Kamalanathan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Veenakumari
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development