Indian Insects

Contents

Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................................... ix

Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................................................................ xi

Editors ....................................................................................................................................................................................... xiii

Chandrashekaraswami Adiveyya Viraktamath: The Prince of Indian Taxonomists ................................................................. xv

Contributors ...............................................................................................................................................................................xxi

Chapter 1 Why Are Insects Abundant? Chance or Design? .................................................................................................... 1

K. N. Ganeshaiah

Chapter 2 Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of India ............................................................................................................ 7

C. Selvakumar, K. A. Subramanian, and K. G. Sivaramakrishnan

Chapter 3 Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of India ..................................................................................... 29

K. A. Subramanian and R. Babu

Chapter 4 Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) of India ................................................................................................................ 47

R. Babu, K. G. Sivaramakrishnan, and K. A. Subramanian

Chapter 5 Taxonomy of Orthoptera with Emphasis on Acrididae ......................................................................................... 57

Rajamani Swaminathan and Tatiana Swaminathan

Chapter 6 Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Soft Scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) ...................................................................... 69

Sunil Joshi

Chapter 7 Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of India .................................................................................................... 103

R. Sundararaj, K. Selvaraj, D. Vimala, and T. Venkatesan

Chapter 8 Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea) of India ...................................................................... 121

S. Salini

Chapter 9 Indian Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) .............................................................................................. 147

S. Manickavasagam and S. Palanivel

Chapter 10 Scelionidae and Platygastridae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) of India .......................................................... 159

K. Rajmohana and Sunita Patra

Chapter 11 Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae: Bombini) of India ..................................................................... 173

Martin Streinzer

Chapter 12 Potter Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of India ............................................................................ 187

P. Girish Kumar, Arati Pannure, and James M. Carpenter

Chapter 13 Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): Their History and Future in Indian Biological Studies .................... 201

David L. Pearson

Chapter 14 Coccinellidae of the Indian Subcontinent ........................................................................................................... 223

J. Poorani

Chapter 15 Flea Beetles of South India (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) .............................................. 247

K. D. Prathapan

Chapter 16 Taxonomy, Systematics, and Biology of Indian Butterflies in the 21st Century ................................................. 275

Krushnamegh Kunte, Dipendra Nath Basu, and G. S. Girish Kumar

Chapter 17 Taxonomy and Diversity of Indian Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) ................................................................ 305

K. J. David, S. Ramani, and S. K. Singh

Chapter 18 Hover-Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) Recorded from "Dravidia," or Central and Peninsular India

and Sri Lanka: An Annotated Checklist and Bibliography ................................................................................ 325

Kumar Ghorpade

Chapter 19 A Comparative Study of Antennal Mechanosensors in Insects .......................................................................... 389

Harshada H. Sant and Sanjay P. Sane

Chapter 20 Cross-Kingdom Interactions in Natural Microcosms: The Worlds Within Fig Syconia

and Ant-Plant Domatia ........................................................................................................................................ 401

Renee M. Borges, Joyshree Chanam, Mahua Ghara, Anusha Krishnan, Yuvaraj Ranganathan,

Megha Shenoy, Vignesh Venkateswaran, and Pratibha Yadav

Annexure I: Revisions and Reviews of Taxa by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ....................................................................... 415

Annexure II: New Tribe and Genera Described by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ................................................................. 417

Annexure III: New Species Described by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ............................................................................... 419

Annexure IV: Research Publications of Professor C. A. Viraktamath ................................................................................... 427

Annexure V: Taxa Named in Honour of Professor C. A. Viraktamath .................................................................................. 437

Annexure VI: Courses Offered by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ........................................................................................... 439

Annexure VII: Theses Submitted Under the Guidance of Professor C. A. Viraktamath (1980-2019) .................................. 441

Annexure VIII: Research Projects Operated by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ...................................................................... 443

Index ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 445