Description of new species of the genera Zolotarewskya Risbec and Cleonymus Latreille and first record of the male of Dipara hayati Sureshan from India (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

Abstract

The pteromalid genus Zolotarewskya Risbec (Pteromalidae: Cleonyminae) is reported from India after a gap of 45 years with the description of a new species and one new species of Cleonymus Latrielle are described from Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Affinities of the new species with closely related species are discussed and a key to the oriental species of Cleonymus is also provided. Male of Dipara hayati Sureshan is also described for the first time.

Keywords

• pteromalidae
• zolotarewskya
• cleonymus
• new species
• first record
• india