• Title of article

    A synopsis of the Oriental species of Thaumasura Westwood (Hym., Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae)

  • Author/Authors

    Surya ، K.S. Zoological Survey of India - Western Ghats Regional Centre , Binoy ، C. Insect Ecology and Ethology Laboratory, Department of Zoology - University of Calicut , Sureshan ، P. M. Zoological Survey of India - Western Ghats Regional Centre

  • From page
    551
  • To page
    558
  • Abstract
    Thaumasura Westwood is one of the unique genera of Cleonyminae (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae) represented from the Oriental region by only three species. The only known representative of the genus from India was described as Thaumasura indica Sureshan Binoy, which was already preoccupied by Thaumasura indica Mani Kaul (currently in Balcha Walker). Thus, the replacement name Thaumasura keralica Binoy nom. nov. is hereby proposed to resolve this homonymy. Furthermore, Thaumasura femoralis (Westwood) is redescribed and its morphological characters are illustrated. A key to the Oriental species of the genus is also provided.
  • Keywords
    India , key , new combination , nomenclature , taxonomy
  • Journal title
    Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
  • Journal title
    Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
  • Record number

    2726799