Nikhil Joshi- M.Sc Zoology
- Research Assistant at MIT World Peace University
Nikhil Joshi
- M.Sc Zoology
- Research Assistant at MIT World Peace University
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Introduction
I work on the Bird nest project which intends to bring back birds population in Urban areas. Along with this project, I try to understand diversity and ecology of true bugs (Heteroptera) in Western Ghats.
Current institution
MIT World Peace University
Current position
- Research Assistant
Additional affiliations
July 2018 - July 2019
Position
- Fellow
Description
- I worked on Edible Insects of North-East India project. In this project, we did fieldwork, documented and photographed insect species which are consumed by different tribes of NE India.
Education
July 2016 - June 2018
Publications
Publications (8)
The genus Coridius Illiger, 1807 (Heteroptera: Dinidoridae) comprises a group of phytophagous terrestrial bugs consisting of 36 species distributed in the Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan regions. In several communities in northeastern India, insects are recognised as a delicacy, medicine, and a nutritional supplement, with Coridius being a popular de...
The thread-legged assassin bug Bagauda avidus Bergroth, 1903 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Leistarchini), the type species of the genus Bagauda Bergroth, 1903, is redescribed based on light microscopic observations and scanning electron microscopy images. Additional five species of Bagauda occurring in India are briefly reviewed.
There exists substantial literature for capturing digital images of insect specimens for taxonomy purposes but very few papers are available on post processing of these images. We present a few techniques for editing digital images of insects using Adobe® Photoshop® which can be performed in a relatively short amount of time. The results clearly sh...
A new Emesinae species, Bagauda atypicus sp. nov., is described from Maharashtra, India. It is an atypical member of the genus Bagauda and the tribe Leistarchini because both male and female are micropterous and display a character not found in any Leistarchini described so far, namely presence of prominent, erect and blunt, humeral tubercles. The...
A small reduviid bug Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893 is reported from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Digital illustrations of important morphological characters, including male genitalia and female terminalia, are provided in the additional description.
A small reduviid bug Emesopsis nubila Uhler, 1893 is reported from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Digital illustrations of important morphological characters, including male genitalia and female terminalia, are provided in the additional description.
Dicranocephalus lateralis (Signoret), 1879, a bug from the family Stenocephalidae, is briefly redescribed with colour and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) illustrations of general morphology, including details of male and female genitalia, metathoracic scent gland (MTG), exoskeletal male abdominal glands, eggs and nymphal stages. The status of ot...
A relatively less known assassin bug, Rhaphidosoma atkinsoni Bergroth, 1893 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) is recorded from Maharashtra State, India, for the first time. Redescription and illustrations of the species, along with the notes on morphology and natural history, are provided.
