Annotated checklist of chalcidid (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) fauna of the Chhattisgarh region

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  • KRITI ARPANA MINZ
     Department of Entomology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur – 492012, Chhattisgarh ,IN
  • ANKITA GUPTA
     ICAR - National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka ,IN
  • VIKAS SINGH
     Department of Entomology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur – 492012, Chhattisgarh ,IN
  • S. N. SUSHIL
     ICAR - National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/36289

Keywords:

Checklist, diversity, Hymenoptera, Chalcididae, Chalcidid wasps

Abstract

Chalcidid wasps are a diverse group of insects belonging to the order Hymenoptera and family Chalcididae. They are natural biocontrol agents for many agricultural and forestry pests. The present study was undertaken from 2021 to 2023. The objective of this study was to document the Chalcididae diversity from the Chhattisgarh region. Based on this study, the first checklist of chalcidid wasps from Chhattisgarh state is prepared. In total, 71 species of chalcidid wasps were collected from 11 genera falling under four subfamilies. The chalcidid wasps identified belonged to the subfamilies, Chalcidinae, Dirhininae, Epitraninae and Haltichellinae of which, subfamily Haltichellinae was found to be most predominant. The results of this preliminary study shed light on the hidden biodiversity of chalcidid wasps.

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2024-10-08

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MINZ, K. A., GUPTA, A., SINGH, V., & SUSHIL, S. N. (2024). Annotated checklist of chalcidid (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) fauna of the Chhattisgarh region. Journal of Biological Control, 38(3), 307–315. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/36289

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Volume 38, Issue 3, September 2024

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Received 2024-01-18
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