Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae

Female: Body length 2.41. Colour. Body black except first 2 metasomal tergites; labial and maxillary palps white; ocelli brown. Antenna with scape and pedicel yellow; 16 flagellomeres, first 4 yellowish-brown, F5-F6 little darker than basal four, rest dark brown; flagellomeres more yellowish ventrally; tegula yellowish-brown. Fore and mid leg light yellow brown (except coxa yellow brown); hind leg with coxa black, trochantellus yellow; hind femur dark brown with apex yellow; hind tibia yellow white in middle (sub-basal), one fourth extreme base light brown and apical half dark brown; hind tibial spurs yellow testaceous; pterostigma dark brown and veins1-CU1 and 2-CU1 pigmented; fore wing hyaline with distinct dark brown apical patch; first and second metasomal tergite yellow testaceous except for black spot at medio-posterior margin of second tergite surrounding median field; rest black. First 3 metasomal tergites forming carapace.

India.

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