Range extension of Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) in southern India

Cardiastethus affinis and C. pseudococci pseudococci were recognized in Kerala State, southern India: the latter is recorded from India for the first time. It is found that Cardiastethus affinis is associated with Orthaga exvinacea (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and C. pseudococci pseudococci is associated with Opisina arenosella (Lepidoptera: Xylorictidae). Revised diagnoses and illustrations of both species are given. Biological notes for Indian species of Cardiastethus and a key to the three local species of the genus are provided.

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Additions to the cicada (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) fauna of India: first report and range extension of four species with notes on their natural history from Meghalaya

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.5668.12.9.16021-16042 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 16021-16042

Author(s):

Vivek Sarkar ◽

Cuckoo Mahapatra ◽

Pratyush P. Mohapatra ◽

Manoj V. Nair

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

West Bengal ◽

Range Extension ◽

Arunachal Pradesh ◽

First Report ◽

Northeastern India ◽

Comprehensive Survey ◽

Jaintia Hills ◽

First Time

In order to broaden our understanding about cicada diversity of northeastern India, a comprehensive survey was conducted in the year 2017, in Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia hills of Meghalaya and an occasional opportunistic survey was carried out in northern West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh. During these surveys, we came across four species of cicadas, viz., Meimuna duffelsi, Dundubia annandalei, Balinta tenebricosa, and Orientopsaltria fangrayae, which were not reported from India earlier and among them the genus Orientopsaltria is being reported for the first time from the country. This work provides an account of the taxonomy, natural history, distribution, and acoustics of these four species of cicadas along with their attribute to the culture and customs of the indigenous tribes of the landscape.

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Description of a new species of Callocleonymus Masi (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from India

ENTOMON ◽

10.33307/entomon.v44i2.437 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 111-116

Author(s):

Ankita Gupta ◽

Namitha George ◽

P. M. Sureshan

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southern India ◽

Indian Species ◽

A New Species

The first Indian species of the genus Callocleonymus Masi viz. C. indiaensis sp. nov., is formally described from Bengaluru in southern India.

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Edward Heron-Allen FRS (1861–1943): a review of his scientific career, with an annotated bibliography of his foraminiferal publications

Archives of Natural History ◽

10.3366/anh.2004.31.1.6 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 6-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Richard L. Hodgkinson ◽

John E. Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Royal Society ◽

Annotated Bibliography ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Scientific Career ◽

History Museum ◽

First Time

ABSTRACT: In spite of his many other interests, Edward Heron-Allen also worked for nearly 50 years as a scientist on minute shelled protists, called foraminifera, much of it in an unpaid, unofficial capacity at The Natural History Museum, London, and notably in collaboration with Arthur Earland. During this career he published more than 70 papers and obtained several fellowships, culminating in 1919 in his election to the Royal Society. Subsequently, he bequeathed his foraminiferal collections and fine library to the Museum, and both are housed today in a room named in his honour. In this paper, for the first time, an assessment of his scientific accomplishments is given, together with a full annotated bibliography of his publications held in the Heron-Allen Library. This is part of a project to produce a bibliography of his complete publications, recently initiated by the Heron-Allen Society.

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First Records of Bufo luchunnicus (Yang et Rao, 2008) and Amolops wenshanensis Yuan, Jin, Li, Stuart et Wu, 2018 (Anura: Bufonidae, Ranidae) from Vietnam

Russian Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-2-81-86 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 81-86

Author(s):

Cuong The Pham ◽

Minh Duc Le ◽

Chung Van Hoang ◽

Anh Van Pham ◽

Thomas Ziegler ◽

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Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Genetic Divergence ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Type Series ◽

Lao Cai ◽

First Time ◽

Nd2 Gene ◽

Quang Ninh

We record two species of amphibians for the first time from Vietnam: Bufo luchunnicus from Lao Cai and Son La provinces and Amolops wenshanensis from Quang Ninh Province. Morphologically, the Vietnamese representatives of B. luchunnicus resemble the type series from China. The specimen of A. wenshanensis from Vietnam slightly differs from the type series from China by having a smaller size (SVL 33.2 mm vs. 35.7 – 39.9 mm in males) and the presence of distinct transverse bands on the dorsal surfaces of limbs. Genetic divergence between the sequence of the Vietnamese specimen and those of A. wenshanensis from China available from GenBank is 1.2 – 1.6% (ND2 gene). In addition, morphological data and natural history notes of aforementioned species are provided from Vietnam.

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Illustrated checklist of Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Hong Kong, China, with description of two new species

Ecologica Montenegrina ◽

10.37828/em.2020.33.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 35-58

Author(s):

Gyula M. László ◽

Mark Sterling

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Check List ◽

History Museum ◽

Black And White ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

This paper provides a comprehensive check list of Nolinae species recorded in Hong Kong, China based on the collections of the second author, Dr. Roger Kendrick and the Natural History Museum, London. The checklist comprises 30 species. Two of them are new to science and described here as new species (Spininola kendricki sp. n., and Hampsonola ceciliae sp. n.). Misidentification of the female paratype of Spininola nepali László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 is revealed and the true female of S. nepali is illustrated with its genitalia described here for the first time. The hitherto unknown female of S. armata László, Ronkay & Witt, 2010 is also illustrated here for the first time. All species recorded from Hong Kong are illustrated together with their genitalia on 54 colour and 46 black and white diagnostic figures.

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The habits and habitats of the opisthobranch molluscs of the British Solomon Islands

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rstb.1969.0024 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 255 (800) ◽

pp. 541-548 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Solomon Islands ◽

Gut Contents ◽

Numerical Evidence ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Different Types ◽

Opisthobranch Molluscs ◽

First Time ◽

Reef Formation

Often bizarre in shape and gaudily coloured, the opisthobranchs of the tropical IndoPacific have always been attractive subjects for the specialist worker and for writers of popular natural history. There is certainly no lack of papers describing their anatomy and systematics (Marcus & Burch (1965) give a fairly full bibliography), but only in those by Risbec (1928 a, b , 1951, 1953) are there descriptions of where or how they live and his statements are brief and rather vague. I collected opisthobranchs so as to record them for the British Solomon Islands for the first time and, whenever possible, I noted their habits and habitats. My observations on gut contents are rather scanty as I did not wish to damage any of the few specimens of each species collected. From an examination of ten different types of reef formation I discovered that opisthobranchs are common in only two places; (1) the crest of a semi-exposed reef where algae occur in pools, and (2) the flat of a sheltered or semi-sheltered reef. At each of these sites several distinct habitats can be distinguished. Unfortunately my recognition of these habitats is not supported by strong numerical evidence as none of the 55 species occurred in large numbers.

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Occurrence and spread of Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5039.4.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5039 (4) ◽

pp. 561-570

Author(s):

SUNIL JOSHI ◽

HASEENA BHASKAR ◽

V.S. AASHIQ POON ◽

B.R. JAYANTHI MALA ◽

P.D. KAMALA JAYANTHI ◽

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Keyword(s):

Host Range ◽

Natural Enemies ◽

Scale Insect ◽

Indian Species ◽

Broad Host Range ◽

Management Options ◽

Soft Scale ◽

Plant Pest ◽

Plant Families ◽

First Time

The notoriously destructive and invasive soft scale, Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), is recorded for the first time from India. The scale is redescribed to facilitate its identification and information on its host range, natural enemies and distribution is provided. An identification key to the Indian species in this genus is given. Management options in the event of an outbreak are discussed briefly. The establishment of this scale insect warrants special attention in India as it is a potentially damaging plant pest and has a broad host range across many plant families.

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Synopsis of the genus Bothriochloa (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) in India

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.516.1.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 516 (1) ◽

pp. 43-58

Author(s):

SHAHID NAWAZ LANDGE ◽

RAJENDRA D. SHINDE

Keyword(s):

Papua New Guinea ◽

Morphological Study ◽

Far East ◽

Detailed Comparison ◽

Disjunct Distribution ◽

Indian Species ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Morphological Attributes ◽

Morphological Variations ◽

First Time

During the taxonomic study of the genus Bothriochloa from India, B. ewartiana was reported for the first time in Asia from India. Earlier, it was known only from Australia, Lesser Sunda Island (Sumbawa, Timor), Philippines (Luzon), and Papua New Guinea (Madang). We have discussed about its amphitropical disjunct distribution over a vast continental gap with respect to some variability reported in the morphological attributes. A hypothesis behind its seclusion from Far East is also discussed. The images of the habitat and habit of B. ewartiana along with its detailed comparison with a close species B. woodrovii are provided. The taxonomic limits of each Indian species of Bothriochloa along with their ranges of morphological variations and distribution have been discussed in a detail. The Indian endemic B. parameswaranii (synonym nova) has been relegated, based on the morphological study, as a new taxonomic synonym of B. insculpta. Moreover, keys to identify closely allied genera and the species of Bothriochloa in India are provided. At the end, identification, taxonomic notes and the range of variations of Dichanthium foulkesii, D. jainii & D. concanense have been discussed in a detail.

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A note on the occurrence of female plants of Trichocolea udarii (Trichocoleaceae: Marchantiophyta)

Indian Journal of Forestry ◽

10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-e032yg ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 345-349

Author(s):

Shuvadeep Majumdar ◽

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Sushil Kumar Singh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Identification Key ◽

Type Locality ◽

Indian Species ◽

Jaintia Hills ◽

First Time

Female plants of Trichocolea udarii D.K.Singh are investigated for the first time based on recent collections by the authors from its type locality in Jaintia Hills. The details of the same have been provided here alongwith identification key to the Indian species of Trichocolea.

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