The genus Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae) from India with description of four new species

Abstract

View on Scopus The Indian species of Omphale Haliday are discussed. Seven species are included, of which four species O. akhtari Jamali & Zeya sp. nov., O. ecola Jamali & Zeya sp. nov., O. kamili Jamali & Zeya sp. nov. and O. litera Jamali & Zeya sp. nov. are described and illustrated. One species O. appannai (Kurian) is transferred to Omphale Haliday from Chrysonotomyia Ashmead. Diagnostic characters are presented for O. stonia Narendran & O. calicuti Narendran. An identification key to Indian species is also provided.

Keywords

• hymenoptera
• entedoninae
• key
• oriental region
• taxonomy