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New Record of the Genus Discoelius Latreille (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Kerala
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The genus Discoelius is reported here for the first time from Kerala with the species, D. vasukii Pannure and Carpenter, 2017. Symbiotic association with mites is observed and a key to species of India and an updated checklist of Oriental species are also provided.
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Discoelius vasukii, Eumeninae, Ethology, Kerala, New Record.
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