A new genus and species (Pakencyrtus pakistanensis gen. & sp. nov.) of the familyEncyrtidae [Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea] from Pakistan

During the course of a survey of scale insects and their natural enemies in West Pakistan, this species was found to be parasitic onAspidiotus destructor Sign. attackingMangifera indica, Eugenia cumini, Musa sapientum andPsidium guajava in the former Punjab and Sind Provinces. It proved to be new, belonging to an undescribed genus closely related toAgeniaspis Dahlb. Encyrtidae] differing mainly in the number of segments of the labial and maxillary palpi. A new genus is therefore erected for this species.

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Résumé Au cours de l'étude dans l'Ouest-Pakistan des Cochenilles et de leurs ennemis naturels, cette nouvelle espèce s'est révélée parasite d'Aspidiotus destructor Sign. Elle appartient à un nouveau genre proche desAgeniaspis Dahlb. (Encyrtidae).

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This research has been financed in part by a grant made by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service.