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Bugs R All Dec 2011 FINAL ISSN 2230 – 7052 No. 18, Dec 2011 Bugs R All Newsletter of the Invertebrate Conservation & Information Network of South Asia Species Survival Commission (SSC) & Invertebrate Conservation Sub Committee (ICSC) The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is a science-based network of some 7,500 volunteer experts from almost every country of the world, all working together towards achieving the vision of, “A world that values and conserves present levels of biodiversity." The technical guidelines produced by the SSC provide Most members are deployed in more than 100 specialist guidance to specialized conservation projects and Groups Task Forces. Some groups address initiatives, such as re-introducing animals into their conservation issues related to particular groups of former ranges, handling confiscated specimens, and plants or animals while others focus on topical issues, halting the spread of invasive species. such as reintroduction of species into former habitats or wildlife health. Members include: researchers, The Invertebrate Conservation Sub Committee ICSC government officials, wildlife veterinarians, zoo and was established in 2005 to tackle the enormous botanical institute employees, marine biologists, challenge of how to manage conservation action for the protected area managers, experts on plants, birds, most speciose taxonomic grouping on Earth. The mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. ICSC’s responsibilities are the implementation of invertebrate conservation priorities with respect to the Working in close association with IUCN’s Species SSC’s Mandate and agreed contributions to the IUCN Programme, SSC’s major role is to provide information Intersessional Programmes. As such, the SSC ICSC to IUCN on biodiversity conservation, the inherent value advises the SSC Chair and Steering Committee on of species, their role in ecosystem health and implementation of the agreed priorities, identifies other functioning, the provision of ecosystem services, and emerging issues of concern for invertebrate their support to human livelihoods. conservation and seeks out new and relevant partnerships for invertebrate conservation. The ICSC SSC members also provide scientific advice to has worked hard to create an appropriate structure conservation organisations, government agencies and within the SSC network of Specialist Groups in order to other IUCN members, and support the implementation achieve these objectives. Check http://www.iucn.org/ of multilateral environmental agreements. for more information. Contents Pages Photographic evidence of heavy infestaon on Millea pinnata (Fabaceae) by Cyclopelta siccifolia (Westwood) (Pentatomoidea: Dinidoridae). Rohan Joshi, Girish Pathak and H.V. Ghate .. ... ... ... ... 2-3 Observaon on Sngless bee (Trigona iridipennis) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) predaon by Jumping Spiders (Salcidae): with a note on monophagy. Raju Vyas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4-7 A Note on Dorysthenes rostratus (Fabricius) (Cerambycidae: Prioninae) from Coimbatore. H.V. Ghate ... ... 8-9 Biodiversity of buerflies in Sirumalai hills, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Joy Sharmila and Pandi ... ... ... 10-12 A report on the habitats of aquac and terrestrial leeches of West Bengal. C.K. Mandal , P.K. Bandyopadhyay and Amlan Kumar Mitra ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13-15 Terminalia catappa: a new larval food plant of Atlas moth Aacus atlas (Linn.) Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) S. R. Aland and G. P. Bhawane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17-20 Odonates of North Orissa University Campus and adjoining areas, Orissa. Sunit Kr. Das, S. D. Rout and H.K. Sahu ... 21-23 Announcement ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Bugs R A! Photographic evidence of heavy infestaon on Millea pinnata (Fabaceae) by Cyclopelta siccifolia (Westwood) (Pentatomoidea: Dinidoridae) Rohan Joshi, Girish Pathak and H.V. Ghate Zoology Department, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005, Maharashtra, India [email protected] On 14th May 2011, in Pune, Maharashtra State, we were in the last moulng stage and on 16th May there came across a massive infesta;on of Cyclopelta were no nymphs at least in the lower parts of the tree. siccifolia (Westwood), a Dinidoridae bug, on a large 20m tall Pongamia glabra tree (as per recent Cyclopelta siccifolia was originally described as nomenclature Pongamia glabra = Pongamia pinnata Aspongopus siccifolia by Westwood. The name siccifolia and the current valid name of this tree is Millea is probably represenng “dry leaf-like” membrane of pinnata. (Anon 2010) (Photo 1). Also the current the hind wing of this bug. These bugs also appear to be family name is Fabaceae instead of Leguminosae. reluctant to fly even when disturbed but prefer to crawl. Even when dislodged, these bugs fall down on ground Cyclopelta siccifolia is a common Pentatomoid bug and crawl over the plant again. Another interesng found in Pune. Distant (1902) menoned this bug thing is that there were at least 4 other plants of the under subfamily Dinidorinae of the Family same species nearby but these did not have any bug. Pentatomidae. In recent years Subfamily Dinidorinae is considered as a separate Family called Dinidoridae Acknowledgments (Schuh and Slater, 1995). Among several other places, We are grateful to the authories of Modern College, Distant (1902) recorded the localies of this bug as: Pune, for facilies and encouragement. This work is part Bombay, Boreghat and Poona. Distant also menoned of a project “Diversity of Pentatomoid Bugs of Pune”. that one specimen from Indian museum has a label data saying ‘Insects which infest Erythrina, several References species and other Leguminoceae from Poona.’ Beeson Anonymus (2010). Weed Risk Assessment: Pongamia: (1941) in his voluminous compilaon on Forest insects (Millea pinnata syn. Pongamia pinnata) (2010) The State of has reported C. siccifolia to be congregang on twigs in Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovaon, Australia. Pages 1-15. massed colonies to feed. It has also been pointed out that the colony may also be so crowded that the bodies Beeson, C.F.C (1941). The eCology and Control of forest insects of bugs may also overlap and that these insects have of India and neighbouring Countries. P 771 (T.P. 1007) Indian pungent odour. Among the host plants recorded by Reprint Bishan Singh, Mahendra Pal Singh Deheradun 1993. Beeson (1941) are species of plants Erythrina, Cajanus Distant, W.L. (1902). The Fauna of Brish India including and Pongamia. More recently, Naveed et al. (2000) Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota. Vol. I (Heteroptera). Taylor and reported heavy infesta;on of the same bug on Francis, London, U.K. 438 pp. Pongamia glabra in Karnataka. Naveed et al. (2000) also reported actual numbers of nymphs and adults Naveed A, Naik K.L, HoseB B.B. (2000). Infestaon of indicang that the bugs were in excess of 4000 nymphs Pentatomid bugs on Pongamia glabra W in the B. R. Project per tree of Pongamia and more than 150 adults per area of Western Ghats of Karnataka. Entomon, 251(4): 341-345. tree. Schuh, R. T., and Slater J. A. (1995). True Bugs of the World Although exact numerical count could not be esmated (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Classificaon and Natural History. in our locality, there were roughly 800 bugs within first Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. 2m from the base of tree (Photo 2). The upper branches of the tree had many more and these were seen in clusters. Majority of the bugs were acvely feeding on the leaf rachis and small green stems. There were also patches of bugs sing on the bark of the main trunk and it was difficult to ascertain if these bugs were feeding. The colony was extremely crowded at places as the bugs were piled on top of each other (Photo 3). Most of the observed bugs were adults. But about 10% Bugs R A! No 18 December 2011 ! 2 1 2 3 Photo 1. Host tree of Cyclopelta; Photo 2 and 3. Cyclopelta colony Bugs R A! No 18 December 2011 ! 3 Observaon on Sngless bee (Trigona iridipennis) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) predaon by Jumping Spiders (Salcidae): with a note on monophagy Raju Vyas 505, Krishnadeep Tower, Mission Road, Fatehgunj, Vadodara 390 002, Gujarat, India [email protected] The Vishwamitri River Project office is situated in the species of sngless bee found in India was known by middle of Vadodara City, Gujarat and the exterior wall name Melipona iridipennis. Later this species was cavies house a few bee nests at various heights 2.0 to transferred to the genus Trigona as Melipona is 2.4 m from the ground level and almost close to the restricted only to Neotropics (Michener, 1974). It is roof. Total seven nests of sngless bees (Trigona distributed in India and Sri Lanka (Sakagami, 1978). This iridipennis) were found on the office walls, the inter species is characterized by black with white hairs on distance of each nest varying from 10 cm to 300 cm. All face and sides, orange colour triangular abdomen with these nests were observed regularly to know the bees’ iridescent wings, hence the name iridipennis. The acvity. species is widely distributed in many Indian states, including Karnataka (Biesmeijer, 1993) Kerala (Mohan The sngless bee is the smallest (4.0 to 5.0 mm long) of and Devanesan, 1999), Maharashtra (Johi et. al., 1998), the honey producing bees. They are highly social insects Andhra Pradesh (Ramanujam, 1993) and Tamil Nadu like honey bees living in permanent colonies, nesng in (Swaminathan, 2000). old walls, logs, crevices and such other concealed places. Sngless bee colonies are perennial and usually The nests of sngless bees usually consist of an external consist of hundreds or thousands of workers (Wille, tube, internal tunnel, resin dump, waste dumps, wax 1983) and are highly social bees (Michener, 2000). dumps, food pots for storing pollen and honey. The Usually, this species select nesng sites as hollows in length of entrance tube varies from 6-25 mm long and tree trunks, stone walls, mud walls, corners of walls and projected at an angle object, either bark or wall (Photo termite mounds. The cavity diameter varies with the 1). Four nests out of seven nests are found on and type of nesng sites.
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