Hybrid de novo whole genome assembly of lipopeptide producing novel Bacillus thuringiensis strain NBAIR BtAr exhibiting antagonistic activity against Sclerotium rolfsii.

Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner is recognized as a predominant bioinsecticide but its antifungal potential has been relatively underexplored. A novel B. thuringiensis strain NBAIR BtAr was isolated and morphologically characterized using light and scanning electron microscopy, revealing presence of bipyramidal, cuboidal, and spherical parasporal crystals.

Review of the genus Sparasion Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Sparasionidae) of the Oriental region with descriptions of new species from India.

Background: The genus Sparasion, endoparasitoids of Tettigoniidae, occur in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental regions. It is absent in the Neotropics and Australasia. Of the thirteen species found in the Oriental region only a single species is from India.

DNA barcoding of insects from India: Current status and future perspectives.

Insect fauna occupy the largest proportion of animal biodiversity on earth, but the assessment or quantification in terms of species diversity is far from complete. Several recent studies have demonstrated the rapid pace at which insect population decline is occurring. There is an urgent need to document and quantify the diversity of insect fauna for a proper understanding of terrestrial ecosystems.

Review of the genus Calotelea Westwood, 1837 (Platygastroidea: Scelionidae) of India.

The genus Calotelea Westwood, 1837 (Scelionidae) of the Indian region is revised. Fifteen new species of Calotelea - C. andamanensis sp.

New species and records of Sericini from India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae).

Five new sericine species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) are described, diagnosed and illustrated from India: Lepidoserica barapaniensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi Gupta, new species, Maladera kaimurensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi Gupta, new species, M. silviafabriziae Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi Gupta, new species, M. kottagudiensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi Gupta, new species, and M.

A new species of Miccolamia Bates, 1884 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from northeast India, with comments on related species.

A new species of Cerambycidae, Miccolamia (Miccolamia) arunachalensis Sreedevi Ghate sp. nov. (Lamiinae: Desmiphorini) is described from northeast India.

Five new species of Telenomus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitizing eggs of Tabanidae in India.

Five new species of Telenomus-T. bucephalus sp. n.

New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae).

The current paper presents new locality records, including first state records for Mizoram, of 92 species of Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indian subcontinent. Eight new species are described herein: , , , , Serica (s. str.