Taxonomic description of a new Lemophagus species reveals larval parasitism in Crioceris beetles, suggesting ecological significance.
The campoplegine genus Lemophagus is reported for the first time from India, along with the description of a new species, L. larvivorus sp. nov. The specimens were reared as larval parasitoids of the chrysomelid beetle Crioceris nigroornata . The new species is compared with all extant species, and its validity is further supported by molecular data. A concatenated maximum likelihood tree of COI+28S gene fragments is presented including species with available molecular data.
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