First report of Mantibaria mantis (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae: Scelioninae) from India and additional descriptors for the species
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Mantibaria mantis, an egg parasitoid and an ectoparasite of praying mantids (Mantodea) is reported for the first time from India. This species is redescribed and imaged.
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