DOCSLIB.ORG

Rapid Multi-Taxa Assessment Around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) Using Citizen Science Reveals Significant Odonate Records

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rapid Multi-Taxa Assessment Around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) Using Citizen Science Reveals Significant Odonate Records PLATINUM The Journal of Threatened Taxa (JoTT) is dedicated to building evidence for conservaton globally by publishing peer-reviewed artcles OPEN ACCESS online every month at a reasonably rapid rate at www.threatenedtaxa.org. All artcles published in JoTT are registered under Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License unless otherwise mentoned. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of artcles in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservaton globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Communication Rapid multi-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) using citizen science reveals significant odonate records Neha Mujumdar, Dataprasad Sawant, Amila Sumanapala, Parag Rangnekar & Pankaj Koparde 26 September 2020 | Vol. 12 | No. 13 | Pages: 16795–16818 DOI: 10.11609/jot.6028.12.13.16795-16818 For Focus, Scope, Aims, Policies, and Guidelines visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0 For Artcle Submission Guidelines, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For Policies against Scientfc Misconduct, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2 For reprints, contact <[email protected]> The opinions expressed by the authors do not refect the views of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Wildlife Informaton Liaison Development Society, Zoo Outreach Organizaton, or any of the partners. The journal, the publisher, the host, and the part- Publisher & Host ners are not responsible for the accuracy of the politcal boundaries shown in the maps by the authors. Member Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2020 | 12(13): 16795–16818 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS DOI: htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.6028.12.13.16795-16818 #6028 | Received 21 April 2020 | Final received 03 September 2020 | Finally accepted 09 September 2019 C o m Rapid mult-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, m u n Maharashtra, India) using citzen science reveals signifcant odonate records i c 1 2 3 4 a Neha Mujumdar , Dataprasad Sawant , Amila Sumanapala , Parag Rangnekar & t Pankaj Koparde5 i o n 1 Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Opp. Lion Gate, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India. 2 Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and K E M Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012, India. 3 Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka. 4 Foundaton for Environment Research and Conservaton, #407, 3-A, Susheela Seawinds, Alto-Vaddem, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403802, India. 5 School of Ecology & Environmental Management, Faculty of Sustainability Studies, MIT World Peace University, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 411038, India. 1 [email protected] (corresponding author), 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected], 4 [email protected], 5 [email protected] Abstract: In the present work, we discuss the results of a four-day long rapid survey around Dhamapur Lake and surrounding freshwater habitats in the Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra through public partcipaton. In total, 61 odonates, 51 buterfies, 17 species of amphibians and reptles, 90 birds, and four mammals are documented. Our observatons taken over a brief tme refect the importance of citzen science in documentng local biodiversity. We report involvement of citzen scientsts in recovering signifcant odonate records for the state. Keywords: Biodiversity, conservaton, freshwater ecosystem, northern Western Ghats, Odonata, wetland. Abbreviatons: IUCN – Internatonal Union for Conservaton of Nature, WPA – Wild Life (Protecton) Act, 1972. Editor: Priya Davidar, Sigur Nature Trust, Nilgiris, India. Date of publicaton: 26 September 2020 (online & print) Citaton: Mujumdar, N., D. Sawant, A. Sumanapala, P. Rangnekar & P. Koparde (2020). Rapid mult-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) using citzen science reveals signifcant odonate records. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(13): 16795–16818. htps://doi.org/10.11609/ jot.6028.12.13.16795-16818 Copyright: © Mujumdar et al. 2020. Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of this artcle in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. Funding: Self funded. Competng interests: The authors declare no competng interests. For Author details & Author contributon see end of this artcle. Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mr. Sachin Desai, Mr. Mohammad Shaikh, the team Syamantak and Sindhudurg Wetland Brief Documentaton Commitee, who were instrumental in helping with logistcs and sharing their knowledge on Dhamapur Lake area. We would like to thank Dr. K.A. Subramanian (scientst-E, Zoological Survey of India) for providing comments on unidentfed odonates. We are grateful to Mr. Saunak Pal for identfcaton help of herpetofauna and Mr. Prosenjit Dawn for providing critcal comments on the manuscript. We thank Mr. Samadhan Chavan, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Sawantwadi and other forest department personnel for their encouragement and support. We are thankful to all the partcipants for making the meet successful. Many thanks to Dr. Muralidhar Gopalakrishna, Ameya Deshpande, Vaibhav Ugare, Balachandran V., and Vivek Chandran A. for sharing their photographs. 16795 J TT Rapid mult-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake Mujumdar et al. INTRODUCTION of the state and includes parts of northern Western Ghats, locally known as Sahyadri Hill ranges. Dhamapur The indeterminate exploitaton of the natural Lake (16.033°N & 73.593°E; 22m) is located in the resources by humans has caused considerable Malvan Tehsil of Sindhudurg District (Figure 1, Image alteratons in the ecosystem functoning and biodiversity 1). The climate of Malvan Tehsil remains hot and loss through urbanizaton, habitat destructon, habitat humid throughout the year having an annual average modifcaton, and degradaton of vital freshwater temperature 27.1°C and average annual precipitaton of resources (Gleick et al. 2001; McKinney 2002; Diaz et 2,865mm (Malvan summary 2020). al. 2006; Dudgeon et al. 2006). Despite the current The lake is a 400 years old human-made lake with body of knowledge of environmental degradaton, an area of 22 hectares. It provides water to Malvan several regions remain less explored in terms of data City (TERI 2013). The surrounding villages Dhamapur on biodiversity. The lack of knowledge on biodiversity and Walvali depend on its water for domestc use and hampers the decision making at policy level and hence irrigaton purposes. The forest around the lake is moist considered as one of the global priorites when forming deciduous and categorised as reserve forest. Streams conservaton frameworks (Meyer et al. 2015; Sorte & having varying canopy cover, fow along one side of the Somveille 2020). In recent years, citzen science has lake (Image 3), while the other side is surrounded by proved to be a benefcial tool in collectng biodiversity marshes and paddy felds (Image 2). data through people’s partcipaton (Theobald et al. 2015; Chandler et al. 2017; Mckinley et al. 2017). It Survey sites is used for research, to understand distributon and We surveyed various freshwater habitats like lakes, possible threats to multple taxa like insects, amphibians, ponds, wells, and streams around Dhamapur Village birds, and mammals (Kolby 2015; Forrester et al. 2017; as our focal taxon was odonates. We also surveyed Zapponi et al. 2017; Sorte & Somveille 2020). In India, the natural vegetaton, paddy-felds and forest patches the practce of citzen science has proved as a useful around these habitats. Details of the study sites are tool for biodiversity documentaton at fner spatal scale given in Table 1 (Images 2–6). (Badrinath 2015; Seshadri & Gururaja 2015; SoIB 2020). DragonfySouthAsia (DSA), a part of DiversityIndia Data collecton (htp://diversityindia.org/), is a citzen science network The 6th DragonfySouthAsia meet was conducted of Odonata (dragonfies and damselfies) watchers and during 10–13 October 2019 wherein a total of 25 people researchers from the Indian subcontnent (htps:// partcipated from India and Sri Lanka. A few members dragonfyindmeet.wordpress.com/). DSA has been of Syamantak, a local community working towards actvely involved in conservaton outreach and research, conservaton of wetlands in the Sindhudurg area (htp:// popularizing odonatology and freshwater conservaton syamantak.cfsites.org/), also took part. through meets and workshops every year since 2014 On all the four days, we opportunistcally surveyed (Andrew et al. 2015; Dawn & Roy 2017; Koparde et the sites for rapid assessment of selectve invertebrates al. 2018, 2020), and facilitatng collaboratve research and vertebrates. Rapid mult-taxa assessments are (Mujumdar et al. 2018). In the current survey, we used a used to yield quick yet reliable results. These are combinaton of rapid mult-taxa assessment and citzen cost-efectve, useful to make inventories of the local science to document biodiversity in Dhamapur Lake area biodiversity, and the informaton obtained in terms of taking odonates as target taxa. Here, we demonstrate species richness can be used potentally to represent that peoples’
Load more

Recommended publications
  • (Lepidoptera: Insecta) from Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya
    Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol 119(4)/ 463-473, 2019 ISSN (Online) : 2581-8686 DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/144197 ISSN (Print) : 0375-1511 New records of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Insecta) from Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya Taslima Sheikh and Sajad H. Parey* Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri – 185234, Jammu and Kashmir, India; [email protected] Abstract Himalayas represents one of the unique ecosystems in terms of species diversity and species richness. While studying taxa of butterflies in Jammu and Rajouri districts located in Western Himalaya, fourteen species (Abisara bifasciata Moore, Pareronia hippia Fabricius, Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, Charaxes solon Fabricius, Symphaedra nais Forster, Neptis jumbah Moore, Moduza procris Cramer, Athyma cama Moore, Tajuria jehana Moore, Arhopala amantes Hewitson, Jamides celeno Cramer, Everes lacturnus Godart and Udaspes folus Cramer) are recorded for the first time from the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Investigations for butterflies were carried by following visual encounter method between 2014 and 2019 in morning hours from 7 am to 11 am throughout breeding seasons in Jammu and Rajouri districts. This communication deals with peculiar taxonomical identity, common name, global distribution, IUCN status and photographs of newly recorded butterflies. Keywords: Butterflies, Himalayas, New Record, Species, Jammu & Kashmir Introduction India are 1,439 (Evans, 1932; Kunte, 2018) from oasis, high mountains, highlands, tropical to alpine forests, Butterflies (Class: INSECTA Linnaeus, 1758, Order: swamplands, plains, grasslands, and areas surrounding LEPIDOPTERA Linnaeus, 1758) are holometabolous rivers. group of living organism as they complete metamorphosis cycles in four stages, viz. egg or embryo, larva or Jammu and Kashmir known as ‘Terrestrial Paradise caterpillar, pupa or chrysalis and imago or adult (Gullan on Earth’ categorized to as a part of the Indian Himalayan and Cranston, 2004; Capinera, 2008).
    [Show full text]
  • Jurnal Natural Vol
    Jurnal Natural Vol. 20, (1) 2020 pISSN 1411-8513 DOI 10.24815/jn.v20i1.14537 eISSN 2541-4062 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Some additional records to the inventory of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) in Andalas University’s Limau Manis campus complex, Padang, West Sumatra MUHAMMAD NAZRI JANRA1*, HENNY HERWINA1 1Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Andalas University, Jalan Kampus Unand Limau Manis Pauh Padang, West Sumatra 25163, Indonesia Abstract. Since the last publication of the inventory list for dragonflies and damselflies within the boundary of Andalas University’s Limau Manis Campus Complex, Padang, in 2018, the study has been continuously conducted. In this study we add five new species of Odonata for Andalas University’s Limau Manis Campus Complex, with one species Drepanosticta cf. bispina requires further investigation and elaboration on its existence in West Sumatra. We also corrected the identification of Heliocypha fenestrata into H. angusta angusta. With this addition, Andalas University’s Limau Manis Campus Complex currently resides for 32 species and 9 families of Odonata, increasing from previously 27 species and 8 families. Keywords: damselflies, dragonflies, Drepanosticta cf bispina, Heliocypha angusta angusta, H. fenestrata, INTRODUCTION from the surrounding of Andalas University in Limau Manis Padang [7], the survey efforts The study on odonates in Oriental region have been consistently performed to requires an ongoing effort to reveal its actual exhaustedly reveal the actual diversity in this diversity. This region is among those indicated area. Therefore, in this article we provide a as the most diverse area for odonata along with worthy update to the odonata inventory list Australasian and Neotropical regions [1].
    [Show full text]
  • 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.
    [Show full text]
  • Conducting Baseline Studies for Thane Creek
    Conducting baseline studies for Thane Creek Project report submitted to Mangrove Cell, Maharashtra & GIZ, Mumbai Office. by Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) Anaikatty (PO), Coimbatore - 641108, Tamil Nadu In collaboration with B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane Conducting baseline studies for Thane Creek Project report submitted to Mangrove Cell, Maharashtra & GIZ, Mumbai Office. Project Investigator Dr. Goldin Quadros Co-Investigators Dr. P.A. Azeez, Dr. Mahendiran Mylswamy, Dr. Manchi Shirish S. In Collaboration With Prof. Dr. R.P. Athalye B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane Research Team Mr. Siddhesh Bhave, Ms. Sonia Benjamin, Ms. Janice Vaz, Mr. Amol Tripathi, Mr. Prathamesh Gujarpadhaye Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) Anaikatty (PO), Coimbatore - 641108, Tamil Nadu 2016 Acknowledgement Thane creek has been an ecosystem that has held our attention since the time we have known about its flamingos. When we were given the opportunity to conduct The baseline study for Thane creek” we felt blessed to learn more about this unique ecosystem the largest creek from asia. This study was possible due to Mr. N Vasudevan, IFS, CCF, Mangrove cell, Maharashtra whose vision for the mangrove habitats in Maharashtra has furthered the cause of conservation. Hence, we thank him for giving us this opportunity to be a part of his larger goal. The present study involved interactions with a number of research institutions, educational institutions, NGO’s and community, all of whom were cooperative in sharing information and helped us. Most important was the cooperation of librarians from all the institutions who went out of their way in our literature survey.
    [Show full text]
  • Title Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet, Consectetur Adipiscing Elit
    Volume 26: 102–108 METAMORPHOSIS www.metamorphosis.org.za ISSN 1018–6490 (PRINT) LEPIDOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY OF AFRICA ISSN 2307–5031 (ONLINE) Classification of the Afrotropical butterflies to generic level Published online: 25 December 2015 Mark C. Williams 183 van der Merwe Street, Rietondale, Pretoria, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa Abstract: This paper applies the findings of phylogenetic studies on butterflies (Papilionoidea) in order to present an up to date classification of the Afrotropical butterflies to genus level. The classification for Afrotropical butterflies is placed within a worldwide context to subtribal level. Taxa that still require interrogation are highlighted. Hopefully this classification will provide a stable context for researchers working on Afrotropical butterflies. Key words: Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea, Afrotropical butterflies, classification. Citation: Williams, M.C. (2015). Classification of the Afrotropical butterflies to generic level. Metamorphosis 26: 102–108. INTRODUCTION Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (6 infraorders) Infraorder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918 (34 Natural classifications of biological organisms, based superfamilies) on robust phylogenetic hypotheses, are needed before Clade Obtectomera Minet, 1986 (12 superfamilies) meaningful studies can be conducted in regard to their Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (7 evolution, biogeography, ecology and conservation. families) Classifications, dating from the time of Linnaeus in the Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (32 genera, 570 mid seventeen hundreds, were based on morphology species) for nearly two hundred and fifty years. Classifications Family Hedylidae Guenée, 1858 (1 genus, 36 species) based on phylogenies derived from an interrogation of Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 (570 genera, 4113 the genome of individual organisms began in the late species) 20th century.
    [Show full text]
  • ANDJUS, L. & Z.ADAMOV1C, 1986. IS&Zle I Ogrozene Vrste Odonata U Siroj Okolin
    OdonatologicalAbstracts 1985 NIKOLOVA & I.J. JANEVA, 1987. Tendencii v izmeneniyata na hidrobiologichnoto s’soyanie na (12331) KUGLER, J., [Ed.], 1985. Plants and animals porechieto rusenski Lom. — Tendencies in the changes Lom of the land ofIsrael: an illustrated encyclopedia, Vol. ofthe hydrobiological state of the Rusenski river 3: Insects. Ministry Defence & Soc. Prol. Nat. Israel. valley. Hidmbiologiya, Sofia 31: 65-82. (Bulg,, with 446 col. incl. ISBN 965-05-0076-6. & Russ. — Zool., Acad. Sei., pp., pis (Hebrew, Engl. s’s). (Inst. Bulg. with Engl, title & taxonomic nomenclature). Blvd Tzar Osvoboditel 1, BG-1000 Sofia). The with 48-56. Some Lists 7 odon. — Lorn R. Bul- Odon. are dealt on pp. repre- spp.; Rusenski valley, sentative described, but checklist is spp. are no pro- garia. vided. 1988 1986 (12335) KOGNITZKI, S„ 1988, Die Libellenfauna des (12332) ANDJUS, L. & Z.ADAMOV1C, 1986. IS&zle Landeskreises Erlangen-Höchstadt: Biotope, i okolini — SchrReihe ogrozene vrste Odonata u Siroj Beograda. Gefährdung, Förderungsmassnahmen. [Extinct and vulnerable Odonata species in the broader bayer. Landesaml Umweltschutz 79: 75-82. - vicinity ofBelgrade]. Sadr. Ref. 16 Skup. Ent. Jugosl, (Betzensteiner Str. 8, D-90411 Nürnberg). 16 — Hist. 41 recorded 53 localities in the VriSac, p. [abstract only]. (Serb.). (Nat. spp. were (1986) at Mus., Njegoseva 51, YU-11000 Beograd, Serbia). district, Bavaria, Germany. The fauna and the status of 27 recorded in the discussed, and During 1949-1950, spp. were area. single spp. are management measures 3 decades later, 12 spp. were not any more sighted; are suggested. they became either locally extinct or extremely rare. A list is not provided.
    [Show full text]
  • A Preliminary Check List of Odonates from Calicut University Campus, Calicut, Kerala, South India
    Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3 (2): 260-263 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 A preliminary check list of Odonates from Calicut JEZS 2015; 3 (2): 260-263 university campus, Calicut, Kerala, South India © 2015 JEZS Received: 20-02-2015 Accepted: 04-03-2015 Jisha Krishnan E. K, Sebastian C. D. Jisha Krishnan E. K Abstract Molecular Biology Laboratory, Dragonflies and damselflies, collectively called odonates, are one of the most common insects flying Department of Zoology, over forest, fields, meadows, ponds and rivers. Approximately 6500 extant species in over 600 genera University of Calicut, Kerala, and 28 families are known all over the world. About 474 species in 142 genera and 18 families are 673 635 India. identified from India, out of which 154 species are from Kerala. Here we developed a preliminary Sebastian C. D. checklist of Odonata populations found in Calicut University Campus. The study revealed 27 species Department of Zoology, coming under 4 families and 21 genera. Suborder Anisoptera (dragonflies) were represented by the University of Calicut, Kerala, family Libellulidae, Aeshnidae and Gomphidae while the suborder Zygoptera by the family 673 635 India. Coenagrionidae. The two dominant familes of Odonates – Libellulidae and Coenagrionidae – were found to exist in all habitats under the study. Keywords: Odonata, Calicut University Camps, checklist 1. Introduction Odonata are a striking aquatic and aerial component of environment in terms of both biomass and their influence as predators [1]. These attributes have prompted studies of odonate life histories, behavior, and diet [2]. The fossil record of these species dates back to carboniferous period over 350 million years ago.
    [Show full text]
  • Larvicidal Potential of Five Selected Dragonfly Nymphs in Sri Lanka Over Aedes Aegypti (Linnaeus) Larvae Under Laboratory Settings
    Hindawi BioMed Research International Volume 2018, Article ID 8759459, 10 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8759459 Research Article Larvicidal Potential of Five Selected Dragonfly Nymphs in Sri Lanka over Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) Larvae under Laboratory Settings Chathurika Samanmali,1 Lahiru Udayanga ,2,3 Tharaka Ranathunge ,2 Sandun J. Perera,1 Menaka Hapugoda,2 and Chathura Weliwitiya4 1 Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka 2Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka 3Department of Biosystems, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka 4HELPO Eco Green Ltd., Talbot Town, Galle, Sri Lanka Correspondence should be addressed to Taraka Ranathunge; [email protected] Received 3 August 2018; Revised 4 November 2018; Accepted 19 November 2018; Published 3 December 2018 Academic Editor: Ceferino M. L´opez S´andez Copyright © 2018 Chathurika Samanmali et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Introduction. Limitations in breeding source reduction practices, development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, and ill efects of chemical controlling methods on human and ecosystem health have motivated Sri Lankan authorities working for dengue control to seek for alternative, ecofriendly, and sustainable approaches for controlling of Aedes vectors, to manage dengue epidemics. Te present study attempted to investigate the predation efciency of locally available dragonfy nymphs over Aedes aegypti under laboratory conditions, aiming to evaluate the potential of using dragonfies as biocontrol agents against dengue.
    [Show full text]
  • (Leech, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with Description of Female Genitalia and Taxonomic Notes
    © Entomologica Fennica. 31 August 2016 Distribution of Onryza maga (Leech, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with description of female genitalia and taxonomic notes Guoxi Xue, Yufei Li, Zihao Liu, Meng Li & Yingdang Ren Xue, G. X., Li, Y.F., Liu, Z. H., Li, M. & Ren, Y.D. 2016: Distribution of Onryza maga (Leech, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) with description of female geni- talia and taxonomic notes. — Entomol. Fennica 27: 70–76. For more than twenty years, Hainan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia have been erroneously reported in Chinese literature as belonging to the distribution range of Onryza maga (Leech 1890). Based upon a careful survey of specimens and relevant literature, these regions are omitted from the known range of this species. Onryza maga maga is found from northeast Guizhou, south Henan and Qinling-Daba Mountains in Shaanxi of China, its oc- currence in Hunan is confirmed. The adults are redescribed and the variability of wing patterns is discussed. Female genitalia are illustrated and described for the first time. Some biological information and an updated distribution map of the species are provided. G. X. Xue & M. Li, School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, No. 5 Dongfeng Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, P. R. China; Corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected] Y. F. Li, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China Z. H. Liu, School of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China Y. D.
    [Show full text]
  • Zoo Og Cal S Ryey of I Dia
    M l CELLANEOUS P BLI ATIO~ OCCA (0 AL PAPER O. 20 I ecords of the Zoo og cal S ryey of I dia FIELD ECOLOGY, ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND TAXONOMY OF THE ODONATA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA By ARUN KUMAR AND MAHA8IR PRASAD Issued by the Director Zoo1ogical Survey of India, Calcutta RECORDS OFTHE Zoological Survey of India MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 20 FIELD ECOLOGY, ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND TAXONOMY OF THE ODONATA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA By AruD Kumar and Mababir Prasad Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of Inelia, Dellra D,u, Edited by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, ('a/cult" 1981 © Copyright 1981. Government of India Published in March, 1981 PRICE: Inland: Rs. 40.00 Foreign: £ 4.50 $ 12.00 Printed in Indi~ at SAAKHHAR MUDRAN 4 Deshapran Shasmal Road Calcutta 700 033 and Published by the Controller of Publications. Civil Lines, Delhi 110006 RECORDS OFTHE Zoological Survey of India MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION Occasional Paper No. 20 1981 Pages 1-118 CONTENTS Page No. INTRODUCTION 1 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, DIVISIONS AND CLIMATE OF WESTERN HIMALAYA 4 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TYPICAL OOONATA BIOTOPES IN WESTERN HIMALAYA 5 PHENOLOGY 8 KEY TO THE ODONATA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA 9 CHECK-LIST OF OOONATA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA WITH NOTES ON FIELD ECOLOGY 32 ZOOGEOGRAPHY OF ODONATA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA 67 SUMMARY 72 REFERENCES 98 FIELD ECOLOGV, ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND TAXONOMY OF THE ODONATA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA, INDIA By ARUN KUMAR AND MAHABIR PRASAD": Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun (With 13 Text figures, 1 Plate and 3 Tables) INTRODUCTION Within the Indian sub-region, the Odonata Fauna of Himalaya has so far been studied most extensively.
    [Show full text]
  • Bugs R Al, No
    ISSN 2230 – 7052 Newsletter of the $WIU4#NNInvertebrate Conservation & Information Network of South Asia (ICINSA) No. 22, MAY 2016 C. Sunil Kumar Photo: CONTENTS Pages Authenc report of Ceresium leucosccum White (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiopini) from Pune and Satara in Maharashtra State --- Paripatyadar, S., S. Gaikwad and H.V. Ghate ... 2-3 First sighng of the Apefly Spalgis epeus epeus Westwood, 1851 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Milenae: Spalgini) from the Garhwal Himalaya --- Sanjay Sondhi ... 4-5 On a collecon of Odonata (Insecta) from Lonar (Crater) Lake and its environs, Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India --- Muhamed Jafer Palot ... 6-9 Occurrence of Phyllodes consobrina Westwood 1848 (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) from Southern Western Ghats, India and a review of distribuonal records --- Prajith K.K., Anoop Das K.S., Muhamed Jafer Palot and Longying Wen ... 10-11 First Record of Gerosis bhagava Moore 1866 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Bangladesh --- Ashis Kumar Daa ... 12 Present status on some common buerflies in Rahara area, West Bengal --- Wrick Chakraborty & Partha P. Biswas ... 13-17 Addions to the Buerfly fauna of Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh --- Ashis Kumar Daa ... 18 Study on buerfly (Papilionoidea) diversity of Bilaspur city --- Shubhada Rahalkar ... 19-23 Bio-ecology of Swallowtail (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae) Buerflies in Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary of Maharashtra India -- Shinde S.S. Nimbalkar R.K. and Muley S.P. ... 24-26 New report of midge gall (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd. (Rhamnaceae) from Northern Western Ghats. Mandar N. Datar and R.M. Sharma ... 27 Rapid assessment of buerfly diversity in a ecotone adjoining Bannerghaa Naonal Park, South Bengaluru Alexander R. Avinash K. Phalke S. Manidip M.
    [Show full text]
  • Odonatological Abstract Service
    Odonatological Abstract Service published by the INTERNATIONAL DRAGONFLY FUND (IDF) in cooperation with the WORLDWIDE DRAGONFLY ASSOCIATION (WDA) Editors: Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, Dept Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. Tel. ++44 114 222 0105; E-mail: [email protected] Martin Schorr, Schulstr. 7B, D-54314 Zerf, Germany. Tel. ++49 (0)6587 1025; E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Milen Marinov, 7/160 Rossall Str., Merivale 8014, Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected] Published in Rheinfelden, Germany and printed in Trier, Germany. ISSN 1438-0269 years old) than old beaver ponds. These studies have 1997 concluded, based on waterfowl use only, that new bea- ver ponds are more productive for waterfowl than old 11030. Prejs, A.; Koperski, P.; Prejs, K. (1997): Food- beaver ponds. I tested the hypothesis that productivity web manipulation in a small, eutrophic Lake Wirbel, Po- in beaver ponds, in terms of macroinvertebrates and land: the effect of replacement of key predators on epi- water quality, declined with beaver pond succession. In phytic fauna. Hydrobiologia 342: 377-381. (in English) 1993 and 1994, fifteen and nine beaver ponds, respec- ["The effect of fish removal on the invertebrate fauna tively, of three different age groups (new, mid-aged, old) associated with Stratiotes aloides was studied in a shal- were sampled for invertebrates and water quality to low, eutrophic lake. The biomass of invertebrate preda- quantify differences among age groups. No significant tors was approximately 2.5 times higher in the inverte- differences (p < 0.05) were found in invertebrates or brate dominated year (1992) than in the fish-dominated water quality among different age classes.
    [Show full text]