Description of the males of the subgenus Eofoersteria Mathot, 1966 (Hym., Mymaridae, Camptoptera Foerster), with new distributional records in India

Abstract

Males of the subgenus Eofoersteria Mathot (Hym., Mymaridae, Camptoptera Foerster) are diagnosed, described, and illustrated for the first time, based on examination of specimens from Tamil Nadu and from photographs of the male paratype of Camptoptera matcheta Subba Rao from Karnataka. New distributional records of C. (Eofoersteria) manipurensis (Rehmat & Anis) from Karnataka and Kerala states of India are documented.

Descriptions of Two New Species of Camptoptera Foerster, (1856) from India (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)

“…More recently, Anwar et al (2021a) added three species of the genus from India (described one and recorded two known Taiwanese species). Huber et al (2021) synonymised the genus Eofoersteria Mathot (1966) under Camptoptera and treated it as a subgenus of Camptoptera and Anwar et al (2021b) provided the first ever description of the males of Camptoptera (Eofoersteria). The genus presently contains 33 species from Oriental region and 30 species from India (including two species described here as new) which makes it most diverse regions of the world in terms of Camptoptera species.…”