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Haris A.–Saini S. M.: Tenthredo (Linné, 1758) species from Chopta, India
Submitted: 24.08, 2017; Accepted: 13.11, 2017; Published: 28.03, 2018 Natura Somogyiensis 31: 77-88. Kaposvár, 2018 DOI:10.24394/NatSom.2018.31.77 www.smmi.hu/terrntud/ns/ns.htm Tenthredo (Linné, 1758) species from Chopta, India (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae) Attila Haris' & Malkiat S. Saini2 1H-1076 Budapest, Garay utca 19 2/20, Hungary e-mail: attilaharis@yahoo.com department of Zoology, Punjabi University, 147 002 Patiala, India e-mail: saini20@hotmail.com Haris, A. & Malkait. S. S.: Tenthredo (Linné, 1758) species from Chopta, India (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinidae). Abstract: Tenthredo triangulum spec, nov., Tenthredo nefrostigmata spec, nov., and Tenthredo alboaspida spec. nov. are described from Chopta, India and compared to Tenthredo victoriae Malaise, 1945, Tenthredo maw Vasú & M. S. Saini, 1998, Tenthredo chloralancenia Wei, 1998, Tenthredo subflava ssp. victorialis Malaise, 1945, Tenthredo waltoni Malaise, 1945 and Tenthredo rubiobitava Wei, 2002. Tenthredo shensiensis Malaise, 1945 is new record for India. Keywords: Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Tenthredinidae, Tenthredininae, Tenthredo, India, Chopta, new species. Introduction The material of the present paper is collected by Dr. Malkiat S. Saini in Chopta, Uttarkhand state of India. Chopta (Fig. 1) is a small village situated at an altitude of about 2680 m above MSL. This is beautiful lush green high altitude area of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary falling in the District Rudraprayag of Uttarakhand. It is situated in the Garhwal Hills under the canopy of conifers, it is covered by snow usually from November to March. Low lying vegetation consisting of variety of herbs and broad leaved shrubs, is very thick and infested with leaches. The best season of sawfly collection is June & July. Material and methods The material consists of 9 specimens of 8 species, all of them belong to genus Tenthredo Linné, 1758. After preselection and previous classifiction Dr. Saini sent to A. Haris the material for further analysis. As a result, 8 species were identified, one of them is new record for the fauna of India, four species has already known from India and three ISSN 1587-1908 (Print); ISSN 2062-9990 (Online)
