scholarly journals A comprehensive checklist of the earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Sri Lanka, a component of the Western Ghats – Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-36
Author(s):  
Sasankan Prasanth Narayanan ◽  
Shailja Kumari ◽  
Vijo Thomas Kurien ◽  
Ambattu Paili Thomas ◽  
Rahul Paliwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distributional Pattern ◽  
Earthworm Species ◽  
The Western Ghats

A comprehensive checklist of the earthworm species known from Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian subcontinent, is presented. In total, 81 species and subspecies belonging to 20 genera and 8 families are recorded. Of these, 58 are Sri Lanka endemics, 2 near endemics and 21 exotics. The checklist includes the type locality, any significant subsequent generic placements, and the distributional pattern with province and districts for each species/subspecies within Sri Lanka.

First record of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4985 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
SHAHID ALI AKBAR ◽  
HIMENDER BHARTI ◽  
MARIUSZ KANTURSKI ◽  
AIJAZ AHMAD WACHKOO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Here we describe and illustrate Syllophopsis peetersi sp. nov. from Silent Valley National Park, a biodiversity hotspot region of the Western Ghats of India. The discovery also marks a first native report of the genus from the Indian subcontinent. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis was carried out to elucidate the general morphology and sensilla of the new species. The new species is similar to congeners from Madagascar, but with larger differences from species that occur elsewhere.

The pholcid spiders of Sri Lanka (Araneae: Pholcidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4550 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
BERNHARD A. HUBER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Southwestern Part ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Western Ghats

As part of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, Sri Lanka harbors a rich and diverse fauna, especially in the perhumid southwestern part of the island. However, many invertebrate groups such as spiders continue to be poorly studied. The present paper reviews our knowledge about Pholcidae, a family of spiders that is well represented in Sri Lanka, both by numerous (10) introduced species and by a rich native fauna in five genera (described native Sri Lankan species in parentheses): Belisana Thorell, 1898 (6), Leptopholcus Simon, 1893 (1), Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (4), Tissahamia Huber, 2018 (4), and Wanniyala Huber & Benjamin, 2005 (9). Fourteen species are newly described: Belisana minneriya sp. n., B. badulla sp. n., B. gowindahela sp. n.; Pholcus metta sp. n., P. puranappui sp. n., P. uva sp. n.; Tissahamia karuna sp. n.; Wanniyala mudita sp. n., W. orientalis sp. n., W. upekkha sp. n., W. ohiya sp. n., W. viharekele sp. n., W. mapalena sp. n., and W. labugama sp. n.. All new species are described from males and females. New Sri Lankan records are given for 16 previously described species. Distribution data suggest that most or all of the 24 native species might be endemic to Sri Lanka, but the Indian pholcid fauna remains almost entirely unknown. 

Diversification and biogeography of Dawkinsia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiranya Sudasinghe ◽  
Rajeev Raghavan ◽  
Neelesh Dahanukar ◽  
Rohan Pethiyagoda ◽  
Lukas Rüber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
The Western Ghats

Checklist of Indian Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-63
Author(s):  
RAJ T. SHIJU ◽  
THOMAS K. SABU
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Gondwana Land ◽  
The Western Ghats

Distribution patterns and literature details of 263 Lebiinae species reported from India are provided. List includes 14 species missed out by Andrewes (1930a) and the 98 species described thereafter. Distribution patterns revealed among the 263 species, 104 species are exclusively Oriental species and 35 species are exclusively Palaearctic species. Among the 263 Indian speceis, 130 species are exclusively Indian species with reports only from the Indian subcontinent and one species with report only from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Of the 130 Indian species,  89 species are recorded from the Oriental, 27 species from the Palaearctic and 14 species recorded from both Oriental and Palaearctic regions in India. Among the 129 Indian subcontinent species, 45 species are endemics to the three global hotspots of the biodiversity in India with 31 species endemic to the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka hotspot of biodiversity; six species endemic to the Eastern Himalayas hotspot of biodiversity; eight species endemic to the Indo-Burma hotspot of biodiversity; four species recorded only from Chota Nagpur plateu and 27 species recorded only from Indian Himalayas. Four species (Microlestes parvati, Singilis indicus, S. squalidus and Lebia cardoni) recorded only from Chota Nagpur plateu and the 31 endemic species from the Western Gahts and Sri Lanka are of special interest for their Gondwana relationships. 133 species have wider geographic distribution pattern with 15 species having distribution in Oriental and Indian regions; 8 species having distribution in Palaeractic and Indian regions; 10 species having distribution in Oriental and Indo-Australian regions; 48 species with distribution in Oriental and Palaearctic regions; 29 species with distribution in Oriental, Indo-Australian and Palaearctic regions; 2 species with distribution in Oriental, Australian and Palaearctic regions; 6 species with distribution in Oriental, Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions; 9 species with distribution in Oriental, Indo-Australian, Australian and Palaearctic regions; and 6 species with random distributions in different regions. Distribution records indicate that the arrival/origin of 228 species- 137 species with wider geographic distribution outside India and the 91 species with Indian distribution and not endemics to the Western Ghats and the Chotanagpur Plateau- is likely to have occurred after the joining of Indian subcontinent with Asian continent and during the subsequent faunal exchange between the newly formed Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions (Indo-Burma and Indo-China on the north east front; Mediterranean and Ethiopian regions on the north-western front; Central Asian elements on the northern front). These 228 species represent the younger Indian Lebiinae species compared to the 35 species representing the older/ancient species with Gondwana land origin. Key words: Carabidae, Lebiinae, Perigonini, Pentagonicini, Odacanthini, Cyclosomini, Lebiini, India  

scholarly journals A contribution to the bryoflora of the Western Ghats in Karnataka State, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Schwarz ◽  
Jan-Peter Frahm
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Small Area ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Karnataka State ◽  
Coorg District ◽  
The Western Ghats

Abstract Based on fieldtrips of the authors in 2012, a list of species collected in a small area of the Western Ghats (Coorg District, state of Karnataka) is presented. It includes 18 species of liverworts and hornworts as well as 76 species of mosses. 27 species of mosses are newly reported for the state of Karnataka, 6 species are new for Coorg province. Holomitrium javanicum Dozy & Molk. is reported as new to India. Campylopus sedgwickii Dix. described from Sri Lanka and so far only known from the type locality is a new synonym of C. recurvus Mitt. The list gives a rough inventory of the bryoflora in altitudes between 900 m and 1750 m and can be regarded as typical for the northern Western Ghats.

scholarly journals Toad radiation reveals into-India dispersal as a source of endemism in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Van Bocxlaer ◽  
SD Biju ◽  
Simon P Loader ◽  
Franky Bossuyt
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
The Western Ghats

Typification of two species of Luticola (Bacillariophyta) from aerophilic habitats of the Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 298 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADITI KALE ◽  
ZLATKO LEVKOV ◽  
BALASUBRAMANIAN KARTHICK
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
The Western Ghats

This paper addresses the typification of two Navicula Bory species described by H.P. Gandhi along with a transfer to the genus Luticola D.G.Mann. The species described are Luticola jogensis comb. nov., stat. nov. and Luticola gandhii comb. nov., nom. nov., stat. nov. Both species were encountered in similar aerophilic habitats from the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot from the Indian subcontinent. Light and electron microscopy observations and notes on distribution for both taxa, are presented.

Drivers of bird beta diversity in the Western Ghats–Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot are scale dependent: roles of land use, climate, and distance

Oecologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 193 (4) ◽  
pp. 801-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachakonda Sreekar ◽  
Lian Pin Koh ◽  
Christos Mammides ◽  
Richard T. Corlett ◽  
Salindra Dayananda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Beta Diversity ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
The Western Ghats
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