Volume 27, Issue 80, July - December, 2026

First report of the genus Oxyserphus Masner (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae) from India with description of a new species

Rupam Debnath^1,2, Keloth Rajmohana^1♦

¹Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

^♦Corresponding Author
Keloth Rajmohana, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

ABSTRACT

In this study, Oxyserphus narendrani Debnath and Rajmohana sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae) is described from India. This represents the first record of the genus Oxyserphus Masner from India and the first formally described species of the genus from the Oriental Region. A comprehensive morphological description, diagnosis, and illustrations are provided. An updated checklist of the Indian species of Proctotrupidae is also presented.

Keywords: dark taxa, Oriental fauna, Proctotrupoidea, Proctotrupinae

Species, 2026, 27(80), e24s3304

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Published: 12 September 2026