Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-12-31DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.2023056
Anand Harshana, D. Dey
{"title":"First record of the ant genus Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983 (Formicidae: Formicinae) from India, with description of a new species","authors":"Anand Harshana, D. Dey","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.2023056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.2023056","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The formicine ant genus Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983 is recorded from Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India, and a new species Agraulomyrmex damohensis sp. nov. is described based on a single worker specimen. This genus is reported outside of the Afrotropical region for the first time. The new species is compared with the two described species of the genus from Africa and it differs from them by having nine segmented antennae. This species has been placed in genus Agraulomyrmex based on the structure of the mesosoma (i.e. absence of mesometanotal suture and metanotal groove), presence of nine segmented antennae without distinct club, and absence of ocelli. Holotype is deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8F948505-D833-47BE-B324-63B113034CFC","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"19 1","pages":"428 - 436"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84808556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-12-27DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.2010617
M. Hussain, Maimoona Kanwal, K. Aftab, M. Khalid, Somia Liaqat, T. Iqbal, G. Rahman, M. Umar
{"title":"Distribution patterns of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in croplands and pastures across two climatic zones of Pakistan","authors":"M. Hussain, Maimoona Kanwal, K. Aftab, M. Khalid, Somia Liaqat, T. Iqbal, G. Rahman, M. Umar","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.2010617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.2010617","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We explored patterns of dung beetle diversity from croplands and pastures in two climatic zones (hot semi-arid and humid subtropical climate) from six localities in each of three districts, i.e. Gujrat, Kotli and Sialkot. We placed three 500 m long transects each separated by ~150 m apart within a sampling site. Data were collected by placing nine pitfall traps, each separated by ~50 m apart at each habitat. We estimated alpha diversity metrics and also calculated the similarity percentage (SIMPER) between study sites and habitat types. Nineteen species representing eight genera, six tribes and two subfamilies were recorded. Dung beetle assemblages showed significant differences in relative abundance in species richness and abundance. In croplands, Onthophagus gazella (18.19%), Onitis philemon (09%) and Onitis castaneous (12.92%) were the most abundant species. Whereas in pastures, Onthophagus gazella (11.16%), Onitis castaneous (6.65%) and Onitis philemon (8.22%) were abundant. SIMPER results indicated that Onthophagus gazella and Onitis castaneous were top contributors in the dissimilarity between study sites and habitat types. Greater diversity was recorded in Gujrat and Kotli Tunnellers were the most dominant functional guild in both habitat types. The present study highlights that climatic zones influence the patterns of distribution of dung beetle assemblages associated with habitat types.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"7 1","pages":"392 - 407"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88310178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-12-20DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.2011796
Yao Deng, Mengjin Wang, Benyong Mao, Miao Li
{"title":"Two new species of Xistra Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Metrodorinae) from China, with a key to species of the genus","authors":"Yao Deng, Mengjin Wang, Benyong Mao, Miao Li","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.2011796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.2011796","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Two new species of the genus Xistra Bolívar, namely Xistra orchotibia sp. nov. and Xistra bannaensis sp. nov., are described from the Yunnan Province of China. A key to species and a distribution map are provided for Xistra. The differences among the genera Xistra, Xistrella Bolívar, Xistrellula Günther, Pseudoparatettix Günther, 1937 and Mazarredia Bolívar are briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"25 1","pages":"408 - 427"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86019844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-11-08DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1997831
Varun Saini, D. Dey
{"title":"The solitary wasp genus Piyuma Pate, 1944 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabroninae) in India, with description of a new species","authors":"Varun Saini, D. Dey","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1997831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1997831","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The genus Piyuma Pate from India is reviewed, and a new species, Piyuma chapraensis (Bihar: Chapra), is described and illustrated. Furthermore, two subspecies of P. prosopoides, viz., makilingi and iwatai are redescribed with illustrations. A checklist is provided for all Piyuma species reported from the Indian subcontinent. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:91AD2C75-AAC0-4B92-AFA4-6D59ECBA7421","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"13 1","pages":"379 - 391"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88028507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-10-20DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1988744
Yoshihiro Senda
{"title":"Review of the large-sized species of the genus Eupiestus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Piestinae), with notes on the adult feeding habit","authors":"Yoshihiro Senda","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1988744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1988744","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The large-sized species of the genus Eupiestus Kraatz were reviewed taxonomically. Eupiestus miriceps Fauvel, 1902, is redescribed with a detailed illustration of the male genital parts. Eupiestus giganteus Shibata, 1991, was synonymised with E. callosus Fauvel, 1902. Eupiestus miriceps and E. spinifer were newly recorded from the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia: Selangor) and Laos, respectively. Habitus photographs of all species including the holotype of E. spinifer var. unicolor Cameron are given. A key for the identification of large-sized Eupiestus species and the list of the world Eupiestus species are provided. Observation of the mid-gut contents suggests that Eupiestus species are fungivorous, at least in adults of a few species.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"122 1","pages":"328 - 344"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76326026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-10-20DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1989074
Changrong Zhang, Chun Wang, F. Maggi, Shuai Li, Yonglu Meng, Shuangli Luo, Siyu Yang, Yu Cao
{"title":"Visual and olfactory preferences of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) for color and volatiles of different Rosa chinensis (Rosales: Rosaceae) cultivars","authors":"Changrong Zhang, Chun Wang, F. Maggi, Shuai Li, Yonglu Meng, Shuangli Luo, Siyu Yang, Yu Cao","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1989074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1989074","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The free choice of Frankliniella occidentalis to the paper color simulative to Rosa chinensis cultivars (Ruby, Love,Parade,Mohana, Pink Peace, and Spectra) was tested in Petri dishes, and their behavioral responses to the volatiles of different these R. chinensis cultivars was tested in a Y-tube olfactometer. The results showed that F. occidentalis exhibited color preference for yellow (Mohana ≈ Spectra) > red (Ruby ≈ Love) > pink (Parade ≈ Pink Peace), whereas the preference for plant flower volatiles was Ruby > Love > Parade > Mohana > Pink Peace > Spectra. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis showed that benzeneethanol was the single most abundant component in the volatile profiles of Ruby, Love, and Mohana, with contents of 37.03, 25.25, and 33.13%, respectively. (Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate was the most abundant component in the volatile profiles of Parade and Spectra, with contents of 39.87 and 22.62%, respectively. Geraniol (16.07%) was the most abundant component of the Pink Peace volatiles. Therefore, future mitigation approaches, e.g., color sticky traps or/and attractants, could be still used for the key monitoring and control of F. occidentalis on a particular cultivar when different varieties of certain crops were grown together on a large scale.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"18 1","pages":"345 - 361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75901197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-10-04DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1982043
Z. Naaz, R. Bibi, J. Dorey
{"title":"Current status of bees in Fiji - geographical distribution and role in pollination of crop plants","authors":"Z. Naaz, R. Bibi, J. Dorey","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1982043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1982043","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The rapid decline of bee populations over the last decade is thought to be driven by a combination of environmental change, habitat loss, invasive species, co-introduced disease, and chemical use in agriculture. Native bee species, managed honey bees (Apis mellifera), and other introduced bee species in Fiji provide great economic value by assisting in pollination of crops and also contribute to the maintenance of plant biodiversity in Fiji, but do not occur in the high numbers that they can elsewhere in the world. Recent scientific evidence suggests, however, that there is also a high risk of current and future decline in native bee numbers and potentially species in Fiji. Thus, for effective conservation of native bee fauna, knowledge of bee species richness, diversity, and possible threats is critical. In response to a recent flurry of publication activity on the Fijian bee fauna over the last decade, we review the current bee species found in Fiji, their geographical range, and their interactions with the environment. We also discuss the implications and importance of introduced bees and the reciprocal need for conservation methods to be put in place to ensure that the endemic Fijian bee species are not forced into extinction.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"23 1","pages":"271 - 297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84409675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-09-29DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1982787
S. Joshi, Rejoice Gassah, V. Ismavel
{"title":"Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Karimganj District, Assam, India with four additions to the Indian checklist","authors":"S. Joshi, Rejoice Gassah, V. Ismavel","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1982787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1982787","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Situated at the intersection of the Himalayan and Indo-Chinese biodiversity hotspots, Northeast India is one of the most biodiversity rich areas of South Asia. Despite this, insects such as dragonflies and damselflies (Order: Odonata) of this region remain poorly studied causing an impediment to their conservation assessments. We conducted long-term surveys to study odonate diversity of the Karimganj District, Assam, India bordering the states of Tripura and Mizoram, and the country of Bangladesh. Here, we publish reports of eight species: four new to India Ceriagrion calamineum, Nannophyopsis clara, Phyllothemis eltoni, and Zyxomma breviventre, and four noteworthy species newly recorded from the state: Megalogomphus smithii, Orientogomphus indicus, Pseudothemis zonata, and Sarasaeschna khasiana. We recorded total 97 odonate species during our surveys. We provide the checklist of Odonata of Assam based on our surveys and literature.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"81 1","pages":"299 - 327"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86479585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-08-02DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1959462
S. Triapitsyn, Mei-Ling Chan
{"title":"Taxonomy of Dicopus psyche Girault, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) and its association with Psocathropos lachlani Ribaga, 1899 (Psocodea: Psyllipsocidae) in houses in Taiwan","authors":"S. Triapitsyn, Mei-Ling Chan","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1959462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1959462","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The cave barklouse Psocathropos lachlani Ribaga, 1899 (Psocodea: Psyllipsocidae) occurs in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world, where it is a frequent dweller inside buildings. Numerous specimens of an egg parasitoid Dicopus psyche Girault, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) were collected by yellow pan traps and commercial cockroach sticky traps inside houses infested with P. lachlani in two urban localities in Taiwan. This apparent association with P. lachlani is the third known host record for the genus Dicopus Enock, 1909, which is newly recorded from Taiwan. Taxonomic notes and digital images are provided for the holotype male of D. psyche from Fiji as well as for its both sexes based on specimens from Taiwan. Dicopus longipes (Subba Rao, 1984), syn. nov., originally described as Kubja longipes Subba Rao and known from Cambodia, India and Malaysia, is synonymised with D. psyche.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"3 1","pages":"235 - 244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90213664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriental InsectsPub Date : 2021-07-09DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2021.1944931
S. A. Farooqui, Kazi Sabnam Siddiqua, H. Sankararaman, Hina Parwez, R. Joshi
{"title":"First report of Olepa koslandana Orhant, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) feeding on economically important oilseed plant castor (Ricinus communis Linnaeus) from India","authors":"S. A. Farooqui, Kazi Sabnam Siddiqua, H. Sankararaman, Hina Parwez, R. Joshi","doi":"10.1080/00305316.2021.1944931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2021.1944931","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the present paper, Olepa koslandana Orhant, 1986, an Arctiid moth, is reported as a new pest feeding on flowering oilseed plant castor (Ricinus communis L.) from the Indian region, which also reports the first association of this insect with any plant species. In addition, a list of pest species of moths that feeds on castor in India are also provided.","PeriodicalId":19728,"journal":{"name":"Oriental Insects","volume":"22 1","pages":"227 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85376664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}