{"title":"First report of the genus Tricondylomimus Chopard, 1930 (Mantodea, Gonypetidae) from India with a note on its geographical distribution","authors":"A. P. Kamila, P. M. Sureshan","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.43","url":null,"abstract":". The genus Tricondylomimus Chopard, 1930 (Mantodea, Gonypetidae) is reported for the first time from India with the species T. coomani Chopard, 1930, based on a female specimen collected from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India. This species was earlier reported only from Vietnam in the Oriental region. This is the third species of the tribe Iridopterigini (Gonypetidae, Iridopteriginae) that occurred in India. The extension in the distribution of the genus points to the high chances of T. coomani being reported from adjacent countries like Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. The geographical distribution of T. coomani and its resemblance with another group of insects is briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"39 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140082482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A taxonomic study on Damsel bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nabidae, Nabinae) of Guilan province and adjacent areas in Iran, with an illustrated key to the genera and species","authors":"Arefeh Gholami, Reza Hosseini","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.111","url":null,"abstract":". Damsel bugs (Hemiptera, Nabidae) are predatory insects belonging to the order of Hemiptera. During the spring-summer of 2021–2022, nabid specimens were collected from Guilan province and adjacent areas. In this study, three species (four subspecies) belonging to two genera were collected and identified: Himacerus mirmicoides (O.Costa, 1834); Nabis viridulus Spinola, 1837; Nabis pseudoferus pseudoferus Remane, 1949 and Nabis pseudoferus orientarius Remane, 1962, furthermore, four species (four subspecies) belonging to two genera were examined from the insect collection of the Natural History Museum of the University of Guilan (UGNHM) including Himacerus major (A.Costa, 1842); Nabis pseudoferus transcaspicus Remane, 1962; Nabis punctatus punctatus A.Costa, 1847 and Nabis capsiformis Germar, 1838. In this paper, based on the morphological characteristics and genitalia of males, brief diagnostic descriptions, illustrated identification key and digital images of species habitus were provided to facilitate the identification of Nabidae of Guilan province and its adjacent areas.","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"19 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140084796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new subspecies of Bracon pallicarpus Thomson, 1892 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) parasitising larvae of Dorytomus cinereus Hochhuth (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Magadan Province, Russia","authors":"K. Samartsev, Nikolai E. Dokuchaev","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.11","url":null,"abstract":". The data on biology and taxonomy of the new subspecies Bracon pallicarpus","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"114 44","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140088704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maryam Hajian, S. Sadeghi, Zohreh Eslami Barzoki, Majid Moradmand, A. Gholamhosseini, M. Ebrahimi
{"title":"Ant diversity and species assemblages along an elevational gradient in the arid area of Central Iran","authors":"Maryam Hajian, S. Sadeghi, Zohreh Eslami Barzoki, Majid Moradmand, A. Gholamhosseini, M. Ebrahimi","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.143","url":null,"abstract":". Ants (Hym., Formicidae) have been recognized as vital components of arid ecosystems. Determining the diversity patterns of ants and the ecological factors behind these patterns is expected to improve our understanding of the functioning of arid ecosystems. Here, we explored patterns of ant species diversity and community composition along an elevational gradient (800 to 2800 m) in the arid area of Central Iran. The elevational gradient in ant diversity and the effects of environmental factors on various indices of ant diversity and species composition were investigated using generalized linear mixed models and variance partitioning analysis. We recorded 34 ant species of 12 genera and 8 tribes from 120 surveyed quadrats. Climate variables were the most important predictors of ant community structure. Indices of ant alpha diversity including Hill numbers and taxonomic diversity increased with elevation. Hill numbers were negatively influenced by temperature, while they were positively affected by precipitation. The observed diversity pattern could be explained by the diversity-productivity hypothesis. In our study area, the maximum primary productivity and consequently the maximum species diversity occurred at high elevations, where precipitation is high and temperature is lower than the extremes that could limit plant productivity. Ant assemblages are expected to become increasingly composed of warm-tolerant species in response to warmer and drier conditions driven by climate change. The distribution of species with lower heat tolerance will be limited to high-elevation areas in Central Iran. These areas could act as refuges for ants and should be considered priorities for conservation.","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"115 30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140088222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Shayanmehr, Elham Yoosefi Lafooraki, Thomas Tully, Cyrille Dhaese, Mehdi Ghajar Sepanlo
{"title":"New records of springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) for Iran from the Bula Hyrcanian forest","authors":"M. Shayanmehr, Elham Yoosefi Lafooraki, Thomas Tully, Cyrille Dhaese, Mehdi Ghajar Sepanlo","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.31","url":null,"abstract":". The present study reports new records of the Collembola (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) from the Bula Hyrcanian forest located in Mazandaran province, north of Iran. The results show two genera Spatulosminthurus Betsch & Betsch-Pinot, 1984 (Sminthuridae) and Wankeliella Rusek, 1975 (Tullbergiidae) and five species including Anurophorus alpinus Potapov & Stebaeva, 1990 (Isotomidae), Pseudosinella cf. decipiens Denis, 1924 and P. immaculata (Lie Pettersen, 1896) (Entomobryidae), Superodontella tyverica Kaprus, 2009 (Odontellidae), and Wankeliella bescidica Smolis & Skarżyński, 2004 (Tullbergiidae) are new records for Collembola fauna of Iran.","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"117 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140088374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The first evidence of breeding by Crocothemis sanguinolenta and Zygonyx torridus (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Iran","authors":"M. Kiany, S. Sadeghi, M. Ebrahimi","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"110 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140088568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovery of the Oriental genus Piyumoides Leclercq, 1963 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) in the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species","authors":"S. Amal, P. Girish Kumar, V. D. Hegde","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.91","url":null,"abstract":". The genus Piyumoides Leclercq, 1963 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) is a rarely reported genus of crabronid wasp, till now not much is known about the genus. In the present study, we are reporting for the first time the distribution of Piyumoides Leclercq, 1963 from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species Piyumoides indicus Amal & Girish Kumar sp. nov. from the Western Ghats. The newly described species closely allies with the Malaysian species P. hewitti (Cameron, 1908) by having a propodeal enclosure without bordering carinae, without distinct basal striae, and having a vestigial pygidial plate. A key to the species of the genus Piyumoides is also provided with illustrations of the new species.","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":" 1135","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140091731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vibhuti U. Gawas, R. Tripathi, Ambaraparambil Vasu Sudhikumar, N. Sawant
{"title":"A new species of Afraflacilla Berland & Millot, 1941 (Araneae, Salticidae) from India","authors":"Vibhuti U. Gawas, R. Tripathi, Ambaraparambil Vasu Sudhikumar, N. Sawant","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.125","url":null,"abstract":". A new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae), Afraflacilla goaensis Gawas & Tripathi sp. nov. , is described, diagnosed and illustrated based on a single male specimen collected from a mangrove in Goa, India. Considering this finding, the genus Afraflacilla previously known from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, and Rajasthan, is now documented for the first time in Goa. Finally, the Indian records of the genus Afraflacilla are mapped.","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"91 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140086836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Majid Jafarlu, Maliheh Hassan-Pashai-Mehr, H. Lotfalizadeh, Susan Asghari-Tazehkand, Y. Karimpour
{"title":"Hyssopus geniculatus (Hartig) (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) a parasitoid of Anarsia eleagnella Kuznetsov (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in Iran","authors":"Majid Jafarlu, Maliheh Hassan-Pashai-Mehr, H. Lotfalizadeh, Susan Asghari-Tazehkand, Y. Karimpour","doi":"10.61186/jibs.10.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.1.1","url":null,"abstract":",","PeriodicalId":346393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics","volume":"103 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140088879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}