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Research paper thumbnail of Flight polymorphism drives metacommunity structure of aquatic Heteroptera in tropical rock pools

International Review of Hydrobiology

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental determinants of species turnover of aquatic Heteroptera in freshwater ecosystems of the Western Ghats, India

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental determinants of species turnover of aquatic Heteroptera in freshwater ecosystems of the Western Ghats, India

Research paper thumbnail of Ontogenetic trajectory and allometry of Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius), an Oriental aquatic bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) from the Western Ghats of India

Arthropod structure & development, Jan 28, 2017

Despite being one of the dominant groups in freshwater ecosystems, morphological and ontogenetic ... more Despite being one of the dominant groups in freshwater ecosystems, morphological and ontogenetic studies on aquatic Hemiptera have received little attention in the Oriental region. We present the ontogenetic trajectory and allometry of the widespread Oriental belostomatid species, Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius) for the first time. We have measured nine different morphological variables throughout the growth of the bug using both field captured and laboratory reared specimens. Our results suggest that the developmental instars can be distinguished by the size variables, as seen in the Principal Component Analysis. On the basis of a CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection) based regression tree, we also show that the characters - total length without head and maximum width - prove to be adequate for effective instar identification. The multivariate allometric growth pattern shows that different body parts exhibit different types of allometry. This is apparent in the allom...

Research paper thumbnail of First molecular phylogeny of scorpions of the family Buthidae from India

Mitochondrial DNA. Part A. DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis, Jul 1, 2016

Scorpions of the family Buthidae are widespread species in India. While studies are available on ... more Scorpions of the family Buthidae are widespread species in India. While studies are available on diversity and distribution of Indian buthid scorpions, no information is available on the phylogenetic relationships among the members of the family, within India and Asia in general. In the current study, we provide the first molecular phylogeny of buthid scorpions from central western India based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Our analysis confirms the current placement of the species, previously assigned to Mesobuthus in the genus Hottentotta. However, the analysis also suggests that the member of this genus from India form a monophyletic group distinct from the members of Hottentotta from Africa. Species of Lychas formed a monophyletic group. Although Orthochirus was nested within the larger clade of buthidae comprising genera such as Androctonus, Buthacus, Buthus and Odontobuthus, the exact phylogenetic placement will require more taxonomic sampling of...

Research paper thumbnail of Documenting the fauna of a small temporary pond from Pune, Maharashtra, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015

Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation.

Research paper thumbnail of First report of the female of Cheirochela assamensis Hope, 1841 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Naucoridae) from northeastern India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015

for all the help with the identification. We specially thank Dr. Sites and Prof. C. Viraktamath (... more for all the help with the identification. We specially thank Dr. Sites and Prof. C. Viraktamath (GKVK, Bangalore) for their valuable comments on the first draft of the manuscript. We also acknowledge Mr. Alan Hadley for the freeware Combine ZM and Biodiversity Heritage Library for making the original description of the species available online. We are extremely grateful to the authorities of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Hope Entomological Collections, Ms. Amoret Spooner for making the images of the type of Cheirochela assamensis Hope available and to Ms. Katherine Child for excellent photographs. These photos are copyright of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and should not be reused by others without prior permissions. We are also grateful to Dr. Thomas Henry for permitting the use of the images of the paratype of C. thailandana Polhemus et al. preserved in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (Washington DC, USA). The copyright of these images rests with the National Museum of Natural History.

Research paper thumbnail of Flight polymorphism drives metacommunity structure of aquatic Heteroptera in tropical rock pools

International Review of Hydrobiology

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental determinants of species turnover of aquatic Heteroptera in freshwater ecosystems of the Western Ghats, India

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental determinants of species turnover of aquatic Heteroptera in freshwater ecosystems of the Western Ghats, India

Research paper thumbnail of Ontogenetic trajectory and allometry of Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius), an Oriental aquatic bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) from the Western Ghats of India

Arthropod structure & development, Jan 28, 2017

Despite being one of the dominant groups in freshwater ecosystems, morphological and ontogenetic ... more Despite being one of the dominant groups in freshwater ecosystems, morphological and ontogenetic studies on aquatic Hemiptera have received little attention in the Oriental region. We present the ontogenetic trajectory and allometry of the widespread Oriental belostomatid species, Diplonychus rusticus (Fabricius) for the first time. We have measured nine different morphological variables throughout the growth of the bug using both field captured and laboratory reared specimens. Our results suggest that the developmental instars can be distinguished by the size variables, as seen in the Principal Component Analysis. On the basis of a CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection) based regression tree, we also show that the characters - total length without head and maximum width - prove to be adequate for effective instar identification. The multivariate allometric growth pattern shows that different body parts exhibit different types of allometry. This is apparent in the allom...

Research paper thumbnail of First molecular phylogeny of scorpions of the family Buthidae from India

Mitochondrial DNA. Part A. DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis, Jul 1, 2016

Scorpions of the family Buthidae are widespread species in India. While studies are available on ... more Scorpions of the family Buthidae are widespread species in India. While studies are available on diversity and distribution of Indian buthid scorpions, no information is available on the phylogenetic relationships among the members of the family, within India and Asia in general. In the current study, we provide the first molecular phylogeny of buthid scorpions from central western India based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Our analysis confirms the current placement of the species, previously assigned to Mesobuthus in the genus Hottentotta. However, the analysis also suggests that the member of this genus from India form a monophyletic group distinct from the members of Hottentotta from Africa. Species of Lychas formed a monophyletic group. Although Orthochirus was nested within the larger clade of buthidae comprising genera such as Androctonus, Buthacus, Buthus and Odontobuthus, the exact phylogenetic placement will require more taxonomic sampling of...

Research paper thumbnail of Documenting the fauna of a small temporary pond from Pune, Maharashtra, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015

Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water b... more Most of the limnological studies in India have focussed on a few taxa of large, permanent water bodies, and pond ecosystems, and related temporary water bodies are neglected. We present here a faunal inventory, with representative photographs, for a single, small temporary pond, reporting over 125 species of strictly aquatic fauna and 25 species of associated fauna, even though we did not identify some groups such as Protozoa, Diptera and nymphs of Odonata, etc. The identified species belong to seven taxa of vertebrates and invertebrates together. Arthropoda and Rotifera were the most species rich groups, observed with 83 and 45 representatives, respectively. Coleoptera were the most numerous in terms of species number. Such a small water body holds some endemics as well as otherwise very rare animals and so deserves better attention. We also highlight the potential and importance of such habitats for research and conservation.

Research paper thumbnail of First report of the female of Cheirochela assamensis Hope, 1841 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Naucoridae) from northeastern India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015

for all the help with the identification. We specially thank Dr. Sites and Prof. C. Viraktamath (... more for all the help with the identification. We specially thank Dr. Sites and Prof. C. Viraktamath (GKVK, Bangalore) for their valuable comments on the first draft of the manuscript. We also acknowledge Mr. Alan Hadley for the freeware Combine ZM and Biodiversity Heritage Library for making the original description of the species available online. We are extremely grateful to the authorities of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Hope Entomological Collections, Ms. Amoret Spooner for making the images of the type of Cheirochela assamensis Hope available and to Ms. Katherine Child for excellent photographs. These photos are copyright of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and should not be reused by others without prior permissions. We are also grateful to Dr. Thomas Henry for permitting the use of the images of the paratype of C. thailandana Polhemus et al. preserved in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (Washington DC, USA). The copyright of these images rests with the National Museum of Natural History.