Report of Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) (Stylommatophora: Achatinidae) in rubber plantations of Western Ghats, Kerala

ENTOMON ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-336
Author(s):  
Keerthy Vijayan ◽  
R. Suganthasakthivel ◽  
T.V. Sajeev ◽  
Fred Naggs
Keyword(s):  
Hevea Brasiliensis ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Rubber Latex ◽  
First Report ◽  
Rubber Plantations ◽  
Myristica Fragrans ◽  
The Western Ghats

The giant African snail Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) is reported as a pest in rubber plantations adjoining forest fringes in the Western Ghats region of Kerala. The snail was causing damage to rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) trees, by feeding on rubber latex and nutmeg twigs and leaves. L. fulica infestation on M. fragrans is a new record. The snail infestation in rubber plantations is the first report from the Western Ghats region in Kerala.

A new record of the family Isonychiidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from the Western Ghats, India with a description of new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4586 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
M. VASANTH ◽  
C. SELVAKUMAR ◽  
K. A. SUBRAMANIAN ◽  
R. BABU ◽  
K. G. SIVARAMAKRISHNAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Abdominal Segment ◽  
Uniformly Convex ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lateral Margins ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species belonging to the subgenus Isonychia, of the genus Isonychia Eaton, 1871, is described based on larvae and imagoes collected from Moyar River, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu, India. The imagoes of I. moyarensis n. sp. can be distinguished from other described Oriental species of Isonychia (Isonychia) by the combination of characters: (i) forewing with rusty brown maculae in the costal, subcostal, and median areas; (ii) femur and tibia brown, fore leg pale, apices of tarsal segments brownish; (iii) males with distal angles of penes rounded, without serrations; (iv) second segment of gonostylus uniformly convex; and (v) sterna of tenth abdominal segment in female deeply cleft. Isonychia (Isonychia) moyarensis n. sp. can be distinguished in the larval stage from other known Oriental species by the following combination of characters: (i) abdominal terga II–IX with median dark brown maculae progressively larger with dark brown slanting streaks in lateral margins; (ii) trachea of abdominal gills I–VII unbranched; (iii) posterolateral projections on abdominal segments I–VII blunt and progressively longer than those of segments VIII–IX, sharp and distinct; and (iv) abdominal terga X pale yellow in anterior ⅓, and dark brown in the posterior ⅔. A key to the known larvae of Oriental species of Isonychia is also provided. 

scholarly journals A record after 92 years, and a first report of the moth Mecodina metagrapta Hampson, 1926 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Aganainae) from the Western Ghats’ part of Maharashtra, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 12847-12849
Author(s):  
Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
First Record ◽  
First Report ◽  
Moth Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

The present study reports the moth species  Mecodina metagrapta Hampson 1926 after a gap of 92 years from India. Also, this is the first record of this genus and species from Maharashtra. 

scholarly journals Rediscovery, extended distribution and conservation assessment of Cinnamomum goaense (Lauraceae) in the Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 12137
Author(s):  
M. P. Geethakumary ◽  
S. Deepu ◽  
A. G. Pandurangan
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
The Western Ghats

Cinnamomum goaense was proposed by Kostermans based on the collection from Karnataka, India.  The species was collected after a lapse of 57 years outside the type locality and forms a new record for Kerala.  A detailed description along with an illustrated distribution map and conservation status is provided. 

Impatiens dendricola C. E. C. Fisch. (Balsaminaceae): A new record for Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-359
Author(s):  
T. S. Saravanan ◽  
◽  
S. Kaliamoorthy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
The Western Ghats

Impatiens dendricola C. E. C. Fisch., earlier recorded from the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala, is reported here as a new distributional record for Tamil Nadu. Brief taxonomic description and photograph is provided.

Heterocentron subtriplinervium (Melastomataceae) – the first report of naturalisation of a potential invasive alien species in Asia from India

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
A. P. Balan ◽  
A. J. Rubi ◽  
R. Prakashkumar
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
First Report ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Ghats

Heterocentron subtriplinervium (Link et Otto) A. Braun et C. D. Bouche, a potential invasive alien species is reported here for the first time for Asia from the Western Ghats of India. The plant is probably introduced deliberately into gardens for ornamental purpose from where it escaped and become naturalised in the Western Ghats. This species is a potential weed, which quickly conquers areas wherever introduced displacing the indigenous flora. A detailed description, illustration, photograph and relevant notes are provided for easy identification in the field.

Flemingia sootepensis (Leguminosae): its occurrence in India, notes on identity and typification

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 328 (3) ◽  
pp. 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANDIP K. GAVADE ◽  
L.J.G. VAN DER MAESEN ◽  
MANOJ M. LEKHAK
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Western Ghats

Flemingia sootepensis Craib (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) has been collected from the Western Ghats. This paper is the first report of the species from India. In addition, the binomial F. sootepensis is lectotypified, and a detailed description and colour photos are provided to facilitate identification of this species.

scholarly journals Fimbristylis scabrida (Cyperaceae): a new record for Asian Continent

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 1711
Author(s):  
Viji A.R. ◽  
Preetha T.S.
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Asian Continent ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Ghats

Fimbristylis scabrida Schumach. (Cyperaceae), an African sedge species is reported here for the first time from the Western Ghats of India in the Asian continent. A brief description, notes and colour photographs are provided for easy identification.

scholarly journals New record of Humbertium proserpina (Humbert, 1862) from Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-140
Author(s):  
Selvaraj Selvamurugan ◽  
◽  
Usha Balasubramanian ◽  
K. Vasanthi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Present Report ◽  
First Record ◽  
Cytogenetic Data ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Land Planarian

Species of genus Humbertium (Land planarian) are widely distributed in Southeast Asia, around greenhouses and gardens. However, taxonomy and cytogenetic data in this genus are restricted to a few species. Present report of hammerhead snake worm recorded from five falls in Courtallam, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India.Species was identified based on the photographs. This the first record of species from the Western Ghats in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, India.

scholarly journals Notes on three new records of foliicolous lichens from Karnataka Western Ghats, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 8950
Author(s):  
S. Shravan Kumar ◽  
Y. L. Krishnamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Foliicolous Lichens ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
The Western Ghats

The paper describes Bapalmuia palmuaris, Byssoloma leucoblepharum and Gyalectidium filicinum as a new record of foliicolous lichens from the Western Ghats parts of Karnataka, India.  A brief taxonomic description, remarks, ecological notes and distribution details are provided. 

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