CHECKLIST of INDIAN TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA) Salma Begum*, Shoeba B
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Int. J. Entomol. Res. 02 (01) 2014. 07-14 Available Online at ESci Journals International Journal of Entomological Research ISSN: 2310-3906 (Online), 2310-5119 (Print) http://www.escijournals.net/IJER CHECKLIST OF INDIAN TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA) Salma Begum*, Shoeba B. Anis Department of Zoology, Section of Entomology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. A B S T R A C T A complete updated checklist of Indian Trichogrammatidae is presented here. This list is based on a detailed study of all available published data and on recent collected materials from different state of India. A total of 151 species representing 31 genera were recognized from India. Keywords: Checklist, Trichogrammatidae, India. INTRODUCTION fascinating such as modifications in antennal, wing, male The family Trichogrammatidae is one of the most widely genitalic characters, though laborious and time distributed, speciose and biologically diverse group. The consuming work. Because of their small size, lack of members of this family are very minute, measuring about literature, lack of collection and less taxonomy studies 0.2-1.0 mm and are easily recognized by three resulted in many nomenclature problems. Girault (1911, segmented tarsi. The trichogrammatids fauna is 1912a, b, 1913) was perhaps the only chalcidologist who represented by 89 genera and more than 800 species made great strides in the study of trichogrammatids, and across the world (Ranyse et al., 2010). However, in India, Ashmead (1904) laid the foundation for subsequent it is represented by only 151 species in 31 genera (Noyes, taxonomists to work further. However, the need for a 2012) and among them Trichogramma Westwood and reliable system for classifying trichogrammatids was Oligosita Walker are highly speciose (Noyes, 2012). The fulfilled by Doutt and Viggiani (1968). These authors trichogrammatids constitute an economically important studied all the available types and presented for the first group of hymenopterous parasitoids attacking eggs of time a workable key to the genera known from the world various groups of insect pests mostly on Lepidoptera and and gave notes on their distribution and synonym. Their Hemiptera, few on Coleoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera paper forms the basis for the subsequent studies on (Yousuf and Shafee, 1987). The species of Trichogrammatidae. The present checklist is an attempt Trichogrammatidae are showing a great diversity in host to bring at one place the available information on the preference, thus play a major role in regulating pest distribution of Indian Trichogrammatidae. population in nature and therefore potentially important CLASSIFICATION OF THE FAMILY in biological control programs against various pests, TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE Trichogramma are used commercially to control Ashmead (1904) divided the family Trichogrammatidae Lepidopterous pests of various crops (Ridgway and into two subfamilies, viz. Trichogrammatinae and Morrison, 1985). The confusion still present in the oligositinae; the former with 9 genera and the later with Trichogrammatidae can only be alleviated with further 5 genera. His classification was based on the discal collecting efforts and the necessary taxonomic work. ciliation of the forewing. Girault (1912) rejected his Beside the usefulness of these insects in the control of classification. He divided the family into two subfamilies, ______________________________________pests, their taxonomic___________________________ study is Chaestostrichinae and Trichogrammatinae and further * Corresponding Author: recognized two to three tribes, Chaetostrichinae, Email: [email protected] Ophioneurini and Lathromerini (Girault, 1912a, b, c, © 2014 ESci Journals Publishing. All rights reserved. 1913) in Chaetostrichinae; and Trichogrammatinae with 7 Int. J. Entomol. Res. 02 (01) 2014. 07-14 two tribes, Trichogrammatini and Poropaeni (Girault, a. gwaliorensis Yousuf & Shafee, 1985. [Gwalior; 1912c) and Trichogrammatinae and Ophioneurinae Madhya Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh] (Nowicki, 1933) Viggiani, 1971 divided the family into b. longiclavata Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Uttar Trichogrammatinae and Oligositinae as earlier done by Pradesh, Karnataka] Ashmead (1904), but he further recognized 4 tribes, 2. Genus Brachygrammatella Girault, 1915 namely, Trichogrammatini and Paracentrobini in (Synonym: Pseudbrachygramma Girault, 1915) Trichogrammatinae, and Oligositini and Chaetostrichini a. indica Viggiani & Hayat, 1974. [Maharashtra; Uttar in Oligositinae. Yousuf and Shafee (1988) agreed with Pradesh; Punjab; Tamil Nadu; Rajasthan] Viggiani (1971) in dividing the family into subfamilies (Synonym: Brachygrammatella aligarhensis Khan, but recognized 5 tribes within these two subfamilies. 1976; Brachygrammatella longiclavata Khan, More recently, Pinto (2006) greed with the subfamilial 1975) classification of Ashmead (1904), Viggiani (1971) and b. jaipurensis Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [ Rajasthan] Yousuf and Shafee (1988b), but recognized only one tribe Trichogrammatini in Trichogrammatinae, and 3 tribes in 3. Genus Burksiella De Santis, 1957 the Oligositinae: Oligositini (with subtribes, Oligositina (Synonym: Parhispidophila Yousuf & Shafee, 1988) and Eteroligositina), Paracentrobini and Chaetostrichini. a. singularis (Yousuf & Shafee), 1988. [Haryana; Uttar In spite of the above mentioned studies, suprageneric Pradesh; Orrisa] classification remains largely an unsettled problem. 4. Genus Chaetogramma Doutt, 1974 MATERIAL AND METHODS (Synonym: Brachistarapha De Santis, 1997) The following checklist is based on our taxonomic studies a. borealis Hayat, 2008. [Uttar Pradesh] and data obtained from all the available literature for the b. hisarensis Yousuf & Shafee, 1993. [Haryana] territory of current India, as well as other publications c. maculata Hayat, 1981. [Uttar Pradesh] handling Indian data (till 2013). Data of only valid (Synonym: Brachygrammatella singularis Yousuf & species described from India are given in the Shafee, 1985) distributions cited, as much as feasible, and included only 5. Genus Chaetostricha Walker, 1851 after critical assessment. The present study is based only (Synonym: Centrobia Foerster, 1856; Centrobiella Girault, on females, though males are present in our collection), 1912; Ratzbergalla Girault, 1938). because it is difficult to associate sexes correctly from a. fumipennis (Yousuf & Shafee) 1988. [Uttar swept material and these can only be identified when Pradesh] both the sexes are reared together from known hosts. See b. magniclavata Yousuf & Shafee1988. [Uttar Noyes (1982) for hints on collecting and preserving Pradesh] chalcidoid wasps. The list is arranged alphabetically by c. terebrata (Yousuf & Shafee), 1984. [Andhra genus and species. For each species, the most recent Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh; Orissa] combination followed by the author name, year and the (Synonym: Chaetostricha terebrator Yousuf & Shafee, Indian distribution (name of state between brackets). 1985; Oligositoides latipennis Yousuf & Shafee, 1988) The synonyms are given between parentheses after the 6. Genus Chaetostrichella Girault, 1914 name (for genus) and distribution (for species), where a. Indica Hayat, 2009. [Assam] present. 7. Genus Epoligosita Girault, 1915 CHECK LIST OF INDIAN TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE Synonyms: Paroligosita Girault &Dodd, 1915. At present, a total of 151 species in 31 genera of Preoccupied by Paroligosita Kurdjumov, 1911). trichogrammatid wasps is recorded from Indian fauna. a. albiscutellum Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Uttar The most specious genus is Trichogramma, which Pradesh] includes 32 species. b. bicolor Hayat & Viggiani, 1981. [Uttar Pradesh] 1. Genus Aphelinoidea Girault, 1911 c. clara Hayat & Viggiani, 1981. [ Uttar Pradesh] (Synonyms: Lathromeroides Girault, 1913; Diaclava Blood & d. duliniae Livingstone & Yacoob, 1983. [Kerala; Kryger, 1928; Krygeriola Nowicki, 1934; Thalesanna Girault, Tamil Nadu] 1938; Lengerkeniola Nowicki, 1946; Encyrtogramma De 8. Genus Haeckeliania Girault, 1912i. Santis, 1957; Tanygramma De Santis, 1957) a. magniclavata Yousuf & Shafee, 1984. [Uttar Pradesh] 8 Int. J. Entomol. Res. 02 (01) 2014. 07-14 b. orissaina Hayat, 2009. [Orrisa] 16. Genus Neocentrobiella Girault, 1915 9. Genus Hayatia Viggiani, 1982 a. terebrator Yousuf & Shafee, 1985. [Uttar Pradesh] (Alhinda Hayat, 2008 as subgenus) b. viggianii Hayat, 1980. [Uttar Pradesh] a. indica Viggiani, 1982. [Maharashtra; Uttar 17. Genus Oligosita (Haliday MS) Walker, 1851 Pradesh; West Bengal.] (Synonyms: Westwoodella Ashmead, 1904; Paroligosita b. triclada Hayat, 2008. [Uttar Pradesh] Kurdjumov, 1911; Orioligosita, Hayat, 2009 as subgenus). c. uttara Hayat, 2009. [Uttar Pradesh] a. angustipennis Yousuf & Shafee, 1922. [Uttar 10. Genus Lathromeris Foerster,1856 Pradesh] (Synonyms: Lathromerella Girault, 1912; Garouella b. breviclavata Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Uttar Risbec, 1956.) Pradesh; Rajasthan] a. viggianii Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Uttar Pradesh] c. debaiensis Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Uttar Pradesh] b. yousufi Hayat, 2009. [Meghalaya] d. gilvus Yousuf & Shafee, 1984. [Uttar Pradesh] 11. Genus Lathromeroidea Girault, 1912 e. longiflagellata Yousuf & Joshi, 2003. [Madhya (Synonym: Centrobiopis Girault, 1918) Pradesh] a. ajmerensis Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Rajasthan] f. longipennis Yousuf & Shafee, 1992. [Uttar Pradesh] b. angustipennis (Yousuf & Shafee, 1985). [Uttar g. longirhinaria Yousuf & Shafee, 1988. [Uttar Pradesh] Pradesh] c. nigrella Girault, 1912. [Uttar Pradesh] h. meerutensis Yousuf & Shafee, 1984 [Bihar; Uttar