Educational qualifications

Broad Area of Research : Taxonomy

Publications (Newest first)

1. Binoy, C., Surya, K. S., Kamila, A. P., & Sureshan, P.M.2025. A Predator’s Peril: Chalcidoidean parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae, Torymidae) of mantid ootheca with description of a new genus and four new species from southern India. Systematic parasitology. 102:54.
2. Surya, K.S. & Sureshan, P.M. 2024. Two new species and a new generic record of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Western Ghats, India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 10(2):195–205.
3. Binoy, C., Delvare, G., Colombo, W.D., Surya, K. S. & Sureshan, P.M. 2023. Hymenopteran parasitoids of black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in chicken farms with two new species from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 26(4): 102140.
4. Surya, K.S., Binoy, C. & Sureshan, P.M. 2022. A synopsis of the Oriental species of Thaumasura Westwood (Hym., Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 8(4): 551–558.
5. Surya, K.S. & Sureshan, P.M. 2022. Description of a new species of Dipara Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from southern Western Ghats, India with taxonomic notes on Indian species. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 122(2): 153–161.
6. Surya, K.S., Binoy, C. & Sureshan, P.M. 2021. A new species of Notanisus Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from India. Halteres. 12: 49–53.
7. Surya, K.S. & Sureshan, P.M. 2021. A review of the genus Trigonoderus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from Oriental region with the description of a new species from Southern Western Ghats, India. Oriental Insects. 56(1):132–141.

Books/ Chapters Published

1. Girish Kumar, P., Amal, S., Hanima Raveendran, K. P., Pradeep, D’ Cunha, Vijay Mala, G. N., Maneesha, T. M., Hanima Raveendran, K. P., Terine, J. B., Surya, K. S., Basak, N. & Hegde, V. D.2025. Hymenoptera (Wasps, Bees and Ants). In: Hegde, V.D., Bindu, L., Girish Kumar, P., Palot, M. J., Sreepada K. S., & Banerjee, D. (Eds.). The Fauna of Mangalore University Campus-A Pictorial Guide. Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India. Kolkata. 1–348p.
2. Surya, K. S., Binoy, C. & Sureshan, P.M. 2023. Description of new species of Oricoruna Bouček (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) associated with Egyptian cottony cushion scale Icerya aegyptiaca (Douglas) (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) on Macaranga peltata (Malphigiales: Euphorbiaceae) from India. Proceedings of three-day international conference on Faunal diversity. 140–146.
3. Surya, K. S. & Sureshan, P. M. 2023. A new record of Miscogasteriella burmanica (Hedqvist) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from India. In: Silvy Mathew, Jisha K & Rekha K (Eds), Climate change and Biodiversity. The Union Press, Thrissur, pp. 311. ISBN Number: 978-81-960780-9-6.
4. Surya, K. S. & Sureshan, P. M. 2022. A study on Indian Spalangiinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with new records to Kerala. Proceedings of Kerala Science Congress. 406–407.

Paper Presentations

Areas Of Interest :

• Taxonomy

Field of Research :

• Taxonomy of Pteromalidae
• Parasitoid Biology

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