Varun Saini
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Varun Saini has a total of 21 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Debjani Dey
National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, Delhi, India
7 shared publications - Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi
ICFRE-Arid Forest Research Institute (ICFRE-AFRI), Jodhpur, India
2 shared publications - Aalok Shiv
Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow 226002, India
1 shared publication Debjani Dey
CCS-Haryana Agricultural University
1 shared publication- Deepak Kumar Mahanta
Forest Entomology Discipline, Forest Protection Division, ICFRE- Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
1 shared publication - Dinesh Jinger
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Chandigarh, India
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 19 October 2026
- Published by Qeios Ltd
Review of: "Field Observation of Larval Feeding by 𝘊𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘹 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 (Müller, 1766) (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) on Sour Cherry (𝘗𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘴 L.) in Türkiye"
This short communication provides information about the infestation of _Cimex _sp. on Sour Cherry. The version of the MS is quite satisfactory and may be accepted for short communication. I would suggest if the author adds adult photographs of _Cimex...
- 19 October 2026
- Published by Qeios Ltd
Open AccessReview of: "Field Observation of Larval Feeding by 𝘊𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘹 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 (Müller, 1766) (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) on Sour Cherry (𝘗𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘴 L.) in Türkiye"
This short communication provides information about the infestation of _Cimex _sp. on Sour Cherry. The version of the MS is quite satisfactory and may be accepted for short communication. I would suggest if the author adds adult photographs of _Cimex...
- Open Access
- 13 August 2026
- Published by Qeios Ltd
Review of: "First Field Record of Active Larval Feeding by 𝘊𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘹 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) on Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) in Türkiye"
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- 13 August 2026
- Published by Qeios Ltd
Open AccessReview of: "First Field Record of Active Larval Feeding by 𝘊𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘹 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) on Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) in Türkiye"
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- 1 December 2025
- Published by Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Annales Zoologici
- Vol. 75 (4) , 1031-1037
First Record of the Subgenus Ortocrabro Tsuneki, 1990 (Genus Crossocerus Lepeletier and Brullé; Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from the Indian Subcontinent: New Species and Key to the World Species of the Subgenus
The subgenus Ortocrabro Tsuneki, 1990 of the genus Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 is recorded for the first time from India. A new species viz., Crossocerus (Ortocrabro) rameshi Saini and Dey (India: Andhra Pradesh) is described. A key to both species of Ortocrabro Tsuneki is provided.
- 1 December 2025
- Published by Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Annales Zoologici
- Vol. 75 (4) , 1031-1037
First Record of the Subgenus Ortocrabro Tsuneki, 1990 (Genus Crossocerus Lepeletier and Brullé; Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from the Indian Subcontinent: New Species and Key to the World Species of the Subgenus
The subgenus Ortocrabro Tsuneki, 1990 of the genus Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 is recorded for the first time from India. A new species viz., Crossocerus (Ortocrabro) rameshi Saini and Dey (India: Andhra Pradesh) is described. A key to both species of Ortocrabro Tsuneki is provided.
- 28 November 2024
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5541 (4) , 593-600
Discovery of the digger wasp genus Pseudoscolia Radoszkowski, 1876 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Philanthinae: Pseudoscoliini) in Indian Sub-continent, with description of a new species
The digger wasp genus Pseudoscolia Radoszkowski, 1876 is newly reported from India with a new species: Pseudoscolia anuae Saini sp. nov. from the State of Haryana.
- 28 November 2024
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5541 (4) , 593-600
Discovery of the digger wasp genus Pseudoscolia Radoszkowski, 1876 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Philanthinae: Pseudoscoliini) in Indian Sub-continent, with description of a new species
The digger wasp genus Pseudoscolia Radoszkowski, 1876 is newly reported from India with a new species: Pseudoscolia anuae Saini sp. nov. from the State of Haryana.
- 13 September 2024
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5507 (3) , 467-477
First record of subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier and Brullé, 1835 (Genus Rhopalum Stephens, Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India: a new species and a key to Asian species of the subgenus
The subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 of the genus Rhopalum Stephens, 1829 is recorded for the first time from India. A new species, viz., Rhopalum (Corynopus) chettalicum, (India: Karnataka) is described. A key and the checklist of all Asian species of the subgenus Corynopus are provided.
- 13 September 2024
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5507 (3) , 467-477
First record of subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier and Brullé, 1835 (Genus Rhopalum Stephens, Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India: a new species and a key to Asian species of the subgenus
The subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 of the genus Rhopalum Stephens, 1829 is recorded for the first time from India. A new species, viz., Rhopalum (Corynopus) chettalicum, (India: Karnataka) is described. A key and the checklist of all Asian species of the subgenus Corynopus are provided.
- 1 January 2023
- Published by Researcher Connect Innovation and Impact Private Limited and MRI in Journal of Entomological Research
- Vol. 47 (4) , 797-800
Diversity of Crabronid wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) in the spice ecosystem
Three Crabronid wasp species viz., Dasyproctus agilis (F. Smith, 1858), D. buddha (Cameron, 1899) and Crossocerus pusanus Leclercq, 1956 were recorded for the first time from the spice ecosystem.
- 1 January 2023
- Published by Researcher Connect Innovation and Impact Private Limited and MRI in Journal of Entomological Research
- Vol. 47 (4) , 797-800
Diversity of Crabronid wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) in the spice ecosystem
Three Crabronid wasp species viz., Dasyproctus agilis (F. Smith, 1858), D. buddha (Cameron, 1899) and Crossocerus pusanus Leclercq, 1956 were recorded for the first time from the spice ecosystem.
- 16 November 2022
- Published by Springer Nature in Silicon
- Vol. 15 (6) , 2529-2549
Understanding How Silicon Fertilization Impacts Chemical Ecology and Multitrophic Interactions Among Plants, Insects and Beneficial Arthropods
- 16 November 2022
- Published by Springer Nature in Silicon
- Vol. 15 (6) , 2529-2549
Understanding How Silicon Fertilization Impacts Chemical Ecology and Multitrophic Interactions Among Plants, Insects and Beneficial Arthropods
- 11 October 2022
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5195 (2) , 155-162
Dasyproctus helenae, a new species of solitary hunting wasp from India and a checklist of Dasyproctus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 from the Indian subcontinent (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini)
A new species of genus Dasyproctus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 is described from India: Dasyproctus helenae Saini and Dey n. sp. A checklist is provided for all Dasyproctus species reported from the Indian subcontinent.
- 11 October 2022
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5195 (2) , 155-162
Dasyproctus helenae, a new species of solitary hunting wasp from India and a checklist of Dasyproctus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 from the Indian subcontinent (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini)
A new species of genus Dasyproctus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 is described from India: Dasyproctus helenae Saini and Dey n. sp. A checklist is provided for all Dasyproctus species reported from the Indian subcontinent.
- 28 June 2022
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5159 (1) , 117-124
First record of subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India: a new subspecies and a key to all subspecies of Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus Tsuneki
The subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 of the genus Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 is recorded for the first time from India. A new subspecies viz., Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus indicus, (India: Uttarakhand) is described. A key to all subspecies in the subgenus Thao is provided.
- 28 June 2022
- Published by Magnolia Press in Zootaxa
- Vol. 5159 (1) , 117-124
First record of subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India: a new subspecies and a key to all subspecies of Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus Tsuneki
The subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 of the genus Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 is recorded for the first time from India. A new subspecies viz., Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus indicus, (India: Uttarakhand) is described. A key to all subspecies in the subgenus Thao is provided.