New findings of the genera Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983 and Peristenus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) in India

In the present study, genus, Townesilitus Haeselbarth & Loan, 1983, represented with a single species, T. bicolor (Wesmael, 1835), and two species of the genus Peristenus Foerster, 1862, P. angifemoralis van Achterberg & Guerrero, 2003, and P. picipes (Curtis, 1833) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) were reported for the first time from India. Specimens of T. bicolor, were collected from the Ganderbal district, P. angifemoralis, from the Anantnag district, and P. picipes, from the Pulwama and Ganderbal districts of the Kashmir valley, India. The geographical distribution and taxonomic features of all three taxa are presented. Additionally, a revised identification key for the Indian Peristenus species is also provided.