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- Diversity and Distributional Pattern of Aquatic Beetles in Sunderban, West Bengal
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 12, No Sp Iss (2015), Pagination: 53-53Abstract
Overall aim of this study was to know the diversity of aquatic beetles and their distribution pattern in different islands of Sunderban, West Bengal. Among the eleven orders of aquatic insects the most common ones are aquatic Coleoptera or aquatic beetles. Aquatic beetles are generally involved in nutrient recycling and form an important component of natural food web in aquatic ecosystem. Sometimes they serve as reliable indicators of aquatic system.
A total of 37 species under 5 families of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera) have been recorded from different water bodies of Sajnekhali (22° 07'242'' N and 088° 49'458'' E), Gosaba (22° 09'470'' N and 088° 48'100'' E), Bali (22° 04'324'' N and 088° 42'243'' E) and Satjelia (22° 08'547'' N and 088° 51'664'' E) (Eastern side) and Sagar island (Western side) of Sunderban in West Bengal part. It has been found that the family Dytiscidae was the most abundant group constituting 51% of the total aquatic beetle species reported from Sunderban, West Bengal, followed by Hydrophilidae (27%), Noteridae (11%), Gyrinidae (8%) and Spercheidae (3%). Of them, Canthydrus laetabilis (Walker) of the family Noteridae is the most common species found in all the islands. Globeria leachi Hope of the family Hydrophilidae is found only in Bali island whereas, Helochares lentus Sharp of the family Hydrophilidae and Laccophilus sharpi Regimbart of the family Dytiscidae are only found in Sagar island. Besides this, three species of the family Gyrinidae, namely, Orectochilus (Patrus) haemorrhous Regimbart, Orectochilus (Patrus) ribeiroi Vazirani and Orectochilus (Patrus) similis Ochs and one species of the family of Spercheidae, namely, Spercheus gibbus Champion are only reported from Sajnekhali.
- Studies on Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees along the Eastern Bank of River Hoogly of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
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Udipta Chakraborti
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Olive Biswas
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Aditya Kumar Das
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Sankarsan Roy
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Priyanka Das
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B. Mitra
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1 Zoological survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-53, IN
2 Post Graduate Dept. of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata-06, IN
3 Post Graduate Dept. of Zoology, Bidhannagar College, Kolkata-64, IN
1 Zoological survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-53, IN
2 Post Graduate Dept. of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata-06, IN
3 Post Graduate Dept. of Zoology, Bidhannagar College, Kolkata-64, IN
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Indian Forester, Vol 142, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 156-166Abstract
The aim of the study is to inventorise and portray the present status of sacred groves and sacred trees (SGs&STs) spreaded over the eastern bank of the river Hoogly of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Among 129 SGs and STs reported here, 84 SGs and STs are found as well maintained (65.1%) and followed by 29 irregularly maintained (24%) 15 deserted (11.6 %) and the rest one of occasional use. Among the eight municipalities, Naihati Municipality is carrying the maximum number of well maintained SGs and STs and Titagarh Municipality is accompanied with the highest number of deserted SGs and STs. All these sacred areas are under threat due to urbanization. Replacement with idols and concrete structures may lead to Traditional Conservation.Keywords
Sacred Grove, Sacred Tree, Regular Use, Irregular Use, Deserted, Biodiversity.- A Contribution to the Orthoptera Fauna (Insecta : Orthoptera) of Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, India with Two New Records from West Bengal
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhavan, 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 3 (2016), Pagination: 217-231Abstract
Present communication reports 38 species of orthopteran insects under 32 genera belonging to 24 tribes of 15 subfamilies spread over 7 families under 5 Super families from Sunderban Biosphere Reserve. Among them, 17 species are reported for the first time from Sunderban biosphere Reserve (Marked with *) and two species namely Conocephalus (Anisoptera) longipennis (Hann, 1842) & Letana pyrifera Bey Bienko, 1956 from the family Tettigoniidae from West Bengal, India (Marked with #).
Among the 7 families, family Acrididae holds the highest number of species (12), followed by the family Gryllidae with 8 species. Furthermore, family Tettigoniidae (7), Trigonidiidae (4), family Pyrgomorphidae (3), Tetrigidae (3) hold the rest of the positions in the species list and family Gryllotalpidae holds the last position with only one species.
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- An Updated List of Cerambycid Beetles (Coleoptera:Cerambycidae) of Assam, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700 053, West Bengal, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata – 700006, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700 053, West Bengal, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata – 700006, West Bengal, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 117, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 78-90Abstract
Assam is a state in North-East India which is considered as a biological hotspot. Present communication is the first consolidated updated list of cerambycid fauna of Assam and reports 95 species, 64 genera, 32 tribes and 3 subfamilies. Among the three subfamilies from Assam, subfamily Lamiinae shares 49 species, followed by the subfamily Cerambycinae with 38 species and Prioninae with only 8 species.Keywords
Longhorn Beetle, Assam, North-East India.Full Text
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- Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae:Coleoptera) of Himachal Pradesh
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN
2 Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Asutosh College, Kolkata-700026, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN
2 Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Asutosh College, Kolkata-700026, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 115, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 405-409Abstract
The taxonomic study of the family cerambycidae is very poor in Himachal Pradesh. Contributions of Breuning (1937, 1958, 1965), Beeson and Bhatia (1939), Basak and Biswas (1993), Mukhopadhyay (2011), Saha et al. (2013) were enriched the cerambycid fauna of this state. Later, few publications were made on other aspects than taxonomy of cerambycidae by Uniyal and Mathur (1998), Singh, and Verma (1998), Bhargava and Uniyal (2011). Therefore, an attempt has been taken to prepare a consolidated taxonomic account of the cerambycid species reported from the Himachal Pradesh. After consulting all the available literatures on Cerambycidae of India it is enumerate that, 37 species under 27 genera of 17 tribes belonging to 4 subfamilies of Crambycidae were reported from this state.Full Text
- Diversity and Ecological Role of Insect Flower Visitors in the Pollination of Mangroves from the Indian Sundarbans
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1 Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741 235, IN
2 RKMVC College, Rahara, Khardaha 700 118, IN
1 Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741 235, IN
2 RKMVC College, Rahara, Khardaha 700 118, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 6 (2019), Pagination: 1060-1070Abstract
Sundarban Biosphere Reserve is one of the most important mangrove zones with a vast range of floral and faunal diversity. The present study explores the plant–pollinator relationship among four true mangrove plants, viz. Avicennia officinalis, Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum and Aegialitis rotundifolia, and also includes insect visitor diversity and foraging activities of common insect flower visitors of these plants with their efficiency as pollinators. Though each plant is self-compatible for pollination, the activity of flower visitors helped with superior reproductive success. Among the common five visitors, viz. Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera, Chrysomya megacephala, Danaus chrysippus and Micraspis discolor, A. dorsata showed the highest visitation rate (VR) for each plant and M. discolor showed the lowest VR but highest handling time (HT) in all the four mangrove plants. Each flower visitor showed significantly different VR among the plants. In the case of HT, only A. mellifera showed significant variation among plants. A. dorsata and A. mellifera showed maximum pollen carrying efficiency compared to the others. These findings emphasize the role of insect flower visitors in pollination, leading to the perquisite for the protection of mangroves of the Indian Sundarbans.Keywords
Foraging Efficiency, Handling Time, Insect Flower Visitors, Mangroves, Visitation Rate.Full Text
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