Showing papers in "Oriental Insects in 2021"
TL;DR: An up to date checklist of Indian Pterostichinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with taxonomic data including type species, literature details and distribution patterns of the 159 species belonging to five tribes is provided.
Abstract: An up to date checklist of Indian Pterostichinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with taxonomic data including type species, literature details and distribution patterns of the 159 species belonging to fiv...
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TL;DR: An updated species key to the genus Formosatettix Tinkham, 1937 is provided and a new synonymy is established.
Abstract: Formosatettix nanjiensis : Zha & Ding sp. nov. and F. taibaiensis Zha & Ding sp. nov. are described from Zhejiang and Shaanxi provinces of China, respectively. New synonymy is established: Formosat...
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TL;DR: An updated checklist of Odonata known so far from the state West Bengal is presented here consisting 239 species belonging to 114 genera and 17 families, with a prominent rise in the number of species than the previous published checklist.
Abstract: An updated checklist of Odonata known so far from the state West Bengal is presented here consisting 239 species belonging to 114 genera and 17 families. Eight species viz. Megalestes irma, Lestes ...
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TL;DR: The cutworms cause most damage at the seedling stage; early attempts to control cutworms should focus on cultural control and poison baits can serve as effective control measure.
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TL;DR: These findings represent the first check-list of Ephemeroptera in northeastern Algeria Wadis, which is still not sufficiently charted and shows mayfly diversity increased in sites with dense vegetation and large bed width which offers a wide heterogeneity of habitats.
Abstract: The taxonomy of mayflies in Wadis of Seybouse and Kebir-Rhumel in Algeria is poorly studied since a long time. This research aimed at studying diversity and distribution of Ephemeroptera fauna at t...
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TL;DR: The aim of this study is to document the diversity and abundance of the congregating fireflies and their display trees in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia and to investigate the possible significance of several abiotic factors in relation to the abundance of fireflies.
Abstract: Records of fireflies are numerous in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah although little is known regarding the firefly population in Sarawak. Thus, the aim of this study is to document the diversity and...
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TL;DR: The parasite record of the genus Epitranus Walker is limited to a few species parasitising crambid, pyralid and tineid moths with very little definitive records.
Abstract: Epitranus Walker, the only representative genus of the Subfamily Epitraninae (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) is represented by 68 species worldwide. Host record of the genus is limited to a few species ...
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TL;DR: The new species presumably inhabits exclusively hygropetric habitats on vertical cliffs and differs from all congeners by dorso-ventrally flattened body, strong punctation of dorsal surface, flattened sides of pronotum and elongate metatarsomeres without natatorial setae.
Abstract: sp. nov. from the northern Western Ghats in Maharashtra State, India is described and illustrated. The new species presumably inhabits exclusively hygropetric habitats on vertical cliffs and differ...
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TL;DR: Pemphredon rugidorsalis Bashir and Ma, sp.
Abstract: Bashir and Ma, sp. nov., of the family Crabronidae, is described from the Palearctic region of China. An identification key to the species of the genus Pemphredon from China is provided. http://www...
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TL;DR: The sleeping aggregative habits of the two blue nest renting wasps Chalybion bengalense and C. japonicum were loose and frequently involved both sexes, but males were more numerous than females, or only males in the case of the C. bENGalense roost.
Abstract: The sleeping aggregative habits of the two blue nest renting wasps Chalybion bengalense (Dahlbom, 1845) and C. japonicum (Gribodo, 1882) are studied. The two species frequently aggregated on loosel...
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TL;DR: A new lac insect pest, Kerria destructor Talukder and Das, sp.
Abstract: A new lac insect pest, Kerria destructor Talukder and Das, sp. nov. (Kerriidae) infesting the rain tree (Albizia saman), is described and illustrated based on the adult female, and a key to the kno...
TL;DR: Hierodula jianfenglingensis sp.
Abstract: Hierodula jianfenglingensis sp. nov. (Ledong, Hainan) is described as a new species. Its related taxa, Hierodula chinensis Werner, 1929, is revised herein based on some confusions that exist in pre...
TL;DR: The knowledge of the genus is well-developed by new provincial records for all newly identified species excluding C. quadricincta segregata de Beaumont, 1970, which are reported for the first time in Tunisia.
Abstract: The fauna of Tunisian Cerceris Latreille, 1802 is summarised. It is presented by a total of 42 species and subspecies and an unidentified taxon. Among them, Cerceris clytia de Beaumont, 1959, C. di...
TL;DR: Two Epitranus hamoni and E. torymoides, initially described from the Afrotropical region, are recorded for the first time from Iran in the Western Palaearctic.
Abstract: (Risbec) and Epitranus torymoides (Risbec), initially described from the Afrotropical region, are recorded for the first time from Iran in the Western Palaearctic. These species were collected usin...
TL;DR: A new species of Myolepta mahmoodii Hassan & Bodlah sp.
Abstract: The genus Myolepta, described by Newman in 1838, comprises four species in the Oriental Realm. In this paper, we describe a new species Myolepta mahmoodii Hassan & Bodlah sp. nov. from the Pothohar...
TL;DR: The taxonomy of the East Asian endemic subgenus Nialoe (s. lat.) Tanaka, 1958 is still insufficient at both the specific and subgeneric levels, and the discovery of new species and revision of the subgeneric classification are ongoing.
Abstract: The taxonomy of the East Asian endemic subgenus Nialoe (s. lat.) Tanaka, 1958 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichus) is still insufficient at both the specific and subgeneric levels, and the discove...
TL;DR: The beetle family Cucujidae is recorded from the area of Vietnam for the first time based on three specimens of Cucucujus mniszechi collected in Kon Tum and Yên Bái Provinces.
Abstract: The beetle family Cucujidae is recorded from the area of Vietnam for the first time based on three specimens of Cucujus mniszechi collected in Kon Tum and Yen Bai Provinces. A key to Cucujidae spec...
TL;DR: Two species, Culicoides obtusus sp.
Abstract: Two species, Culicoides obtusus sp. nov. of the subgenus Monoculicoides Khalaf and C. cornus sp. nov. of the Shermani group Wirth & Hubert are discovered from Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur, Narayanpu...
TL;DR: An identification key to four species of Hippodamia are provided, along with illustrations of morphological characters, that are native to the Palearctic region.
Abstract: Hippodamia Chevrolat, 1836 currently comprises 19 species. Four species of Hippodamia are native to the Palearctic region: Hippodamia arctica (Schneider, 1792), H. septemmaculata (DeGeer, 1775), H....
TL;DR: Genus Trigonoderus Westwood is reviewed from the Oriental region leading to the discovery of a new species T. periyarensis sp.
Abstract: Genus Trigonoderus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is reviewed from the Oriental region leading to the discovery of a new species T. periyarensis sp. nov. from Southern Western Ghats, India. T...
TL;DR: Two new species of apterous endemic ground beetle Omphra Dejean, 1825, O. balli sp.
Abstract: Two new species of apterous endemic ground beetle Omphra Dejean, 1825, O. balli sp. nov. from the semi-arid region in Central India and O. erwini sp. nov. from the semi-arid region in Northwestern ...
TL;DR: An annotated catalogue for the Iranian Galerucinae s.
Abstract: An annotated catalogue for the Iranian Galerucinae s. str. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is proposed. Based upon literature review and examination of collected material, a total of 56 species in 18 g...
TL;DR: A new species Hylaeus (Paraprospis) guptai Saini & Chandra sp.
Abstract: A new species Hylaeus (Paraprospis) guptai Saini & Chandra sp. nov., is described from Jang (Arunachal Pradesh), India. Specimens were collected from flowers of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) du...
TL;DR: Directions for further research are suggested, examining lineage-based gustatory preferences and whether almonds packaged for human consumption are vulnerable while natural and freshly shelled almonds are not.
Abstract: Isolated nineteenth and early twentieth century observations found that date stone beetles, Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius would feed on and breed in almonds. As spermatophagus C. dactyliperda ...
TL;DR: The decomposition pattern and insects associated with a submerged rabbit carcase and the Post-Mortem Submersion Interval was found to be longest in the winters and shortest in the rainy season while the spring and the summer season showed a moderate PMSI.
Abstract: There is a long history of using insects on a decomposing corpse as an invaluable tool to estimate the minimum post-mortem interval (PMI) during death investigations. The present study was carried ...
TL;DR: The main aim is to enhance the bioindicator potential of hoverflies in Algeria by increasing knowledge on the hoverfly communities of different environments in the semi-arid Northeast of Algeria: unpolluted river bank, plant nursery, polluted riverbank, olive orchard, prickly pear plantations, and a cypress hedge.
Abstract: Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) pollinate plants, predate other insects, and feed on vegetal and decay materials, being used as bioindicators of different ecosystem conditions and processes. The ma...
TL;DR: A new species, Dicuspiditermes leghugathrae Amina and Rajmohana sp.nov.
Abstract: A new species, Dicuspiditermes leghugathrae Amina and Rajmohana sp.nov. (Termitidae) is described and illustrated based on the morphological characters of soldiers and workers. Dicuspiditermes huts...
TL;DR: A new bombardier beetle species, Brachinus paikadai sp.
Abstract: Description of a new bombardier beetle species, Brachinus paikadai sp. nov., first report of B. peltastes Andrewes, 1931 from south India and outside the type locality in Himalaya and synonymisatio...
TL;DR: An updated key is provided for the identification of 44 genera of Thripinae from Iran, together with a checklist of 161 recorded species, and Ctenothrips kwanzanensis Takahashi is recorded from Iran for the first time, collected on flowers of Fritillaria imperialis.