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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided most updated list of ichthyofaunal diversity of Digha coast and 48 species are first time record to Dagha locality and totalling the updated list to 340 species from the region.
Abstract: Digha (Lat 21036’ Long 87030’) is a famous seaside resort town in the district of Purba Medinipur of the state of West Bengal and situated at the northern end of Bay of Bengal. Also, this place is located near the Gangetic mouth, provides most peculiar habitat of shallow muddy beach with lot of sedimentation load coming from Ganga riverine system. It is also one of the major marine fish landing stations as well as famous beach destination of east cost of India. Numerous studies have already been made to inventories the ichthyological faunal diversity of Digha coast by Manna and Goswami (1985), Goswami (1992), Talwar et al. (1992), Chatterjee et. al. (2000). In recent times, the studies made by Yennawar and Tudu (2010), Yennawar et al. (2011a, 2011b, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2012d), Mohapatra et. al. (2012a, 2012b, 2013a, 2013b, 2013c, 2015a, 2016), Ray et. al. (2012a, 2012b, 2013, 2014, 2015a, 2015b, 2015c, 2015d, 2016), Ray and Mohapatra (2013, 2015a, 2015b, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c) added many more fishes to the list of Digha coast. During the routine efforts of maintain diversity of public aquarium in this Centre, around 103 species added to the existing species list of the area. The previous compilation of ichthyofauna of the region contributed 212 species from 145 genera and 88 families (Chatterjee et al., 2000) and 238 species from 72 families (Manna and Goswami, 1985; Goswami, 1992). The present study provides most updated list of ichthyofaunal diversity of Digha coast and 48 species are first time record to Digha locality and totalling the updated list to 340 species from the region. The present study gives updated checklist of ichthyofauna of the coast which may be helpful in conservation of local fauna and mass awareness among tourists visiting Digha as well as local administration.
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TL;DR: This communication is the first updated consolidated list of cerambycid beetles from the state of Assam (after complete separation from other states of NE India in 1987) which includes 95 species under 64 genera of 32 tribes belonging to 3 subfamilies along with their distribution.
Abstract: The study on long horned beetles from the northeast Indian state Assam is very poor with many species awaiting discovery, study and description. Among the seven sister states, cerambycid fauna of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland are mostly worked out by the Zoological Survey of India and some other universities and institutions. But nothing has been published on the Cerambycidae fauna of Assam in particular (after separation from other states of north-east India).Therefore, an attempt has been made to prepare a consolidated and updated list of cerambycid beetles reported from Assam state after compilation of the published works on cerambycidae of India. The voluminous works on the cerambycid fauna in north east India were mostly done by Gahan (1894, 1906) and Breuning (1936, 1938a, 1938b, 1954, 1958, 1965). Afterwards, Kapur (1954), Basak and Biswas (1985), Mukhopadhyay and Biswas (2000a, 2000b), Ray Chaudhuri and Saha (2000), Mukhopadhyay and Halder (2003, 2004), Mukhopadhyay (2011), Saha et al. (2013), Mitra and Majumder (2014), Mitra et al. (2016a, 2016b,2016c) have reported some more species from Assam in their published works. Family Cerambycidae includes more than 35,000 species under 4,000 genera in 11 subfamilies in the world, therefore this beetle family is considered as one of important coleopteran family (Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012). This communication is the first updated consolidated list of cerambycid beetles from the state of Assam (after complete separation from other states of NE India in 1987) which includes 95 species under 64 genera of 32 tribes belonging to 3 subfamilies along with their distribution.
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TL;DR: Hemiptera included Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann (most serious pest), Aphis pomi De Geer and Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, as abundant amongst all whereas others including Reduvius delicatula Distant, Putala rostrata Melichar and Borysthers belonging to families Reduvidae, Dictyopharidae and Fulgoridae are less abundant.
Abstract: Apples are grown over several years in the same habitat which serves as a permanent abode for the multiplication of various pests. About a thousand insect pests have been recorded from temperate fruit plants all over the world (Chadha & Awasthi, 2005). Of them, 600 pests are found on apples alone. Hemiptera included Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann (most serious pest), Aphis pomi De Geer and Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, as abundant amongst all whereas others including Reduvius delicatula Distant, Putala rostrata Melichar, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), Halyomorpha halys Stal, Halys dentatus Fabricius, Empoasca sp. Borysthers sp, Oxyrachis rufescens Walker and Borysthers sp. are less abundant.. Amongst the recorded Hemipterans, three new records are made by the investigator in Jammu province viz. Reduvius delicatula, Putala rostrata Melichar and Borysthers belonging to families Reduvidae, Dictyopharidae and Fulgoridae respectively. There are chances that a minor pest of today may become major tomorrow, it is therefore necessary to study them as well.
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TL;DR: The authors felt the need for a checklist of the endemic amphibian fauna of this region to facilitate any worker willing to take up further studies on the distributional patterns of the various endemic species of amphibians from these two biodiversity hotspots of the world.
Abstract: The Class Amphibia is represented by three living orders, viz. Anura, Caudata and Gymnophiona. The global amphibian species diversity of 7,504 species (Frost, 2016), is composed of 6,601 species from Order Anura, 698 species from Order Caudata and 205 species from Order Gymnophiona. The Indian Amphibian diversity is represented by 405 species (Frost, 2016) which is divided into 363 species from Order Anura, 2 species from Order Caudata and 40 species from Order Gymnophiona. Nestled in the lap of Eastern Himalaya, the NorthEastern States of India are located at the heart of two biodiversity hotspots of the world; the Himalaya and the Indo-Burma (out of the total 35 biodiversity hotspots) (Conservation International, 2016). Biodiversity hotspots are characterized by a high level of endemism, and so is the case of amphibians. There has been a study on the distributions of the endemic amphibian fauna of the Western Ghat of India – another biodiversity hotspot – which is represented by 181 species out of which 159 species are endemic (Subramanian et. al. 2013). Except for a distributional study on the amphibians of Northeast India by Mathew and Sen (2010), no comprehensive studies on the distribution of the endemic amphibian fauna have been carried out in this region. The amphibian fauna of North-Eastern India, comprising of the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim, is represented by 146 species out of which 53 are endemic (Frost, 2016). In this regard, the authors felt the need for a checklist of the endemic amphibian fauna of this region to facilitate any worker willing to take up further studies on the distributional patterns of the various endemic species of amphibians from these two biodiversity hotspots of the world.
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TL;DR: Udhwa Bird Sanctuary (surveyed locality) (24058'23.02'N & 87049'20.30'E) is the only protected area in North-East Jharkhand as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the North, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the West, Odisha to the South, and West Bengal to the East. It is divided into 24 districts under five divisions. North-East Jharkhand comes under the Santhal Paragna division (Figure 1). Forest covers of north-east Jharkhand is 1953 km2 and the vegetation varies from rich forests to sparsely covered grasslands. The main plants species of forests are Sal (Shorea robusta), Asan (Terminalia tomentosa), Dhaura (Anogeissus latifolia), Gamhar (Gmelina arborea) and Mahua (Madhuca indica) etc. The only protected area present in North-East Jharkhand is Udhwa Bird Sanctuary (surveyed locality) (24058’23.02”N & 87049’20.30”E) which also represents the only Bird Sanctuary of the state. Udhwa bird sanctuary is situated in Sahibganj district having an area of 5.65 km2. Avian fauna of this sanctuary is Gull, Jacana, Teal, Cormorant, Dabchick, Darter, Lapwing, Plover, Wagtail, Egret, Heron, Ibis, Stork, Blue Rock Pigeon, Lark, bee-eater, Sparrow, Myna, Pipit, Brahminy, Kite, Fishing Eagle, Hawk, Vulture, Swallow, Kingfisher, Drongo, Indian Foller and Parakeet (Nigam et al., 2015). Another surveyed locality is Masanjor Dam (Figure 2) which is situated in Dumka district and it is also rich in forest cover. There is hilly forest that surrounded the dam. Invertebrate fauna of this area remained unexplored so far. Therefore, a survey was undertaken to study the moth diversity of this area which reflects the presence of 81 species under 70 genera belonging to 14 different families of moths. A total of 20 species are reported for the first time from Jharkhand as well as from Gangetic plains region. Abstract
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TL;DR: Mukherjee et al. as mentioned in this paper conducted surveys in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar in 2013-14 and 2016 for the mantids and phasmids and collected 6 species of mantids belonging to 5 genera and 3 species are new record.
Abstract: The Zoological Survey of India undertook surveys in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar in 2013-14 and 2016 for the mantids and phasmids. During these surveys, 6 species of mantids belonging to 5 genera were collected of which 2 genera and 3 species are new record. The phasmids collected during the surveys belonged to 3 genera and 4 species of which 1 genus, 1 subgenus and 2 species are new record from the islands. All new records are marked by*. All the specimens are present at the Orthoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. Mantids are predatory insects and are easily recognized by their elongated body equipped with raptorial fore legs, power to camouflage and diurnal foraging activity. According to Mukherjee et al., (2014), 71 genera and 169 species are known from India including 60 endemic species. According to Ehrmann (2002), the world record of mantids was 2300 species belonging to 434 genera. According to Sureshan et al., (2004) Acromantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1915 Statilia maculata (Thunberg, 1784) were new to the islands. According to Mukherjee et al., (2014), so far 5 genera and 8 species of mantids are reported from the islands. These are: Acromantis montana Giglio-Tos, 1915, Acromantis nicobarica Mukherjee, 1995, Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa (Fabricius, 1781), Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869, Hierodula nicobarica Mukherjee, 1995, Mesopteryx robusta WoodMason, 1882, Statilia apicalis (Saussure, 1871) and Statilia maculata (Thunberg, 1784). Phasmids are very timid, slow walking, nocturnal, herbivorous stick-like insects. They have great power to mimic and perfectly blend with the environment to avoid predation. The knowledge on Indian phasmids is scanty and fragmentary. Otte et al., (2003) published the first complete catalog of the world’s stick and leaf insects. The authors listed 523 genera and 2822 species throughout the world. Shishodia (1998) mentioned that there are 146 species known to India. A preliminary study (unpublished) reveals that the number of Indian stick insects is 140 species belonging to 42 genera. The number is an approximation only because of incomplete information and doubtful locality. According to literatures (Redtenbacher, 1906; WoodMason, 1876; Wood-Mason, 1873 and Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893), 6 genera and 6 species of stick insects are known from these islands. They are Abrosoma virescens Redtenbacher, 1906 (doubtful as per Phasmid Species File Online), Lonchodes verrucifer Wood-Mason, 1876, Ramulus westwoodii (Wood-Mason, 1873), Sceptrophasma hispidulum Wood-Mason, 1873, Trachythorax atrosignatus (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893) and Phyllium (Phyllium) westwoodii Wood-Mason, 1875. Abstract
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TL;DR: From taxonomic point of view, this species is clearly distinguished from other genera of the family in having longer maxilla extending to below posterior margin of eye, 4 to 10 numbers of mostly rudimentary gill.
Abstract: and 66 species in Indian waters (Gopi and Mishra, 2015). But their occurrence along the east coast of India is numbered at 20 genera and 47 species (Mishra, 2013). However, there are only 28 species of Carangids belonging to 14 genera are known from Odisha coast (Barman et al., Seriolina Wakiya, 1924 is monotypic and known by only one species, S. nigrofasciata (Ruppell, 1829) worldwide. From taxonomic point of view, this species is clearly distinguished from other genera of the family in having longer maxilla extending to below posterior margin of eye, 4 to 10 numbers of mostly rudimentary gill
TL;DR: In this paper, the vespid wasps diversity in Dumna Nature Park (DNP) has been studied, and the authors focused on the diversity of Vespid Hymenoptera in the Park.
Abstract: Dumna Nature Park (DNP) is located about 10 km from Jabalpur city in Madhya Pradesh. DNP has an area of 1058 ha. Geographically Jabalpur is situated between coordinates 230 10ʹ, 790 57ʹ, at 460 m above the sea level. DNP is a forest owned by Jabalpur Municipal Corporation, and is managed by Department of Forest, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The dense forest has also a water reservoir, Khandari Lake. Besides a range of herbivores and carnivores in DNP, it also has an aquatic ecosystem that serves as a valuable habitat for migratory birds. Apart from being a bio-diversity zone, an eco tourist spot, DNP also attracts numerous educational institutions for student’s expedition. Since its establishment, no efforts have been made to study the insect diversity in the Park. This paper focuses on the vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) diversity in the Park. Material and Methods
TL;DR: The detailed species accounts of these amphibian species along with their registration numbers, measurements, diagnostic features, colouration, habitat and distribution have been noted and this comprises the first comprehensive scientific document of the amphibians of the duars area of northern West Bengal as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: To determine the diversity and distribution of amphibians in the duars region of northern West Bengal, two surveys were undertaken in 2014 and 2015 and 86 anuran amphibian specimens were collected belonging to 21 species, 15 genera and 5 families. The Bright frog ( Humerana humeralis ) and Point-nosed frog ( Clinotarsus alticola ) were two new records to the State of West Bengal. The detailed species accounts of these amphibian species along with their registration numbers, measurements, diagnostic features, colouration, habitat and distribution have been noted and this comprises the first comprehensive scientific document of the amphibians of the duars area of northern West Bengal.
TL;DR: A collection of fishes from the Laniye River, a tributary of the Chindwin River in Senapati District of Manipur, included an undescribed species of Garra with a proboscis, which are herein described as G. chindwinensis.
Abstract: The labeonine cyprinid genus Garra are elongate, small to medium-sized, bottom-dwelling fishes usually found in hill streams and fast flowing rivers, where they adhere to the rocky bottom surface with the help of highly modified lower lip, acting as sucker (Zi-ming et al., 2009). It is widely distributed from the northern and central Africa to Southeast Asia through the Middle East, Southern China and South Asia. So far, nineteen species of the genus Garra are reported from the headwaters of the ChindwinIrrawaddy in India and Myanmar of which 8 species viz., G. bispinosa, G. cornigera, G. elongata, G. gravelyi, G. litanensis, G. rotundinasus, G. qiaojiensis and G. trilobata bear proboscis on the snout (Shangningam and Vishwanath, 2015). A collection of fishes from the Laniye River, a tributary of the Chindwin River in Senapati District of Manipur, included an undescribed species of Garra with a proboscis, which are herein described as G. chindwinensis. Material and Methods
TL;DR: New record of two more grouper species, Cephalopholis nigripinnis and Epinephelus retouti, for the first time from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Abstract: The groupers of the family Epinephelidae, earlier placed as a subfamily in Serranidae, are mostly reef dwellers and commercially important as food fish, game fish and aquarium curio as well. The family comprises more than 160 species in 16 genera in the world (Craig et al., 2011; Zhuang et al., 2013; Tucker et al., 2016). Juveniles of these fishes inhabit tidal pools and coastal waters; whereas adults live at depths of 10– 150 m. Owing to their size and value, the epinephelids attracted icthyologist’s eye since the fish faunal study began in Andamans. Day (1871) has recorded ten groupers from Andamans. By now, 54 species in 7 genera belonging to the family Epinephelidae have been recorded from the waters around Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Rajan et al. (2013) listed 47 species of epinephelids, but missed out Epinephelus summana, recorded by Day (1871), Epinephelus morrhua, listed by Rao (2009) and Cephalopholis polyspila, reported by Allen & Erdmann (2012). Further, Sachithanandam and Mohan (2014), Rajan (2015) and Rajan et al. (2016) reported four more species of the family Epinephelidae, viz., Cephalopholis aurantia, Epinephelus epistictus, E. heniochus and E. tukula, from Andamans. The present paper reports new record of two more grouper species, Cephalopholis nigripinnis and Epinephelus retouti, for the first time from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
TL;DR: The objective of the present study is to formally record the presence of the species Psechrus inflatus Bayer, 2012 for the first time in India.
Abstract: There are about 46,617 species under 4,048 genera known worldwide (World Spider Catalog 2017) and 1686 species under 438 genera from India (Keswani et al., 2012). The family Psechridae Simon, 1890 is represented by 61 species under 2 genera (World Spider Catalog, 2017). The lace sheet weaver spider genus Psechrus was erected by Thorell in 1878. Presently, 57 species are known to be distributed in the South-east Asian region and the central Indo-pacific Islands, of which three species are known from India; Psechrus himalayanus Simon, 1906, P. torvus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1869) and P. crepido Bayer, 2012 (World Spider Catalog, 2017). The objective of the present study is to formally record the presence of the species Psechrus inflatus Bayer, 2012 for the first time in India. DNA barcode data has also been provided.
TL;DR: The present study is on trematodes and acanthocephala of fish of economic importance from Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas district, the gateway to the places like Kakdwip, Namkhana, Bakkhali and Nischintapur.
Abstract: Diamond Harbour lies on the eastern bank of River Hooghly where the river meets the Bay of Bengal and is located in South 24 Parganas district, the gateway to the places like Kakdwip, Namkhana, Bakkhali and Nischintapur. The fish have been collected from areas in and around Diamond Harbour, Nischintapur, Kakdwip and Namkhana. Our present study is on trematodes and acanthocephala of fish of economic importance from Diamond Harbour. This project has been undertaken to make a detailed study on that. 38 species under 28 genera and 17 families of trematode parasites and 5 species under 4 genera and 3 families of Acanthocephala parasites from fish Hosts have been described in the present study.
TL;DR: The Cyprinid genus Bangana Hamilton are widely distributed in South, Southeast and East Asia including Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Combodia, Laos, Vietnam and South China and up to now, 24 species of Bangana have been reported.
Abstract: The Cyprinid genus Bangana Hamilton are widely distributed in South, Southeast and East Asia including Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Combodia, Laos, Vietnam and South China (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991; Kullander et al., 1999; Kottelat, 2001). Up to now, 24 species of Bangana have been reported (Zhang and Chen, 2006; Liu and Zhou, 2009), of which 4 species namely, B. almorae, B. ariza, B. dero and B. diplostoma reported from India. Hamilton (1822) described Cyprinus (Bangana) dero from Brahmaputra River, India. It has been treated as Labeo dero (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991; Jayaram and Dhas, 2000; Jayaram, 2010). Bangana was treated as a valid genus by Kottelat (1984) and Kullander et al., (1999) recognized the species as Bangana dero.
TL;DR: A large sized Fejervarya species new to science is described using an integrated taxonomic approach on the basis of distinctness in morphology, genetic distance and geography and is assignable to the FeJervarya nilagirica morphological group.
Abstract: Based on a combination of field explorations, morphological characters and molecular studies, a large sized Fejervarya species new to science is described using an integrated taxonomic approach. Here, the new species is diagnosed on the basis of distinctness in morphology, genetic distance and geography. The new species is assignable to the Fejervarya nilagirica morphological group. In addition, taxonomic problems among the congeners of Fejervarya in the Western Ghats are discussed. Finally, we describe the pattern of species representations of different morphological group in the Goa landscape.
TL;DR: During joint field surveys to the Sacred Groves of East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, several specimens of Fejervarya, among other anurans species, were collected and taxonomic studies revealed some of these frogs to be FeJervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975).
Abstract: Anuran frogs of the genus Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 are, perhaps, the most widely distributed Asian amphibians in the world. Presently, the genus Fejervarya includes around 45 species worldwide, of which 29 species are found to occur in India, mostly in the Western Ghats (Frost, 2017). Of these 29 species, only 5 species are known to occur in North-East India. They are F. nepalensis (Dubois, 1975), F. pierrei (Dubois, 1975), F. syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919), F. teraiensis (Dubois, 1984) and F. sengupti Purkayastha & Matsui, 2012 [Ao et. al., 2003; Borthakur et. al., 2007; Ningombam and Bordoloi, 2007; Ahmed et al., 2009; Mathew and Sen, 2010; Purkayastha and Matsui, 2012]. So far, only 4 species of Fejervarya viz. F. syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919), F. teraiensis (Dubois, 1984), F. pierrei (Dubois, 1975) and F. sengupti Purkayastha & Matsui, 2012, have been reported to occur in Meghalaya. Recently, during joint field surveys to the Sacred Groves of East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, undertaken by one of the authors (IJK) along with staff of the Forest Resources Division, Forest Department, Government of Meghalaya; several specimens of Fejervarya, among other anurans species, were collected. Taxonomic studies on this collection revealed some of these frogs to be Fejervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975). The species has never been recorded from Meghalaya, though it has been hypothesised to occur in areas in between its reported range of distribution. So this present paper, besides proving this hypothesis also forms the first record of the species from the State.
TL;DR: A total of 5 species of Collembola belonging to 2 genera under 2 sub families of family Isotomidae have been described as new to science from the state of Jharkhand, India.
Abstract: The present study of collembolan fauna is based on collection made during 2012-2015, from different districts of Jharkhand, India, as a part of the “Annual Action Plan” of Apterygota section of Zoological Survey of India. Collembola, commonly called “spring-tails”, are small, entognathous, wingless hexapods possessing a spring-like forked jumping organ, the furcula, underneath the fourth abdominal segment. They are minute in size (less than 6 mm in length); antennae primarily with 4 segments. The presence of antennae and absence of cerci distinguish them from the other entognathous hexapods. The collembolans have very diverse distribution occurring in all Zoo-geographical regions of the world inhabiting a wide range of ecological niche and climate. The first record of Collembola was known from Ghatsila area of Jharkhand by the published work of Mandal & Hazra (2004). Thereafter, the present project was undertaken for extensive study of Collembola fauna of Jharkhand as per Annual Plan of Research Work of Apterygota section for the year 2012-2015. Mandal (2014a, b, c, 2015), Mandal and Hazra (2013), Mandal & Suman (2014) published Collembola from different sanctuaries of Jharkhand. Mandal, Suman & Bhattacharya (2016) published four new species of collembola from different districts of Jharkhand. The species belonging to the family Isotomidae, identified of the collembolan found are included into the genera, Proisotoma and Isotomurus. A total of 5 species of Collembola belonging to 2 genera under 2 sub families of family Isotomidae have been described as new to science from the state of Jharkhand, India. The detailed descriptions of each species of Collembola with discussion for difference between closely related species, total numbers of species in the world as well as from India, key to the Indian species and their distribution are also provided.
TL;DR: The present paper endow with detailed descriptions of the chaetotaxic study of Pyrausta bambucivora Moore along with diagram’s of the different setae and puncture on the larval head and other body segments.
Abstract: Pyrausta bambucivora Moore is commonly known as bamboo leaf roller. Larvae of this species rigorously attack bamboo tree and left it deskeletonized after feeding on them. The identification and control of this pest species is much more important at imago stage than that at adult by studying their biology and chaetotaxy. The purpose to carry out chaetotaxic studies of aforesaid species is to identify the different setae and puncture on the larval head and other body segments by studying their arrangements, distribution pattern and size, which further help to classify the species. Globally, the minority of workers such as Mathur (1954 and 1959), Singh (1956), Mathur and Singh (1963), Azam and Ali (1965), Franzmann and Garrett (1978), Yoshiyasu (1980), Goel and Kumar (1981), Stehr (1987), Lin (1993), Amutha and David (1998), Rose and Singh (2010) and Pinheiro et. al., (2011) have given significant contribution in intensification of the chaetotaxic study. So due to paucity of chaetotaxic information and nomenclature, in the present paper, we endow with detailed descriptions of the chaetotaxic study of Pyrausta bambucivora Moore along with diagram’s. Material and Methods
TL;DR: Attempts have been made to undertake thorough exploration of mite fauna on medicinal plants from South Bengal and a consolidated account of those along with their collection records, economic importance, and so on are presented.
Abstract: West Bengal and also in some other regions of India (Gupta, 1985, 2005, 2012, Gupta & Karmakar 2011) for exploring the mite diversity of medicinal plants but not intensively done from South Bengal and therefore in this study attempts have been made to undertake thorough exploration of mite fauna on medicinal plants from South Bengal and present a consolidated account of those along with their collection records, economic importance,
TL;DR: The family Gryllidae is one of the family of super family Grylloidea and its members can be easily distinguished from other ensiferan families by following characters: antenaae filiform, usually long, ocelli presents or absent, auditory organs situated in the anterior tibiae, male elytra usually with stridulatory organs, jumping hind legs, tarsal formulls 3-3-3.
Abstract: The family Gryllidae is one of the family of super family Grylloidea. The family Gryllidae commonly known as crickets, body size small to large (1 or 2 to 50 mmAlexander, 1968) can be easily distinguished from other ensiferan families by following characters: antenaae filiform, usually long, ocelli presents or absent, auditory organs situated in the anterior tibiae, male elytra usually with stridulatory organs, jumping hind legs, tarsal formulls 3-3-3, and long tactual cerci bearing clumps of knobbed hairs, ovipositor usually long. The subfamily Gryllinae Laicharting, 1781 is one of the 13 subfamilies of the family Gryllidae Laicharting, 1781. About 7 tribe and 117 genera are globally known under the subfamily Gryllinae (Eades et al., 2015), of which 29 genera are presently known from India (Shishodia et al., 2010). Serville, 1839 erected genus Brachytrupes for the species Brachytrupes membranaceus membranaceus. After this Chopard, 1969 reported Brachytrypes genus for the species B. portentosus (Lichtenstein, 1796), Tamil Nadu: Coromondal coast (Type), from Bihar, Uttarakhand: Dehradun, West Bengal: Darjeeling, Siliguri; Assam: Kalligunga, Cachar, Sibsagar, Garo hills; Karnataka: Mysore; Tamil Nadu: Chennai; B. orientalis (Fabricius, 1775) from India: West Bengal: Kolkata; Assam: Sibsagar, Ledo; Orissa: Balighai; Tamil Nadu: Trichinopoly, Negapatam; Karnataka: Mysore; B. terrificus Walker, 1869 from India: Tamil Nadu: Chennai (Type specimen in British Museum). Later on Gorochov, 1983 erected Tarbinskiellus genus and placed all three species in the genus Tarbinskiellus Gorochov, 2001 studied Tarbinskiellus genus and describe one new species T. neotropicus sp. nov. from Brazil and also studied T. portentosus (Lichtenstein, 1796) from India: Assam and provide results T. portentosus is similar also to T. terrificus while T. portentosus species differs from strongly reduced ovipositor (a female type series of T. terrificus from BMNH is designated as lectotype to fix the application of the name and examined type specimen Brachytrupes terrificus and one of Walker series so named Brachytrupes terrificus Walker, syntype (det. B.C. Townsend). Till date genus Tarbinskiellus have 4 species e.g. T. neotropicus, T. orientalis, T. portentosus, T. terrificus are globally known Eades et al., 2015, out of which three species reported from India Shishodia, et al., 2010.
TL;DR: The present attempt was undertaken to evaluate the Odonata diversity in the Fish Farm of Department of Fisheries, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya which is located at 32.097699° N and 76.556835° E.
Abstract: Dragonflies and damselflies are regarded as beneficial insects because they are carnivorous throughout their life, mostly feeding on smaller insects such as mosquitoes, termites, ants, mayflies, small moths etc. They are widely distributed in freshwater habitats like ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, canals, etc. and although some species roam widely and found far from their breeding sites. The presence of dragonflies and damselflies are good indicators of freshwater ecosystem because they dependent on both aquatic and terrestrial habitats to maintain viable populations (Briers & Biggs, 2003; Samways, 1993). The odonate larvae occupy a great diversity of aquatic habitats and form significant constituent of aquatic food webs involving many invertebrates, fishes and other vertebrates and serving as the dominant invertebrate predators of many aquatic insect larvae and as the prey of fish. The Odonata diversity in fish ponds are not yet studied well. In view of above context, the present attempt was undertaken to evaluate the Odonata diversity in the Fish Farm of Department of Fisheries, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, which is located at 32.097699° N and 76.556835° E in Palampur, Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Palampur is situated in the laps of Dhauladar range of mountains at a height of 1,270 meters above sea level.