BIODIVERSITY OF ICHNEUMONID FLIES (HYMENOPTERA : ICHNEUMONIDAE) FROM WESTERN GHATS, MAHARASHTRA

Authors

  • T. V. SATHE Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416 004, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2012.03.1.09

Keywords:

Ichneumonids, Biocontrol agents, forest pests, Western Ghats

Abstract

Ichneumonids (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae) are very good biocontrol agents of forest insect pests. Therefore, as part of conservation and protection of flora of Western Ghats, biodiversity of Ichneumonid flies has been studied from Western Ghats, Maharashtra. In all, 35 species belonging to genera Diadegma, Isotima, Goryphus, Charops, Campoletis, Enicospilus, Pimpla,
Xanthopimpla, Eriborus, Netelia and Ecthromorpha have been reported parasitizing lepidopterous pests of forest trees

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Published

09-02-2023

How to Cite

BIODIVERSITY OF ICHNEUMONID FLIES (HYMENOPTERA : ICHNEUMONIDAE) FROM WESTERN GHATS, MAHARASHTRA. (2023). The Scientific Temper, 3(1&2), 47-50. https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2012.03.1.09

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