A new species of the genus Opius Wesmael, 1835 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae) from Kashmir Himalaya, India

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Zaheer Ahmed
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-7906
Ahmad Samiuddin
Altaf Hussain Mir
Mohammad Shamim

Abstract

A new braconid, Opius (Utetes) hazratbalensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Kashmir Himalaya, India.  Specimens were collected from the grass (Cynodon sp.).  Including this new species, 52 species of Opius are known from India.

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