Angshuman Raha

Zoological Survey of India | ZSI · Department of Entomology

In the present paper, we discuss the taxonomy of 11 species of Plutodes Guenée, [1858], collected from different regions of India, including description of one new species, P. quadratus sp. nov. Herein, we provide an identification key to all the Indian species, diagnoses and updated distributions of the studied species and a consolidated global ch...

Present chapter reports the moth diversity recorded from the Deccan Peninsular Biogeographic zone of India categorised into 6A (Central Highlands), 6B (Chota-Nagpur), 6C (Eastern Highlands), 6D (Central Plateau) and 6E (Deccan South) Biogeographic Provinces. A total of 1122 species of moths under 608 genera of 94 subfamilies belonging to 29 fami...

In the present paper, we describe two new species, Garudinia shompen sp. nov. (Arctiinae) and Plusiodonta nicobarensis sp. nov. (Calpinae) and report five new species records for India: Nishada sambara (Moore, 1859), Teulisna chiloides Walker, 1862 (Arctiinae), Tamba cosmoloma Prout, 1928, T. occidinawa Holloway, 2005 (Boletobiinae) and Anoba rigid...

The Psyra Walker, 1860, is a typical Sino-Himalayan genus of the subfamily Ennominae, currently known by 18 species/4 subspecies globally and 9 species from India. This study aims to revise the taxonomy and ecology of Indian Psyra by providing a morphology-based diagnostic key, highlighting their altitudinal, habitat and seasonal preferences, and m...

The genus Xenortholitha Inoue, 1944 is mainly distributed in the Sino-Japanese and Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). The current communication reports the first distributional record of Xenortholitha falcata Yazaki, 1993 from western Himalaya, India extending its range far westwards from its previously known range in Eastern Nepal. We provide a brief...

The present study discusses the systematic accounts of ten species of the family Notodontidae recorded here for the first time from India. The species were collected from different parts of Indian Himalaya, the majority being reported from the Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Among these ten species, we present two new combinatio...

A new species, Chadisra curvipenis N. Singh, Ahmad & Raha, sp. nov. is described from the Great Nicobar Island, India, and its detailed description along with habitus images, male genitalia illustrations and diagnoses with similar congeners are provided. A complete checklist of the genus with distributional records and a distribution map are given.

The Genus Phlogophora Treitschke, 1825 (Noctuidae: Xyleninae), widely distributed in Palaearctic and Oriental realms, is especially diverse within Indian Himalaya with 12 known species till now. Current communication reports three species new to India viz. P. meticulodina (Draudt, 1950), P. nobilis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 and P. szecsenyii Hreblay &...

The present work deals with the additional species of Notodontidae recorded from different provinces of Indian Himalaya subsequent to the publication of Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae which provided systematic account of 242 species and 10 subspecies. Current communication comprises: (I) Description of a new species of genus Nerice Walker, 1855,...

The genus Donda Moore, 1882 (Noctuidae: Pantheinae) consists of six species of which the taxonomic status of two species are doubtful. In the present study, a new species of the genus, viz. Donda unispinosa Bandyopadhyay, Raha & Chandra sp. nov. is described from the Indian Himalayas with a detailed description of male genitalia structure. This bri...

The order Lepidoptera is a highly diverse and well-established indicator taxon that helps to monitor anthropogenic threats in the environment and climate change. In India, the taxonomic studies on Lepidoptera have been started long ago, but the molecular studies have been performed rarely, especially in the Himalayan region. The present study gener...

The present communication consists of the first ever catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 comprising systematic accounts of 242 species (including nominotypical subspecies) and 10 subspecies under 116 genera of 10 subfamilies with four new records to India viz. Phalera (Phalera) birmicola Bryk, 1949, Spatalina desiccata stolida Schintlme...

The present study aims to update the freshwater fish fauna of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. Through literature review and field surveys a total of 39 fish species belonging to 22 genera under 8 families are documented from the district.

The present study aims to document the freshwater fish fauna of Guru Ghasidas National Park, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. Through literature review and field surveys a total of 58 fish species belonging to 35 genera under 12 families are documented from the region in the present account.

The present study aims to document the freshwater fish fauna of Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Raipur for the first time. The study provides an account of 14 fishes belonging to 11 genera under 5 families from the Sanctuary.

Morphology including genitalia of three species of genus Eupterote Hübner, [1820] viz. E. bifasciata Kishida, 1994, E. mollifera (Walker, 1865) and E. undata Blanchard, [1844] collected from Chhattisgarh, India are discussed here for first time with illustrated images. Among these three species, E. bifasciata and E. mollifera are newly recorded fro...

A consolidated 49 species of Pyraloidea Latreille,1809 under 42 genera of 7 subfamilies have been reported from Chhattisgarh in the present communication by compiling past information and present sampling. The inventory reflects 20 and 18 species new to Central India and Chhattisgarh, respectively with 10 data deficient species having unclear distr...

The Geometridae Stephens, 1829 are considered as an excellent model group to study insect diversity patterns across elevational gradients globally. This paper documents 168 species of Geometridae belonging to 99 genera and 5 subfamilies from different Protected Areas in a Western Himalayan state, Uttarakhand in India. The list includes 36 species r...

The paper deals with eight subterranean species of termites of the genus Odontotermes from Chhattisgarh, India. Taxonomic descriptions along with photographs and key to all species have been provided. Among them six species are reported for the first time from the state. These six species are added to the previously known eight species resulting in...

Understanding habitat preference of a species of conservation significance is essential for planning effective conservation measures. The habitat structure of three sympatric otter species, viz. the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and the Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) was examined in five...

p>The present study reports new distribution records of seven species of Cerambycid beetles belonging to seven genera of seven tribes and under two subfamilies from Madhya Pradesh. As a result, based on the past literature and the present study, a total of 18 species of Cerambycidae are known from Madhya Pradesh. The paper also provides detailed di...

This taxonomic investigation is based upon the examination of 239 mantis specimens belonging to 34 species under 24 genera and 9 families.

The paper presents an account on the Tabanidae (Diptera) from Chhattisgarh, which includes 16 species representing five genera under three subfamilies: Pangoniinae, Chrysopsinae and Tabaninae. Among these species, Haematopota latifascia Ricardo is new addition to the fauna of Chhattisgarh. The distributional area of the collection localities, key c...

The present study aims at preparing a consolidated account on the avifaunal composition of Bastar plateau by compiling the information given in the past literatures and observations gathered during the present f ield work. Thus, a total of 304 species of birds belonging to 194 genera under 63 families have been listed from the area including f ive...

Three species of Antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) are reported for the first time from Chhattisgarh, India. Among them, Stenares improbus (Walker, 1853) is reported for the first time from central India. Detailed diagnostic character along with photographs and a consolidated check list of Myrmeleontidae of Chhattisgarh has also been provided.

The paper describes new record and redescription of a rare longicorn beetle Pachyteria fasciata (Fabricius) from Guru Ghasidas National Park of Chhattisgarh and central India as well, with the confirmation of its Deccan Peninsular Biogeographic Zone distributional pattern.

The present paper presents the information on genital and morphological character of 4 species belonging to 4 genera and 3 tribes of the subfamily Prioninae (Cerambycidae) so far reported from Central India. Except Prionomma (Prionomma) atratum (Gmelin), other 3 species are newly recorded from Central Indian landscape. First consolidated checklist...

An inventory of longhorned beetles of Chhattisgarh state has been attempted for the first time resulting in the enumeration of 10 species belonging to 8 genera and 6 tribes under 2 subfamilies. The descriptions of these species and distribution in Chhattisgarh and India are provided. Being economically important, the present account on longhorned b...

Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis is vulnerable and one of the rare vagrants in Indian subcontinent. This species was first sighted in Arunachal Pradesh in 1935, subsequently, in Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Punjab in 2001. On 21 February 2013, Shantanu Prasad sighted a single female long-tailed duck at Gajoldoba, West Bengal. This is the first reco...

The Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS), a man-modified floodplain wetland having high human impact, is located in an urbanized landscape. Its location in the Central Asian Flyway of migratory birds makes it an ideal transit and wintering ground for birds. This paper describes the vegetation composition and significance of the Sanctuary as a bird habitat. A...

Yamuna River has been subjected to severe anthropogenic pressures such as water abstraction, discharge of wastewater, development activities on river floodplains, deforestation in the river basin resulting in reduced flow, loss of habitat, deterioration of water quality and loss of biological diversity. We studied hydrological characteristics such...

Guru Ghasidas National Park (GGNP) is located in the northern part of Chhattisgarh in Korea and Surguja districts. The National Park falls in Chhotanagpur plateau and some part in Baghelkhand plateau. The park area is 2898.70 sq. kms and lies between 81o49’29.890” E to 82o44’20.117” E and 23o30’13.815” N to 23o52’16.087” N. Forest of GGNP is moist...