CHECKLIST OF INDIAN FAIRYFLY (HYMENOPTERA: MYMARIDAE) PARASITOIDS: AN UPDATE
A. ATHITHYA
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Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
S. MANICKAVASAGAM
Parasitoid Taxonomy and Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Fairyflies are internal, egg parasitoids (except two species) of agriculturally important insect pests belonging to Cicadellidae and Delphacidae. The checklist of Indian Mymaridae is updated by including two genera 31 new species, first report of 18 species from India, synonymization of five species and misidentification of seven species. As of now, the Indian mymarid fauna is known by 232 species under 39 genera. In addition, details of their distribution in India and also the places where the types are deposited are included in the checklist.
Keywords: Oophagous, new report, distribution, type depositories, synonymies