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... Hemiclepsis marginata asiatica Moore, 1924 was first recorded by the outstanding leech taxonomist Percy Moore from the Kashmir region at the beginning of the 20 th century, and it was found that it differs from H. marginata casmiana (i. e. H. kasmiana) and H. marginata marginata by the size and location of the eyes, coloration, annulation and papillation (Moore 1924;Harding & Moore 1927). Later, Soós (1967) and Chandra (1983Chandra ( , 1991 discussed the internal and external morphology of the subspecies H. marginata asiatica. ...
... The collected leeches were initially preserved in 10% ethanol and then fixed in 96% ethanol (Jovanović et al. 2021). Their internal and external morphology was assessed using several identification keys (Lukin 1976;Nesemann & Neubert 1999;Govedich et al. 2019) and the original studies by Moore (1924Moore ( , 1927. A biological research stereomicroscope (Carl Zeiss Stemi 508, Germany) and a camera (AmScope MU1000) were used to photograph the samples. ...
... When analysing the body size, it was found that samples from Uzbekistan are larger (6-28 mm) and samples from India are smaller (5-20 mm). When the coloration of living specimens was studied, our specimens were mainly greenish-brown, while leeches were reddish-brown in Kashmir (Moore 1924;Harding & Moore 1927;Soos 1967;Chandra 1983;Mandal 2015;Praveenraj 2021), Bihar (Chandra 1991;Mandal 2013), Hargana, Assam, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka (Mandal 2015), and pinkish white leeches were found in Kashmir, Haryana, Bihar, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra (Mandal 2010(Mandal , 2013. Annulation consists of 69-70 rings in our specimens, and up to 70-73 in Indian specimens (Mandal 2013). ...
This research presents the first molecular characterization of the freshwater leech Hemiclepsis marginata (O. F. Müller, 1773) within the Ferghana Valley and Uzbekistan, shedding light on a species sparsely documented in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. Through detailed examination, we elucidate its morphology and biological attributes, while also providing a comparative analysis with specimens from the Oriental region. The leech was assigned to the Palearctic taxon Hemiclepsis marginata marginata, which exhibits species-level genetic differences from the Oriental Hemiclepsis marginata asiatica Moore, 1924. Our investigation reveals its parasitic relationship with the Aral basin snowtrout Schizothorax eurystomus Kessler, 1872 and the marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771).
... Based on the body of available literature, six Alboglossiphonia nominal species are known to occur in South and Southeast Asia (Blanchard, 1897;Oka, 1922;Harding and Moore, 1927;Sawyer et al., 1982;Chandra, 1983Chandra, , 1991Nesemann et al., 2007). These nominal taxa are as follows: A. annandalei (Oka, 1922) (Blanchard, 1897) [Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Myanmar]. ...
... Records of Alboglossiphonia heteroclita from India and Myanmar (Oka, 1922;Harding and Moore, 1927;Chandra, 1983Chandra, , 1991Nesemann et al., 2007) and A. hyalina from India (Nesemann et al., 2007) are doubtful and most likely belong to separate but morphologically similar species. Here, we show that juvenile specimens of Alboglossiphonia pahariensis do not have dorsal papillae and could be misidentified as belonging to A. heteroclita/A. ...
... Probably, four small specimens of Alboglossiphonia heteroclita sensu Oka, 1922from Myanmar (Oka, 1922 represent juveniles of A. pahariensis. Previously, Harding and Moore (1927) provided a similar hypothesis on the identity of these four specimens but assigned them to Alboglossiphonia weberi. Furthermore, Alboglossiphonia bhamoensis sp. ...
Freshwater leeches are a diverse group of annelid worms, some of which may serve as endosymbionts of various freshwater invertebrates, being commensals and parasites. However, the nature of such hidden associations is poorly understood. Here, we describe the first record of a freshwater leech – sponge association ever discovered. A small fragment of an unidentified and probably new freshwater sponge species (Porifera: Spongillidae) from India was heavily infested by numerous juvenile leeches Alboglossiphonia pahariensis Nesemann & Sharma, 2007 (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae), which were found in chironomid larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae: Xenochironomus sp.) burrows, penetrating the sponge’s body. The taxonomic identification of the leech was confirmed by means of an integrative approach combining morphological and DNA-based evidence. Furthermore, we present a finding of Alboglossiphonia bhamoensis sp. nov. from the mantle cavity of a freshwater mussel species in Myanmar. These new records are discussed within a broader ecological and evolutionary context based on a review of the body of available literature on hidden shelter-like and parasitic associations of leeches with gastropods, bivalves, and sedentary animals in freshwater environments.
... Arhynchobdellids as defined by Harding and Moore (1927) includes freshwater and terrestrial leeches that lack a protrusible proboscis. They may be sanguivorous parasite or non sanguivourous predators of small aquatic worms or invertebrate larvae (Toman and Dall, 1997). ...
... The Erpobdelliformes however, are predatory with pseudognaths and a strepsilamatous pharynx (Nesemann and Neubert, 1999), and further subdivided into two families-Erpobdellidae and Salifidae (Sawyer, 1986). Family Erpobdellidae according to Harding and Moore (1927) comprised of members having eyes not arranged in parabolic arch, annuli of complete somite tends to divide further from basic annulations formula (b1, b2, a -2, b5, b6); lack jaws, proboscis and gastric caeca. Earlier this family was believed to be comprised of three subfamilies -Erpobdellinae (homonomously quinquannulated); Trochetinae (five to nine annulate somites) and Mooreobdellinae (heteronomous five to six annulate somite and lack preatrial loops) (Nesemann and Wien, 1993). ...
... Grouping of genera into family Erpobdellidae has always been confusing as some eminent leech taxonomists (Harding and Moore, 1927;Klemm, 1982;Nesemann and Wien, 1993;Neubert and Nesemann, 1995;Grosser et al. 2014 andAhmed et al. 2008), believed that three genera Erpobdella, Dina and Trocheta be incorporated in this family, considering the pattern of division of annuli to be the prime differentiating feature. On the other hand some workers consider this particular character to be unreliable in order to authenticate the differentiation between different genera in the family (Trontlej and Sket, 2000;Siddall, 2002;Borda and Siddall, 2004). ...
Genus Erpobdella (Family Erpobdellidae) comprises of freshwater predatory leeches, characterized by the presence of multiple testis sacs per somite, eyes arranged in two groups, presence of preatrial loops, location of gonopores in somite XII and lacking pharyngeal stylets. Despite being subjected to phylogentic analysis many a times, its taxonomic position is still not clear as some taxonomists still follow the old traditional method involving subdivision of annuli to distinguish between different genera within erpobdellidae. Some authors however, agree with the suppression of all old generic names (Dina, Trocheta, Nephelopsis, Mooreobdella, Motobdella, and Croatobranchus) with genus Erpobdella as sole valid genus for all the species within the family. In the present paper, an attempt has been made to gather all the data regarding description of all species within this genus (after synonymization) which otherwise is not available in an organised way. A detailed procedure regarding method of study of this group and distributional data is also presented. Further, a dichotomous identification key for about 45 species of genus Erpobdella has been proposed with an aim that it would ease the identification process in future studies.
... 10) as A. lixoides was likely A. asper sp. nov., but its identity cannot be unambiguously elucidated; no specimens from the localities listed by Distant (1902) (Bombay, Khandala) were found in the BMNH where W.L. Distant's collection is currently deposited. Etymology. ...
... Only known from Ramandorog [= Ramdurg], Goa State, and Wai, Maharashtra State, of western India. Previous record of A. lixoides from Maharashtra (Bombay, Khandala) (Distant 1902) possibly at least partly pertain to this species. Gillon (1972: 286, 296, 304) (in key, redescription and figures of adult and larva), Gillon (1974: 218) (ecology), Linnavuori (1982: 15) (records, distribution, bionomics), Czaja (2007: 308) Remarks. ...
... Alphocoris lixoides is the type species of the genus Alphocoris. It was described based on an unspecified number of but more than one specimen from "Senegallia" [= Senegal] (Germar 1839), and subsequently recorded from India (Dallas 1851, Walker 1867, Atkinson 1884, Atkinson 1887, Distant 1902, Maxwell-Lefroy 1909, Parveen et al. 2014 and Pakistan (Ahmad & Mushtaq 1977, Ahmad et al. 1979, Ahmad 1980, Ahmad & Moizuddin 1980, Afzal et al. 1982) by a number of authors. ...
The Indomalayan species of the genus Alphocoris Germar, 1839 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Odontotarsinae: Odontotarsini) are revised. Three species, A. caudatus Rédei, Tsai & Jindra, sp. nov. (India: Maharashtra), A. naso Rédei & Tsai, sp. nov. (India: Goa), and A. asper Rédei, Tsai & Jindra, sp. nov. (India: Goa and Maharashtra), are recognized. The type material of A. lixoides Germar, 1839 (type locality: Senegal) is documented; previous records of this species from India and Pakistan are considered as based on misidentifications, the species is restricted to the Afrotropical Region.
... Schroederia feana (Distant, 1902) is recorded for the first time from the present Indian Territory and redescribed based on male specimen from Assam, India. In addition, Prionolomia gigas Distant, 1879 is redescribed based on male and female specimens from the same locality. ...
... During a brief survey onthe private premises of Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam, two interesting and large Coreidae bugs were collected. One was identified as Schroederia feana (Distant, 1902) and the other as Prionolomia gigas Distant, 1879, based on keys in Distant (1902). Generic characters and nomenclatural changes were confirmed using keys and descriptions in O' Shea and Schaefer (1980). ...
... During a brief survey onthe private premises of Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam, two interesting and large Coreidae bugs were collected. One was identified as Schroederia feana (Distant, 1902) and the other as Prionolomia gigas Distant, 1879, based on keys in Distant (1902). Generic characters and nomenclatural changes were confirmed using keys and descriptions in O' Shea and Schaefer (1980). ...
Schroederia feana (Distant, 1902) is recorded for the first time from the present Indian Territory and redescribed based on male specimen from Assam, India. In addition, Prionolomia gigas Distant, 1879 is redescribed based on male and female specimens from the same locality.
... Among the three species illustrated and briefly redescribed here, Alcimocoris sp. is different than the three [A. coronatus (Stal, 1876), A. flavicornis (Distant, 1887) and A. parvusDistant, 1902]mentioned byDistant (1902). There are several other species under this genus and the information about them is too scanty to identify this species. ...
... Among the three species illustrated and briefly redescribed here, Alcimocoris sp. is different than the three [A. coronatus (Stal, 1876), A. flavicornis (Distant, 1887) and A. parvusDistant, 1902]mentioned byDistant (1902). There are several other species under this genus and the information about them is too scanty to identify this species. ...
... Until the time more material, especially male, is available we treat this only as Alcimocoris sp. Cazira verrucosa is widely distributed and known from Malabar (Distant 1902) but has not been reported from Maharashtra State as such. Its presence in Kolhapur is a new record. ...
A survey of the various localities of the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, revealed three very interesting species of bugs that have not been recently recorded from Maharashtra State: Cazira verrucosa (Westwood), Alcimocoris sp., and Ptilocerus cf. montandoni Distant. A brief description and illustrations of habitus of all three species are provided here.
... The majority of salyavatine genera, however, are poorly known and limited in the literature to the original description. Regional keys exist for the subfamily (Stål 1874, Distant 1904, Villiers 1948, Hsiao & Ren 1981, Truong et al. 2007) but now are out-dated or incomplete. ...
... It is evident from the description of Nudiscutella that Murugan & Livingstone (1990) did not consider salyavatine species beyond those covered by Distant (1904); any knowledge of Paralisarda malabarica would have demanded a comparison between the two Indian genera. This assumption is corroborated by the absence of Paralisarda in the Murugan & Livingstone's (1995) key. Furthermore, the African genus Araneaster Hesse, 1925 shares three of the diagnostic characters of Nudiscutella, and knowledge of the four other non-alate African genera would have, in the very least, diminished their emphasis on absence of hemelytra. ...
... Rulandus Distant, 1904.-Type species: Rulandus phaedrus Distant, 1904. ...
The genera of Salyavatinae are briefly discussed. Nudiscutella frontispina Murugan & Livingstone, 1990 is considered a junior synonym of Paralisarda malabarica Miller, 1957 syn. nov. Thirteen species are transferred from Petalocheirus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 and the following new combinations are proposed: Alvilla gulosa (Miller, 1940) comb. nov.; Alvilla obesa (Miller, 1940) comb. nov.; Alvilla spinosissima (Distant, 1903) comb. nov.; Alvilla tyrannus (Miller, 1940) comb. nov.; Platychiria congolensis (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria lapidaria (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria montana (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria praecox (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria similis (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria striata (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria ugandensis (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; Platychiria unicolor (Miller, 1950) comb. nov.; and Rhachicephala fasciata (Distant, 1903) comb. nov.. Petalocheirus singularis Walker, 1873 is resurrected from synonymy under Petalocheirus malayus Stål, 1859 and transferred to Rhachicephala Truong, Zhao & Cai, 2007, resulting in Rhachicephala singularis (Walker, 1873) stat. rev. et comb. nov. A supplementary description of the female of Valentia langkawiensis Miller, 1940 is included. An updated key to the world genera of Salyavatinae concludes the study.
... The family Praobdellidae consists of mucous-membrane specific leech species distributed in both of Old and New World. Two genera have been identified in Asia: Dinobdella Moore, 1927 and Myxobdella Oka, 1917 [1]. The type species of the former, D. ferox (Blanchard, 1896), has been reported to infest the nasopharyngeal cavities of humans [e.g., [2][3][4]]. ...
... Two genera have been identified in Asia: Dinobdella Moore, 1927 and Myxobdella Oka, 1917 [1]. The type species of the former, D. ferox (Blanchard, 1896), has been reported to infest the nasopharyngeal cavities of humans [e.g., [2][3][4]]. The latter genus, Myxobdella, contains four Asian species: M. annandalei Oka, 1917 (the type species) and M. nepalica Nesemann and Sharma, 2001 from South Asian countries, M. sinanensis Oka, 1925 from the Japanese Archipelago, and M. weberi (Blanchard, 1897) from Sumatra, whose taxonomic status remains uncertain [5]. ...
... Moreover, the African Parapraobdella lineata (Sciacchitano, 1959) was found infesting the eye of common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus, 1758) [10]. These mucosa invading praobdellid species can cause vertebrate internal hirudiniasis; however, the crop and ceca of M. annandalei have been found filled with non-mammalian blood [2], suggesting that this species will also feed on invertebrates [2,11]. Recently, an individual, which was identified as M. annandalei, "attaching only" to a freshwater crab was found in the northern India [12]. ...
Praobdellid leech species have been known to infest vertebrate mucous-membrane; some of them have been assumed to be invertebrate bloodsuckers. Praobdellid individuals were found feeding on the Japanese freshwater crab, Geothelphusa dehaani, at Mt. Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The leech had inserted its head into the intersegmental membrane between the crab's carapace and legs. Our findings represent a first invertebrate host record for praobdellid leeches. Additionally, molecular phylogenetic trees based on nuclear 18S and 28S rRNA, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, and 12S rRNA sequences as well as the leech morphological characteristics showed that the present leech might belong to an unrecognized praobdellid lineage: a taxonomic revision of the Japanese praobdellid species is needed.
... About 1200 specimens of leaf and fruit feeding chrysomelids were collected on banana from seven states of India. The genera and species were identified by the keys given by Jacoby (1908), Kimoto and Gressitt (1982) (for Eumolpinae), Maulik (1926), and Scherer (1969) (for Alticini). One species, Basilepta subcostata (Eumolpinae), was collected from all seven states and was the most predominant and economically important leaf-and fruit-feeding chrysomelid in all locations. ...
... Nodostoma obscurum Jacoby, 1908 and Basilepta sakaii Takizawa, 1987 were listed as synonyms of B. subcostata in the catalogue of Nepalese Chrysomelidae by Medvedev and Sprecher-Uebersax (1997: 288), but they did not mark it as a new synonymy. This appears to be incorrect because the type of N. obscurum is not even morphologically similar to N. subcostatum, whereas B. sakaii is a smaller insect according to the description (Alexey Moseyko, personal communication). ...
Leaf-and fruit-feeding chrysomelids (Coleoptera) on bananas and plantains (Musaceae, Zingiberales) cause major losses to banana growers in the northern and northeastern regions of India, Bangladesh, and other parts of Southeast Asia. The species composition of these beetles has not been studied so far in India and wrong names or wrong name combinations in the literature have caused confusion. Most particularly, the Central and South American species of Colaspis hypochlora Lefèvre (Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) has been erroneously reported as occurring in India and Bangladesh, and this name has been used for the Indian species. Based on extensive surveys for leaf-and fruit-feeding chrysomelids in the northern and northeastern regions of India from 2015 to 2019, three species of banana-feeding chrysomelids, namely, Basilepta subcostata (Jacoby) (Eumolpinae), Bhamoina varipes (Jacoby), and a new species, Sphaeroderma cruenta sp. nov. (Galerucinae, Alticini), are documented. Of these, the latter two are recorded as pests of banana in India for the first time. An illustrated diagnostic account of these three species is given to facilitate their identification by economic entomologists. COI sequences of populations of B. subcostata from Assam and Uttar Pradesh showed 98-100% homology, indicating that these populations are conspecific and that COI sequences can be used for rapid species determination. Brief notes on the biology and available management options for these pests are also given.
... Remarks. All the Ptilomera specimens recorded as Ptilomera laticaudata (Hardwicke, 1823) from peninsular India by Distant (1903), Paiva (1919a) and Tonapi (1959) belong to Ptilomera agriodes Schmidt, 1926. In the Fauna of British India, Distant (1903) considered all the species of Ptilomera from British India as a single species, P. laticaudata, and the same classification was followed by Paiva (1919a) and Tonapi (1959). ...
... All the Ptilomera specimens recorded as Ptilomera laticaudata (Hardwicke, 1823) from peninsular India by Distant (1903), Paiva (1919a) and Tonapi (1959) belong to Ptilomera agriodes Schmidt, 1926. In the Fauna of British India, Distant (1903) considered all the species of Ptilomera from British India as a single species, P. laticaudata, and the same classification was followed by Paiva (1919a) and Tonapi (1959). Ptilomera laticaudata is a member of the Himalayan fauna, so it is not distributed in peninsular India (see Fig. 7A). ...
The subgenus Ptilomera (Ptilomera) Amyot & Serville, 1843 of India is reviewed and Ptilomera (P.) nagalanda Jehamalar & Chandra, sp. nov. is described from Peren District, Nagaland, India. The new species can clearly be distinguished from its congeners in India by the presence of silvery white setae on the sub-lateral region of the meso- and metanota and the presence of a fringe of fine short setae of different lengths on the flexor region of the mid femur reaching beyond the middle in the male. Detailed illustrations of the apterous male of the new species and male and female of other species of Ptilomera, except P. occidentalis Zettel, are given. Distribution maps and a key to all known species of Ptilomera (Ptilomera) in India are given.
... The subfamily is divided into two tribes -Cladonotini Bolívar, 1887 andXerophyllini Günther, 1979. For the first time the scientific name Cladonotini was used by Kirby (1914), but meaning the whole subfamily, not the tribe. Therefore, synonymization of this name is quite justified. ...
... obtusely an gular (Kirby 1914, Tinkham 1936, Günther 1938, Zheng 2005, Storozhenko 2016). The angularly projected lateral side of shoulder is also present in Cladonotella riedeli Tumbrinck, 2014 from New Guinea (Tumbrinck 2014), while other representatives of the subfamily Cladonotinae are characterized by the broadly rounded shoulder or by the absence of the shoulder due to the reduction of the humero-apical carina. ...
The monotypic genus Hancockitettix Storozhenko et Pushkar, gen. Nov. (type species Hancockitettix humeratus Storozhenko et Pushkar, sp. Nov.) from the Malay Peninsula is described. A new genus belongs to the subfamily Cladonotinae. It resembles the genera Hancockella Uvarov, 1940 from India and Austrohancockia Günther, 1938 from China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam in the general body appearance, in the large lobules on the upper and lower margins of the fore and mid femora, and in the relatively narrow scutellum, but differs from them by the presence of fully developed tegmen, hind wing and tegminal sinus, by the triangular plate-like projected shoulder of pronotum, and by the considerable distance between the most outstanding parts of shoulders which exceeds the pronotum lobe width (in other mentioned genera the hind wing and tegminal sinus are absent, the tegmen is absent or rudimentary, lateral side of shoulder is broadly rounded or obtusely angular, and the distance between shoulders is less than the pronotum lobe width).
... The family Glossiphoniidae is a large clade of exclusively freshwater leeches that are distributed on all continents, except Antarctica (Sawyer 1986). Classical genus-level classifications of this family were exclusively based on morphological and anatomical diagnostic features (Harding and Moore 1927;Soós 1969;Lukin 1976;Ringuelet 1985). Later on, Sawyer (1986) proposed an updated taxonomic scheme of the family, using traditional distinguishing features alongside with reproductive traits. ...
Based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence, we introduce two new genus-group names for freshwater leeches of the family Glossiphoniidae. First, Eurobdelloides Bolotov & Pešić gen. nov. is described for Batracobdelloides moogi Nesemann & Csányi, 1995, a rare snail-feeding leech from Europe. Second, Hippobdelloides Bolotov & Pešić gen. nov. is designated for Clepsine jaegerskioeldi Johansson, 1909, a peculiar hippopotamus-associated leech from Sub-Saharan Africa. Both taxa represent basally derived, relict phylogenetic lineages. Two new combinations are proposed as follows: Eurobdelloides moogi (Nesemann & Csányi, 1995) gen. & comb. nov. and Hippobdelloides jaegerskioeldi (Johansson, 1909) gen. & comb. nov.
... In general, the debate as to whether certain haemadipsids can jump, while impressive in duration, is lacking in data. fact can scarcely be doubted (Harding, 1927)." ...
We provide the first conclusive evidence that at least one leech species ( Chtonobdella sp . from Madagascar) can jump. For each jump, the leech coils back before taking off. Visually, this appears somewhat like a backbending cobra or a spring being pulled back to maximize potential energy.
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... The species Alboglossiphonia weberi is distributed in different regions of the world, including Indonesia (Blanchard, 1897), India (Kaburaki, 1921;Harding and Moore, 1927;Nesemann et al., 2007), Ethiopia (Lukin, 1976), Pakistan and Nepal (Chandra, 1983), Myanmar (Chandra, 1991), Egypt (El-Shimy and Davies, 1991), Thailand and Malaysia (Paul et al., 2021) ...
In the present study, the malacophagous leech Alboglossiphonia weberi (Blandchard, 1897) (Annelida, Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) was recorded for the first time in the freshwaters of the Fergana Valley in the eastern part of Uzbekistan during 2020-2022. This species of leech is a new species for the hirudofauna of Uzbekistan and Central Asia. The article describes its morphological and ecological characteristics and presents a distribution map and photographic pictures of the species.
... Molluscs and decapods were washed from the sediment samples at the spot if necessary preserved in 4% buffered formaldehyde. The organisms were identified to the lowest possible taxa (Family, Genus and Species) with the help of standard keys for Indian subcontinent and South-Asia for sessile Invertebrates: Annandale (1911), Wood et al., (2006); Annelida: Harding and Moore (1927), Gates (1972), Chandra (1983), Mandal (2004) and Naidu (2005); Crustacea: Valarmathi (2009); Insecta: Prasad and Varshney (1995), Mitra (2003) and Thirumalai (2007); Mollusca: Preston (1915), Subba Rao (1989) and Nesemann et al. (2007). ...
Benthic macroinvertebrates are reliable indicators of the environmental health of rivers as their distributions vary in response to variations in time and space and available habitats. We investigated the longitudinal and seasonal distribution of macrobenthic assemblages in different habitats (such as vegetated and unvegetated/sand, silt, rock and clay) in the River Ganga. at four study sites in the heterotrophic Meta-Potamon part extending from Patna through Bhagalpur covering a 249-km stretch of the river. Sampling stations were located along a gradient of macrophytic coverage in marginal water and sediment texture. A total of 69 taxa belonging to 47 families and 23 orders were identified. The data of benthic communities from all samples were subjected to non-metric multi-dimensional scaling (NMDS). NMDS of all data segregated samples on the basis of seasons. The most indicative taxon of monsoon was Culicidae followed by the Corixidae (Sigara distorta) and Micronectidae; whereas, the most indicative taxon in January was Plumatella bom-bayensis followed by Libellulidae. Highest abundance and species richness were recorded at Bhagalpur. Species richness and abundance were significantly higher in marginal habitats with macrophytes compared to similar habitats without vegetation. Furthermore, differences in species composition were recorded at different substrate types. The persistence of a well-structured macrobenthic community, including families of marine origin in the middle to lower reaches, indicates that the Ganga ecosystem is resilient enough to recover to its pristine ecological value.
... Several books and keys of the Indian subcontinent and Southern Asia, including taxonomically updated keys were used for final identification. These included: Sessile Invertebrates: Annandale (1911) and Wood et al. (2006); Annelida: Harding and Moore (1927), Gates (1972), Chandra (1983), Mandal (2004), and Naidu (2005) ...
The Damodar and Subarnarekha Rivers are the first and second largest running waters of Jharkhand, having variable river bed morphology with naturally hard substrates. The riverine biodiversity is outstanding, as it includes endemic taxa on species and subspecies levels. Aquatic habitats are mostly colonized by native species. Macrozoobenthic animals are important bioindicators of the habitat quality of the river and are used for rapid assessment of river quality globally. In order to have preliminary information on the biodiversity of macrobenthos, the first survey was undertaken to find the impact of domestic pollution, mining, and thermal power plants on the aquatic life of the Damodar in May 2004. On the basis of our observations and species records, systematic field sampling for macro-benthic invertebrates in the Damodar and Subarnarekha Rivers was conducted from 2007 to 2012 during different hydrological conditions to cover the seasonal variation. Synoptic sampling was done to allow comparison between the two rivers. Aquatic invertebrate fauna has been inventoried with 124 identified taxa. The highest proportion of functional feeding groups recorded were detritivores, followed by carnivores and herbivores, respectively. This present study demonstrates the seasonal disappearance of macrozoobenthic invertebrates caused by urban and industrial pollution and that the fauna of the two main rivers of Jharkhand are similar in species inventory. This reflects the ecological conditions of the shared ecoregion known as Chota Nagpur Dry Forests. The results of the present research provide an essential database to evaluate the future environmental impact of restoration and changes in water quality.
... Several malacostracans (Mysida, Decapoda) have been originally described from Gangetic delta in Bengal. Similarly some of the wide spread oriental leeches have been already reported from at least few localities of Gangetic Plains by Harding & Moore (1927). Thus the presumed theory of recent faunal changes in River Ganga by invasion or introduction of euryhaline and pollution-tolerant neozoa is not supported with any certain observations. ...
... Lower leaf of plants, stems and root of the floating plants are the favourite resting sites of leeches. Marine and brackish water leeches usually remain attached at the ventral region of the animals [2] . Land leeches are generally referred to a group of sanguivorous species belonging to different genera that mainly live in the Indo-Pacific region. ...
... Lower leaf of plants, stems and root of the floating plants are the favourite resting sites of leeches. Marine and brackish water leeches usually remain attached at the ventral region of the animals [2] . Land leeches are generally referred to a group of sanguivorous species belonging to different genera that mainly live in the Indo-Pacific region. ...
... Other members of the genus Placobdelloides that parasitize reptiles (turtles and crocodiles) are distinguished from Placobdelloides tridens sp. n. as follows: P. bancrofti has an annulus separating the male and female gonopores and lacks dorsal papillae; P. emydae has a dilated head and three pairs of papillae; P. fimbriata has a unique gill-like marginal fringe; P. multistriatus has two pairs of salivary glands and aureate median strip; P. siamensis has an elongated oval shape, yellow median line, and rod-like papillae; P. sirikanchanae has an elongated narrow body, knob-shaped papillae, and crimson median line; and P. stellapapillosa has a proboscis opening on the anterior subterminal mouth and unique star-shaped papillae (Oka, 1917;Harding & Moore, 1927;Best, 1931;Sawyer, 1986;Govedich et al., 2002;McKenna et al., 2005;Trivalairat et al., 2019). ...
A new glossiphoniid leech species, Placobdelloides tridens sp. n., is discovered on the Malayan Giant Turtle (Orlitia borneensis) at the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo in Thailand. The morphological study of this new species revealed that it is distinguished from P. siamensis, a turtle leech species that can be found commonly in Thailand. Placobdelloides tridens presented the following diagnostic morphological characteristics: a pear-shaped and triannulate body, well-developed rod-like papillae on the dorsal surface, smooth posterior and anterior suckers with nominal pits inside, a single pair of dark contiguous eyes, light yellow-brown to greenish dorsal color, absence of median line, male and female gonopore separated by a single annulus and a unique trident shape at the tip of the crop ceca. The phylogenetic relationships of P. tridens sp. n., was clarified, and shown to be a sister clade to the P. siamensis and P. sirikanchanae clade. Furthermore, this is a new host record for P. siamensis, which was found on O. borneensis, Batagur affinis and B. borneoensis in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chonburi, Thailand.
... The numbering convention is based on Moore (1927): body somites are denoted by Roman numerals, and the annuli in each somite are given alphanumeric designations. ...
A quadrannulate leech species, Orobdella ghilarovi sp. nov., from Primorye Territory in the southern Russian Far East is described. Phylogenetic analyses using nuclear 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, histone H3, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, tRNACys, tRNAMet, 12S rRNA, tRNAVal, 16S rRNA, tRNALeu and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 markers showed that O. ghilarovi forms a fully supported clade with a monophyletic lineage comprising two species, O. kawakatsuorum and O. koikei, inhabiting Hokkaido, Japan. Quadrannulate Orobdella leeches distributed in the southern Primorye Territory have been identified as O. whitmani, which was originally described in Japan; these past records should be amended based on the taxonomic conclusions of this study.
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... or. " and "Bengal", also Mysor in South India [Jacoby, 1908]. However the last locality might belongs to described new species. ...
One new genus and three new species of Chysomelidae are described from South India. The monotypic genus Mesopana gen. n. (Galerucinae: Alticini) with the type species Mesopana viridis sp. n. is the most similar to Mesopa Jacoby, 1903, from which it distinctly differs by the transverse prothorax, short antennae, absence of basal convexity on elytra and simple mesotibiae. Cryptocephalus burgeri sp. n. (Cryptocephalinae) is similar to C. kandyensis Weise, 1903 from Sri Lanka and differs in the colour of underside, elytral black spots not margined with flavous, the pygidium with one black spot, the elytral punctation distinct at apex, pro- and mesotibiae of male very weakly widened to apex, tarsi not widened. Eurypelta splendida sp. n. (Eumolpinae) differs from E. modesta (Fabricius, 1792) from Bengal in having narrow longitudinal convexities on elytra, other colour and form of aedeagus and spermatheca. New distributional data and colour variations for Lema yerburyi Jacoby, 1908 (Criocerinae) and Aulacophora impressa (Fabricius, 1801) (Galerucinae) are given.
... After collection, specimens were killed in a killing jar using chloroform followed by removal of the specimen and were kept in oil paper envelopes and preserved in dry condition. Insects were pinned with entomological pin and identified subsequently by following standard literatures [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] and with the help of scientist of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. Recording of meteorological parameters like air temperature (dry and wet), relative humidity and rainfall, and physicochemical parameters like soil pH and soil salinity have been made during the study period in all the study sites. ...
The order Orthoptera includes insects of commonly known species to human being such as grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, mole crickets and grouse locusts. The members of this order occur almost throughout the physiographic zones of India. Orthopteran insects of coastal areas of Midnapore district were sampled from November 2007 to October 2010.Altogether 8 Orthopteran insect species belonging to 7genera and 5 families have been recorded from eight different study sites having contrasting ecological characters in the coastal areas of Midnapore(East) District of West Bengal, India. This study is the first attempt to document the insects under the order Orthoptera. The diversity and distribution of these insects have been studied. Some site specific species have been detected.
... Bot. Afr.,45: 269, new combination for Antestia cruciata Distant, 1902. Although Leston (1952) included this Asian species in the genus Antestiopsis, some authors from Asia still use the name Antestia cruciata (e.g., Chandra et al. 2012). ...
... However, the number increased to 157 species with the discovery of more new species under different families in recent years in India. The earlier knowledge on Indian aquatic bugs is mainly limited to taxonomic contributions by Distant (1903Distant ( , 1906Distant ( , 1910a, Annandale (1919), Paiva (1919a, b), Dover (1928), Hutchinson (1933Hutchinson ( , 1940, Hafiz and Mathai (1938), Hafiz and Riberio (1939), Hafiz and Pradhan (1947) and Pradhan (1950a). The revisionary work of Lundblad (1933), Chen (1960) and Wroblewski (1960Wroblewski ( , 1962Wroblewski ( , 1972 on the genus Micronecta (Micronectidae), Todd (1955) on the genus Nerthra (Gelastocoridae), Esaki and China (1928), Polhemus (1990b) and Zettel (2003 and on the family Helotrephidae. ...
... Orders like Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera, Coleoptera and Diptera constitute the dominant components of fauna of the freshwater wetlands of this region. Some of the important contributions on taxonomy of aquatic insects are done mainly by Distant (1902Distant ( , 1906Distant ( , 1910), d'Orchymont (1928), Ochs (1930), Vazirani (1968). Srivastava and Sinha (1995) on Odonata; Basu (1994a, 1994b) on Hemiptera; Biswas et al (1995aBiswas et al ( , 1995b), Biswas and Mukhopadhyay (1995) on Coleoptera. ...
The study emphasizes the diversity of aquatic insects in freshwater of Santragachi Jheel, Howrah during September, 2015 to February, 2016. It deals with 4 species of Hemiptera belonging to 4 families. Coleoptera is represented by only 5 species belonging to 4 families. The study reflects on the incidence of some insects as bio-indicator of pollution as well as bio-control agents in the ecosystem of jheel in the area of study. The repeated collections throughout the year under different parameters may yield the exact picture on insect biodiversity in fresh water ecosystem in the area.
... The members of the family Acrididae are marked by features like lower basal lobe of hind femur shorter than the upper one, three segmented tarsi, short antennae, short ovipositor, tympanum on first abdominal tergum, absence of fastigial furrow. Kirby (1914) has done a remarkable taxonomic work on Acrididae in the book 'Fauna of British India' and he partitioned the family Acrididae into eight subfamilies. Tandon (1976) has given checklist of Indian Acridoidea. ...
A Checklist of Acrididae of Uttar Pradesh based on published information and specimens collected from different localities as well as identified specimens deposited in Department of Zoology Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh was prepared. A total of 78 species/ subspecies were recorded belonging to 49 genera and 12 subfamilies. The most dominant subfamily was found to be Oedipodinae. Species were arranged according to their respective subfamilies and their percentage of occurrence was also calculated subfamily wise.
... Aquatic Hemiptera form an integral component of invertebrate communities of freshwater ecosystems. The investigations on faunal diversity of water bugs from northeastern India are yet limited; the related studies are those of Distant (1902Distant ( , 1906Distant ( , 1910, Palva (1919), Hutchinson (1940) and Bal and Basu (1998) while Thirumalai (2002Thirumalai ( , 2007 commented on distribution of species of Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha known from the region while dealing with their check lists and synoptic lists from India respectively. There is, however, distinct paucity of information on distribution of water bugs in different freshwater environments of India in general and that of Northeast India in particular. ...
... Cicadas of the genus Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Hamzini) are the most speciose within the tribe, and are distributed across Africa (Villet 1997), the Indian subcontinent (Distant 1906b), Southeast Asia (Lee 2008Lee , 2009Lee , 2010), and East Asia (Hayashi 1974;Lee & Hayashi 2003). The genus comprises 101 taxonomically valid species in the world (Sanborn 2014), of which 21 are reported from the Indian subcontinent (Price et al. 2016). ...
We here describe a new cicada species, Platypleura poorvachala sp. nov., (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from the Eastern Ghats of India. The combination of following characters distinguishes this species from its platypleurine relatives: (a) transverse continuous infuscation along the nodal line and in the central area of the forewings, and (b) opaque hindwings, which are indochine-coloured with two prominent sub-distal black bands. We illustrate the male and female types and the male genitalia, and present a photographic plate for comparison of this species with other Indian and Southeast Asian Platypleura species with respect to its morphology and distribution.
... The Mountain Quail tail consists of 10 rectrices (Blanford 1898, Johnsgard 1988) 80 to 82 mm long (Baker 1928).Ali (1977)states that the Mountain Quail tail is long. The Mountain Quail tail length is between 25 and 33 percent of the body-tail-length. ...
... which Acrididae is widely distributed in India. Locusts and grasshoppers constitute an economically important group of orthopteran pests that infest a number of cultivated and non-cultivated crops. The distribution pattern of grasshoppers is changing rapidly due to the encroachment of grasslands and forests for agricultural and industrial purposes.Kirby (1914), Uvarov (1927), Henry (1940,Tandon & Shishodia (1969, 1976a, 1976b, 1976c, 1977),Bhowmik (1985),Shishodia & Mandal (1990),Usmani & Shafee (1990),Shrinivasan & Muralirangan (1992), Hazra et al. (1993), Shishodia (1997, 1999, 2000, 2008),Shishodia & Tandon (2000),Priya & Narendran (2003),Shishodia et al.(2003), Kulkarni & Shishodia (2004 ...
A survey of Acridid fauna in totally different habitats in different regions of Haryana state was carried out during the period from 2009 to 2011. Thirty six species were captured belonging to twenty three genera and eight subfamilies. Oedipodinae (28%) was the most dominant subfamily. Spathosternum pradniferum pradniferum (Walker, 1871) was found to be most abundant.
... Several books and keys of the Indian subcontinent and Southern Asia, including taxonomically updated keys were used for final identification. These included: Sessile Invertebrates: Annandale (1911) and Wood et al. (2006); Annelida: Harding and Moore (1927), Gates (1972), Chandra (1983), Mandal (2004), and Naidu (2005) ...
The Damodar and Subarnarekha Rivers are the first and second largest running waters of Jharkhand,
having variable river bed morphology with naturally hard substrates. The riverine biodiversity is
outstanding, as it includes endemic taxa on species and subspecies levels. Aquatic habitats are mostly
colonized by native species. Macrozoobenthic animals are important bioindicators of the habitat quality
of the river and are used for rapid assessment of river quality globally. In order to have preliminary
information on the biodiversity of macrobenthos, the first survey was undertaken to find the impact of
domestic pollution, mining, and thermal power plants on the aquatic life of the Damodar in May 2004.
On the basis of our observations and species records, systematic field sampling for macro-benthic
invertebrates in the Damodar and Subarnarekha Rivers was conducted from 2007 to 2012 during
different hydrological conditions to cover the seasonal variation. Synoptic sampling was done to allow
comparison between the two rivers. Aquatic invertebrate fauna has been inventoried with 124 identified
taxa. The highest proportion of functional feeding groups recorded were detritivores, followed by
carnivores and herbivores, respectively. This present study demonstrates the seasonal disappearance of
macrozoobenthic invertebrates caused by urban and industrial pollution and that the fauna of the two
main rivers of Jharkhand are similar in species inventory. This reflects the ecological conditions of the
shared ecoregion known as Chota Nagpur Dry Forests. The results of the present research provide an
essential database to evaluate the future environmental impact of restoration and changes in water
quality.
... However, the size of the spots in E. guttiger varies. Some specimens of E. guttiger have large spots, whereas others have very small or practically obsolete spots (Distant, 1902). E. annamita allied to E. guttiger, but can be differed by the abdomen beneath with the whole disk brassy-black (Bu & Zheng, 1997). ...
... 31. Aedeagus with parallel or diverging or slightly converging branches, apices of branches narrowly produced, neither reflexed nor hooked .Distant, 1918? Aedeagus with diverging branches bent inwards at midlength. Apices of branches distinctive curved or reflexed to form distinctive tips . ...
The genus Oshaibahus El-Sonbati & Wilson gen. nov. is described with the type species Platymetopius zizyphi Bergevin, 1922. Two new species, O. kadiae El-Sonbati & Wilson gen. et sp. nov. from Sudan and O. linnavuorii El-Sonbati & Wilson gen. et sp. nov. from Iraq are described, and a new combination, Oshaibahus zizyphi (Bergevin, 1922) gen. et comb. nov. is proposed. The genus Masiripius Dlabola, 1981 (type species: Mahalana lugubris Distant, 1918) is redefined. An illustrated key to genera of the subtribe Opsiina and a key to species of Oshaibahus gen. nov. are presented to facilitate identification.
... Hemiptera is a diverse group of true bugs found worldwide, consisting about 184000 to 193000 species pertaining to 133 families (Hodkinson and Casson, 1991). A detailed account of Hemiptera fauna of central India had been dealt by Distant (1902Distant ( , 1904Distant ( & 1906). Later on scattered publications from Central India were made by Ghosh & Biswas (1995), ...
The present paper is based on collection of Hemiptera from Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary made by the various tour parties of Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur, which revealed the identification of 26 species distributed among 24 genera over 10 families.
Several illnesses are cited in Ancient Ayurvedic medical treatises. Ayurvedic surgical science considers leeches are of basically two varieties as poisonous and non-poisonous, both consisting six species each. Identification of such leech types has been ignored till date. Alagarda is one of the poisonous type detailed in texts. This article scrutinizes and reviews all the species of leech which matches the descriptions of Alagarda type of leech. Key identification feature of Alagarda type of leech is the presence of Chaetae and its toxic effects on the prey animal. Branchellion torpedinis, Ozobranchus Shipley, Acanthobdella peledina, Ozobranchus margoi are the species of leeches which possess chaetae and after verifying the morphological features of individual species, Branchellion torpedinis seems to match the descriptions of Alagarda leech.
Land leeches in the family Haemadipsidae are mostly from the humid tropical rainforest habitats and habitually take blood from the body of human and other animals. In the present study, we report a new species, Sinospelaeobdella wulingensis sp. n., from caves in the northern subtropical Wuling Mountains of central-south China that feeds blood exclusively on cave-dwelling bats. Based on morphological characteristics, COI gene sequence divergence, and phylogenetic analysis, a new genus Sinospelaeobdella gen. n. is established for the new species, to which a previously described species Haemadipsa cavatuses Yang et al., 2009 is transferred as S. cavatuses comb. n. We also provided extended discussion on phylogenetic relationship within the “Tritetrabdellinae” clade uncovered in a previous study, DNA taxonomy, morphological and behavioral adaptions, biogeography, and possible involvement of Sinospelaeobdella gen. n. in bat transmitted diseases of public concerns.
A total of 28 Zeugophorinae taxa are recognized in China. Two new species of the subgenus Pedrillia are described from China: Zeugophora (Pedrillia) emeica Li & Liang, sp. nov. and Zeugophora (Pedrillia) nigroapica Li & Liang, sp. nov. Three species are recorded for the first time in China: Zeugophora (Pedrillia) longicornis Westwood, 1864; Zeugophora (Pedrillia) bicoloriventris Pic, 1911; and Zeugophora (Pedrillia) indica Jacoby, 1903. For Zeugophora (Pedrillia) longicornis Westwood, 1864 = Zeugophora (Pedrillia) bicoloriventris Pic, 1911, a new junior synonym is proposed. Keys to the Chinese species of the subgenera Zeugophora and Pedrillia and a check list of the species are provided.
Studies on orthopteran species diversity of the Chilika lake was carried out to prepare a updated faunal inventory, hundred years after the first faunal exploration by Annandale and his team in 1915 and twenty six years after designation of Ramsar site. A total of 74 species under 58 genera of 9 families were reported in this present communication, of which 07 species reported for the first time from this area.
The arthropod and fungal natural enemies of privets (Ligustrum spp., Oleaceae) are listed, based on the data from taxonomic and nomenclatural websites, printed and electronic literature searches, including CAB Abstracts. Initially, the lists were compiled to identify and assess those natural enemies occurring on Ligustrum robustum in its indigenous Asian range as part of a classical biological control programme for the island of La Réunion, where this privet species has become a problematic invasive alien weed. However, because other species of Ligustrum are also posing invasive problems in other parts of the world, wherever they have been introduced, the lists have been expanded to cover all species in the genus. These records of natural enemies of Ligustrum, together with the distribution data, should enable those involved with the issues of invasive privets to assess the potential of classical biological control as an option for their management. As a further aid, an overview of those natural enemies considered to have the highest potential as classical biological control agents for L. robustum is included.
The larvicidal potentiality of crude and ethyl acetate extracts of fruits of Acacia auriculiformis was investigated against all the larval instars of JE vector Culex vishnui. The crude extracts showed good results against all the larval instars with highest mortality at 0.09%. Highest mortality was found at 300 ppm of ethyl acetate extract. Lowest LC50 value was obtained at 72 h for third instar larvae. Non target organisms tested, showed no to very less mortality to ethyl acetate solvent extract. Presence of N–H stretching, a C=O stretching, C=C and C–N stretching vibrations of secondary amide or amine group were confirmed from IR analysis. GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of three compounds namely Ethane 2-chloro-1,1-dimethoxy, Acetic acid, 1-methyl ether ester and [4-[1-[3,5-Dimethyl-4[(trimethylsilyl)oxy)phenyl]-1,3-dimethylbutyl)-2,6dimethylphenoxy)(trimethyl) silane, responsible for mosquito larval death.
The tribe Hyalopeplini of the subfamily Mirinae (Insecta, Heteroptera: Miridae) from India is reviewed. Five genera and ten species are cited from the country, keyed, illustrated and diagnosed. Hyalopeplinus malayensis Carvalho in Carvalho & Gross, 1979 is cited for the first time from India.
Heteroptera, the true bugs, are part of the largest clade of non-holometabolous insects, the Hemiptera, and include > 42 000 described species in about 90 families. Despite progress in resolving phylogenetic relationships between and within infraorders since the first combined morphological and molecular analysis published in 1993 (29 taxa, 669 bp, 31 morphological characters), recent hypotheses have relied entirely on molecular data. Weakly supported nodes along the backbone of Heteroptera made these published phylogenies unsuitable for investigations into the evolution of habitats and lifestyles across true bugs. Here we present the first combined morphological and molecular analyses of Heteroptera since 1993, using 135 taxa in 60 families, 4018 aligned bp of ribosomal DNA and 81 morphological characters, and various analytical approaches. The sister-group relationship of the predominantly aquatic Nepomorpha with all remaining Heteroptera is supported in all analyses, and a clade formed by Enicocephalomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha and Gerromorpha in some. All analyses recover Leptopodomorpha + (Cimicomorpha + Pentatomomorpha), mostly with high support. Parsimony- and likelihood-based ancestral state reconstructions of habitats and lifestyles on the combined likelihood phylogeny provide new insights into the evolution of true bugs. The results indicate that aquatic and semi-aquatic true bugs invaded these habitats three times independently from terrestrial habitats in contrast to a recent hypothesis. They further suggest that the most recent common ancestor of Heteroptera was predacious, and that the two large predominantly phytophagous clades (Trichophora and Miroidea) are likely to have derived independently from predatory ancestors. We conclude that by combining morphological and molecular data and employing various analytical methods our analyses have converged on a relatively well-supported hypothesis of heteropteran infraordinal relationships that now requires further testing using phylogenomic and more extensive morphological datasets.
A compiled checklist of the Orthoptera of Kerala (Southern Western Ghats - India). Can be considered the first ever compiled for the Orthoptera of Kerala.
More than 350 additions and corrections to the chapter on Criocerinae in the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera are entered. We list distribution data of 198 species in 6 genera and designate a lectotype for Lema cyanella (Linnaeus, 1758).
The purpose of the present paper is to review and resolve nomenclatural problems with the family-group name Physoderinae Miller, 1954 (type genus: Physoderes Westwood, 1846), a name being in prevailing usage for a subfamily of assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae). It is demonstrated that this name is a junior synonym of Epiroderinae Distant, 1904 (type genus: Epirodera Westwood, 1847, a junior objective synonym of Physoderes) and permanently invalid as a junior homonym of the family-group name Physoderina Chaudoir, 1877 (type genus: Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae: Lebiini), therefore it is replaced by its senior synonym, Epiroderinae.
The following five new replacement names are proposed for homonymous genus- and species-level names in four different subfamilies of Reduviidae: Dithectocoris nom. nov. for Echinocoris Livingstone & Ravichandran, 1992 nec Echinocoris Miller, 1949 (Ectrichodiinae); Sphedanolestes picturellus tordoi nom. nov. for Sphedanolestes picturellus annulipes Tordo, 1969 nec Sphedanolestes annulipes Distant, 1903 (Harpactorinae); Acanthaspis celidota nom. nov. for Acanthaspis maculata Sucheta & Chopra, 1989 nec Acanthaspis maculata (Distant, 1903); Reduvius lasius nom. nov. for Reduvius villosus Fabricius, 1794 nec (Thunberg, 1783) (Reduviinae); and Oncocephalus enallus nom. nov. for Oncocephalus bipunctatus Livingstone & Ravichandran, 1990 nec Oncocephalus bipunctatus Villiers, 1952. The genus-level replacement also results in Dithectocoris coromandelensis (Livingstone & Ravichandran, 1992) comb. nov.
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