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Eyarin Jehamalar, E.
- Additional Records of Aquatic and Semiaquatic Heteroptera (Insecta : Hemiptera) from Chhattisgarh, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 116, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 99-109Abstract
Aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Chhattisgarh have been studied by Jehamalar and Chandra (2013) and recorded 20 species. Chhattisgarh state is poorly surveyed for aquatic bugs due to availability of less number of experts on this group, remoteness of the area and lack of funds to explore the aquatic bugs fauna. A special effort has been made to explore the aquatic bugs as a part of the faunal exploration of Chhattisgarh yielded the addition of 17 species is treated here.Full Text
- First Record of Anisops tahitiensis Lundblad (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Notonectidae) from Mainland India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
2 Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
2 Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 114, No 3 (2014), Pagination: 429-431Abstract
The Notonectidae is one of the largest families of the Nepomorpha with eleven genera and 400 described species (Henry, 2009), represented well in both temperate and tropical areas of the World (Nieser, 2004). The genus Anisops Spinola, 1837 is characterized by hair-lined pit on the hemelytral commissure, one segmented fore tarsi on both the sexes and the presence of rostral prong as well as stridulatory comb on fore tibia of males. They are adapted to swim with their back, thus bearing the common name back swimmers and some species are generally attracted to light. Thirumalai (2007) recorded 19 species of Anisops from India, subsequently Jehamalar and Chandra (2013) added one more species to the Indian fauna by recording Anisops occipitalis from Great Nicobar Island.Full Text
- On the Genus Anisops (Heteroptera : Nepomorpha : Notonectidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with a New Record to India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 55-59Abstract
Notonectidae are back-swimmers characterized by body convexed dorsally, having large eyes, hidden antennae, four segmented rostrum, abdominal venter with a median longitudinal keel and fore and mid legs are raptorial and the hind legs are adapted for swimming. The Notonectidae is one of the larger Nepomorphan families with about 370 described species, well represented in both temperate and tropical areas of the World (Nieser, 2004).Full Text
- Studies on the Caddis Fly Larvae (Insecta Trichoptera) of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Nicobar Islands, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 25-30Abstract
Trichoptera are holometabolous insects with aquatic immature stages. They are moth-like insects with wings covered by hairs, not scales as in Lepidoptera. Trichoptera are grouped among the most useful and important aquatic insects, which are diverse in terms of the micro habitats and the richness of the trophics they occupy.Full Text
- On a Collection of Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Chhattisgarh, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 113, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 183-195Abstract
Aquatic Heteroptera occupy a broad spectrum of aquatic habitats, have a multitude of shapes, and are adapted to a broad variety of niches (Spencer and Andersen, 1994). The aquatic and semi aquatic groups of insects represent a significant level of diversity in India (Ghosh, 1996). Aquatic hemipterans stand out as an important group of aquatic insects, which are considered important in environmental reclamation of aquatic habitats and are often used to gauge toxins in an environment (Jansson 1987; Papacek 2001; Wollmann 2001).Full Text
- Aquatic and Semiaquatic Heteroptera (Hemiptera: Insecta) of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Haddo, Port Blair-744102, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Haddo, Port Blair-744102, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 112, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 79-89Abstract
Aquatic bugs are an integral link in the food chain, forming food for larger organisms, which in turn are consumed by even larger organisms. They are also indicators of water quality. The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve having an area of 88,500 ha. is the only island in the Nicobar having five perennial rivers namely, the Galathea, the Jubilee, the Dak Aniang, the Dak Tayal and the Amrit Kaur originate from Mt. Thullier. The Galathea is the longest and widest river flows southward to meet the sea at Galathea Bay.Full Text
- Morphological Differences in Three Species of the Genus Diplonychus (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) Known from India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, B-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, B-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 112, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 91-99Abstract
Belostomatidae commonly called as giant water bug belongs to the infraorder Nepomorpha. Thirumalai (2007) recorded three species of the genus Diplonychus from India. These predatory insects feed on aquatic crustaceans, fishes, amphibians and mosquito larvae. The results of Saha (2007) reveal that a single adult of D. rusticus could consume 11-87 fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus Say per day and D. annulatus consume 33-122 fourth instar larvae per day, depending upon the prey and predator densities.Full Text
- Four New Records of Gerroidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Southern Region Station, Chennai-600 028, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Southern Region Station, Chennai-600 028, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 112, No 1 (2012), Pagination: 71-74Abstract
Aquatic insects contribute significantly to freshwater ecosystems, forming food for many organisms, particularly in the food webs associated with wetland environments. Many fishes, amphibians, shorebirds, waterfowl, and other animals forage heavily on both the aquatic and terrestrial stages of aquatic insects, which are essential to their survival. It is estimated that about 3% of the total insects are aquatic, spending at least a part of their life cycles in the water, and these comprise about 25,000 to 30,000 species (Cheng, 1976). Gerroidea is a superfamily of Gerromorpha, commonly called as semi-aquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs, which can be easily recognized by their piercing and sucking mouth parts and the long antennae.Full Text
- New Records of Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Mainland India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 120, No 2 (2020), Pagination: 167-170Abstract
Four species of the aquatic and semi-aquatic Hemiptera such as Anisops occipitalis Breddin (1905), Hydrometra okinawana Drake (1951), Neoalardus typicus (Distant, 1903) and Limnometra ciliata Mayr (1865), of families Notonectidae, Hydrometridae, Veliidae and Gerridae respectively, are the first records from mainland India and were collected from different districts of Meghalaya. The recorded species are very rare and have been collected from a single locality.Keywords
First Records, Gerridae, Hydrometridae, Meghalaya, Notonectidae, Taxonomy, Veliidae, Water Bugs.Full Text
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- Jehamalar, E.E. and Chandra, K. 2020. A new species of Tenagogonus Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) and first records of eight species of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera from India. Zootaxa, 4718(1): 95-107. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.8.PMid: 32230044.
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