Sajan K.C.

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• PhD Student
• Graduate Student at University of Florida

New distribution records of some butterfly species of Nepal are provided in terms of geographical area, season, and elevation based on our observations from early 2017 to late 2021. Seven new species: Hasora taminatus (Hübner, 1818), Hasora vitta (Butler, 1870), Celaenorrhinus pyrrha de Nicéville, 1889, Seseria sambara (Moore, [1866]), Coladenia ag...

A female individual of Sanaa regalis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) was collected in the Tanahun district of Central Nepal in September 2021. This katydid had been reported prior from India in the East Himalayas and Chhattisgarh in Central India. This is the first record of this species from the Central Himalayas, Nepal. The female of this species d...

Celaenorrhinus pyrrha de Nicéville, 1889 is recorded for the first time from central Nepal. Three individuals were recorded in March and November, 2021 from 800-930 meters elevation in Pokhara, Kaski District. The species was recorded previously from Uttarakhand in the West Himalayas and Sikkim to Yunnan in the East Himalayas. Its distribution reco...

Eastern New Mexico, part of the Great Plains in the USA, has often been neglected for its studies of butterfly diversity because of its arid climate and flat landscape. This study assessed the species richness and abundance of butterflies in two sub-ecoregions of the Great Plains in central eastern NM, including the Semiarid Canadian Breaks and the...

Butterflies are among the most effective bioindicators of climate change; however, their diversity in many rural areas of the Central Himalayas remains understudied. This study provides an assessment of butterfly diversity in the foothills of Bhorletar, Madhya Nepal Municipality, Lamjung District, Nepal, within an elevation range of 420–600 m. Cond...

Hemipeplus quadricollis Pollock, 1999 (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Hemipeplinae), was originally de- scribed from Rondônia State, Brazil, as its type locality, with 10 paratypes: eight from Brazil (Rondônia State) and two from Peru (Madre de Dios and Loreto departments). However, one of the paratypes from Peru (Madre de Dios) was later identified as a...

Full article: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kXJn1R%7EeaO2%7E The rapid decline in biodiversity and the increasing detachment from nature among young people present urgent challenges that demand immediate attention. To tackle these issues, we propose an innovative strategy that utilizes the motivational potential of gamification and incentives, d...

The Hemipeplinae (Coleoptera: Mycteridae) fauna of the world was reviewed, based on external morphology, morphometrics of head, pronotum, and elytra, and examination of male genitalia of adults. One new genus and twenty-nine new species are described (country of type locality given in parentheses). From the New World, five new species are described...

Accurate documentation and identification of species, along with publishing findings in peer-reviewed sources, are essential for enhancing biodiversity knowledge and guiding conservation efforts effectively. In this paper, we present corrections to records of butterfly species we previously documented from Nepal, updating their identifications base...

We report two significant butterfly sightings in the United States, observed during an opportunistic photographic survey conducted in south Texas between December 2022 and January 2023. Parrhasius moct- ezuma (Clench, 1971) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) was sighted at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, on January 5, 2023, marking the firs...

The authors conducted a comprehensive review of Hesperiidae species in Bhutan, scrutinizing three existing checklists and 25 new records presented by Van der Poel et al. (2023). A thorough examination of all available documents and evidence confirmed 145 Hesperiidae species in Bhutan, with four additional species listed as tentative and one as “cf....

Nepali names have been proposed for the butterfly species found in Nepal, including a specific name for the word "moth". These names are derived from creative translations of their existing English names, or notable features such as colors, behaviors, larval host plants, or their significant cultural and societal roles in Nepal. The principal goal...

A county-wide survey was conducted to locate populations of Megathymus yuccae coloradensis C. Riley, 1877 (Yucca Giant-Skipper) throughout 2023 in public lands in Roosevelt County, New Mexico. Local populations of the giant skipper were found in two separate minimally disturbed prairie habitats: one near the Portales Softball Complex and one next t...

A specimen of Historis acheronta (Fabricius) was found while studying the butterfly collection at the Natural History Museum of Eastern New Mexico University, Portales. The specimen was collected at Portales in 1986 and is a new butterfly record for New Mexico.

A thorough review of the Hesperiidae of Bhutan found that all three existing checklists contained species for which there was no evidence and species for which the evidence was based on misidentifications. Also, many records were only published in grey literature or on non-peer-reviewed websites. We report 25 first records with pictorial evidence f...

Twelve species of Scutelleridae were recorded during a survey between 2019-2021 in Nepal. Two recorded species are new to the known Scutelleridae fauna of Nepal. Both species, Hotea curculionoides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1836) and Tetrarthria variegata Dallas, 1851 were documented from Lakeside, Kaski District in May, 2019 and September, 2021 respective...

YOU DO NOT NEED A RESEARCHGATE ACCOUNT TO DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK. PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AND THEN ON THE “DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT” BUTTON. This catalogue provides currently valid scientific and standard common English names and additional information on the 692 species of butterflies found in Nepal, including photographs of 100 species, most of which are...

An overview of the butterfly species that were removed from and added to the species checklist of Nepal since Smith (2010, Lepidoptera of Nepal). in 2010 661 species were listed 12 were removed and 43 were added since, bringing the total for Nepal to 692.

Robber flies with their prey were collected from 2014-2021 in several eastern New Mexico counties and one county in west Texas. A few were merely photographed in the same areas in 2022. One hundred and one asilid-butterfly pairs were collected representing 17 species of robber flies and 19 species of butterflies. Three pairs were photographed repre...

Robber flies with their prey were collected from 2014-2021 in several eastern New Mexico counties and one county in west Texas. A few were merely photographed in the same areas in 2022. One hundred and one asilid-butterfly pairs were collected representing 17 species of robber flies and 19 species of butterflies. Three pairs were photographed repre...

Several individuals of Pseudocoladenia dan fabia (Evans, 1949) and Pseudocoladenia fatua (Evans, 1949) are reported from Sunsari and Dhankuta districts of East Nepal. Identifications were based on external characters and genital structures of examined specimens. This is the first record of P. fatua from Nepal, while a previous report of P. dan fabi...

This particularly white individual of Burnsius communis communis was spotted at Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, USA on 18 October 2022. It was thought to be B. albezens initially but was found to be B. communis after analysis of male genitalia.

Two species are added to the known butterfly fauna of Nepal. Caltoris bromus (Leech) ssp. bromus was found in Chitwan in 2019-2021 and Nacaduba berenice (Herrich-Schäffer) ssp. plumbeomicans (Wood-Mason & de Niceville) was found in Dhankuta in 2021. The species were identified based on morphological traits and analysis of the male genitalia.

Moth Butterfly, Liphyra brassolis Westwood, 1864, is rediscovered in Nepal after about 4 decades, on 12 May, 2021 from Pokhara, Kaski at 874 masl. This is the third record of this species from Nepal.

Mortonagrion aborense Laidlaw, 1914 is recorded for the first time from Chitwan, Nepal. One male individual was photographed at Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Rampur, Chitwan, 26 September 2021. The total number of Odonata species recorded from Nepal is raised to 181.

Halpe aucma Swinhoe, 1893, also commonly known as Gold-spotted Ace, is reported for the first time from Nepal. Four individuals of the species were seen during an opportunistic survey conducted in August-October, 2021. Three records are from Dhankuta district in the east Nepal between 603 and 715 masl while one is from Lalitpur, Nepal at 1500 masl....

First record of Scobura isota - Swinhoe's Forest Bob for Nepal along with rediscovery of Hasora anura - Slate awl after 51 years and Allonitis drumila - Great Darkie after more than 30 years.

Four species are added to the known Fulgoridae fauna of Nepal. One species, Polydictya tricolor (Westwood, 1845) was recorded from Sundarbazar, Lamjung in June 2017, while the other three, Aphaena (Aphaena) submaculata (Duncan, 1843), Lycorma imperialis White, 1846 and Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801) were reported from a single locati...

This paper deals with the record of Prosotas bhutea for the second time in Nepal after 51 years and first record of Zenonoida discreta discreta outside Kaski district, from central Terai.

New distribution records of Eurema andersoni jordani Corbet & Pendlebury (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from three locations in Nepal are presented

This paper includes additional distribution records of Lycaenidae in Nepal with reference to Colin Smith’s distribution records (1994; 2011a; 2011b;2016). Most findings are based on photographic records. ID keys from Evans (1927; 1932) have been followed.

Prionomma (Ancyloprotus) bigibbosum (White, 1853) (syn. Ancyloprotus bigibbosus White, 1853) (Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Prionini) is a large and striking longhorn beetle, with two characteristic bumps in the middle of the pronotum after which it is named "bigibbosum." It measures about 20 lines in length (White, 1853), which roughly converts to 42.3...

Some new distribution records of Hesperiid butterflies in Nepal with two new species viz. Burara anadi anadi (de Niceville, [1884])- Plain Orange Awlet and Halpe arcuata Evans, 1937– Evans’ Ace.

Odonata fauna of Dipang Lake, Lekhnath, Kaski District was studied during April and May of 2019. Twenty-eight different species belonging to 20 genera and six families were recorded. Family Libellulidae was dominant representing 16 species. Among the recorded Odonata species, Aciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876) and Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer...

Thirty years ago a comprehensive checklist of Nepal Odonata was published by Graham Vick (1989). Since that time several new species have been found and described from Nepal bringing the list to 176 species. Here we publish details on another eight species new to the list of dragonflies and damselflies of Nepal (Aciagrion approximans, Agriocnemi...

An individual of Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni Eliot, 1969-Extra Lascar was recorded from Nepal in February 2020 in the premises of Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan. The addition of this new record enriches the total number of butterfly species in Nepal while raising the total number of species in the genus Pantoporia found in here to 2.

The diversity of lady beetle fauna of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Khumaltar, Lalitpur is studied in this paper. All the findings are included except those of the subfamily Coccinellinae which have been included in a separate paper previously. However, Epilachninae (now Epilachnini) is also included here. In this research, except for...

Two specimens of Celaenorrhinus nigricans nigricans (de Nicéville, 1885) were recorded from Nepal in July 2019 in the mid-hill regions of Syangja and Kaski district. One specimen was recorded from a hilltop in Syangja district along a rural trail while the other specimen was recorded along a forest trail in Sarangkot, Pokhara. The addition of this...

The diversity of lady beetle fauna belonging to the subfamily Coccinellinae from Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur is studied in this paper. In total, 14 species from 9 genera (Calvia, Cheilomenes, Coccinella, Coelophora, Harmonia, Hippodamia, Illeis, Oenopia and Propylea) and 1 tribe (Coccinellini) were collected and identif...

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus form alcippoides (Linnaeus, 1758) has been photographed for the first time from Nepal. This very rare form was photographed from Pokhara, Kaski in Gandaki Province.

A survey of jewel bugs (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) was conducted in three hilly districts of Nepal viz. Tanahun, Lamjung and Kaski, over a period of 13 months (April 2017-May 2018). The prime purpose of the research was to find out the Scutelleridae diversity in these districts which hasn't been done before. Raipur village of Tanahun, Sundarbazar, K...

A survey of leaf footed bugs (Hemiptera: Coreidae) was conducted in two hilly districts of Nepal viz. Lamjung and Kaski, over a period of 13 months (April 2017-May 2018). The prime purpose of the research was to find out the Coreidae diversity in these regions which hasn’t been done before. Sundarbazar, Kunchha and Dura Daanda areas from Lamjung an...

A study to explore the insect diversity of hilly domains of Nepal was conducted taking Sundarbazar Municipality of Lamjung and Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality of Kaski as reference. During the 13-month study span (Apr, 2017-May, 2018), 2100 specimens were collected from three orders viz. Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera. Upon identification...

Twenty-seven species of lady beetles (Coccinellidae) from 20 genera, 6 subfamilies and 8 tribes, were observed occurring in the two hilly districts of Nepal viz., Lamjung and Kaski with Sundarbazar and Pokhara as their respective study areas, during a 13 months field survey (April 2017-May 2018). A total of 146 specimens were collected from altitud...