scholarly journals Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Delhi, India: An illustrated checklist based on museum specimens and surveys

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Komal ◽  
P. R. Shashank ◽  
Sanjay Sondhi ◽  
Sohail Madan ◽  
Yash Sondhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Western Himalayas ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
North East India ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
North East ◽  
National Capital

There have been several recent checklists, books and publications about Indian moths; however, much of this work has focused on biodiversity hotspots such as North-east India, Western Ghats and Western Himalayas. There is a lack of published literature on urban centres in India, despite the increased need to monitor insects at sites with high levels of human disturbance. In this study, we examine the moths of Delhi, the national capital region of India, one of the fastest growing mega-metropolitan cities. We present a comprehensive checklist of 338 moths species using 8 years of light trapping data (2012-2020) and examining about 2000 specimens from historical collections at the National Pusa Collection of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (NPC-IARI) spanning over 100 years (1907-2020). The checklist comprises moths from 32 families spanning 14 superfamilies with Noctuoidea (48.5%) and Pyraloidea (20.4%) being the the two most dominant superfamilies. We provide links to images of live individuals and pinned specimens for all moths and provide detailed distribution records and an updated taxonomic treatment. This is the first comprehensive annotated checklist of the moths of Delhi. The present study adds 234 species to the biodiversity of moths from Delhi that were not reported previously, along with illustrations for 195 species.

Two new species of tribe Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) with note on intraspecific variations 

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4378 (3) ◽  
pp. 442 ◽  
Author(s):  
NARESH M. MESHRAM ◽  
STUTI RAI ◽  
N. N. RAJGOPAL ◽  
N. RAMYA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Indian Council ◽  
Intraspecific Variations ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of leafhoppers, Durgades sineprocessus sp. nov. (From Himachal Pradesh: Kalpa) and Japanagallia dolabra sp. nov. (From Sikkim: Lachung) from India, are described and illustrated. Photographic illustrations of Durgades aviana Viraktamath and a detailed note on intraspecific variation in male genitalia of Austroagallia sinuata (Mulsant & Rey) are also provided. Material is deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi, India. 

New record of the genus Baseprocessa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) from India with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4999 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-483
Author(s):  
NARESH M. MESHRAM ◽  
MOGILI RAMAIAH ◽  
P R SHASHANK ◽  
STUTI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
A New Species

The coelidiinae leafhopper genus Baseprocessa Fan & Li is newly recorded from India based on the description of B. patkaensis Meshram sp. nov. and a proposed new combination, B. serratispatulata (Viraktamath & Meshram) comb. nov. Materials are deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. Photographic illustrations, checklist and key to species of this genus along with a distribution map are also provided.

Sorghum-Legume Intercropping and the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization. I. Yield and Nitrogen Uptake by Crops

1984 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Waghmaref ◽  
S. P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Uptake ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Total System ◽  
Nitrogen Application ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Maximum Increase ◽  
Four Levels

SUMMARYSix intercropping systems and four levels of nitrogen were compared at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, in the summer rainy seasons (July-October) of 1978 and 1979. The maximum increase in sorghum yield was obtained when it was associated with fodder cowpea, followed by association with grain cowpea and greengram. The application of 40, 80 and 120 kg N ha−1 increased sorghum yield by 8.6, 16.1 and 18.2% in 1978 and by 2.9, 8.1 and 14.1% in 1979, respectively, compared with unfertilized sorghum. The nitrogen uptake by sorghum, and by the total system, was greater in sorghum-legume intercropping systems than in sole sorghum. Nitrogen application also increased the nitrogen uptake by sorghum and by the whole system.

First record of the leafhopper genus Xenovarta Viraktamath (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from India with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4532 (3) ◽  
pp. 444
Author(s):  
NARESH M. MESHRAM ◽  
STUTI STUTI ◽  
TAHSEEN RAZA HASHMI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
First Record ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Xenovarta Viraktamath is recorded from India for the first time and Xenovarta viraktamathi sp. nov. from India is described and illustrated. Materials are deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. A key to species of the genus are provided, with molecular evidence of the specimen in the form of partial mtCOI sequences. 

STUDIES ON INTERCROPPING POTATO WITH FENUGREEK

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Singh ◽  
R. Prasad ◽  
M. Pal
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Complete Loss ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Research Institute

A field study conducted for two years at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi showed that intercropping potato with fenugreek is highly profitable and provides some in-season income to the potato growers. It also serves as an insurance against complete loss of income when the potato prices crash in the market.

New Species and New Records of Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) from India

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4801 (3) ◽  
pp. 600-600
Author(s):  
SIMARJIT KAUR ◽  
DEEPTI GARIMA ◽  
MANPREET SINGH PANDHER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Zoological Nomenclature ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
International Code ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute

In the publication by Kaur et al. (2020), the depository for the holotype of Chimarra gangtokensis new species was given as “(NPC)”, but no corresponding explanation for this acronym was provided in that publication. Therefore, the name of the species is unavailable (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 1999, Art. 16.4.2). We clarify here that the holotype is a male deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi (NPC). The purpose of this note is to validate the name of the new species from the publication date of this erratum by a reference to the original description and diagnosis as an indication (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 1999, Art. 13.1.2). 

Study on Factors Effecting Wayfinding and its Impact on Hospitals

2014 ◽  
Vol 1061-1062 ◽  
pp. 1245-1249
Author(s):  
Mrinalini Agarwal ◽  
Prasad K.D.V. Yarlagadda
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
External Factors ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Wayfinding is the navigation of an individual through a complex built environment. This process is affected by internal and external factors that differ in various complex fields. Thus wayfinding is different in airports, hospitals, offices or shopping arcades. This paper specifically investigates various factors that are relevant to hospitals in NCR (National Capital Region, including New Delhi and Gurgaon) India. In addition, attempts were made to present a comparative study between a leading hospital and other hospitals in NCR.

Studies on the nitrification inhibitor, dicyandiamide (DCD), for increasing the efficiency of nitrogen applied to rice

1985 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Singh ◽  
R. Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Nitrification Inhibitor ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
Straw Yield ◽  
Yield And Yield Components ◽  
Neem Cake Coated Urea ◽  
Coated Urea

SummaryA field experiment, made during the rainy seasons oof 1982 and 1983 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, studied the effects of blending urea with dicyandiamide (DCD) on the yield and yield components of rice. DCD-blended urea was as effective as neem-cake-coated urea in respect of yield components as well as grain and straw yield of rice and when all the nitrogen was applied 10 days after transplanting both the materials produced significantly more grain and straw than prilled urea. Urea super granules (USG) were superior to DCD-blended, as well as neem-coated, urea.

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