A review of Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with notes on synonymy and a new species from South India, hitherto misidentified as Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.8
Abstract: Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake, 1943 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are briefly reviewed and illustrated with notes on diagnosis, nomenclature, distribution and hosts. Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant, 1850), which has a limited distribution in India, is transferred to… read more here.
Keywords: circumusta; indian species; coleoptera coccinellidae; species phrynocaria ... See more keywords
Description of Rhopalum (s. str.) gulmargense n. sp. with a key to the Indian species of the subgenus Rhopalum Stephens, 1829 s. str. (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.1.6
Abstract: A new species of the genus Rhopalum is described from India: Rhopalum (s. str.) gulmargense Saini Dey. A key to the Indian species of the subgenus Rhopalum s. str. and a checklist of all Indian… read more here.
Keywords: str; str gulmargense; rhopalum; rhopalum str ... See more keywords
Taxonomic notes on the ant-eating spider genera Asceua Thorell, 1887 and Cydrela Thorell, 1873 from India, with comment on Indian species of Euryeidon Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 (Araneae: Zodariidae)
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.4
Abstract: Indian species of the ant-eating spider genera Asceua Thorell, 1887, Cydrela Thorell, 1873 and Euryeidon Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2004 are reviewed. The species Asceua cingulata (Simon, 1905) is redescribed and illustrated based on type and… read more here.
Keywords: eating spider; thorell; cydrela; indian species ... See more keywords
New Indian species of Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) similar to Dacus crabroniformis (Bezzi), endemic to the Western Ghats and Northeastern Himalayas.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.3.3
Abstract: Two new species of Dacus Fabricius, namely D. (Mellesis) nagarathnae Abhishek, David & Hancock, sp. nov., from Meghalaya and D. (Mellesis) venkateshi Abhishek & David, sp. nov., from the Western Ghats of India are described… read more here.
Keywords: western ghats; dacus fabricius; indian species; fabricius diptera ... See more keywords