Two flower fly species (Diptera: Syrphidae) new to India

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
AIJAZ AHMAD WACHKOO ◽  
JEROEN VAN STEENIS ◽  
AMIR MAQBOOL ◽  
SHAHID ALI AKBAR ◽  
JEFFREY H. SKEVINGTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Kashmir Valley ◽  
Adult Morphology ◽  
Northern Fringe ◽  
First Time

Based on adult morphology and DNA barcoding, two flower fly species are reported for the first time from India: Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805) and Lejogaster tarsata (Megerle in Meigen, 1822). These species were collected from the Kashmir Valley, in the northern fringe of the Western Himalaya of the Indian subcontinent.

scholarly journals Byssoloma subdiscordans (Nyl.) P. James: Distributional range and its habitat preference in Indian subcontinent

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Joshi ◽  
M. Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lichen Flora

The present paper deals with the new distributional record of Byssoloma subdiscordans for Western Himalayan lichen flora and a new habitat record for Indian subcontinent. A note on its brief taxonomic description, distribution, ecology and occurrence in India is also provided. Previously the species was reported as corticolous and foliicolous from tropical and montane regions of India, viz. Eastern Himalaya and Western Ghats, but this is for the first time that authors have reported it as saxicolous in temperate regions of Western Himalaya, thus extending its habitat preference along with distributional range within Indian subcontinent.

The invasive aphid Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Lachninae) recorded on important fruit trees in Kashmir Valley, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 11672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govindasamy Mahendiran ◽  
Shahid Ali Akbar ◽  
Mudasir Ahmad Dar
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Kashmir Valley ◽  
Central Institute ◽  
Rational Management ◽  
First Time

Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) is reported here for the first time from the Kashmir Valley. The aphid is seen to infest almond, peach, plum orchards in the region.  Monitoring of the pest was carried out in the peach and almond fields of the Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) during the years 2014–2016. Seasonality and bio-rational management practices of the pest are discussed. 

Blank Swift Caltoris kumara moorei (Evans, 1926) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Dehradun Valley, Uttarakhand, India: a new record for the western Himalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 17380-17382
Author(s):  
Arun Pratap Singh
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
First Time

The paper provides details of the record of a  butterfly, the Blank Swift Caltoris kumara moorei (Evans, 1926) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), recorded for the first time from Uttarakhand state and the Western Himalaya.

scholarly journals Morpho-molecular identification and first report of Fusarium equiseti in causing chilli wilt from Kashmir (Northern Himalayas)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammarah Hami ◽  
Rovidha S. Rasool ◽  
Nisar A. Khan ◽  
Sheikh Mansoor ◽  
Mudasir A. Mir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Pathogenicity Test ◽  
Kashmir Valley ◽  
Fusarium Equiseti ◽  
Infected Root ◽  
Fusarium Sp ◽  
High Degree

AbstractChilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most significant vegetable and spice crop. Wilt caused by Fusarium Sp. has emerged as a serious problem in chilli production. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is widely used as a DNA barcoding marker to characterize the diversity and composition of Fusarium communities. ITS regions are heavily used in both molecular methods and ecological studies of fungi, because of its high degree of interspecific variability, conserved primer sites and multiple copy nature in the genome. In the present study we focused on morphological and molecular characterization of pathogen causing chilli wilt. Chilli plants were collected from four districts of Kashmir valley of Himalayan region. Pathogens were isolated from infected root and stem of the plants. Isolated pathogens were subjected to DNA extraction and PCR amplification. The amplified product was sequenced and three different wilt causing fungal isolates were obtained which are reported in the current investigation. In addition to Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium solani, a new fungal species was found in association with the chilli wilt in Kashmir valley viz., Fusarium equiseti that has never been reported before from this region. The studies were confirmed by pathogenicity test and re-confirmation by DNA barcoding.

New or otherwise interesting lichens from Darjeeling District, India

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1025-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharani Dhar Awasthi ◽  
Manjoo Rani Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
First Time

The paper deals with eight taxa of lichens from the district of Darjeeling, Eastern Himalaya, India. Of the taxa described, Tomasellia himalayensis, Phlyctella indica, Placopsis himalayensis, Bombyliospora laevigata, and Rinodina conradi var. megaspora are new to science; Tomasellia cinchonarum and Haematomma leprarioides are reported for the first time from the Indian subcontinent; and Haematomma wattii endemic in the Eastern Himalaya is critically examined.

Outbreak and life cycle of the hook tip moth, Deroca inconclusa (Walker,1856) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) on Himalayan Dogwood, Cornus capitata Wall. ex Roxb. (Cornaceae) in Garhwal region of Western Himalaya, India

ENTOMON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-316
Author(s):  
Arun Pratap Singh ◽  
Gaurav Chand Ramola
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Forest Division ◽  
Reserve Forest ◽  
Garhwal Region ◽  
First Time

During the course of survey carried out in Chakrata hills (Chakrata Forest Division, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand (Western Himalaya), sporadic infestation by the hook tip moth, Deroca inconclusa (Walker,1856) (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae : Drepaninae) was recorded on Cornus capitata Wall. ex Roxb. trees in Chakrata Reserve Forest at several locations. Outbreak of the hook tip moth is being reported for the first time from this region along with its life history on C. capitata from the Garhwal region of the Western Himalaya.

First fossil record of a nymph (Ephemeroptera, Teloganellidae) from the Indian subcontinent

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4838 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
PRIYA AGNIHOTRI ◽  
KAJAL CHANDRA ◽  
ANUMEHA SHUKLA ◽  
HUKAM SINGH ◽  
RAKESH C. MEHROTRA
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Early Eocene ◽  
Lignite Mine ◽  
Modern Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mayfly Nymph ◽  
Modern Genus ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A fossil of a mayfly nymph that shows similarities with the modern genus Teloganella Ulmer, 1939 of the family Teloganellidae is recorded for the first time from the Indian subcontinent. It is systematically described from the Gurha lignite mine of Bikaner, Rajasthan which belongs to the Palana Formation (late Paleocene-early Eocene). As assignment of the fossil to a modern species of Teloganella is difficult due to indistinguishable location of gills in the impression, a new species, Teloganella gurhaensis Agnihotri et al., sp. nov. is instituted to include this fossil naiad resembling the extant Teloganella. 

Description of new apterous winter species of Leuctra (Plecoptera: Leuctridae) based morphology and DNA barcoding and further records to stonefly fauna of the Caucasus, Georgia 

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4585 (3) ◽  
pp. 547
Author(s):  
VALENTINA A. TESLENKO ◽  
DMITRY M. PALATOV ◽  
ALEXANDER A. SEMENCHENKO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Interspecific Variation ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Lesser Caucasus ◽  
First Time

Leuctra adjariae sp. n. and Leuctra georgiae sp. n. (Plecoptera: Leuctridae) are described as two new apterous stonefly species from the Meskheti Range (Lesser Caucasus) in southwestern Georgia. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for both sexes and diagnostic characters are discussed. Males and females of the two species are associated by DNA barcodes. Comparisons with corresponding regions of COI between L. adjariae sp. n. and L. georgiae sp. n. produced K2P genetic distances of 8.38%, values well associated with interspecific variation. The well-supported monophyly as well as results of an ABGD analysis confirms the validity of both new species. Capnioneura gouanerae Vinçon & Sivec, 2011, previously described and known only from Turkey, is reported for the first time for the Caucasus. 

Graphis and Allographa (lichenized Ascomycota: Graphidaceae) in Sri Lanka, with six new species and a biogeographical comparison investigating a potential signature of the ‘biotic ferry’ species interchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 515-559
Author(s):  
Gothamie WEERAKOON ◽  
André APTROOT ◽  
Robert LÜCKING ◽  
Omal ARACHCHIGE ◽  
Siril WIJESUNDARA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Alternative Explanation ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Long Distance Dispersal ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
The North ◽  
First Time

AbstractWe provide an updated survey for Sri Lanka of species of Graphis sensu Staiger, recently divided into Graphis s. str. and Allographa, including brief descriptions and a key to all 124 species currently known. Six new species are described: Allographa bambusicola Weerakoon, Lücking & Aptroot, a bambusicolous Allographa with entire labia, a laterally carbonized excipulum, 80–100 × 15–17 µm large, muriform ascospores and a rather thick, irregularly verrucose lateral thalline margin of the lirellae; A. weerasooriyana Weerakoon, Arachchige & Lücking, a corticolous Allographa resembling A. rustica Kremp. in overall anatomy and chemistry, but with a verrucose thalline margin of the lirellae and labia not distinctly raised above the thalline margin; Graphis flosculifera Weerakoon, Lücking & Aptroot, a corticolous Graphis resembling G. insulana but differing in the unique disposition of the lirellae and the slightly more elongate ascospores; G. rajapakshana Weerakoon, Lücking & Aptroot, a corticolous Graphis resembling G. desquamescens, including in ascospore size, but with lirellae with a distinct lateral thalline margin; G. rimosothallina Weerakoon, Lücking & Aptroot, a corticolous Graphis with a thick, uneven, rimose thallus and Fissurina-like lirellae, a completely carbonized excipulum and transversely 7-septate ascospores, 32–37 × 8–10 µm; and G. thunsinhalayensis Weerakoon, Arachchige & Lücking, a corticolous Graphis resembling G. subalbostriata but with smaller ascospores and lacking white lines between the striae of the labia. We also validate the name G. verrucoserpens Lücking. A total of 106 species are reported here for the first time from Sri Lanka. A biogeographical comparison with two other well-sampled countries (Costa Rica and Thailand) revealed a significantly higher similarity in species composition with Costa Rica than between Thailand and Costa Rica, suggesting a potential signature of the ‘biotic ferry’ hypothesis, that is the migration of lineages from Gondwana (partly corresponding to the modern Neotropics) via the north-eastwards drifting Indian subcontinent and subsequent interchange with Laurasia (partly corresponding to the modern eastern Paleotropics). However, the evolutionary timeline of the clades involved does not support this hypothesis and suggests an alternative explanation of geologically more recent mid- to long-distance dispersal.

Revision of the Ulopinae leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of the Indian subcontinent, I. Ulopini genera: Daimachus, Radhades and Ulopsina

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4613 (3) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
C.A. VIRAKTAMATH ◽  
M. D. WEBB
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
New Subgenus ◽  
First Time

The Ulopinae leafhopper genera of the tribe Ulopini from the Indian subcontinent (Daimachus Distant and Radhades Distant) are redescribed. Four new species of Daimachus are described: D. matheranensis sp. nov. (India: Maharashtra), D. robustus sp. nov. (India: Kerala), D. sirsiensis sp. nov. (India: Karnataka) and D. sudindicus sp. nov. (India: Karnataka, Kerala). Ulopa brunnea Pruthi 1930 is treated as a junior synonym of Daimachus exemplificatus Distant 1916 based on a study of the male genitalia of both species. The latter species, together with Radhades crassus Distant and Ulopsina Dai, Viraktamath & Zhang are redescribed and a new subgenus of Ulopsina, Indoulopa subgen. nov. is described from Sub-Himalayan region with Ulopsina (Indoulopa) himalayana sp. nov. as the type species; the genus is reported for the first time from the subcontinent. Key to genera and species dealt with are also provided, all taxa are illustrated and lectotypes are designated for Daimachus exemplificatus, Ulopa brunnea and Radhades crassus. 

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