First record of cuckoo wasp Trichrysis imperiosa (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from the nest of Sceliphron coromandelicum (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in India

Authors

  • J. Abitha
  • K. Rajmohana
  • C. Bijoy
  • P. G. Aswathi
  • P. Girish Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.798

Abstract

The present study could document, Sceliphron coromandelicum (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) as the host of the cuckoo wasp, Trichrysis imperiosa (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from Kerala, India. This is the first host record of T. imperiosa. Interesting observations and notes on their natural history are also reported.

Author Biographies

J. Abitha

Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India

K. Rajmohana

Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India.

C. Bijoy

Shadpada Entomology Research Lab (SERL), Christ College (Autonomous, affiliated to University of Calicut), Irinjalakuda 80121, Kerala, India

P. G. Aswathi

Shadpada Entomology Research Lab (SERL), Christ College (Autonomous, affiliated to University of Calicut), Irinjalakuda 80121, Kerala, India

P. Girish Kumar

Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam-673006, Kerala, India

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Abitha, J. ., Rajmohana, K. ., Bijoy, C. ., Aswathi, P. G. ., & Kumar, P. G. . (2022). First record of cuckoo wasp Trichrysis imperiosa (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from the nest of Sceliphron coromandelicum (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in India. ENTOMON, 47(4), 437–442. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.798

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Short Communications