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Of the Genus Culex, W
2004} Med. 217-231 No. 3 Vol. 55 Entomol. Zool. p. (11) mosquitoes Japan pupal of the Studies on (nov.) of Sirivanakarnius nov.) and Ocuieomyia (stat. Subgenera mosquitoes pupal from key of Culex, with the genus a Culicidae) Ogasawara-gunt6 (Diptera: TANAKA Kazuo Japan Sagamihara, 228-0814 2-1-39-208, Minamidai, 2004) Accepted: June 30 (Received: 2004; March 29 (Sirivanakar- bitaeniorhynchus (Oculeomyia) Cx. and of Culex The Abstract" pupae Chaeto- discussed. taxonomic characters their described and boninensis nius) are are Oculeomyia prepared. is species for these illustrations full and tables two taxy are subgeneric given subgenus and Culex status to with the resurrected from synonymy is Sirivanakarnius subgenus sinensis. A Cx. bitaeniorhynchus and Culex include new mosquitoes from species of key of the A boninensis. Culex established for to pupa presented. Ogasawara-gunt6 is Sirivanakarnius, Oculeomyia, Culex, morphotaxonomy, mosquito Key words: pupa, Japan Cx. bitaeniorhynchus, sinensis and Cx. Culex of revision of the is This pupae paper a occasion, this subgenus Culex. In the in included previously been boninensis, have which previously Oculeomyia treated subgenus species the former transfer the to two I a as Sirivanakarnius the for subgenus establish Culex, subgenus and of the new a synonym species. lattermost (1999, concerning Tanaka follow study the Principles this methods of and pupae al., 1979. Tanaka follows and larvae terminology adults et 2001); of the manuscript. reviewing Saugstad the for S. Edward greatly Mr. indebted I to am subgeneric Oculeomlia status Resurrection of to conventionally treated been bitaeniorhynchus have its and Culex a as congeners bitaeniorhynchus (1932) established the Edwards subgenus subgroup species Culex. -
Potensi Penyakit Tular Vektor Di Kabupaten Pangkajene Dan Kepulauan
https://doi.org/10.22435/bpk.v46i4.38 Potensi Penyakit Tular Vektor di Kabupaten Pangkajene dan Kepulauan ... (Riyani Setiyaningsih. et al) Potensi Penyakit Tular Vektor di Kabupaten Pangkajene dan Kepulauan, Propinsi Sulawesi Selatan POTENTIAL VECTOR BORNE DISEASES IN PANGKAJENE AND ISLAND REGENCIES OF SOUTH SULAWESI PROVINCE Riyani Setiyaningsih1, Widiarti1, Mega Tyas Prihatin1, Nelfita2, Yusnita Mirna Anggraeni1, Siti Alfiah1, Joy V I Sambuaga3,Tri Wibowo Ambargarjito1 1Balai Besar Penelitian dan Pengembangan Vektor dan Reservoir Penyakit 2Balai Litbang Donggala 3Poltekes Kemenkes Menado Indonesia E - mail : [email protected] Submitted : 2-07-2018, Revised : 28-08-2018, Revised : 17-09-2018, Accepted : 5-12-2018 Abstract Cases of malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, filariasis, and Japanese encephalitis are still found in South Sulawesi. For instance, malaria, dengue hemorrhagic fever and filariasis remain endemic in Pangkajene Regency and Islands Regencies.The existence of these vectors will affect the transmission of potential vector-borne diseases. The purpose of this research is to determine the potential transmission of those diseases including Japanese encephalitis in those areas. Data were collected by catching adult mosquitoes and larvae in forest, non-forest and coastal ecosystems according to the WHO methods, including human man landing collection, animal baited trap net, animal feed, resting morning, and light trap. The larva survey was conducted at the mosquito breeding place. Pathogens in mosquitoes were detected in a laboratory using Polimerase Chain Reaction. The study found plasmodium in some species. They were Anopheles vagus in a residential ecosystem near settlement, Anopheles subpictus in forest ecosystems near settlements and non forest remote settlements, Anopheles barbirostris was found near and remote forest ecosystems, Anopheles indifinitus found in nearby forest ecosystems and non- forest close to settlements. -
Community Vulnerability on Dengue and Its Association with Climate Variability in Malaysia: a Public Health Approach
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2010, Vol. 10 (2): 25-34 ORIGINAL ARTICLE COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY ON DENGUE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN MALAYSIA: A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH Mazrura S1, Rozita Hod2, Hidayatulfathi O1, Zainudin MA3, , Mohamad Naim MR1, Nadia Atiqah MN1, Rafeah MN1, Er AC 5, Norela S6, Nurul Ashikin Z1, Joy JP 4 1 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300, Kuala Lumpur 2 Department of Community Health, UKM Medical Centre 3 Seremban District Health Office 4 LESTARI, National University of Malaysia, Bangi 5 Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi 6 Faculty of Sciences and Technology, National University of Malaysia, Bangi ABSTRACT Dengue is one of the main vector-borne diseases affecting tropical countries and spreading to other countries at the global scenario without cease. The impact of climate variability on vector-borne diseases is well documented. The increasing morbidity, mortality and health costs of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) are escalating at an alarming rate. Numerous efforts have been taken by the ministry of health and local authorities to prevent and control dengue. However dengue is still one of the main public health threats in Malaysia. This study was carried out from October 2009 by a research group on climate change and vector-borne diseases. The objective of this research project is to assess the community vulnerability to climate variability effect on dengue, and to promote COMBI as the community responses in controlling dengue. This project also aims to identify the community adaptive measures for the control of dengue. -
Med. Entomol. Zool. 55(3): 217-231 (2004)
(M ed. Ent omo l. Zoo l. V ol. 55 NO. 3 p .217 -231 2004 ) Studies Studies on the pupal mosquitoes of Japan (11) Su bgenera Oculeomyi α(stat. nov.) and Siriv αnαkα rnius (nov.) of the the genus Culex ,with a key of pupal mosquitoes from Ogasawara-gunto (Diptera: Culicidae) Kazuo T ANAKA M inamida i,2 -1-39-2 08,S aga m ihara,2 28 -08 14 Japan (Receiv ed: 29 M arch 2004 ;Ac cept ed: 30 Jun e 2004 ) Abstract: Abstract: The pupae of Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaenior} 勺mchus and Cx . (Sirivanakar- nius) nius) boninensis are described and their taxonomic characters are discussed . Chaeto- taxy taxy tables and full illustrations for these two species are prepared. Oculeomyia is r esurrected from synonymy with the subgenus Culex and given subgeneric status to include include Culex bitaeniorhynchus and Cx . sinensis. A new subgenus Sirivan α karnius is established established for Culex boninensis . A key to species of the pupa of mosquitoes from Ogasawara-gunto Ogasawara-gunto is presented Key words : mosquito pupa ,morphotaxonomy ,Culex ,Oculeomyia ,Sirivanakarnius , Japan Japan This paper is a revision of the pupae of Culex bitaeniorhynchus , Cx. sinensis and Cx. boninensis ,which previously have been included in the subgenus Culex. In this occasion , 1 transfer the former two species to the subgenus Oculeomyia previously treated as a synonym of the subgenus Culex ,and establish a new subgenus Siriv αnakarnius for the lattermost lattermost species. Principles Principles and methods of this study concerning the pupae follow Tanaka (1999 , 2001); 2001); terminology of the adults and larvae follows Tanaka et al., 1979. -
A Revision of the Mosquitos of the Palaearctic Region
263 A REVISION OF THE MOSQUITOS OF THE PALAEARCTIC REGION. By F. W. EDWARDS. (Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) For some years after the intensive study of mosquitos began in tropical countries, surprisingly little interest was taken in the European species, particularly those of Northern Europe. Ficalbi had published his monographic revision in 1896-99, but from then until 1914 very little further had been done ; the adults were assumed to be more or less known, though very few of the larvae had been described. Since 1914, however, a great deal of work has been done all over Europe, bionomic as well as systematic, and considerable advances have been made in every branch of our knowledge of these insects. The present paper was commenced early in 1919, with the study of a number of large collections received at the British Museum from Italy (Mr. E. Hargreaves), Macedonia (Capt. J. Waterston), Palestine and Mesopotamia (Capt. P. J. Barraud), and Egypt (Major E. E. Austen). Shortly afterwards a correspondence with Dr. Wesenberg-Luhd, of Copenhagen, made it evident that there were many more species in Northern Europe than had previously been supposed. I therefore determined to attempt a revision of the Palaearctic mosquito fauna, and with this end in view wrote to the Dipterists in charge at various continental museums, as well as some private collectors, for the loan of material for determination or re- determination. Collections were sent in response to my requests by Dr. R. Frey, Helsingfors Museum ; Dr. E. Bergroth, Jamsa, Finland ; Dr. Y. -
High Diversity of Mosquito Vectors in Cambodian Primary Schools And
High diversity of mosquito vectors in Cambodian primary schools and consequences for arbovirus transmission Sebastien Boyer, Sebastien Marcombe, Sony Yean, Didier Fontenille To cite this version: Sebastien Boyer, Sebastien Marcombe, Sony Yean, Didier Fontenille. High diversity of mosquito vectors in Cambodian primary schools and consequences for arbovirus transmission. PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2020, 15 (6), pp.e0233669. 10.1371/journal.pone.0233669. hal-03053997 HAL Id: hal-03053997 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03053997 Submitted on 11 Dec 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution| 4.0 International License PLOS ONE RESEARCH ARTICLE High diversity of mosquito vectors in Cambodian primary schools and consequences for arbovirus transmission 1 2 1 1 Sebastien BoyerID *, Sebastien Marcombe , Sony Yean , Didier Fontenille 1 Medical and Veterinary Entomology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Boulevard Monivong, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2 Medical Entomology Unit, Ministry of Health, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR * [email protected] a1111111111 a1111111111 a1111111111 a1111111111 Abstract a1111111111 Only few data exist in Cambodia on mosquito diversity and their potential role as vectors. Many arboviruses, such as dengue and Japanese encephalitis, are endemic and mostly affect children in the country. -
“Toh Daeng” Swamp Forest, Thailand
SOUTHEAST ASIAN J TROP MED PUBLIC HEALTH MOSQUITO FAUNA OF “TOH DAENG” SWAMP FOREST, THAILAND Chamnarn Apiwathnasorn1, Yudthana Samung1, Samrerng Prummongkol1, Chotechuang Panasoponkul1 and Sumat Loymek2 1Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok; 2Bureau of Vector Borne Disease, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand Abstract. Entomological surveys (2001-2005) were carried out in Narathiwat Province to determine mosquito fauna of the peat swamp forest. Fifty-four species belonging to 13 genera were identified from 837 larval specimens and 3,982 adult mosquitoes. These included the major vectors for Brugian fillariasis: Mansonia annulata, Ma. bonneae, Ma. dives, Ma. uniformis and Ma. indiana. Ma. annulata and An. letifer were reported for the first time in Thailand as lymphatic filariasis vectors. Three species inhabiting Nepen- thes pitchers (N. mirabilis): Tripteroides tenax, Toxorhynchites manopi and Uranotaenia edwardsi, were recorded for the first time in Thailand; Zeugnomyia gracilis was also found common in the peat swamp forest. INTRODUCTION the mosquito fauna. The present study de- scribes the current mosquito fauna in the Toh Peat swamp forests in Thailand cover Daeng peat swamp. about 64,000 ha, and are located mostly in the South. “Toh Daeng” is the largest swamp MATERIALS AND METHODS forest occupying 8,000 ha (Phengklai et al, 1991). This forest supports primary peat Study area swamp, Melaleuca woodland and scrub and The “Toh Daeng” peat swamp forest is degraded grasslands. These unique habitats located in Narathiwat Province, 1,149 km support a large variety of flora and fauna. south of Bangkok. The site lies parallel to the Some 470 plant species in 124 families have eastern coastline of southern Thailand, about been recorded; 217 bird, 52 reptile, 62 fish, 7 km inland. -
Diptera : Culicidae) of Southern Coastal Districts of Orissa
Rec. zool. Surv. India, 109(Part-2) : 87-98, 2009 A PRELIMINARY NOTE ON THE MOSQUITO FAUNA (DIPTERA : CULICIDAE) OF SOUTHERN COASTAL DISTRICTS OF ORISSA s. DAsH AND R.K. HAZRA* Estuarine Biological Station, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur on Sea, Orissa-761 002, India INTRODUCTION The family Culicidae consists of 41 genera and 3500 species known all over the world. Of these, 320 species of 37 genera of mosquitoes are reported from India. Barraud (1934) studied the Indian mosquito fauna and recorded 250 species of Culicinae with type localities in greater India. The mosquito fauna of coastal Orissa was first studied by Fry (1912) and reported the presence of 5 anopheline species. After a gap of over three decades Rodenwaldt recorded 21 sps. of Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera : Culicidae) from the coastal belt of Orissa. Subsequently Nagpal and Sharma (1983) recorded 32 species of mosquitoes belonging to six genera from coastal districts of Orissa. Later Dash et al. (2000) reported 8 sps. of Culicinae and 14 spp of Anopheline mosquitoes from Chilika Lake area; Rajavel et al. (2005a, b) reported 74 species belonging to 12 genera and 20 subgenera from Jeypore hill tracks of Orissa and fortythree species of mosquitoes belonging to 21 subgenera and 13 genera, from mangrooves of Bhiterkanika. The need for the identification of the mosquitoes is urgently required because some of the mosquito species are the vectors of important tropical diseases including malaria, dengu, filariasis, etc. Although the organizations such as National Centre for Malaria Research (NIMR), Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC, Bhubaneswar), Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) and National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) are doing a handful work on mosquito biology, but the taxonomy of Indian mosquito is far from complete. -
Non-Anopheline Mosquitoes of Taiwan: Annotated Catalog and Bibliography1
Pacific Insects 4 (3) : 615-649 October 10, 1962 NON-ANOPHELINE MOSQUITOES OF TAIWAN: ANNOTATED CATALOG AND BIBLIOGRAPHY1 By J. C. Lien TAIWAN PROVINCIAL MALARIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE2 INTRODUCTION The studies of the mosquitoes of Taiwan were initiated as early as 1901 or even earlier by several pioneer workers, i. e. K. Kinoshita, J. Hatori, F. V. Theobald, J. Tsuzuki and so on, and have subsequently been carried out by them and many other workers. Most of the workers laid much more emphasis on anopheline than on non-anopheline mosquitoes, because the former had direct bearing on the transmission of the most dreaded disease, malaria, in Taiwan. Owing to their efforts, the taxonomic problems of the Anopheles mos quitoes of Taiwan are now well settled, and their local distribution and some aspects of their habits well understood. However, there still remains much work to be done on the non-anopheline mosquitoes of Taiwan. Nowadays, malaria is being so successfully brought down to near-eradication in Taiwan that public health workers as well as the general pub lic are starting to give their attention to the control of other mosquito-borne diseases such as filariasis and Japanese B encephalitis, and the elimination of mosquito nuisance. Ac cordingly extensive studies of the non-anopheline mosquitoes of Taiwan now become very necessary and important. Morishita and Okada (1955) published a reference catalogue of the local non-anophe line mosquitoes. However the catalog compiled by them in 1955 was based on informa tion obtained before 1945. They listed 34 species, but now it becomes clear that 4 of them are respectively synonyms of 4 species among the remaining 30. -
WPRO 0158 Eng.Pdf (2.324Mb)
, - . , . WPRO 0158 SECOND REGIONAL SEMINAR ON VIRUS DISEASES: MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS DISEASES (ARBOVIRUSES) Sponsored by the WORLD HEAL'll! ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC Manila, Philippines 6-11 October 1969 FINAL REPORT Nor FOR SALE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED by the REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC of the World Health Organization Manila, Philippines December 1969 !!. WPR/416/69 CONTENTS ,. 1. INrRODUCTION ............................................. 1 2. JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS •••••••••••••...•••••.•.•.•••••.••• 1 3. THE DENGUE-COMPLEX AND CHIKUNGUNYA •••••••••••••••••••••• 10 . 4. OTHER ARBOVIRUSES ...................................... 20 5. VECTORS AND THEIR CONTROL •••••••.•.•••••••••••.•••••.•• 23 6. INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND WHO ASSISTANCE •••••••••• 24 " 7. SURVEILIANCE •.••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• 26 ~ 8. SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 27/28 ANNEX 1 A SCHEr-lATIC ILLUSTRATION OF FACTORS loJHICH INFLUENCE AN EPIDEMIC SIZE OF JAPANESE mCEPliAUTIS ....................... , ......... 29/30 ANNEX 2 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS •••••••••••••••••.•••••••• 31 ANNEX 3 AGENDA •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••• 37 TABLE 1 GROSS NECROPSY FINDINGS IN 100 CASES OF CLINICALLY-DIAGNOSED HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN THE PHILIPPINES •••••••••••••••••••••• 39/40 TABLE. 2 ARBOVIRUSES NOT YEl' REIATED TO HUMAN DISEASE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION (WHO). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AS DEMONSTRATED BY ISOLATION OF VIRUS IN NATtJRE ....................................... 41/42 TABLE 3 ARBOVIRUSES -
BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL De A•Organisation Mondiale De La Santé Manille
BUREAU REGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL de a•Organisation mondiale de la Santé Manille RAPPORT SUR LE DEUXIEME SEMINAIRE REGIONAL SUR LES MALADIES A VIRUS: MALADIES A VIRUS TRANSMISES PAR LES MOUSTIQUES (ARBOVIROSES) Manille, Philippines, 6 - 11 octobre 1969 HPRO 0158 DEUXI:mm SE!HNAIRE REGIONAL SUR LES MALADIES A VIRUS MALAT)IES A VIRUS TRANSMISES PAT~, LES ~10USTIQUES (ARBOVIROSES) sous les auspices du BURF..AU REGIONAL DE L'ORGANISATION HŒ-IDIALE DE LA SANTE POUR LE PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL Han ille 6-11 octobre 1969 RA'PPORT FINAL HORS CO!v1HERCE I111P'RIIvfB ET DISTRIBUE par le BUREAU REGIONAL POUR LE PACIFIQUE OCCIDElTTAL Organisation mondiale de la Santé r1anille Décembre 1970. 1,1fPH./082/7l TABLE DES 1:1ATIERPS Pa~es 1. Il'ITRODUCTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 2. ENCEPHAJ.. ITE JAPŒ,TAISE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 3. DENGUE ET CHIKUJ'1GUHYA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 4. AUTRES ARBOVIRUS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22 5. LES VECTEURS ET LA LUTTE A~~TIVECTORIELLE • • • • • • • • • .. " 25 6. COOPERATIOF INTERIEURE ET ASSISTANCE DE L'Œr.s • • • • • • • • 26 7., ENQUETE • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ., • • • • 27 8., SUGGESTIONS ET CŒ'!f1Er1TAIRES • ., .. • • • • • • • .. .. .. 28 ANNEXE 1 - ILLUSTRATION SCRE'~'~.A.TIQUE DES FACTFHR.S QUI PETJVE!-!T PROVOQUER lJJIJE EPIDEl'.riE D' ENCEPI:-IALITE JAPONAISE 31/32 A'I\TI'!:EXE 2 = LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 33 J\1'-'!J'il'EXE 3 ~ mmRE DU JOUR • • ., . " . • • • • • • • .. .. .. 39 TABLEAU 1 AUTOPSIES GENERALES D'TJNE CENTAINE DE CAS DE FIEVRE HETYJ:ORRAGIQUE DIP.GNOSTIQUES CLINIOUEMENT AUX PHILIPPINES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 41/42 TABLEAU 2 ARBOVIRUS QUI N'ONT P.~.S ENCORE ETE ASSOCIES A LA i'<TALADIE HUHAil''Œ DANS LA REGIŒT DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDEr1TAL (OHS) - REPARTITION GEOGRAPHIQUE ETABLIE PAR L'ISOLATION DU VIRUS ••• • • • • • • • 43/44 TAJH. -
Maettv of ^Fjilosiciptip in Zoologp
CYTOGENETIC STUDIES ON FEW CULICINE MOSQUITOES SPECIES DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL rULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF Maettv of ^fjilosiciptip in Zoologp x: BY Poonam Varshncy DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH (INDIA) 2004 ^r l>S'-34'^^. \ \ '^" \ i\. V X^i^^-; •-' 5 APR 2005 DS3438 cUjedicated to mt p.amn t6 ^^chnou/ledgmentf All the thanks are due to Almighty God, who bestowed upon mc the capabihties necessary to achieve this target. It is matter of pride and pleasure, for me to accord my most sincere thanks to my supervisor Dr. Anjum Ara^ senior lecturer (Women's College) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for suggesting the problem and skillful supervision. I am also thankful to Prof. Mohammad Hayat^ chairman, Department of Zoology and Prof. S.M. Hadi^ Dean Faculty of life sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh for providing various facilities. My gratitude also goes to Dr. Waseem Ahmad Faridi^ Deptt. of Zoology, AMU, Aligarh and Dr. Niamat Alt, P.G. Department of Zoology Sher-e-Kashmir University, Shrinagar, Kashmir, for their kind help during my dissertation work. Finally my special thanks to Babu Bhai (Lab Attendant) and my colleagues Mrs. Rafat Siddiqui and Mr. Mehdi, for altruistic cooperation. Lastly, I am also thankful to Azad & Brothers, Classic Computer for typing and graphic work with patience. Poonam Varsheny Dr. (Ms.) Anjum Ara /^^^ DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY Senior Lecturer Cl ^H ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY M sc M Phil Ph D (Aiig) V\ k^ ± .^1*11 AUGARH-202002 (INDIA) Oa\e&. .2>.:..^.:..o^. Certificate I certify that "Cytogenetic Studies on Few Mosquitoes Species", is the original work of Miss Poonam Varsfiney and is suitable for the partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Philosophy in Zoology of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.