The genus Selasia Laporte, 1838 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) in Sri Lanka

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4926 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-292
Author(s):  
GABRIELA PACKOVA ◽  
ROBIN KUNDRATA
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Click Beetle ◽  
Centre Of Diversity

The neotenic click-beetle genus Selasia Laporte, 1838 has a centre of diversity in the tropical Africa but also includes several species known from the Palearctic and Oriental regions. In this study, we review the Selasia fauna of Sri Lanka. We describe S. ivanae sp. nov., redescribe S. apicalis Pic, 1914, and discuss the systematic placement of S. isabellae Bourgeois, 1909, which is probably a firefly and is considered incertae sedis. 

Annotated catalogue of the click-beetle tribe Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4532 (2) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBIN KUNDRATA ◽  
MARKETA MUSALKOVA ◽  
ALEXANDER S. PROSVIROV
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Click Beetle ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
Annotated Catalogue

An annotated catalogue of the tribe Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) is presented. Altogether, 21 extant species are classified in genera Senodonia Laporte, 1838 (20 species) and Sossor Candèze, 1883 (one species). Genus Parallotrius Candèze, 1878 is placed into Dendrometrinae incertae sedis, and Allotriopsis Champion, 1896 is tentatively transferred to Elaterinae: Dicrepidiini. Senodonia bicoloris Vats & Chauhan, 1993 is transferred to Arhaphes Candèze, 1860 (Elateridae: Negastriinae) as A. bicoloris (Vats & Chauhan, 1993) comb. nov. Senodoniini are distributed in the Himalayas, China and South East Asia. For each taxon we provide synonyms, information on types, type localities, distribution, and bibliography. Additionally, a list of genera earlier classified in Senodoniini but currently placed outside the group is given. 

Azana atlantica, n.sp., with reduced mouthparts and two ocelli: first record of Azana for the Neotropical region (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Sciophilinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1789 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
DALTON DE SOUZA AMORIM ◽  
SARAH SIQUEIRA OLIVEIRA ◽  
MARIA ISABEL P. A. BALBI
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Complete Loss ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Neotropical Species

A new Sciophilinae—Azana atlantica, sp.n.—is described from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil. The species has a number of distinctive apomorphic features, including loss of the mid ocellus, reduced mouthparts, Sc short and incomplete, first section of Rs missing, r-m elongated, longitudinal in position, aligned with the second section of Rs (R 5 ), unforked medial and cubital veins, R 4 missing, M 4 entirely absent, gonostyle triangular, with an inner row of elongated spines and a basal, digitiform inner projection. Some of these features are shared with other genera of the Azana- group of Sciophilinae. The shape of the scutum and the strong spines on the gonostyle make it clear that the species belongs in Azana, despite the features that are distinctive from the remaining species in the genus. There are ten species described in Azana to date, from United States, Europe, Sri Lanka, Canary Islands, tropical Africa and Baltic amber. This is the first Neotropical species belonging to the genus. The complete loss of M 4 and the separated gonocoxites suggest that Azana atlantica, sp.n. forms a monophyletic group with the Afrotropical species of the genus. Azana, Morganiella, Neoaphelomera, Neotrizygia, and Trizygia are shown to compose a small clade within the Azana-group of genera. The division of the genus into two subgenera—A. (Azana) and A. (Jugazana)—most probably renders A. (Azana) paraphyletic and it is suggested that this should be for the time being abandoned.

scholarly journals The Clicking Elateroidea from Chinese Mesozoic Deposits (Insecta, Coleoptera)

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 875
Author(s):  
Jyrki Muona ◽  
Huali Chang ◽  
Dong Ren
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
Click Beetle ◽  
Molecular Studies

Recent molecular studies have suggested that the clicking beetle families Elateridae, Eucnemidae, Throscidae, and Cerophytidae evolved in the Jurassic and diversified in the Cretaceous. These studies paid little attention to fossils, using them only as dating tools. The identification of Elateridae fossils is challenging, as external synapomorphies are not known for this family. Elateridae can be identified only as something not belonging to the other related families, all of which have diagnostic synapomorphies. Most subfamilies and tribes of Elateridae do possess definite diagnostic characters, however, making their identification feasible. We checked the 28 Elateridae described from Chinese Mesozoic deposits. Twelve were Elateridae, seven were Eucnemidae, and one was a Throscidae. Three species could be Eucnemidae, but showed aberrant characters. Five species could not be placed and may not belong to Elateroidea at all. On the basis of these results we suggest that all previously described Elateridae fossils should be re-checked. They should be searched for synapomorphies defining Eucnemidae, Throscidae, and Cerophytidae. If such characters are not present, a click beetle type of fossil can be placed in Elateroidae incertae sedis. The Mesozoic Chinese Elateridae fossils all belong to clades that do not exist today, whereas the Mesozoic Eucnemidae subfamilies are extant ones. This may be the source of the disagreement between Elateridae fossil age and datings based on molecular studies. One new combination was made: Desmatus ponomarenkoi (Chang, Kiretjshuk & Ren, 2009) NEW COMBINATION (= Paradesmatus ponomarenkoi Chang, Kirejtshuk & Ren, 2009).

A new species of Paratus Simon, 1898 (Araneae: Liocranidae, Paratinae) from India

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4286 (1) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRADEEP M. SANKARAN ◽  
JOBI J. MALAMEL ◽  
MATHEW M. JOSEPH ◽  
POTHALIL A. SEBASTIAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
A New Species

Paratus Simon, 1898 is a small and ill-defined liocranid genus distributed in the Oriental region (World Spider Catalog 2017) at altitudes of 27 (present data) to 2020 metres (Guchengshan [Zhao & Peng 2013]). Simon (1898) proposed this genus for a single female from Sri Lanka (Kandy) described as Paratus reticulatus Simon, 1898. Since the original description of the genus (Simon 1898) failed to provide diagnostic illustrations, the genus, after its erection, received no significant taxonomic treatment and remained dormant for a period of 103 years, until Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) re-examined and provided a detailed, illustrated redescription of the type of P. reticulatus, placing Paratus among ‘Liocraninae s.l. incertae sedis’. Marusik et al. (2008) revised, rediagnosed the genus, and assigned it into a newly proposed subfamily, Paratinae Marusik, Zheng & Li, 2008. The genus currently comprises five nominal species, two of which are known from both sexes, two only from males, and one only from the female (World Spider Catalog 2017). In this paper we describe a new species of Paratus from southern India, known from both sexes. Additionally the distribution of all known Paratus spp. is mapped. 

Dryophthorinae weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of the forest floor in  Southeast Asia: illustrated overview of nominal Stromboscerini genera

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4418 (2) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
VASILY V. GREBENNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Incertae Sedis ◽  
New Tribe

All 13 Recent genera currently assigned to the tribe Stromboscerini are studied and illustrated based mainly on the type specimens of the type species. Nominal monotypic genus Parasynommatus Voss, 1956 from New Guinea is herein transferred to Cossoninae incertae sedis. The genus Nephius is notably dissimilar to the rest of the tribe and perhaps renders it paraphyletic. Besides the monotypic type genus endemic to Madagascar, the tribe is distributed in a triangle delimited by Japan, Sri Lanka and northern Australia; two new tribe records from continental Africa (Uganda) and the Western Hemisphere (Cuba) are reported and illustrated. Assignment of both fossil monotypic genera to the tribe was done outside of the cladistic framework and remains questionable. Judging by external similarity, the likeliest closest relative of Stromboscerini (with or without Nephius and, perhaps, Stromboscerus) is the tribe Dryophthorini with three Recent genera.

New species of Selasia Laporte, 1838 (Elateridae: Agrypninae: Drilini) from Nepal and Pakistan

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4344 (2) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
ROBIN KUNDRATA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Click Beetle

The neotenic click-beetle genus Selasia Laporte, 1838 is distributed mainly in the tropical Africa, and only a few species are known from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. Herein, I describe and figure two new Palaearctic species: Selasia nigrobrunnea sp. nov. from the western Nepal, and Selasia sabatinellii sp. nov. from Pakistan. Both species are compared with their Palaearctic congeners, and an updated identification key to Selasia species from the Palaearctic region is provided. 

Abstract #604: Detection of Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Anthropometric Measures in Adults Living in an Urban Setting in Sri Lanka

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 114-115
Author(s):  
Kavinga Gunawardane ◽  
Noel Somasundaram ◽  
Neil Thalagala ◽  
Pubudu Chulasiri ◽  
Sudath Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Anthropometric Measures

Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation in Sri Lanka

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudath Samaraweera ◽  
Athula Sumathipala ◽  
Sisira Siribaddana ◽  
S. Sivayogan ◽  
Dinesh Bhugra
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
General Population ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
National Average ◽  
The West ◽  
Suicide Methods ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Completed Suicide ◽  
The World

Background: Suicidal ideation can often lead to suicide attempts and completed suicide. Studies have shown that Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world but so far no studies have looked at prevalence of suicidal ideation in a general population in Sri Lanka. Aims: We wanted to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation by randomly selecting six Divisional Secretariats (Dss) out of 17 in one district. This district is known to have higher than national average rates of suicide. Methods: 808 participants were interviewed using Sinhala versions of GHQ-30 and Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Of these, 387 (48%) were males, and 421 (52%) were female. Results: On Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation, 29 individuals (4%) had active suicidal ideation and 23 (3%) had passive suicidal ideation. The active suicidal ideators were young, physically ill and had higher levels of helplessness and hopelessness. Conclusions: The prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka is lower than reported from the West and yet suicide rates are higher. Further work must explore cultural and religious factors.

Suicide on the Indian Subcontinent

Crisis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murad M. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Causative Factors

Summary: The Indian subcontinent comprises eight countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives) and a collective population of more than 1.3 billion people. 10% of the world's suicides (more than 100,000 people) take place in just three of these countries, viz. India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. There is very little information on suicides from the other four countries. Some differences from suicides in Western countries include the high use of organophosphate insecticides, larger numbers of married women, fewer elderly subjects, and interpersonal relationship problems and life events as important causative factors. There is need for more and better information regarding suicide in the countries of the Indian subcontinent. In particular, studies must address culture-specific risk factors associated with suicide in these countries. The prevention of this important public health problem in an area of the world with myriad socio-economic problems, meager resources, and stigmatization of mental illness poses a formidable challenge to mental health professionals, policy makers, and governments of these countries.

Sri Lanka: Political violence and ethnic conflict.

1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 771-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Rogers ◽  
Jonathan Spencer ◽  
Jayadeva Uyangoda
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Ethnic Conflict
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