Indian Insects : Diversity and Science /: Diversity and Science. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: S Ramani, Prashanth Mohanraj, Yeshwanth HM.
• Editors: Ramani, S; Mohanraj, Prashanth; HM, Yeshwanth
• Contents: Contents Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................................... ix Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................................................................ xi Editors ....................................................................................................................................................................................... xiii Chandrashekaraswami Adiveyya Viraktamath: The Prince of Indian Taxonomists ................................................................. xv Contributors ...............................................................................................................................................................................xxi Chapter 1 Why Are Insects Abundant? Chance or Design? .................................................................................................... 1 K. N. Ganeshaiah Chapter 2 Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of India ............................................................................................................ 7 C. Selvakumar, K. A. Subramanian, and K. G. Sivaramakrishnan Chapter 3 Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of India ..................................................................................... 29 K. A. Subramanian and R. Babu Chapter 4 Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) of India ................................................................................................................ 47 R. Babu, K. G. Sivaramakrishnan, and K. A. Subramanian Chapter 5 Taxonomy of Orthoptera with Emphasis on Acrididae ......................................................................................... 57 Rajamani Swaminathan and Tatiana Swaminathan Chapter 6 Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Soft Scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae) ...................................................................... 69 Sunil Joshi Chapter 7 Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of India .................................................................................................... 103 R. Sundararaj, K. Selvaraj, D. Vimala, and T. Venkatesan Chapter 8 Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea) of India ...................................................................... 121 S. Salini Chapter 9 Indian Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) .............................................................................................. 147 S. Manickavasagam and S. Palanivel Chapter 10 Scelionidae and Platygastridae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) of India .......................................................... 159 K. Rajmohana and Sunita Patra Chapter 11 Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae: Bombini) of India ..................................................................... 173 Martin Streinzer Chapter 12 Potter Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of India ............................................................................ 187 P. Girish Kumar, Arati Pannure, and James M. Carpenter Chapter 13 Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae): Their History and Future in Indian Biological Studies .................... 201 David L. Pearson Chapter 14 Coccinellidae of the Indian Subcontinent ........................................................................................................... 223 J. Poorani Chapter 15 Flea Beetles of South India (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) .............................................. 247 K. D. Prathapan Chapter 16 Taxonomy, Systematics, and Biology of Indian Butterflies in the 21st Century ................................................. 275 Krushnamegh Kunte, Dipendra Nath Basu, and G. S. Girish Kumar Chapter 17 Taxonomy and Diversity of Indian Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) ................................................................ 305 K. J. David, S. Ramani, and S. K. Singh Chapter 18 Hover-Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) Recorded from “Dravidia, ” or Central and Peninsular India and Sri Lanka: An Annotated Checklist and Bibliography ................................................................................ 325 Kumar Ghorpadé Chapter 19 A Comparative Study of Antennal Mechanosensors in Insects .......................................................................... 389 Harshada H. Sant and Sanjay P. Sane Chapter 20 Cross-Kingdom Interactions in Natural Microcosms: The Worlds Within Fig Syconia and Ant-Plant Domatia ........................................................................................................................................ 401 Renee M. Borges, Joyshree Chanam, Mahua Ghara, Anusha Krishnan, Yuvaraj Ranganathan, Megha Shenoy, Vignesh Venkateswaran, and Pratibha Yadav Annexure I: Revisions and Reviews of Taxa by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ....................................................................... 415 Annexure II: New Tribe and Genera Described by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ................................................................. 417 Annexure III: New Species Described by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ............................................................................... 419 Annexure IV: Research Publications of Professor C. A. Viraktamath ................................................................................... 427 Annexure V: Taxa Named in Honour of Professor C. A. Viraktamath .................................................................................. 437 Annexure VI: Courses Offered by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ........................................................................................... 439 Annexure VII: Theses Submitted Under the Guidance of Professor C. A. Viraktamath (1980–2019) .................................. 441 Annexure VIII: Research Projects Operated by Professor C. A. Viraktamath ...................................................................... 443 Index ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 445
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (450 pages), (137 illustrations)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429590078; 0429590075
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