Redescription of Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) (hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) with emphasis on morphometrics Pramanik Achintya, Dey Debjani*, Kumar Amarendra1 Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India 1Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India *Corresponding author's E-mail: ddeyiari@hotmail.com
Online published on 9 April, 2012. Abstract Diaeretiella rapae a common parasitoid of aphids infesting cruciferous crops was redescribed. Variability in different morphological characters was recorded and description was further strengthened with addition of several new characters. Top Keywords Aphid parasitoid, redescription, morphometry. Top |