A pictorial guide to Diapriinae genera of India

Prepared by:

• K. Rajmohana, Scientist C, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Calicut, Kerala (Descriptions, imaging, content generation)
• J. Poorani, Principal Scientist, National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu (Interactive key, compilation)
• Shweta, M., Junior Research Fellow, Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Calicut, Kerala (Distribution maps)
• Malathi, C., Senior Research Fellow, NBAIR, Bangalore (Web design)

Acknowledgements:

Facilities, encouragement and support extended for this work from the following individuals and institutions are gratefully acknowledged.

• Dr. K. Venkataraman, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata.
• Dr. P.M. Sureshan, Officer-in-Charge, ZSI, Calicut, Kerala.
• Sri. C. Radhakrishnan, Former Additional Director and Officer-in-charge, ZSI, Calicut.
• Director, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (formerly NBAII), Bangalore.
• Lubomir Masner and David Notton for their valuable inputs in deciding upon the status of a few unclear genera.
• Liu Jing-Xian for sharing the digital images of the female of genus Alareka.
• Western Ghats Insect Inventory Programme and Dr. Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment [ATREE] (www.atree.org) for sharing specimens on loan for this study.
• Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for awarding a Junior Research Fellowship to the third author.

Citation:

Rajmohana, K., Poorani, J., Shweta, M. and Malathi, C. 2013. A pictorial guide to Diapriinae genera of India. World Wide Web electronic publication. ZSI, Calicut, Kerala. http://www.nbair.res.in/Diapriinae/index.php