Avinjikkattu Parambil Ranjith

Avinjikkattu Parambil Ranjith, Indian entomologist

Insect Ecology and Ethology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala, Pin: 673635, India

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Veena, T., Ranjith, A.P., Santhosh, S. & Kishore, L. 2014. Review of the Oriental genus Neoclarkinella Rema and Narendran, 1996 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the description of two new species from India. Zootaxa 3857(3): 423–432. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.3.5 Reference page.

Ranjith, A.P., Rajesh, K.P. & Nasser, M. 2015: Taxonomic studies on Oriental Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with description of two new species from South India. Zootaxa 3963(3): 369–415. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.3.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Santhosh, S. & Ranjith, A.P. 2015. Descriptions of two new Species of Goniozus Förster, 1856 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) associated with insect induced plant galls from India. Zootaxa 4039(1): 192–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.1.10. Preview (PDF) Reference page.

Butcher, B.A., Quicke, D.D.L., Santhosh, S. & Ranjith, A.P. 2016. Major range extensions for two genera of the parasitoid subtribe Facitorina, with a new generic synonymy (Braconidae, Rogadinae, Yeliconini). ZooKeys 584: 109–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.584.7815. Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Nasser, M., Rajmohana, K. & Quicke, D.L.J. 2016. A new genus of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India with remarkable head ornamentation. Zootaxa 4061(2): 173–180. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.2.7 Reference page.

Quicke, D.L.J., Butcher, B.A., Ranjith, A.P. & Belokobylski, S.A. 2017. Revision of the non-Afrotropical species of Trigastrotheca Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae) with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4242(1): 95–110. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.1.5. Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Belokobylskij, S.A., Quicke, D.L.J., Kittel, R.N., Butcher, B.A. & Nasser, M. 2017. An enigmatic new genus of Hormiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from South India. Zootaxa 4272(3): 371–385. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4272.3.3. Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Santhosh, S. & Nasser, M. 2017. Range extension of the rare braconine genus, Lyricibracon Quicke (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with the description of a new species from India. Zootaxa 4227(3): 422–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4227.3.8. Reference page.
Sheeba, M., Ranjith, A.P. & Narendran, T.C. 2017. Review of Testudobracon Quicke (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with descriptions of four new species from south India. Zootaxa 4232(3): 331–346. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4232.3.3. Reference page.

Ranjith, A.P., Manjusha, B.M., Kumar, G.P. & Nasser, M. 2018. Extending rarity: discovery of the rare braconine genus, Carinibracon van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Oriental region with the description of a new species from south India. Zootaxa 4514(4): 593–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.12 Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Priyadharsanan, D.R. & Nasser, M. 2018. Revision of Cystomastacoides van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with the description of two new species from south India. Zootaxa 4387(2): 365–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.2.7 Reference page.

Ranjith, A.P., Belokobylskij, S.A. & Nasser, M. 2019. First record of Undabracon Quicke, 1986 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4664(1): 142–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.7 Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Fernandez-Triana, J., Veena, T., Priyadarsanan, R.P. & Nasser, M. 2019. Four new species of Philoplitis Nixon (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with an updated key and illustrations of all described species. Zookeys, 841: 125–150. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.841.33549 Reference page.

Ranjith, A.P., van Achterberg, C., Sankararaman, H. & Nasser, M. 2020. Discovery of the ichneutine genus Paroligoneurus Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species from Northwest India. Zootaxa 4786(3): 396–408. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4786.3.5 Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Belokobylskij, S.A., Prouadarsamam. D.R., Aswaj, P. & Nasser, M. 2020. A new micropterous species of the genus Spathius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from the North Eastern Himalayas, India. Zootaxa 4763(1): 1–16. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.1 Reference page.
Ranjith, A.P., Belokobylskij, S.A., Sureshan, P.M. & Nasser, M. 2020. The genus Aivalykus Nixon, 1938 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) with description of a new species from India and Arabian Peninsula. Zootaxa 4822(2): 269–276. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4822.2.8 Reference page.

Quicke, D.L.J., Ranjith, A.P., Priyadarsanan, D.R., Nasser, M., Hebert, P.D.N. & Butcher, B.A. 2023. Two new genera and one new species of the tribe Adeshini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) from India and South Africa. Zookeys 1166ː 235–259. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1166.105589 Reference page.

Quicke, D.L.J., van Noort, S., Ranjith, A.P., Friedman, A.L.L., Mejlon, H. & Butcher, B.A. 2024. Revision of Trigastrotheca Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) with descriptions of 13 new species. ZooKeys 1205: 115–167. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1205.125014 Reference page.
Quicke, D.L.J., Ranjith, A.P., Loncle, M.K., van Achterberg, C., Long, K.D. & Butcher, B.A. 2024. Revision of Troporhogas Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae) with six new species from India and Thailand. ZooKeys 1206: 99–136. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1206.120824 Reference page.