Dr. Bindu L

Scientist-E

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.; 1999

Department/Division

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala

Email Address

bindulajapathi40@gmail.com

Phone Number

9444357963

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Protozoa (Testate amoebae)

Experience after Ph. D.

26 years

Significant Achievements

• Discovered 5species oftestate amoebae as new to science
• Reported 27 species of testate amoebae as new records from India
• Reported several species of testate amoebae as new
• distributional records to various states and protected areas

Mentorship

Recognized guideship for PhD. under Madras University

Supervised students for MSc.and MPhil Dissertation work

Research Focus

Taxonomy and classification of testate amoebae

Species diversity and distribution patterns of testate amoebae

Studied the occurrence of indicator species with respect to

various environmental factors

Publications

81 research papers have been published in various National and International journals

• Bindu. L..2010.On some testacids (protozoa) of Melghat wildlife sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. J. of. Threatened taxa, 2(4) :789-848.
• Bindu. L. 2010. On two new species of centropyxidae (protozoa:rhizopoda) from Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. J. of Experimental Zoology,India,13(2): 425-426.
• Bindu. L and N. C. Nandi. 2010.  A Synoptic list of freeliving and parasitic protozoa from Maharashtra. Pp. 13-34. In: Gupta Rajiv, K. (Ed.),Advancements in Invertebrate Taxonomy and Biodiversity.Agro Bios
• (International) [ISBN 81-904309-1-2] pp. viii+534.
• Bindu. L and Jasmine, P. 2019. Protozoa: Testate Amoebae. In: Manual on collection, Preservation and Identification of Soil Fauna: 19-30. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
• Bindu. L. 2021. Extended distributional range of testate amoebae of the genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 (Arcellinida : Difflugiidae) to India, Int.J. Glob.Sci.Res., 8(1): 1441-1448.

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Dr. GIRISH KUMAR P

Scientist-D

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.; 2006

Department/Division

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode.

Email Address

kpgiris@gmail.com; girishkumar.p@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

08129400867

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Hymenoptera

Experience after Ph. D.

20 years

Significant Achievements

Described 153 new wasp species.

Discovered 01 family, 22 genera and 68 species of wasps as new records to India.

Published 8 books/monographs and 359 research papers.  

Research Guide in Zoology of University of Calicut, Kerala.

- Reviewer/ Subject expert in various foreign and Indian journals (including Zootaxa, Zookeys, Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Oriental Insects, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, Check List, Journal of Insect Biodiversity, Zoosystema, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, Annales Zoologici, Entomologica Americana, Entomological News, Zoology in the Middle East, etc.) on hymenopteran taxonomy.  

Mentorship

Supervised 07 PhD students as Research Guide and 02 PhD students as Research Co-Guide and Scientist Mentor of 01 Post Doctoral Fellow.

Research Focus

- Taxonomy and classification of wasps.

Significant Publications in the recent years

Monograph:

Girish Kumar, P. and Sureshan, P.M. (2025). Fauna of India and the adjacent countries – Hymenoptera: Vespidae – Solitary Wasps: 1-587 (Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata).

Research Articles (year 2020 onwards):

(1). Binoy, C., Shaw, S.R., Girish Kumar, P., Santhosh, S., and Nasser, M. (2020). First discovery of a long-tailed wasp from the Indian subcontinent (Hymenoptera: Megalyroidea: Megalyridae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690/-020-00126-7

(2). Binoy, C., Anju, K., Girish Kumar, P. and Thejass, P. (2020). Range extension and a new species to Spider Wasp Machaerothrix Haupt (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from India with reports on its host association and nesting behavior. Zootaxa, 4766(1): 192-200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4766.1.11

(3). Anagha, S., Girish Kumar, P. and Sureshan, P.M. (2020). Additions to the knowledge of the genus Dolichurus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae) from India with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 4821(1): 121-134. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4821.1.6

(4). Lelej, A.S., Terine, J.B., Girish Kumar, P., Das, D. and Sureshan, P.M. (2020). Review of the genus Odontomutilla Ashmead, 1899 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 4822(2): 191-208. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4822.2.63

(5). Binoy, C., Achterberg, C. Van, Girish Kumar, P., Santhosh, S. and Sheela, S. (2020). A review of Stephanidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) from India, with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 4838(1): 001-051. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4838.1.1  

(6). Binoy, C., Wahis, R. and Girish Kumar, P. (2020). Review of the aberrant spider wasp genus Irenangelus Schulz (Pompilidae: Ceropalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4860(2): 257-266. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4860.2.7    

(7). Girish Kumar, P., Sheela, S. and Gaurav Sharma. (2020). Additions to the knowledge of the Tribe Alyssontini (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Bembicinae) in India with the description of two new species of the genus Alysson Panzer. Zootaxa, 4861(2): 270-280. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4861.2.7  

(8). Binoy, C., Girish Kumar, P. and Dubey, A.K. (2020). A new species of Foenatopus Smith (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) from Andaman Islands, India. Zootaxa, 4869(2): 290-294. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4869.2.9   

(9). Tessy Rajan, Sureshan, P.M. and Girish Kumar, P. (2020). Additions to the knowledge on the genus Carinostigmus Tsuneki (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 4881(1): 152-164. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4881.1.9

(10). Ayisha Mawadda, N.V., Girish Kumar, P. and Sureshan, P.M. (2020). First report of the genus Kohliella Brauns, 1910 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabroninae) from India with the species K. anula Pulawski, 1991 from Kerala. Zootaxa, 4890(1): 148-150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4890.1.910 

(11). Binoy, C., Girish Kumar, P. and Santhosh, S. (2021). A new species of square-headed wasp Dasyproctus Lepeletier and Brullé (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India, with notes on its biology. Zootaxa, 4920(2): 223-234. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4920.2.4   

(12). Girish Kumar, P. and Dubey, A.K. (2021). Discovery of the digger wasp genus Argogorytes Ashmead, 1899 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Bembicinae) in India and description of a new species. Zootaxa 4927(2): 282-288. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4927.2.8   

(13). Tessy Rajan, Girish Kumar, P., and Sureshan, P.M. (2021). A review of the genus Tzustigmus Finnamore (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from India with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4950(2): 389-394. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4950.2.10   

(14). Anagha, S., Girish Kumar, P., Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P.C. and Sureshan, P.M. (2021). A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa, 4969(1): 061-085. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3  

(15). Binoy, C., Girish Kumar, P. and Santhosh, S. (2021). Review of Indian Dasyproctus Lepeletier & Brullé 1835 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 4991(3): 467-498. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4991.3.3

(16). Girish Kumar, P., Joseph Monks and Sheikh, A.H. (2021). Additions to the knowledge on the genus Philanthus Fabricius, 1790 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Philanthinae) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa, 4999(1): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4999.1.1   

(17). Hanima K.P. Raveendran, Girish Kumar, P., Binoy, C. and Sureshan, P.M. (2021). A taxonomic study of Methocha Latrielle (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Methochinae) from India with description of three new species. Zootaxa, 4999(3): 258-272. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4999.3.5 

(18). Ayisha Mawadda, N.V., Girish Kumar, P. and Sureshan, P.M. (2021). Additions to the knowledge of the genus Lyroda Say (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from India with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5005(2): 201-217. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5005.2.6   

(19). Terine, J.B., Lelej, A.S. and Girish Kumar, P. (2021). Discovery of the genus Andreimyrme Lelej, 1995 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5020(1): 184-190. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5020.1.10   

(20). Belokobylskij, S.A., Ranjith, A.P., Girish Kumar, P. and Priyadarsanan, D.R. (2021). First record of the genus Leluthia Cameron, 1887 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) in the Oriental region with description of two new species from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 24: 1033-1039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2021.08.021     

(21). Lelej, A.S., Terine, J.B. and Girish Kumar, P. (2021). New species of Ticoplinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5052(4): 567-578. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5052.4.6     

(22). Terine, J.B., Lelej, A.S. and Girish Kumar, P. (2021). Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa, 5057(3): 429-436. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7

(23). Tessy Rajan, Girish Kumar, P., Sureshan, P.M., Binoy, C. (2021). A review of the genus Spilomena Shuckard (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) with the description of six new species from India. Zootaxa, 5068(2): 263-276. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5068.2.6

(24). Binoy, C., Achterberg, C. van, Polaszek, A., Girish Kumar, P. and Santhosh, S. (2022). A review of Taeniogonalos (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) from India with the description of two new species. Journal of Natural History, 56: 21-24, 1153-1185. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2088311

(25). Binoy, C., Girish Kumar, P., Joseph Monks and Sheikh, A.H. (2022). A review of digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of a new species and rediscovery of Harpactus impudens (Nurse, 1903). Zootaxa, 5190(4): 531-542. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5190.4.3

(26). Veenakumari, K., Rajmohana, K., Sreedevi, K., Girish Kumar, P. and Prashanth, M. (2022). Replacement name for the homonym of subgenus Trimorus (Neotrimorus) (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae) with description of two new species from India. Journal of Natural History, 56 (41-44): 1709-1725. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2134060   

(27). Lelej, A.S., Williams, K.A., Terine, J.B., Okayasu, J., Parikh, G.R. and Girish Kumar, P. (2023). Review of the tribe Mutillini (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from the Oriental Region. Zootaxa, 5228(4): 455–476. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5228.4.5

(28). Anand, P.P., Seena, S., Girish Kumar, P. and Shibu Vardhanan, Y. (2023). Species morphospace boundary revisited through wing phenotypic variations of Antodynerus species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from the Indian subcontinent. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10: 965577. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.965577   

(29). Terine, J.B., Girish Kumar, P. and Adithya, Y.B. (2023). A new species of Dasylabris Radoszkowski (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5263(1): 135–140. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.8

(30). Sureshan, P.M. and Girish Kumar, P. (2023). Chalcidoid Parasitoids. In: Parasitoids in Pest Management. Ed: Omkar. Published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton (USA) & Oxon (England). Pp: 151-188. DOI: 10.1201/9781003354239

(31). Ghosh, D., Girish Kumar, P. and Subramanian, K.A. (2023). A Rare Cleptoparasitic bee Tetralonioidella himalayana (Bingham, 1897) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from India: Review and New Data. Short Communication. National Academy Science Letters. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-023-01243-w   

(32). Anju, K., Thejass, P., Binoy, C. and Girish Kumar, P. (2023). Taxonomic study on the spider wasp genus Ceropales Latrielle, 1796 (Pompilidae: Ceropalinae) with description of two new species from India. Zootaxa, 5264(1): 119–128. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.8   

(33). Terine, J.B. and Girish Kumar, P. (2023). A new species of the genus Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5353(1): 82–88. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.6     

(34). Varghese, T., Girish Kumar, P. (2023). A Review of the Taxonomy, Biology and Distribution of the Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41745-023-00411-7       

(35). Girish Kumar, P. and Hegde, V.D. (2023). Additions to the knowledge of Taeniogonalos Schulz, 1906 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) from India with the description of a new species from Western Ghats. Zootaxa, 5361(4): 566–572. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5361.4.6  

(36). Ranjith, A.P., van Achterberg, Girish Kumar, P. and Priyadarsanan, D.R. (2023). A new genus and two new species of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Oriental region. Zootaxa, 5374(2): 196–210. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5374.2.2           

(37). Terine, J.B., Lelej, A.S. and Girish Kumar, P. (2024). Discovery of a new species of the genus Cephalotilla Bischoff, 1920 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5399(2): 190–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.8 

(38). Terine, J.B. and Girish Kumar, P. (2024). Three new species of the genus Odontomutilla Ashmead, 1899 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5405(1): 131–141. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5405.1.6.    

(39). Anju, K., Girish Kumar, P. and Thejass, P. (2024). Review of the spider wasp genus Episyron Schiødte, 1837 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from India, with description of three new species. Zootaxa, 5405(4): 562–576. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.5.

(40). Girish Kumar, P., N.V. Ayisha Mawadda, Terine, J.B. and Amal, S. (2024). Review of the genus Miscophus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabroninae) of the Indian subcontinent with description of two new species from southern India. Zootaxa, 5418(5): 589–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5418.5.8.     

(41). Tessy Rajan, Girish Kumar, P., Sureshan, P.M. and Hegde, V.D. (2024). A review of the genus Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from India with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5477(1): 073–080. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.1.5.     

(42). Amal, S., Girish Kumar, P. and van Achterberg, C. (2024). Description of a new species of Parastephanellus Enderlein, 1906 (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) from Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5481(2): 290–296. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.2.7.      

(43). Tessy Rajan, Girish Kumar, P., Sureshan, P.M. and Hegde, V.D. (2024). A review of the genus Polemistus de Saussure (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) with the description of a new species from India. Zootaxa, 5493(2): 141–152. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5493.2.3.  

(44). Binoy, C. and Girish Kumar, P. (2024). Dasyproctus yesudasi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Crabroninae), a new square-headed moustache wasp from south India. Zootaxa, 5512(1): 136–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.12.  

(45). Binoy, C., Mita, T., Colombo, W.D. and Girish Kumar, P. (2024). Taxonomic notes on Baeosega Krombein (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), with description of two new species from southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5512(2): 200–208. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.4.    

(46). Amal, S., Girish Kumar, P. and Rameshkumar, A. (2024). First record of the genus Arpactophilus Smith, 1863 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) outside Australasia with the description of a new species from northeastern India. Zootaxa, 5536(2): 345–350. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5536.2.10.     

(47). Amal, S., van Achterberg, C., Rameshkumar, A. and Girish Kumar, P. (2024). Range extension of the genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from northeastern India. Zootaxa, 5541(2): 241–244. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9.     

(48). Sankararaman, H., Amal, S. and Girish Kumar, P. (2025). Description of a new species of Taeniogonalos Schulz (Hymenoptera: Trigonalidae) from South India with an updated key to Indian species. Zootaxa, 5621(3): 326–334. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.3.2   

(49). Veenakumari, K., Buhl, P.N., Girish Kumar, P., Sreedevi, K., Sushil, S.N., Khan, F.R. and  Prashanth Mohanraj (2025). Review of the genus Iphitrachelus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae: Platygastrinae) with descriptions of three new species from India. Systematic Parasitology, (2025)102: 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-025-10226-y           

(50). Dipanjana Ghosh, S. Sheela, P. Girish Kumar and A. Rameshkumar (2025). Description of two new brachypterous species of Anastatus (Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5679(1): 123–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.7   

(51). Ayisha Mawadda, N.V., Aseeb, A.K. and P. Girish Kumar (2025). Three new species of the genus Nitela Latreille, 1809 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5706(2): 214–230. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.2.4   

(52). Ghosh, D., Girish Kumar, P., Naskar, A., Subramanian, K.A., and Banerjee, D. (2026). Notes on the distribution of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Tawang, Eastern Himalayas, India. Oriental Insects (Published online 10 Apr 2026), 30 Pp. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2026.2651526   

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Shri. Sreejith S. Kumar

Assistant Zoologist

Highest Academic degree, year

M.Sc. (Forestry); 2011

M.Sc. (Zoology); 2013

Department/Division

Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode

Email Address

skumar.sreejith@zsi.gov.in

Phone Number

+91 7385172697

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy: Crustacea (Freshwater prawns)

Experience after Ph.D.

N/A

Significant Achievements

Contribution to the taxonomy of freshwater prawns in Western Ghats and Deccan plateau.

Mentorship

Supervised 04 B.Sc. and M.Sc. students.

Research Focus

Taxonomy and classification of freshwater prawns

Species diversity and distribution patterns

Mapping and species distribution modelling

Publications

• Gorakhe D.C., Anukriti N. Nigam, R.V. Shinde, Sreejith Sreekumar, Mahendra K. 2015. Mapping Freshwater Piscine diversity of Pune District using Geospatial Technologies. DST IGET web portal https://dst-iget.in/index.php/tutorialdetails/9/21.
• Sreejith S. Kumar and Jadhav, S.S. 2017. Reptilia- Fauna of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Consevation Area Series, 59: 173-178. Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata.
• Bhatnagar, P.S. and Sreejith S. Kumar 2017. Aves- Fauna of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Consevation Area Series, 59: 179-191. Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata.
• Sreejith Sreekumar and K.P. Dinesh. 2020. Amphibians of Agro-Climatic Zones of Maharashtra with Updated Checklist for the State. Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol 120(1)/ 33-40.
• Dinesh K.P., Sreekumar, S., and Deuti, K. 2021. Amphibia. In: Faunal Diversity of Agroecosystems in India: 679-700. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
• Sreejith Sreekumar and Pankaj SarupBhatnagar. 2021. Aves. In: Editor- Director. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra. Conservation Area Series, No. 66, Pages 33-53 (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).
• Sreejith Sreekumar& K.V. Jayachandran. 2022. Decapoda: Caridea (Freshwater Prawns). In Fauna of Navegaon National Park, Maharashtra. Conservation Area Series 68: 105-109 (Published by Director, ZSI, Kolkata).
• Sreejith Sreekumar, Bhatnagar, P.S. & M.T. Chauhan. 2022. Aves. In Fauna of Navegaon National Park, Maharashtra. Conservation Area Series 68: 29-53 (Published by Director, ZSI, Kolkata).
• Dinesh K.P., Shabnam, A. and Sreekumar, S. 2022. A Catalogue of Amphibia in the Collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune:Occasional Paper No. 408: 1-200. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata).

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