scholarly journals Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens (Phyllanthaceae): A new distributional record for South India.

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (04) ◽  
pp. 1324
Author(s):  
Swamy J.* ◽  
Nagaraju S. ◽  
Chandramohan K. ◽  
Sankara Rao M.
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
South India ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Photo Plate ◽  
First Time

Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens (Blume) Chakrab. & M. Gangop. (Phyllanthaceae), a native of Southeast Asia, which was hitherto recorded from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram) and Odisha, is reported for the first time from the Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve of Andhra Pradesh. Detailed description and photo plate are provided for easy identification. 

The identity of Indosylvirana nicobariensis (Stoliczka 1870) (Amphibia, Ranidae) from northeast India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4952 (3) ◽  
pp. 596-600
Author(s):  
SAMUEL LALRONUNGA ◽  
VANRAMLIANA VANRAMLIANA ◽  
LALKHAWNGAIHA SAILO ◽  
ISAAC ZOSANGLIANA ◽  
LALMUANPUIA LALMUANPUIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Nicobar Islands

Stoliczka (1870) described Hylorana nicobariensis from the Nicobar Islands of India. The generic allocation of this enigmatic species is yet to be fully resolved (Chan et al. 2020b) and it has been placed in different genera (Boulenger 1885; Frost et al. 2006; Che et al. 2007; Oliver et al. 2015; Chan et al. 2020a; Chandramouli et al. 2020). As of now, the species is assigned to the genus Indosylvirana (Oliver et al. 2015; Chan et al. 2020b; Frost 2020). Apart from Nicobar archipelago, this species is distributed in the insular regions of southeast Asia (Oliver et al. 2015; Chandramouli et al. 2020; Frost 2020) and the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal in northeast India (Sarkar et al. 1992, 2002; Sarkar & Ray 2006; Ahmed et al. 2009; Mathew & Sen 2010; Lalremsanga 2011; Lalremsanga et al. 2015, 2016). However, Frost (2020) doubted the records of this species in northeast India. Systematic studies on the herpetofauna of northeast India based on molecular evidence are scanty (Lalronunga et al. 2020a), and species recorded from the area need confirmation (Frost 2020). Recent studies revealed that many species previously recorded from northeast India were based on misidentifications (Das et al. 2019; Giri et al. 2019; Lalronunga et al. 2020b), therefore, a review and revalidation on the herpetofaunal list of the area is warranted. Herein, we examined the identity of the species recorded as I. nicobariensis from northeast India using morphological data and a fragment of 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene. 

The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Assam day gecko Cnemaspis cf. assamensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) demonstrates a novel biogeographic connection between Northeast India and south India-Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ishan Agarwal ◽  
Rachunliu G. Kamei ◽  
Stephen Mahony
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South India ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Nd2 Gene ◽  
Isolated Species

Abstract Northeast Indian biodiversity has long been considered to have a stronger affinity to Southeast Asian rather than Peninsular Indian fauna, however, few molecular phylogenetic studies have explored this hypothesis. In Asia, the polyphyletic gekkonid genus Cnemaspis sensu lato is comprised of two distantly related groups; one primarily from South Asia with some members in Southeast Asia, and the other exclusively from Southeast Asia. Cnemaspis assamensis is a systematically obscure and geographically isolated species (>1400 km from its nearest congeners) from the Brahmaputra River Valley in Northeast India. We provide the first molecular phylogenetic assessment of this species based on a partial ND2 gene fragment. Cnemaspis assamensis is determined to be a deeply divergent (Oligocene) member of the South Asian radiation and is sister to the podihuna clade which is endemic to Sri Lanka. The biogeographic implications of this find are discussed and this is suspected to represent a rare example of true disjunction between the wet zones of Northeast India and southern India/Sri Lanka. These results further emphasise the importance of Northeast India as a refuge for unique ancient faunal lineages.

Leafhopper tribe Coelidiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) of the Indian subcontinent

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4653 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. VIRAKTAMATH ◽  
NARESH M. MESHRAM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Check List ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

Genera and species of the tribe Coelidiini from the Indian subcontinent are reviewed. Glaberana Nielson, Webbolidia Nielson and Zhangolidia Nielson are recorded from India for the first time. Twenty-three new species are described and illustrated as follows: Calodia deergha sp. nov. (India: Tamil Nadu), C. keralica sp. nov. (India: Kerala), C. kumari sp. nov. (India: Karnataka), C. neofusca sp. nov. (India: Karnataka, Kerala), C. periyari sp. nov. (India: Kerala), C. tridenta sp. nov. (India: Kerala), Glaberana acuta sp. nov. (India: Meghalaya), G. purva sp. nov. (India: Manipur), Olidiana lanceolata sp. nov. (India: Sikkim), O. flectheri sp. nov. (India: Meghalaya), O. umroensis sp. nov. (India: Meghalaya), O. unidenta sp. nov. (India: Assam, West Bengal), Singillatus parapectitus sp. nov. (India: Arunachal Pradesh), S. serratispatulatus sp. nov. (India: Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram), Trinoridia dialata sp. nov. (India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra), T. ochrocephala sp. nov. (India: Kerala), T. piperica sp. nov. (India: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu), T. ramamurthyi sp. nov. (India:Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra), T. saraikela sp. nov. (India: Jarkhand), T. timlivana sp. nov. (India: Uttarakhand), W. andamana sp. nov. (India: Andaman & Nicobar), W. burmanica sp. nov. (Myanmar: Lashio) and Zhangolidia weicongi sp. nov. (India: Manipur). Olidiana brevis (Walker), O. perculta (Distant) and Trinoridia tripectinata (Nielson) are recorded for the first time from India and also Glaberana khasiensis (Rao) comb. nov. is proposed. Keys to genera and species with a check-list, distribution and host records are included. 

scholarly journals First records of Heteroglenea nigromaculata (Thomson, 1865) (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Saperdini) from India

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1237-1241
Author(s):  
Gavas Ragesh ◽  
Hemant V. Ghate
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
The West ◽  
Helicteres Isora ◽  
Longhorn Beetle ◽  
First Time

We collected the longhorn beetle Heteroglenea nigromaculata (Thomson, 1865) (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Saperdini) for the first time in India. The presence of this species in Kerala, South India, considerably extends its distribution to the west. Though H. nigromaculata is known from adjacent countries such as China, Thailand, and Myanmar, it has not been documented from North or Northeast India. Adults were found in association with the Indian Screw Tree, Helicteres isora L. (Sterculiaceae). We include photographs of living H. nigromaculata and brief comments on morphology and colouration.

The genus Mustilizans Yang, 1995 (Lepidoptera: Endromidae) in India with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4624 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
KAILASH CHANDRA ◽  
NAVNEET SINGH ◽  
VIKAS KUMAR ◽  
RAHUL RANJAN ◽  
SUBRATA GAYEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Zoological Survey ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the family Endromidae, Mustilizans zolotuhini sp. nov. is described from Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The subspecies, Mustilizans dierli refugialis Zolotuhin, 2007 is recorded for the first time from Sikkim, India. The distribution of the species known from India is mapped. The holotype of the new species is deposited in the Lepidoptera Section, National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 

A new record of ascidians in Indian waters, from the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gnanakkan Ananthan ◽  
Chinnathambi Stalin ◽  
Chelladurai Raghunathan
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
The Other ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Indian Waters ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
First Time

The ascidian fauna at Campbell Bay, Bquary Beach and Laxman Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was surveyed. A total of six species –Botrylloides leachi, Botrylloides pizoni, Clavelina picta, Clavelina robusta, Phallusia julineaandPolycarpa pigmentate– were newly recorded in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the generaClavelinawas recorded for the first time in India. It is likely that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands provide a better environment for the growth of ascidians and this area in particular is populated by a greater variety of these ascidians than any of the other areas of the islands. This paper details their morphological and taxonomical features.

scholarly journals Rhynchotechum parviflorum Blume (Gesneriaceae): a new record to mainland India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15208-15211
Author(s):  
Momang Taram ◽  
Puranjoy Mipun ◽  
Dipankar Borah
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
First Time

Rhynchotechum parviflorum Blume earlier known to occur in Nicobar Islands of India is now recorded for the first time from Upper Siang of Arunachal Pradesh, Mainland India.  A short description along with colour images are provided for easy identification.

Notes on the distribution of Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata (Cactaceae- Opuntioideae) in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-275
Author(s):  
Jetti Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
South Central ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Photo Plate ◽  
First Time ◽  
Central Arizona

Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth var. mamillata (A.Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb. (Cactaceae), a native of south-Central Arizona in the USA, is reported for the first time for India from Nagarjuna konda Island of Andhra Pradesh. Detailed description, photo plate and relevant notes are provided.

scholarly journals Bhutan Asiabell Codonopsis bhutanica Ludlow (Asterales: campanulaceae): a new addition to the Indian flora

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 15079-15082
Author(s):  
Samiran Panday ◽  
Vikash Kumar ◽  
Sudhansu Sekhar Dash ◽  
Bipin Kumar Sinha ◽  
Paramjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
Photo Plate ◽  
First Time

Codonopsis bhutanica Ludlow, a lesser-known endemic species to central and eastern Himalaya, collected for the first time from Arunachal Pradesh, India.  The species was previously known only from Bhutan and Nepal.  The species is reported here with a detailed taxonomic description along with habitat image, a photo-plate illustrating different features and a map showing the locality in Arunachal Pradesh as a new record to Indian flora.  

scholarly journals Faunal diversity of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae: Araneomorphae: Araneae: Arachnida) in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Singh Rajendra ◽  
Singh Garima
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Andaman And Nicobar Islands ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Faunal Diversity ◽  
Nicobar Islands ◽  
Union Territory

This review deals with the species diversity of the orb-weaving spiders (Araneidae: Araneae: Arachnida) in different states of India and the union territories. A total of 256 species belonging to 49 genera of Araneidae were recorded in all states and the union territories of India except for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, out of which 99 species (38.4%) were strictly endemic. Two genera of orb-weaver spiders are highly speciose, e.g. Araneus Clerck, 1757 (39 species) and Neoscona Simon, 1864 (36 species). About 119 species of these orb-weaver spiders were recorded from Maharashtra followed by 91 species from West Bengal, 81 species from Kerala, 79 species from Karnataka, 75 species from Gujarat, 71 species from Tamil Nadu, 65 species from Assam, 63 species from Uttar Pradesh, 58 species from Uttarakhand, 57 species from Madhya Pradesh, 47 species each from Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir, 41 species from Meghalaya, 34 species from Chhattisgarh, 32 species from Goa, 31 species from Rajasthan, 29 species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 27 species from Andhra Pradesh, 24 species from Sikkim, 21 species each from Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura, and less than 20 species were recorded from other states and union territories. Seven species are distributed in more than 20 states and union territories, viz. Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881 (23 states, 3 union territories); Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) (24 states, 2 union territory); Neoscona mukerjei Tikader, 1980 (23 states, 1 union territory); Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1837) (21 states, 3 union territories); Araneus mitificus (Simon, 1886) (21 states, 3 union territories); Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1837) (21 states, 2 union territories) and Eriovixia excelsa (Simon, 1889) (20 states, 2 union territories). Several species of Araneidae reported from India are recorded only from one state or from the type locality. Hence, intensive and extensive faunistic surveys for these spiders are required throughou

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