{"title":"Isolation and characterization of sex specific cuticular hydrocarbons in non-Drosophila, Phorticella striata (Sajjan and Krishnamurthy, 1975) (Diptera, Drosophilidae)","authors":"B. V. Mahendra, M. Prathibha, R. Kavitha","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v48i1.852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.852","url":null,"abstract":"Cuticular hydrocarbons are the major organic compounds synthesized by oenocytes. The CHCs act as sex pheromones, cell communicators, inhibits dissection, and chemotaxonomic cues. The CHCs were isolated from non-Drosophila species Phorticella striata (Sajjan and Krishnamurthy, 1975) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) by employing whole body extract through GCMS method. Among the identified organic compounds, a total of 38 compounds were obtained from male flies and 68 organic compounds were isolated from female flies, Majority of the CHCs identified were methyl branched alkanes, some of them were esters and alcohols. Male flies exhibit 15 specific CHCs in which tetradecane, 2, 6, 10-trimethylwas dominant with a relative abundance (15.60%) and cyclopropane tetradecanoic acid was the least found CHCs with a relative abundance (RA) of 0.75 per cent. The flies exhibit 28 female specific CHC‘s, among them tetradecane was dominant (r value of 19.20%) and Iodomethyl undecane was the least (RA=0.70%). Both male and female flies shared 23 CHCs, but the ratio among them showed great variance. Among the shared CHCs 3-Trifluoroacetoxy dodecane was dominant in female (RA=14.50%), the male exhibited RA of 4.66 per cent. In male flies 3-Trifluoroacetoxy pentadecane was most abundant CHC (RA=10.90%), than female (4.31%).","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84951125","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":"First record of Microcerotermes lahorensis Akhtar (Blattodea, Isoptera, Termitidae) from India","authors":"","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v48i1.857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.857","url":null,"abstract":"Reports a subterranean termite species Microcerotermes lahorensis Akhtar from Kerala, India, for the first time. The species was only reported from the type locality Lahore, Pakistan, and was endemic to the country. This new record thus changes the endemic status of the species and reaffirms the cosmotropical nature of the genus Microcerotermes. ","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86806156","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":"Record of Onomarchus uninotatus (Serville, 1838) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) as a pest of jackfruit from Kerala, India","authors":"","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v48i1.849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.849","url":null,"abstract":"Onomarchus uninotatus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae), one of the neotropical Pseudophyllinae is recorded on the jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) var. Vietnam Super Early at Thrissur, Kerala, India. This is a new distributional report of the species from Kerala and additional new documentation as a serious pest of jackfruit from India. The nymphs and adults are nocturnal in habit and feed on the leaves resulting in withering and drying of the leaves giving a burned up appearance to the canopy. The species exhibited colour polyphenism with green and brown morphs in the nymphal stages. A detailed description of the nature of damage caused by the pest is given.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"59 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77757507","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":"First record of Ahmaditermes emersoni Maiti (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from Meghalaya, India","authors":"","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v48i1.856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.856","url":null,"abstract":"The nasutiform termite species Ahmaditermes emersoni Maiti is reported from Meghalaya, India for the first time. All the studied samples of the species were collected from betel nut plantation in Mawlynnong area of East Khasi Hill district of the state. Morphology of both the soldier and worker castes of the species was studied in detail and the identification was done based on their morphological characteristics. Redescription of morphology and revision of morphometric of both the soldier and worker castes are provided in this article. With the record of this species, the genus Ahmaditermes is also reported for the first time from the state.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91007275","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":"Morphological and biochemical basis of resistance against the pod borers Maruca vitrata F. and Helicoverpa armigera Hübner in cowpea","authors":"","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v48i1.844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.844","url":null,"abstract":"For determination of morphological and biochemical basis of resistance in cowpea against the pod borers (Maruca vitrata F. and Helicoverpa armigera Hübner), ten cowpea cultivars were evaluated during kharif 2017 and 2018. Results revealed that cultivars having indeterminate growth, yellow flower, light green and short pods as well as long peduncle recorded lower pod borer population. Correlation between different plant morphological characters and the larval population were found non-significant. The cultivars having low protein, high phenol and low total soluble sugars in flowers and immature pods recorded lower the larval population. The correlation between biochemical components of flowers and larval population were found to be non-significant. Biochemical components of immature pods revealed that phenol exhibited significant negative relationship with larval population, whereas, correlation of total soluble sugars of immature pods exhibited significant positive association with larval population. Among the cultivars screened, GC-6 and GC-1605 were found to be consistently resistant based on different morphological and biochemical factors and pod borer infestation. Relatively GC-1609, GC-1611 and GC-2 showed lesser pod borer infestation. GC-1606 was found to be highly susceptible.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"89 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83441658","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":"Relative efficacy of selected insecticides to check rice yellow stem borer Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) at Hooghly, West Bengal, India","authors":"Eureka Mondal, K. Chakraborty","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v47i4.792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.792","url":null,"abstract":"Rice yellow stem borer (YSB), Scirpophaga incertulas Walker is one of the major destructive insect pests rendering huge crop damage. Nine insecticide formulations, either solely or in combinations were applied in the rice (var. Lalat) field for two consecutive seasons during 2019-2021 to assess their efficacy to suppress YSB population and to stabilize yield. The combination of flubendiamide (480 SC) @80 g a.s.ha-1 on 45 DAT and deltamethrin (1%) + triazophos (35%) @300 g a.i.ha-1 on 80 DAT, treated the rice crop, recorded minimum YSB incidence (4.14 egg clutches, 4.78 larvae and adults 3.17/5 hills) and damage (2.12% dead hearts (DH) and 1.47 white ear (WE). This treatment gave significantly higher grain yield (3.63 t ha-1), an increase of 45.78 per cent over control. The incidence (12.21 egg clutches, 14.12 larvae and adults 11.76/5 hills) and crop damage (14.83 DH and 11.10% WE) was maximum in the treatment, neem seed kernel extract (5%) @50 ml L-1 at 15 day intervals after transplanting and neem leaf extract (5%) @7 ml a.s. L-1 on 35, 50, 65 and 80 DAT, resulting in minimum yield (2.88 t ha-1). Other combinations of insecticide application gave variable results.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77275367","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}
J. Falswal, R. Akoijam, Nandakumar Singh Haorongbam, D. Dey
{"title":"New records of Tribe Halictini (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictinae) from Manipur, India","authors":"J. Falswal, R. Akoijam, Nandakumar Singh Haorongbam, D. Dey","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v47i4.793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.793","url":null,"abstract":"Distributional records of the Halictinae bees of the genus Halictus (the subgenus Seladonia), viz., H. lucidipennis Smith, H. propinquus Vachal, genus Lasioglossum (the subgenus Ctenomia) albescens (Smith, 1853), L. cavernifrons Bluthgen, 1926, L. sikkimense (Blüthgen, 1926), L. splendidulum (Vachal, 1895), L. vagans (Smith, 1857) and genus Patellapis (Pachyhalictus) liodoma (Vachal, 1895), P. reticulosa (Dalla Torre, 1896) from North-East India, Manipur are listed. Re-described the female specimen, along with the collection site.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75959743","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":"Altitude specific leaf quality in the host plants of tasar silkworm Anthraea mylitta Drury (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India","authors":"Sucheta Mohapatra, N. Mohanty, P. Kar","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v47i4.795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.795","url":null,"abstract":"Altitudinal variation and role of leaf nutrients in the host plants of tasar silkworm Anthraea mylitta Drury (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) influences, the rearing, grainage and quantitative traits of tasar and in the quality of cocoon formed. The present works analysed the nutritional status of the tasar host plant leaves of asan (Terminalia tomentosa) and arjun (T. arjuna) collected from Kendujuani (508 m ASL), Mudrajodi (223 m ASL) and Kuliana (64 m ASL) in the district of Mayurbhanj, in Similipal Biosphre Reserve, Odisha. The study revealed that, nutritional value of asan leaves is better at a higher altitude (Kendujuani). The concentration of ascorbic acid in the leaves of asan and arjun was found higher in the leaves from Kendujuani.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87472148","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":"Antifeedant activity of aerial and root extracts of Sphagneticola trilobata (L) Pruski on Spodoptera litura (F.) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)","authors":"M. R. Raj, M. Chellappan","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v47i4.801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.801","url":null,"abstract":"Antifeedant activity of methanol and hexane extracts of aerial and root extract of Sphagneticola trilobata (L) pruski was tested against seven day old larvae of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) by no choice method of bioassay. A maximum antifeedant activity of 52.96 per cent was recorded at 0.1 per cent of methanol extract of aerial parts after 24 h of feeding. Root extracts exhibited low level of antifeedant activity against S. litura. At lower concentrations of 0.005, 0.01 and 0.03 per cent, there was no significant antifeedant activity. Antifeedant activity recorded after 48 h of feeding was similar to 24 h experiment but a slight reduction was noticed for 0.1 per cent of the methanol extract.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90487018","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}
Soliang Manyu, C. Elanchezhiyan, K. Sivasankaran, P. Basker
{"title":"Susceptibility of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) against organophosphorus temephos, in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India","authors":"Soliang Manyu, C. Elanchezhiyan, K. Sivasankaran, P. Basker","doi":"10.33307/entomon.v47i4.791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i4.791","url":null,"abstract":"Investigation showed that Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) of Chidambaram-Town, Annamalai-Nagar and Muthiah-Nagar of Tamil Nadu are still susceptible to the insecticide organophosphorus temephos with 98–100 mortality percentages. The resistance ratios of all the three sentinel sites are negligible. LC50 value was 0.002 - 0.003 ppm with high significance. It was the first temephos bioassay case study conducted on DENV vector Ae. albopictus in the selected sentinel sites and estimated lethal concentrations.","PeriodicalId":87603,"journal":{"name":"Entomon; internationale Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Insektenkunde","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89762936","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}