This book embodies the first reversionary work on subfamilies Selandn'inae and Dolerinae from India after Malaise (1944). To the previous knowledge, only 11 genera covering 20 species under these two subfamilies, 10 genera and 110 species (both new as well as the first record) have been added by the author and his co-workers. This contribution is an outcome of an extensive and intensive surveys of all high altitude regions, both along the entire Himalayan ...
Indian Sawflies Biodiversity: Subfamilies Blennocampinae, Heterarthrinae and Nematinae: Keys, Catalogue and Illustrations, Volume 5
Diversity is the first comprehensive monographic work that puts forward an up-to-date account of taxonomic knowledge regarding Blennocampinae, Heterarthrinae and Nematinae. Till about two decades back very meagre taxonomic knowledge regarding these three subfamilies was widely known : only 14 genera covering 22 species from the faunistic limits of India. However, a substantial contribution has been made by Saini & his co-workers during the last 23 years ...
Indian Sawflies Biodiversity: Subfamily Allantinae: Keys, Catalogue and Illustrations, Volume 3
This volume on Sawflies Diversity of Indian subcontinent deals with subfamily Allantinae (Symphyta : Tenthredinidae). This is an outcome of 30 years extensive and intensive survey of all high altitude regions of India covering the entire Himalayan belt and the hills of South India. Based on about 8000 specimens, this work covers 143 species belonging to 31 genera. Prior to this work only 34 species and subspecies belonging to 17 genera were on record. 5 genera ...
Indian Sawflies Biodiversity: Keys, Catalogue and Illustrations, Families: Argidae, Cimbicidae, Diprionidae, Pamphiliidae, Siricidae, Xiphydriidae and Orussidae, Volume 6
This volume covers the first revisionary work on Indian sawfly families such as Argidae, Diprionidae, Cimbicidae, Pamphiliidae, Siricidae, Xiphydriidae and Orussidae. To the hitherto known information i.e. 17 genera and 40 species under 7 families, 6 genera and 26 species have been added by Saini and his co-workers during the last 24 years. This compilations deals with 23 genera covering 66 valid species.This work is an outcome of an exhaustive collection surveys ...
Indian Sawflies Biodiversity: Keys, Catalogue and Illustrations, Genus Tenthredo Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Symphyta: Tenthredinidae), Volume 1
This volume covers the first revisionary work on Indian Tenthredo after Malaise 1945. To the hitherto very scanty and fragmentary informations i.e. only about 70 species and subspecies contributed by various taxonomists from the Indian subcontinent, 126, species have been added in the form of new as well as first record from the faunistic limits of India. So, this volume deals with 196 species/subspecies (new as well as first record) are contributed by Saini and ...
Indian Sawflies Biodiversity: Keys, Catalogue and Illustrations: Subfamily Tenthredininae Sans Genus Tenthredo L., Volume 2
This compilation on Indian Sawflies Biodiversity is the first comprehensive monographic treatment after Malaise 1945, that puts together an up-to-date know-how regarding the taxonomic information on subfamily Tenthredininae excluding genus Tenthredo L. from Indian subcontinent. Prior to the works of Saini and his co-workers i.e. about two and half decades back there was very meager and scanty information regarding this Sawfly Taxon. If seen in terms of ...
