Forest Entomology: Emerging Issues and Dimensions

Contents: Preface. 1. Biogeographical patterns of Indian ants/Himender Bharti. 2. Parasitic hymenoptera and pest management/T.C. Narendran and S. Santhosh. 3. A review of the hymenopteran egg parasitoids of lepidoptera in India/K. Rajmohana and Abhilash Peter. 4. Faunistics of coleoptera mainly curculionoidea asssociated with forest ecosystems/Shaloo Ayri, M. Azam and V.V. Ramamurthy. 5. Leafhoppers hemiptera: auchenorrhyncha: cicadellidae of Indian subcontinent: systemstics and species diversity/C.A. Viraktamath. 6. External genitalial morphology of microheterocera from the Kerala part of the Western Ghats/George Mathew and R.S.M. Shamsudeen. 7. Climate change and insect diversity: an overview/K.R. Sasidharan, G. Ramesh and P. Balaji. 8. Significance of fallen logs in sustaining forest insect diversity/O.K. Remadevi, P. Sarasija and Y.B. Srinivasa. 9. Belowground biodiversity: an ecological perspective/P. Mujeeb Rahman. 10. Distribution and community structure of butterflies in the silent Valley National park, Kerala, India/C.F. Binoy and George Mathew. 11. Impact of human disturbance gradient on the lepidopteran diversity in a tropical montane forest habitat/C.M. Brijesh, George Mathew and P. Rugmini. 12. Butterflies and forest management in the Western ghats: the indicator approach/Mary Anto and George Mathew. Recent years have witnessed great advances in the field of basic and applied entomology. Gradual developments of both theoretical and field based studies during last few decades have changed the way researchers approach their work and the methods and tools they use. These have been equally matched by innovation through empirical studies and use of computer and geographic information systems. This volume reflects these new dimensions and perspectives with contributions from Indian entomologists and ecologists. Organized into 12 chapters, the book covers some key areas in entomology. Included are taxonomy and ecology of poorly studied groups like leafhoppers, microlepidoptera and curculionids frontier areas of research like biogeography of insects impact of climate change on insect community and the ecological importance of belowground biodiversity. Real-world case studies on the impact of disturbances on insect diversity and usefulness of butterflies as indicator species are also presented.…