Indian Sawflies Biodiversity : Keys, Catalogue and Illustrations, Vol. IV. Subfamilies Selandriinae and Dolerinae

Contents: Introduction. Material and methods. Taxonomic characters. Subfamily selandriinae. Key to the Indian genera of Selandriinae. Genus: 1. Alloselandria Malaise. 2. Anapeptamena Konow. 3. Aneugmenus Hartig. 4. Busarbia Cameron. 5. Busarbidea Rohwer. 6. Busarbina Malaise. 7. Canonarea Malaise. 8. Canonias Konow. 9. Denticornia Malaise. 10. Duplunguis Malaise. 11. Edenticornia Malaise. 12. Hanumantus Saini, Singh, Singh and Singh. 13. Hemitaxonus Ashmead. 14. Heptamelus Haliday. 15. Iconia Malaise. 16. Neostromboceros Rohwer. 17. Neothrinax Enslin. 18. Nesoselandria Rohwer. 19. Ridgea Saini and Saini. 20. Strongylogaster Dahlbom. Subfamily dolerinae Thomson. 21. Dolerus Panzer. Author\'s remarks regarding some species. The latest position of subfamilies. Selandriinae and dolerinae. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index to the scientific names.

"This book embodies the first revisionary work on subfamilies selandriinae (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 belt as well as South Indian Hills, during the last 24 years.

By providing elaborate identification keys both at generic and species level, detailed catalogue, illustrations and diagnostic features of all genera, this work not only compiles the hitherto scattered information regarding these two subfamilies, it also lays a very sound foundation for the future workers intending to work on different aspects of these insects.

Furthermore, since the suborder symphyta (hymenoptera) as a whole was not covered under "Fauna of British India" volumes, so due to lack of proper identification keys, this economically important group of insects remained intentionally or unintentionally ignored at the hands of Indian naturalists. However, the present contribution will definitely cover this flaw and the future symphytologists of this region will not feel handicapped from this angle, and are sure to further contribute tremendously in this field." (jacket)