Indian Journal of Entomology
Open Access
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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue: 4

Diversity of hymenoptera in coffee in Tamil Nadu

  • Author:
  • K. R. Manikandan, M. Muthuswami1, N. Chitra1, C. Chinniah, M. Ananthan2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 801 to 804

1Coimbatore, 641003

2Directorate of Open and Distance Learning, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104

*Email: manibscagri@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Abstract

A total of 2334 hymenopterans of 24 families under 14 superfamilies were collected in the coffee ecosystem at Horticultural Research Station, Thadiyankudisai, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The hymenopteran diversity comprised predominantly Ichneumonidae (14.7%) followed by Diapriidae (13.4%), Platygastridae (13.0%), Braconidae (12.0%) and Scelionidae (11.3%). Ceraphronidae, Eulophidae, Ampulicidae, Figitidae (0.7%) and Eupelmidae (0.6%) were observed to be the least in diversity.

Keywords

Coffee, Hymenoptera, diversity, parasitoids, Ichneumonidae, Diapriidae, Platygastridae, Braconidae, Scelionidae, diversity indices