First Record of the genus Lagynodes Förster, 1840 (Megaspilidae: Lagynodinae) from India, with the description of a new species and a molecular analysis

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This is a Integrative Taxonomy study (also classified as: Molecular Analysis).

A.K. Ghosh; Vikas Kumar; Tobias Salden; Kaomud Tyagi

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5673.2.8

August 4, 2025Zootaxa

First Record of the genus Lagynodes Förster, 1840 (Megaspilidae: Lagynodinae) from India, with the description of a new species and a molecular analysis

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Key Points

A new species, Lagynodes mikoi, is described from West Bengal, marking its first record in India.
Morphological and molecular analyses were used for clear species delimitation from existing Lagynodes sequences.
This study represents a significant contribution to the understanding of Megaspilidae diversity in India.
The integrative taxonomic approach employed improves accuracy in identifying and classifying new species.

Implication

Research reveals new Lagynodes species in India, and highlights integrative molecular analysis for species delimitation.

Abstract

The subfamily Lagynodinae and genus Lagynodes Förster, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae) are reported for the first time from India. Lagynodes mikoi sp. nov. is described and illustrated from West Bengal, India. The species concept is based on an integrative taxonomic approach combining morphological and molecular characters. Comparison of the COI barcode further allows clear species delimitation from other published COI sequences of Lagynodes species.

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First Record of the genus Lagynodes Förster, 1840 (Megaspilidae: Lagynodinae) from India, with the description of a new species and a molecular analysis

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First Record of the genus Lagynodes Förster, 1840 (Megaspilidae: Lagynodinae) from India, with the description of a new species and a molecular analysis

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