Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

T. C. Narendran ¹, Nakeer Razak ², P. M. Sureshan ³

Affiliations
1 All India Coordinated Research Project, C/O Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut, Kerala, 673006, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, IN
3 Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut, Kerala, 673006, IN

Abstract

The genus Chrysocharis Foerster is represented so far by 137 species in the world (Noyes, 2012). Among these 25 species occur in the Oriental Region and 13 species are known from the Indian subcontinent (which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka) (Hansson, 1985a, 1985b; Khan et al., 2005). The species of Chrysocharis are economically very important since their hosts are mostly larvae or pupae of Leaf mining insects. The purpose of this paper is to review Chrysocharis species of the Indian subcontinent, to describe new taxa and to provide a new key for identification of these species.

Keywords

Review, Chrysocharis, Indian Subcontinent, Key, New Species, Eulophidae.

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T. C. Narendran ¹, S. Sheela ²

Affiliations
1 All India Coordinated Project on Taxonomy and Capacity Building, C/O Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jaferkhan Colony, Eranjipalam P.O., Kozhikode, 673 006, Kerala, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, 535, M. Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700 053, IN

Abstract

The genus Podagrion was erected by Spinola (1811) from Caucasia based on the type species Podagrion splendens Spinola. Later several authors like Walker (1833), Westwood (1847), Costa (1856), Holmgren (1869), Saussure (1890), Schulz (1906), Girault (1913) and Gahan and Fagan (1923) redescribed or treated it under various junior synonyms. In the recent past Narendran (1994) revised the Indian species of Podagrion and gave a key to species in his revision of Torymidae and Eurytomidae of Indian subcontinent. Grissell (1995) treated Podagrion in his world revision of Toryminae.

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P. Girish Kumar ¹, T. C. Narendran ², K. Rajmohana ³, P. M. Sureshan ³

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal-700 053, IN
2 All India Coordinated Project on Taxonomy & Capacity Building, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jafer Khan Colony, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala-673 006, IN
3 Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jafer Khan Colony, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala-673 006, IN

Abstract

The genus Ancylotropus was erected by Cameron (1909) based on the male specimen of the type species Ancylotropus cariniscutis Cameron. This genus was treated briefly by Narendran & Sheela (1995) and Boucek (1988) and in detail by Heraty (2002). They are distributed in Palaeotropical Region through the Malagasy subregion to western Malaysia. Six species are known from all over the world of which 4 species were reported from Oriental Region including 2 species from Indian subcontinent.

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T. C. Narendran ¹, P. M. Sureshan ¹

Affiliations
1 Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut 673006, Kerala, IN

Abstract

Monacon species (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae) are reviewed for the Indian subcontinent. A new species is described from Maharashtra, and diagnoses, data on distribution and hosts of known species from the region are given. A key to species of Monacon of the Indian subcontinent is also provided.

Keywords

New Species, Review, Key, Hymenoptera, Perilampidae, Monacon, India.

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