title: Description of three new species of Encyrtidae Walker (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India.
abstract: Three new species of Encyrtidae are described from material collected from the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India-Bureshiella antennata sp. nov., Proleurocerus montanus sp. nov. and Pseudectroma annamalaicus sp. nov. Keys to the species of all the three genera are provided and Bureshiella Hoffer is reported for the first time from India.
authors.affiliation: Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram 608002, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krishnachaitanya
authors.affiliation: Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram 608002, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: drmanicks2003@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manickavasagam
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D009929:Organ Size; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development