A PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST OF HYMENOPTERAN LARVAL AND PUPAL PARASITOIDS OF MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA: HETEROCERA) FROM INDIA
AISWARYA NANDALAN
Department of Zoology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala - 680125, India.
ABHILASH PETER *
Department of Zoology, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala - 680125, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present paper, based on the study of published literatures, provides an updated checklist of 54 species of pupal and 197 species of larval hymenopteran parasitoids associated with the larva and pupa of moths from India. Though the literatures pertaining to the above research work are available in various published journals and books, a compiled list is not so far published from India. The present paper also included the systematic status of both host (moth) and its natural enemies (hymenopteran parasitoids), which would be helpful for biological control workers in future.
Keywords: Larval, pupal parasitoids, moths, heterocera, India