A NEW SPECIES OF POROPOEA FORSTER ( HYMENOPTERA : TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE ) FROM INDIA WITH A KEY TO ORIENTAL SPECIES

The genus Poropoea was described by Forster (1851) with Poropoea stoLlwerckii Forster as the type species from Europe (Germany). Subba Rao (1969) reported the genus for the first time from the Oriental region by describing two new species. Luo and Liao (1994) described one new species and Lin (1994) described two new species from China. In this paper we describe a new species from India. A key to species of the Oriental region is also provided.


INTRODUCTION
The genus Poropoea was described by Forster (1851) with Poropoea stoLlwerckii Forster as the type species from Europe (Germany).Subba Rao (1969) reported the genus for the first time from the Oriental region by describing two new species.Luo and Liao (1994) described one new species and Lin (1994) described two new species from China.In this paper we describe a new species from India.A key to species of the Oriental region is also provided.Ovipositor not exserted beyond apex of gaster; clava 1.77x as long as broad, pedicel a little longer than FI; F2 equal to FI; forewing vein with 6 dorsal setae; marginal fringe 0.54x as long as STY; ovipositor not exserted beyond apex of gaster (China) ............... P. brevituba Lin.
-  and posterior pair at posterior margin of scutellum; scutellum with faint median groove.Forewing 1.9x as long as broad (including marginal fringe); upper side with 6 rows of discal cilia; lower surface with 7 rows of cilia including one arch shaped row basad of STY (in indica, Subba Rao  (1969» has shown this arch as on upper surface of wing).The veins with 5 upper and 1 lower setae as in figure I. Marginal fringe in maximum with 0.085 x maximum width of forewing, closely spaced.Hind wing length (excluding marginal fringe) 6.44x its maximum width, marginal fringe a little less than three-fourths as long as breadth of the wing (5 9).
Male: Essentially similar to female except for measurements of antennal segments (Fig. 3).
Host: Unknown.(1) Ovipositor sheath much longer than dorsal length of gaster in baleena (in indica ovipositor sheath distinctly shorter than dorsal length of gaster) or at the most as long as.
(2) OOL half or shorter than half of diameter of hind ocellus (in indica OOL as long as diameter of hind ocellus).
(3) Scape 2.5x as long as pedicel (in indica scape about 3x as long as pedicel).
(5) Body black (in indica head mostly brown, concolorous with antenna, sides of mesosoma and gaster brown).