On a collection of Ceraphronoidae, Figitidae, Evanoidea and Diapriidae from three rice growing zones of Tamil Nadu

Surveys were conducted to explore the Ceraphronoidae, Figitidae, Evanoidea and Diapriidae fauna in rice ecosystems of Tamil Nadu in three different rice growing zones viz., western zone, Cauvery delta zone and high rainfall zone. Aphanogmus fijiensis (Ferriere) Ceraphron sp. and Conostigmus nigrorufus Dessart are the three ceraphronids collected in the present study under Ceraphronoidea super family. Two undetermined species of figitids were collected under the geneus Gnaspis. A total of 119 diapriid individuals were collected under 6 species, viz., Aclista sp., Basalys sp., Coptera sp., Odontopria nilamburensis (Sharma), and two undetermined Spilomicrus species. Three species of evaniidae under the genus Prosevania were collected and One undetermined species named Gasteruption sp. was also collected in the present study under the family Gasteruptiidae.