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Insects & Spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve
Some Insects & Spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve Some by Aniruddha Dhamorikar Insects & Spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve Aniruddha Dhamorikar 1 2 Study of some Insect orders (Insecta) and Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Kanha Tiger Reserve by The Corbett Foundation Project investigator Aniruddha Dhamorikar Expert advisors Kedar Gore Dr Amol Patwardhan Dr Ashish Tiple Declaration This report is submitted in the fulfillment of the project initiated by The Corbett Foundation under the permission received from the PCCF (Wildlife), Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, communication code क्रम 車क/ तकनीकी-I / 386 dated January 20, 2014. Kanha Office Admin office Village Baherakhar, P.O. Nikkum 81-88, Atlanta, 8th Floor, 209, Dist Balaghat, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh 481116 Maharashtra 400021 Tel.: +91 7636290300 Tel.: +91 22 614666400 [email protected] www.corbettfoundation.org 3 Some Insects and Spiders of Kanha Tiger Reserve by Aniruddha Dhamorikar © The Corbett Foundation. 2015. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used, reproduced, or transmitted in any form (electronic and in print) for commercial purposes. This book is meant for educational purposes only, and can be reproduced or transmitted electronically or in print with due credit to the author and the publisher. All images are © Aniruddha Dhamorikar unless otherwise mentioned. Image credits (used under Creative Commons): Amol Patwardhan: Mottled emigrant (plate 1.l) Dinesh Valke: Whirligig beetle (plate 10.h) Jeffrey W. Lotz: Kerria lacca (plate 14.o) Piotr Naskrecki, Bud bug (plate 17.e) Beatriz Moisset: Sweat bee (plate 26.h) Lindsay Condon: Mole cricket (plate 28.l) Ashish Tiple: Common hooktail (plate 29.d) Ashish Tiple: Common clubtail (plate 29.e) Aleksandr: Lacewing larva (plate 34.c) Jeff Holman: Flea (plate 35.j) Kosta Mumcuoglu: Louse (plate 35.m) Erturac: Flea (plate 35.n) Cover: Amyciaea forticeps preying on Oecophylla smargdina, with a kleptoparasitic Phorid fly sharing in the meal. -
Orthopteran Communities in the Conifer-Broadleaved Woodland Zone of the Russian Far East
Eur. J. Entomol. 105: 673–680, 2008 http://www.eje.cz/scripts/viewabstract.php?abstract=1384 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Orthopteran communities in the conifer-broadleaved woodland zone of the Russian Far East THOMAS FARTMANN, MARTIN BEHRENS and HOLGER LORITZ* University of Münster, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Department of Community Ecology, Robert-Koch-Str. 26, D-48149 Münster, Germany; e-mail: [email protected] Key words. Orthoptera, cricket, grasshopper, community ecology, disturbance, grassland, woodland zone, Lazovsky Reserve, Russian Far East, habitat heterogeneity, habitat specifity, Palaearctic Abstract. We investigate orthopteran communities in the natural landscape of the Russian Far East and compare the habitat require- ments of the species with those of the same or closely related species found in the largely agricultural landscape of central Europe. The study area is the 1,200 km2 Lazovsky State Nature Reserve (Primorsky region, southern Russian Far East) 200 km east of Vladi- vostok in the southern spurs of the Sikhote-Alin Mountains (134°E/43°N). The abundance of Orthoptera was recorded in August and September 2001 based on the number present in 20 randomly placed 1 m² quadrates per site. For each plot (i) the number of species of Orthoptera, (ii) absolute species abundance and (iii) fifteen environmental parameters characterising habitat structure and micro- climate were recorded. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) was used first to determine whether the Orthoptera occur in ecol- ogically coherent groups, and second, to assess their association with habitat characteristics. In addition, the number of species and individuals in natural and semi-natural habitats were compared using a t test. -
Mitochondrial Genome Characterization of the Family Trigonidiidae
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Mitochondrial genome characterization of the family Trigonidiidae (Orthoptera) reveals novel structural features and nad1 transcript ends Chuan Ma1,3, Yeying Wang2,3, Licui Zhang1 & Jianke Li1* The Trigonidiidae, a family of crickets, comprises 981 valid species with only one mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequenced to date. To explore mitogenome features of Trigonidiidae, six mitogenomes from its two subfamilies (Nemobiinae and Trigonidiinae) were determined. Two types of gene rearrangements involving a trnN-trnS1-trnE inversion and a trnV shufing were shared by Trigonidiidae. A long intergenic spacer was observed between trnQ and trnM in Trigonidiinae (210−369 bp) and Nemobiinae (80–216 bp), which was capable of forming extensive stem-loop secondary structures in Trigonidiinae but not in Nemobiinae. The anticodon of trnS1 was TCT in Trigonidiinae, rather than GCT in Nemobiinae and other related subfamilies. There was no overlap between nad4 and nad4l in Dianemobius, as opposed to a conserved 7-bp overlap commonly found in insects. Furthermore, combined comparative analysis and transcript verifcation revealed that nad1 transcripts ended with a U, corresponding to the T immediately preceding a conserved motif GAGAC in the superfamily Grylloidea, plus poly-A tails. The resultant UAA served as a stop codon for species lacking full stop codons upstream of the motif. Our fndings gain novel understanding of mitogenome structural diversity and provide insight into accurate mitogenome annotation. Te typical mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of insects is a circular molecule ranging in size from 15 kb to 18 kb1. It harbors 37 genes including two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs). -
Diversity of Moth Fauna in the West Bengal State University Campus: a Pictorial Catalogue
International Journal of Zoology Studies International Journal of Zoology Studies ISSN: 2455-7269 Impact Factor: RJIF 5.14 www.zoologyjournals.com Volume 3; Issue 1; January 2018; Page No. 35-38 Diversity of moth fauna in the West Bengal state university campus: A pictorial catalogue Dr. Samir Kumar Saha Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Berunanpukuria, Malikapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Abstract An attempt has been taken to study the diversity of Moth fauna in West Bengal State University (WBSU) campus. A total of 30 genera were recorded under ten families from the study area from November 2017 to December, 2017. The family Erebidae with 12 genera followed by family Crambidae with 9 genera, family Noctuidae with 2 genera, rest of the family Arctiidae, Sphingidae, Pterophoridae, Uraniidae, Geometridae, Scythrididae and Stathmopodidae with 1 genus each were recorded inside campus area. As 30 different genera of moth recorded within a short span of time, it can be presumed to have a good diversity of moth species inside campus area. Keywords: moth, diversity, WBSU, West Bengal, India 1. Introduction Moth fauna. WBSU Campus is located in between 88° 25′ E Lepidoptera is one of the large order of insects that include longitudes and 44°46′ N latitude in the state of West Bengal, butterflies and moths and is probably one of the most suitable India (Fig. 1). groups for most quantitative comparisons between insect Photographs and observations were taken during the day light faunas to be valid, for the many reasons elaborated by hours. Individual images of Moths were photo-documented Holloway [1]. -
ABSTRACT ZHA, CHEN. Evaluating the Dynamics of Anti-Fungal Compounds in Lepidoptera Larvae
ABSTRACT ZHA, CHEN. Evaluating the Dynamics of Anti-Fungal Compounds in Lepidoptera Larvae. (Under the direction of Allen Cohen.) Mold control is one of the most vital issues in insect rearing systems. Mold outbreaks can alter the nutritional value of the diet, do harm to the insects, and even threaten the health of people who work in insectaries. Antifungal agents are widely used in insect diets to suppress the growth of mold; however, the potential detrimental effects of antifungal agents on insects are always a concern. When there is a high level of antifungal agents in artificial diets, the growth, development, survivorship and fecundity of insects are often negatively affected. To study the mechanisms underlying those deleterious effects, nutritional indices were determined for two representative lepidopterans, a butterfly and a moth, Vanessa cardui and Heliothis virescens larvae reared on different concentrations of three widely used antifungal agents: methyl paraben, potassium sorbate and sodium propionate. These antifungal agents were administered in concentrations of 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 parts per million (ppm). The results show that a high level of antifungal agents in the diets of these insects will suppress nutrient absorption and increase metabolic costs. Relative consumption rates and digestibility increased with increasing antifungal agent concentration, possibly to compensate for the declines in absorption and metabolism. Silk production and frass management by Vanessa cardui larvae were reduced in the presence of the highest level of antifungal agents. Evaluating the Dynamics of Anti-Fungal Compounds in Lepidoptera Larvae by Chen Zha A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science Entomology Raleigh, North Carolina 2013 APPROVED BY: ________________________ ________________________ Allen C. -
Вибро-Акустическая Сигнализация Сверчка Meloimorpha Japonica Japonica (Haan, 1842) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae)
БЮЛ. МОСК. О-ВА ИСПЫТАТЕЛЕЙ ПРИРОДЫ. ОТД. БИОЛ. 2016. Т. 121. ВЫП. 1 21 УДК 595.728: 591.582.2 ВИБРО-АКУСТИЧЕСКАЯ СИГНАЛИЗАЦИЯ СВЕРЧКА MELOIMORPHA JAPONICA JAPONICA (HAAN, 1842) (ORTHOPTERA, GRYLLIDAE) А.А. Бенедиктов1, А.П. Михайленко2 Впервые зарегистрированы и описаны звуковые призывные и смешанные вибро-акустические сигналы ухаживания самца японского сверчка Meloimorpha ja- ponica japonica (Haan, 1842) из культуры Дюссельдорфского аквариума. Приведены осциллограммы. Ключевые слова: Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Meloimorpha, стридуляция, тремуляция. Долгое время основными объектами биоаку- лабораторной культуры Дюссельдорфского аква- стики насекомых были виды, издающие звуковые риума (Германия), часть из которых была любез- сигналы. Лишь в последние десятилетия стало но передана нам. Содержание в садках позволило очевидно, что представители большинства групп впервые подробно изучить звуковые и вибрацион- используют для коммуникации вибрационные сиг- ные сигналы самцов этого вида. налы, передающиеся не по воздуху, а через твер- Материалы и методы дый субстрат (Drosopoulos, Claridge, 2006). Вибрационные сигналы прямокрылых насеко- Зарегистрированы и проанализированы сигна- мых изучены пока недостаточно. Не так давно мы лы трех самцов в разных ситуациях (одиночный выяснили, что вибрационный канал связи у пред- самец, пара самцов, самец рядом с самкой). Запись ставителей некоторых надсемейств (Tetrigoidea, проводили 2.X и 8.XI 2013 в затемненном садке. Eumastacoidea) функционирует в качестве ос- Кроме того, поставлено более 20 экспериментов в -
Singing and Fighting Insects Around the World. a Brief Review
Etnobiología 3: 21-29, 2003 ENTERTAINMENT WITH INSECTS: SINGING AND FIGHTING INSECTS AROUND THE WORLD. A BRIEF REVIEW Eraldo Medeiros Costa-Neto Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Km 03, BR 116 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil CEP 44031-460 [email protected] ABSTRACT The interaction between humans and insects is briefly presented by viewing the cultural practices related to the keeping of singing Orthopterans and fighting crickets, which take place in some parts of the world, especially in Asian countries. Key words: ethnoentomology, cricket-fighting, singing insects, Orthoptera, folklore. RESUMEN La interacción ser humano/insectos es brevemente presentada a través de las prácticas culturales relacionadas con el mantenimiento de Ortópteros cantantes y grillos de pelea, las cuales se realizan en algunos rincones de la tierra, especialmente en los países de Asia. Palabras clave: etnoentomología, grillos de pelea, insectos cantantes, Orthoptera, folklore. Introduction insects is due to the prejudiced attitudes that associate insects with aboriginal people. In Prior to the arrival of modern humans in the contrast, Eastern Asian cultures have a more evolutionary set, insects had already been balanced perspective regarding insects than in playing important ecological roles by providing the West, where most insects are related to filth a range of services in order to maintain the or are dangerous (DeFoliart 1999, Pemberton structure of the most terrestrial ecosystems 1999). According to these authors, Asians (Morris et al. 1991). In view of their abundance consider insects to be aesthetically pleasing, and the range of their impact on the lives of our good to eat, interesting pets, subjects of sport, early ancestors, it is not surprising that insects enjoyable to listen to and useful in medicine. -
Far Eastern Entomologist Number 376: 15-22 ISSN 1026-051X February
Far Eastern Entomologist Number 376: 15-22 ISSN 1026-051X February 2019 https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.376.2 http/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B7ECB036-8B98-4462-B19F-2DEEDC31D198 CRICKETS (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLIDAE) OF THE YANG COUNTY, SHAANXI PROVINCE OF CHINA Chao Yang, Zi-Di Wei, Tong Liu, Hao-Yu Liu* The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei Province, China. *Corresponding author, E-mail: [email protected] Summary. An annotated list of 23 species of Gryllidae from Yang County of Shaanxi province, China is given. Sixteen species are recorded from this county for the first time, of them three species are new for Shaanxi province. Qingryllus Chen et Zheng, 1995, nom. resurr. is considered as distinct genus. New synonymy is established: Turanogryllus eous Bey-Bienko, 1956 = Turanogryllus melasinotus Li et Zheng, 1998, syn. n. Key words: crickets, Eneopterinae, Euscyrtinae, Gryllinae, Oecanthinae, Podoscirtinae, Trigonidiinae, Nemobiinae, fauna, new records, Qinling Mountains, China. Ч. Ян, Ц. Д. Вэй, Т. Лю, Х. Ю. Лю. Сверчки (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) уезда Ян провинции Шэньси, Китай // Дальневосточный энтомолог. 2019. N 376. С. 15-22. Резюме. Приводится аннотированный список 23 видов сверчков фауны уезда Ян в провинции Шэньси (Китай). Впервые для этого уезда указываются 16 видов, из кото- рых 3 вида впервые найдены в провинции Шэньси. Qingryllus Chen et Zheng, 1995, nom. resurr. рассматривается в качестве самостоятельного рода. Установлена новая синонимия: Turanogryllus eous Bey-Bienko, 1956 = Turanogryllus melasinotus Li et Zheng, 1998, syn. n. INTRODUCTION Yang County is a county in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China. It is located in the Qinling Mountains, a major east-west mountain range in southern part of Shaanxi. -
REPORT on APPLES – Fruit Pathway and Alert List
EU project number 613678 Strategies to develop effective, innovative and practical approaches to protect major European fruit crops from pests and pathogens Work package 1. Pathways of introduction of fruit pests and pathogens Deliverable 1.3. PART 5 - REPORT on APPLES – Fruit pathway and Alert List Partners involved: EPPO (Grousset F, Petter F, Suffert M) and JKI (Steffen K, Wilstermann A, Schrader G). This document should be cited as ‘Wistermann A, Steffen K, Grousset F, Petter F, Schrader G, Suffert M (2016) DROPSA Deliverable 1.3 Report for Apples – Fruit pathway and Alert List’. An Excel file containing supporting information is available at https://upload.eppo.int/download/107o25ccc1b2c DROPSA is funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (grant agreement no. 613678). www.dropsaproject.eu [email protected] DROPSA DELIVERABLE REPORT on Apples – Fruit pathway and Alert List 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Background on apple .................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Data on production and trade of apple fruit ................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Pathway ‘apple fruit’ ..................................................................................................................................... -
Ecophysiological Consequences of Variability in Diapause Intensity
REVIEW Eur. J. Entomol. 99: 143-154, 2002 ISSN 1210-5759 Ecophysiological consequences of variability in diapause intensity Sinzo MASAKI Laboratory ofEntomology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, 036-8561 Japan; e-mail:[email protected] Key words.Diapause, intensity, variability, cline, selection, genetics, polymorphism, seasonal cue Abstract. Diapause intensity (DI) is a physiological trait represented by the duration of diapause under given conditions of environ ment. In many species, it is highly variable, probably being controlled by multiple genes and tends to form a cline in response to the latitudinal gradient of selection pressure. DI clines could be established artificially by crossing between lines of a cricket selected for different levels of DI, indicating the importance of genetic factors in the adaptive variation of DI. However, DI may be modified in response to seasonal cues both before and after the onset of diapause. Polymorphism in the intensity of prolonged diapause may split adults of a single population to emerge in different years. A unimodal distribution of DI may also result in polymodal termination of diapause, if DI variation is so large that chilling in one winter is not enough to terminate diapause for all members of a population. Bimodal termination of diapause after overwintering suggests heterogeneity in the final phase of diapause that requires high tem peratures in spring. Polymodal termination of diapause subserves a bet-hedging strategy. Variability in DI thus provides insects with an important means of adaptation to their environments changing in space and time. INTRODUCTION obtained in our laboratory are mainly used, simply Diapause is a major means of adaptation in insects to because I am familiar with them. -
02 October 2015 Radebeul-Germany
©Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica; download unter http://www.soceurlep.eu/ und www.zobodat.at XIXth European Congress Welcome .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 of Lepidopterology Programme ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 27 September – 02 October 2015 Monday, 28 September 2015 ........................................................................................................ 5 Radebeul · Germany Tuesday, 29 September 2015 ....................................................................................................... 7 Wednesday, 30 September 2015 ................................................................................................ 9 Thursday, 1 October 2015 ............................................................................................................ 10 Friday, 2 October 2015 ................................................................................................................... 14 Honouring Niels Peder Kristensen ............................................................................................... 15 Abstracts .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Oral presentations .......................................................................................................................... -
Differentiation and Behaviour of Primordial Germ Cells
Recent Advances in Insect Embryology in Japan and Poland 255 Edited by H. Ando and Cz. Jura Arthropod. EmbryoL. Soc. Jpn. (ISEBU Co. Ltd., Tsukuba) 1987 Differentiation and Behaviour of Primordial Germ Cells during the Early Embryonic Development of Parnassius glacialis Butler, Luehdorfia japonica Leech and Byasa (Atrophaneura) alcinous alcinous Klug (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Masahiro T ANAKA Synopsis Differentiation and behaviour of the primordial germ cells of Pamassius glacialis, Luehdorfia japonica and Byasa (Atrophaneura) alcinous alcinous are described. Tlie primordial germ cells of P. glacialis are formed through mitotic divisions and ivagination of.the cells at mid-line of the region about one-third of ventral plate;before.completion of formation of serosa. Those of L. japonica and B. alcinous alcinous appear in a group at the regions about one-third of the germ band before the inner layer formation. When the inner layer has formed, the primordial germ cells are sur- rounded by the mesodermal cells and come to be undistinguishable from surrounding cells. After the segmentation of ectodermal part of embryo and the metamerization of inner layer, the pri- mordial germ cells divide into two lateral groups in the fourth to sixth abdominal segments, and then they are carried to the lateral-inner sides of the ectodermal parts with the mesodermal cells. During this process, the primordial germ cells grow and assume their characteristic appearance. Their number on each side in the fourth to the sixth abdominal segment varies more or less among the species and individuals. One to four primordial germ cells are counted on one side of each segment in P.