Diversity and Distribution of Sphecoid Wasps in Kerala, India: Bioindicators of Habitat Quality

Job, Baaby; Olakkengill, JL

dc.contributor.author	Job, Baaby
dc.contributor.author	Olakkengill, JL
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-04T04:31:48Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-04T04:31:48Z
dc.date.issued	2016-11-25
dc.identifier.citation	Job B., Olakkengill J.L. (2016) Diversity and Distribution of Sphecoid Wasps in Kerala, India: Bioindicators of Habitat Quality. In: Chakravarthy A., Sridhara S. (eds) Arthropod Diversity and Conservation in the Tropics and Sub-tropics. Springer, Singapore.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-981-10-1518-2
dc.identifier.other	10.1007/978-981-10-1518-2_12
dc.identifier.uri	http://starc.stthomas.ac.in:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/190
dc.description.abstract	Sphecoid wasps, superfamily Apoidea, series Spheciformes with 9706 species in the world come under 318 genera. The life histories of Spheciformes include hunting strategies and solitary to communal nesting to eusociality. They are mainly benefi cial and relatively harmless to man. The diversity and distribution of sphecoid wasps at the genus level, with 9 subfamilies and 74 genera, are being reported in India, out of which 8 subfamilies and 35 genera occur in Kerala. A comprehensive analysis of these wasps in Kerala is provided. The food items and habitat patches the wasps prefer are specifi c so that the changes in the population of wasps can be related to changes in the food and habitat.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Council of Scientiific and Industrial Research	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.subject	Apoidea	en_US
dc.subject	Eusociality	en_US
dc.subject	Sphecoid	en_US
dc.subject	Spheciformes	en_US
dc.title	Diversity and Distribution of Sphecoid Wasps in Kerala, India: Bioindicators of Habitat Quality	en_US
dc.type	Book Chapter	en_US