Biosystematica, 2008, 2(2)
Date of Publication: 30 December 2008
Generic Placement and New Synonymy in Tribe Fiebrigellini (Diptera: Chloropidae: Oscinellinae) and Description of A New Species of Heteroscinis Lamb (Diptera: Chloropidae) from India
- T. CHERIAN AND A. K. SHINIMOL 5-9
ABSTRACT: Genus Heteroscinoides Cherian is placed under tribe Fiebrigellini. The genus Pseudogoniopsita Duda is synonymised with Heteroscinis Lamb and a new species, Heteroscinis intermedia from India is described.
Description of Two New Species of Acanthormius Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from India
ANJUM AND ZUBAIR AHMAD 11-15
ABSTRACT: Two species of Acanthormius Ashmead, viz., Acanthormius allostriatus sp. nov., and Acanthormius indorugosus sp. nov. are described as new and a key to Indian species of Acanthormius is also provided.
A New Species of Lophomyrmex Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with A Key to Indian Species
- SHEELA AND S. N. GHOSH 17-20
ABSTRACT: Lophomyrmex changlangensis sp. nov. from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described and illustrated and its affinities with related species are discussed. A key to Indian species of the genus Lophomyrmex Emery and a check list of world species are also provided.
A New Record of the Genus Tetratermus Wharton (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India, with Description of A New Species
ANJUM AND ZUBAIR AHMAD 21-23
ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Tetratermus Wharton viz., T. rufus sp. nov., is described. The genus Tetratermus is recorded for the first time from India. The affinities of the new species with the only known species, T. huddlestoni Wharton is also discussed.
A Check-List of Short Horned Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from Kashmir, India
SHABIR A. RESHI, M. NAYYAR AZIM AND M. KAMIL USMANI 25-32
ABSTRACT: Taxonomic survey on short horned grasshoppers has been conducted to observe the distributional pattern and habitat of grasshoppers in Kashmir. Thirty-three species have been recorded for the first time from the region.
Entomofauna of mangrove Ecosystem of India – An Annotated Check List
- K. REMADEVI, C. ABDUL LATHEEF, DEBAJYOTI CHATTERJEE, AND B. RAJI 33-80
ABSTRACT: Insects are major invertebrate faunal component in mangroves as in any other terrestrial ecosystem. A checklist comprising all groups of Insects reported from mangrove ecosystems in India is provided. It also includes the associated plant and animal species, nature of incidence, locality of report and the reporter. A total of 752 insects falling into 155 families of 16 different orders are listed in this paper, which includes phytophagous, predatory and parasitoid insects.
Intervention of the House Crow on Migratory Shore Birds in Kadalundy Estuary
AARIF K. M. 81-83