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CHECKLIST ZOOS' PRINT JOURNAL 21(12): 2506-2613 distributional records is presented in this paper. A CHECKLIST OF THE SCELIONIDAE The present checklist deals with 198 species under 43 genera in (HYMENOPTERA: PLATYGASTROIDEA) OF three subfamilies of the Scelionidae (34 genera in the Scelioninae, 3 and 6 genera in the Teleasinae and the Telenominae INDIA respectively). Only one genus, Mudigere Johnson is found to be endemic to India. More intensive and extensive surveys of K. Rajmohana the land are sure to yield further vital bioecological data on our indigenous egg-parasitoids that can provide new insights in Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Field Research Station, utilizing these living resources more meaningfully in the Calicut, Kerala 673002, India biocontrol scenario of our agricultural sector. Email: [email protected] REFERENCES The Hymenoptera is one of the most species rich orders, with Ashmead, W.H. (1887). 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(1971). the indigenous diversity of this important group, a checklist of Die Scelioninen Finnlands (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea) Fauna Fennica 23:1-25. the Scelionidae of India, with all available host data and © Zoo Outreach Organisation; www.zoosprint.org Manuscript 1570; Received 26 May 2006; Finally accepted 18 October 2006; Date of publication 21 November 2006 2506 December 2006 | ISSN 0973-2535 (Print edition); 0973-2551 (Online edition) The Scelionidae of India K. Rajmohana Checklist of the Scelionidae of India Telenomus beneficiens (Zehntner, 1896) (Sambalpur), Andhra Pradesh (Eluru), Karnataka Synonyms: Ceraphron beneficiens Zehntner, 1896 (Bangalore) Subfamily: Telenominae Phanurus beneficiens (Zehntner) in Dodd, 1914a Genus Eumicrosoma Gahan, 1913 Host: Ex. eggs of Chilo infuscatellus, Chilo Telenomus sagei Mani, 1936a Eumicrosoma cumaeum (Nixon, 1938a) sacchariphagus, Scirpophaga nivella on sugarcane Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Himachal Synonyms: Nardo cumaeus Nixon, 1938a (Narasimham et al., 1997) Pradesh (Dharamsala) Host: Ex. eggs of Macropus excavatus on Distribution: Oriental and Palearctic Regions. India: Sugarcane (Mani, 1941a) Orissa (Bhubaneshwar); Karnataka (Mandya); Tamil Telenomus samueli (Mani, 1942) Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Haryana Nadu (Cuddalore) Synonyms: Liophanurus samuelii Mani, 1942 (Karnal); Delhi Host: Ex. eggs of Bagrada cruciferarum (Mani & Telenomus chamoliensis Mukerjee, 1994 Sharma, 1982) Eumicrosoma phaeax (Nixon, 1938c) Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Uttaranchal Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Delhi Synonyms: Nardo phaeax Nixon, 1938c (Chamoli) Host: Ex. eggs of Macropus excavatus on Telenomus sechellensis Kieffer, 1910 Sugarcane (Mani, 1941a) Telenomus dignoides Nixon, 1937a Synonyms: Microphanurus seychellensis Kieffer, Distribution: Oriental & Palearctic Regions. India: Host: Ex. egg mass of Scirpophaga nivella on in Kieffer, 1926 Punjab (Lyallpur); Haryana (Karnal); Delhi sugarcane, Erianthus munja, Chilo saccariphagus Telenomus truncativentris Dodd, 1920 indicus on sugarcane Trissolcus seychellensis (Kieffer), in Mani & Sharma Genus Mudigere Johnson, 1988 Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Uttar Pradesh 1982 Mudigere bidentatus Johnson, 1988 (Golagokaranath) Hosts: Ex Eggs of Antestiopsis cruciata on Jasmine Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Karnataka (Mani & Sharma, 1982); Ex Eggs of Cantheconidea (Mudigere) Telenomus dignus (Gahan), 1925 furcellata in South Distribution- (Mani & Sharma, Synonyms: Phanurus dignus Gahan, 1925 1982) Genus Paratelenomus Dodd, 1914b Host: Ex. eggs of Scirpophaga nivella on sugarcane, Distribution: Oriental & Afrotropical Region. India: Paratelenomus saccharalis (Dodd), 1914c Scirpophaga incertulas. Karnataka (Mysore), Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore) Synonyms: Telenomus saccharalis Dodd, 1914c Distribution: Oriental Region. India: Karnataka Liophanurus saccharalis (Dodd), in Kieffer, 1926 (Mandya); Orissa (Cuttack); Gujarat (Surat) Telenomus talaus Nixon, 1937b Distribution: Oriental & Afrotropical (in Johnson
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    Advances in Taxonomy and Systematics of Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of the Ohio State University By Charuwat Taekul, M.S. Graduate Program in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology ***** The Ohio State University 2012 Dissertation Committee: Dr. Norman F. Johnson, Advisor Dr. Johannes S. H. Klompen Dr. John V. Freudenstein Dr. Marymegan Daly Copyright by Charuwat Taekul 2012 ABSTRACT Wasps, Ants, Bees, and Sawflies one of the most familiar and important insects, are scientifically categorized in the order Hymenoptera. Parasitoid Hymenoptera display some of the most advanced biology of the order. Platygastroidea, one of the significant groups of parasitoid wasps, attacks host eggs more than 7 insect orders. Despite its success and importance, an understanding of this group is still unclear. I present here the world systematic revisions of two genera in Platygastroidea: Platyscelio Kieffer and Oxyteleia Kieffer, as well as introduce the first comprehensive molecular study of the most important subfamily in platygastroids as biological control benefit, Telenominae. For the systematic study of two Old World genera, I address the taxonomic history of the genus, identification key to species, as well as review the existing concepts and propose descriptive new species. Four new species of Platyscelio are discovered from South Africa, Western Australia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Four species are considered to be junior synonyms of P. pulchricornis. Fron nine valid species of Oxyteleia, the new species are discovered throughout Indo-Malayan and Australasian regions in total of twenty-seven species. The genus Merriwa Dodd, 1920 is considered to be a new synonym.
  • Conservation Biological Control Using Selective Insecticides – a Valuable Tool for IPM T ⁎ Jorge B

    Conservation Biological Control Using Selective Insecticides – a Valuable Tool for IPM T ⁎ Jorge B

    Biological Control 126 (2018) 53–64 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Biological Control journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ybcon Conservation biological control using selective insecticides – A valuable tool for IPM T ⁎ Jorge B. Torresa, , Adeney de F. Buenob a Departamento de Agronomia/Entomologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil b Embrapa Soja, Caixa Postal 231, Londrina, PR 86001-970, Brazil ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Conservation biological control (CBC) has widely benefited from ecological practices that enhance both the crop Nontarget and its surrounding environment. However, use of insecticides, whether biological or synthetic compounds, is Pesticide often detrimental to natural enemies. By definition toxic to insects, insecticides may cause direct mortality of Physiological selectivity natural enemies, reduce food resources (prey/host), or disrupt behavioral and biological processes. Therefore, Ecological selectivity choosing a selective insecticide or selectively applying are important decisions for conserving natural enemies if Soybean insecticide is required. In situations where both insecticide and natural enemy do not share the same target pest, Cotton an additive outcome is expected and CBC can minimize pest outbreaks and resurgence. Given that new, selective insecticides are usually more expensive than older ones, using the former typically adds cost per treated area. Therefore, choosing a selective insecticide becomes a matter of benefits and costs, considering the cost compared to other available treatments and potential pest problems. Beyond the differential toxicity of selective in- secticides to natural enemy and target pest species, some human decisions may produce insecticide selectivity, including application of minimal effective rates, and spatiotemporal separation of nonselective insecticides and natural enemies.