Two new species, Myrmecina camellia Sheela, sp. n. (from Assam) and Myrmecina narendra Sheela, sp. n. (from Manipur), are described and illustrated. A key to the Indian species of the genus Myrmecina based on worker is provided.
Twelve species of chalcidoid parasitoids were found parasitizing the eggs and larvae ofHypsipyla robusta, a serious pest of toon (Cedrela toona) and mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) trees in India. These are: Antrocephalus hakonensis, A. hypsiphylae, Brachymeria euploeae, B. hearseyi, B. tachardiae, Kriechbaumerella destructor (Chalcididae); Tetrastichus spirabilis, Trichospilus diatraeae (Eulophidae);Diomorus orientalis (Torymidae); and Trichogramma minutum, Trichogrammatoidea nana andT. robusta (Trichograrnrnatidae). They are redescribed and a key for their identification is given.
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