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66 Rec. :'00/ S'IO"\'. Illdia bothriotrichia. Antennae/Head as 3/2: antennal SUMMARY segments ratio as 4 : 7 : 6 : 16. Ventral tube with 1 + 1 The present paper deals with 16 spl:cil:s of setae. Dens and mucro related as 58 : 33. Collembola under 14 genera distributed over 7 families Material examined: Leaf litter, B.B.W.L. Sanct, recorded from Bhivuti Bhushan Wild Life Sanctuary. Parmadan, North 24 Pgs. Dist. 10.ix.2009, colI. G.P. Parmadan, North 24 Pgs. West Bengal. This is the first MandaI, 12exs. consolidated report of Collelnbola fauna from this Sanctuary. The popUlation of the species namely Distribution : INDIA : West Bengal, Kerala, Lepidocyrtus exploratorius, Onychiurus indiclls. Maharashtra (Bombay); COSMOPOLITAN. Ballistrura bengalensis and Salina bengalensis, were Genus XIV. Sphyrotheca Bomer, 1906 very rich and collected very good examples from this 16. Sphyrotheca gangetica Yosii sanctuary. 1966. Splz.vrotheca gangetica Yosii, Res. Kyoto Univ. Sci. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exped. Karakoram and Hindukush, 1955, 8 : 333- 405. I am grateful to the Director, Dr. K. Venkataraman, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for giving Diagnosis: Body length upto 1.5 tnm. Ground colour permission to carry out the project, laboratory facilities white, deep purple pigments present, antennae and kind encouragement. I am thankful to Dr. A.K. pigmented distally, head with two transverse stripes. Sanyal, Scientist-F for helping various ways and Dr. G. Antlhead ratio as 1 : 8. And ratio as 11 : 14 : 21 : 55. Eye Thirumalai, Scientist- F & Divisional in Charge, 8 + 8, black. Unguis robust with 2 very distinct inner Entomology Division for encouragement. Author is teeth. Unguiculus broad, apically pointed. Furcula in indebted to Dr. A.K. Hazra, ex Additional Director, who ratio as 4 : 9 : 3. Manubrium is dorsally with many initiated the project and helping various ways to carry setose and ventrally nude. Mucro is smooth on outer out the project. Author is grateful to staff members of and minutely serrated on inner margin. the Apterygota section namely Shri K.K. Suman, Shri Material examined : Lead litter, B.B. W.L. Sanct, K.L. Nath and Shri N.C. Moitra for helping in collection Pannadan, North 24 Pgs. Dist. 09.ii.2010, colI. G.P. of collembola. I am also thankful to the P.C.C.F, Govt. Mandai, 12exs. of West Bengal & Shri Rana Dutta, D.F.O. ofB.B.W.L.S, Distribution : INDIA : West Bengal and Uttar Parmadan for providing necessary pennission to carry Pradesh. out the project and logistic support. REFERENCES Christansen, K.A and Bellinger, P. 1998. The Collembola of North America North of the Rio Grande, A Taxonomic Analysis. Grinnel College, Iowa: 1-1520. Janssens, F. 20 II. Checklist of Collembola of the world. www.collembola.org. Mandai, G.P. 2010. Checklist of ColI embola from India. www.zsi.gov.in Mitra, S.K. 1966. On some Indian Collembola with the description of a new species of Xenylla (Collembola : Hypogastruridae). Sci. & Cult, Calcutta, 32 : 210-211. Re<'. ::001. Sun: India: I 11 (Part-2) : 67-74,2011 ON A COLLECTION OF INSECTA: DIPTERA : MUSCIDAE FROM UTTARAKHAND BULGANIN MITRA Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, Nelv Alipore Kolkata-l00053 INTRODUCfION However, the present paper is based on the recent As constituted by Mc Alpine et. al (1981-1989), the surveys in Uttarankhand by author himself (2003-2005) family Muscidae (True flies) is coming under the and as well as from the previous published data. This suhdi\'ision Calyptrate of the series Schizophora under is the first consolidated report of the Family Muscidae the superfamily Muscoidea of the infraorder from the state of Uttarankhand after its separation from M llscomorpha belonging to the suborder Brachycera. the state of Uttar Pradesh (9th November 2002). The The members of the family are usually non-metallic, present report accounts for 22 species of muscids black, but rarely possess metallic colouration similar to belonging to 10 genera and 3 tribes under 4 subfamilies that of Calliphoridae. They are small to medium in size; of which 6 species under 2 genera are been recorded robustly-built, prominent head with holoptic eyes in for the first time from the state of U ttarakhand. males and dichoptic in females. Antennae 3 segmented, The taxonomic system of this paper was followed aristate and plumose. The proboscis is of licking type, by Vockeroth (1972). General morphology, materials & however it is greatly modified and adapted for piercing methods have been dealt in the "Fauna of Tripura" and sucking blood in the subfamily Stomoxyinae. Thorax and other state fauna series of the author (2000, 2003, with dorsal suture continuous across the middle; with 2004, 2006). \vell detined posterior calli. Hypopleural bristles absent. LIST OF SPECIES Wings exhibiting a sharp hend in vein m (Muscinae), A. Subfamily MUSCINAE or without a sharp bend in vein m (e.g., Coenosiinae, Tribe MUSCINI Mydaeinae). Wings with a well developed lower 1. Morel/ia nigrisquama Malloch calypter. Tibiae with or without a dorsal pre-apical 2. Morel/ia pectinipes Emden bristle. *3. Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker Adult Muscids occur in many habitats, but they 4. Musca (Musca) domestica Linnaeus are less common in dry, open and exposed habitats, or *5. Musca (Viviparomusca) bezzi Patton & where sandy or acidic soils prevail (Pont, 1986). The Cragg adults are closely associated with decaying organic matters; especially dung, but many groups have *6. Orthellia coerulifrons (Macquart) acquired special habits, which may be widely different. 7. Orthel/ia gavisa (Walker) Larvae aquatic (morc or less, in some species), or *8. Orthel/ia indica (Robineau-Desvoidy) terrestrial; phytophagous, or saprophagous, or *9. Orthellia lauta (Wiedemann) coprophagous, or consuming stored produce, or *10. Orthel/ia timorensis (Robineau-Desvoidy) mycophagous, or predatory. Pupa enclosed within a 11. Orthel/ia viridis (Wiedemann) pupanllm. Tribe HYDROTAEINI I\luscidae are well represented in all zoogeographical 12. Hydrotaea cilifemorata Emden regions and are extremely numerous in the Oriental 13. Hydrotaea delltipes Fabricius Region: though as yet only a small percentage of the species has been described. Out of 3800 species B. Subfamily PHAONIINAE (Skidmore, 1985) of Muscidae India only represents by Tribe PHAONIINI 258 species (6.7 0/0). 14. Helina nemorum (Stein) 68 Rec. zoo/. SWT. India 15. Helina punctata (Robineau-Desvoidy) Thorax and abdomen metallic green, blue or purple, without dense grayish pollen .............................. 16. Phaonia debilis Stein. .............................. Orthellia Robineau-Dcsvoidy 17. Phaonia kambaitiana Emden 2. Bend of m subangular (but rather broadly rounded C. Subfamily MYDAEINAE in Musea lueens), outline of aristal plumosity 18. Graphomya maeulata (Scopoli) forming a convex curve up to tip, ovate; prostigmal 19. Hebeenema umbratiea (Meigen) present, stem vein with 1 to about 7 setulae on 20. Myospila bina brunneiofemorata Emden posterior side of dorsal surface ......................... .. ................................................... Musca Linnaeus D. Subfamily STOMOXYINAE Bend of m broadly rounded, outline of aristal 2l. Stomoxys ealcitrans (Linnaeus) plumosity forming a very sharp angle at tip, lancet 22. Stomoxys pullus Austen shaped, prostigmal absent, stem vein bare ......... SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT .............................. Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy Key to the subfamily Genus Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy 1. Proboscis elongate, strongly sclerotized; adapted 1830. Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy, Mem. Pres. div. Sav. for piercing, tapering from a broad base to a Acad. Sci. Inst. Fr., 2 : 405. Type-species: Morellia slender apex and with atrophied labella; agilis Robineau-Desvoidy (= Morellia hortorum pteropleuron haired; vein m gradually curved Fallen). forward apically from about middle of last section Key to the species .................................................. STOMOXYINAE 1. Fuscous black with slight purplish reflections and Proboscis moderately weakly sclerotized, not some silver and grayish dust, palpi and antennae distinctly tapering to apex and with well developed black, thorax shining purplish black; prostemum and often fleshy labella; propleuron haired or hairy; lower calyptra dark brown; ...................... .. bare; vein m variable, often straight or shortly ........................................... nigrisquama Malloch curved forward near middle of last section ....... 2 Black with silver-white pollinosity, palpi and 2. Vein m 1+2 with apical portion curved strongly antennae fuscous brown, thorax with dense silver forward at about middle length, body colour grey white dust; prostemal plate with setulose, slightly to black and often metallic ............... MUSClNAE rounded sides, lower calyptra greysih white, with + whitish border and fringe ........ pectinipes Emden Vein ml 2 straight or curved only slightly forward, body non-metallic ............................................... 3 Morellia nigrisquama Malloch 3. Pteropleuron with hairs confined to upper margin 1928. Morellia nigrisquama Malloch, En!. Mitt. 17 : 329. below wing base, prostemum bare, hind spiracle Type-locality: Sumatra. without strong black setulae in marginal fringe ... Distribution : India : Uttarankhand (Mussorie), ....................................................... MYDAEIN"AE Assam, West Bengal. Pteropleuron with hairs on lower as well as on Elsewhere: Malay, Nepal, Sumatra, Thailand. upper half (bare in the genera Atherigona, Gymnodia), prostemum haired, hind spiracle