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Tiphia (Tiphia) shajii Hanima & Girish Kumar 2022, sp. nov.
No full text38. Tiphia (Tiphia) shajii Hanima & Girish Kumar sp. nov. (Figs 496–508) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 0B9D306B-2647-46DA-99E7-7B983507E9C4 Type material. Holotype, ♂, INDIA: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Manipuram (11°24′45″N & 75°56′20″E, 61m), 16.v.2019, Coll. C. Binoy, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18086. Paratypes: 2♂ same collection data as that of holotype, (ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18087–18088; 1♂, Wayanad district, Muthanga, Machikudi (11°40′24″N & 76°17′21″N, 913 m), 19.ii.2021, Coll. K.A. Subramanian & Party, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.18911. Diagnosis. Dorsal side of propodeum transversely rugose; Gs 5 without orifice beneath edge of lateral denticle; Gs 6 with short, sparse setae; mandible without preapical denticle; Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina; fore wing with marginal cell distinctly less than second cubital cell in apical extension; tegula translucent; areola with basal width 2 × its apical width, median length 2 × its apical width. Description. Holotype, ♂. Body length 8.7 mm. Paratypes, ♂. Body Length 7.2–8.4 mm. Colour. Black with tegula amber translucent with basal portion black (Fig. 500); wings slightly yellowish infumate (Fig. 503). Head. Head coarsely and adjacently punctate at lower frontal area except below anterior ocellus and upper frontal area with sparsely arranged punctures (Fig. 497); HW 1.96 × least distance between eyes; mandible without preapical denticle (Fig. 498); clypeus with its median extension very slightly emarginated; clypeal disk with minute punctures basally and remaining portion with coarse contiguous punctures (Fig. 498); POD 2.2 × LOD and 1.03 × OOD; scape shiny, with coarse setigerous punctures, pedicel basally with deep punctures and other flagellomeres with thick setae (Fig. 502); length of scape: pedicel: Fu 1: Fu 2: Fu 3: Fu 4: Fu 5: Fu 6: Fu 7: Fu 8: Fu 9: Fu 10: Fu 11 = 0.307: 0.129: 0.193: 0.198: 0.205: 0.205: 0.206: 0.204: 0.209: 0.208: 0.203: 0.192: 0.322 (Fig. 502). Mesosoma. Dorsal side of pronotum anteriorly with obscurely ridged carina, most of the area with punctures and posteriorly (except lateral corner) with impunctate area (Fig. 500); lateral side of pronotum with distinct transdiscal groove, aciculations above the groove and ridges below the groove (Fig. 501); length of tegula 1.39× as long as its middle width (Fig. 500); mesoscutum with its notauli not connected to anteriomedian escarpment, most punctures sparsely placed (Fig. 500); scutellum with irregular sparse punctures (Fig. 500); metanotum mixed with large and small scattered punctures (Fig. 500); dorsal side of propodeum including areola coarsely rugose (Fig. 500); mesopleuron with coarse punctures (Fig. 501); lateral side of propodeum with oblique rugulae (Fig. 501); posterior side of propodeum strongly rugulose reticulate; fore wing with marginal cell distinctly less in apical extension than second cubital cell (Fig. 503). Length of mesosoma: 2.60 mm. Metasoma. All tergites smooth and shiny with punctures (Fig. 504); Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina (Fig. 504); Gs 5 with tooth like projected denticle (Fig. 505); Gs 6 with short, sparse setae (Fig. 505). Length of metasoma: 4.50 mm. Genitalia. Paramere shaped like spatula and covered with long and short setae; digitus basally broad and curved at apex; cuspis with punctures and setae and with a beak like apical part; aedeagus with rounded apical portion (Figs 506–508). Female. Unknown. Discussion. As per the key of Allen 1975, this new species comes close to T. (T.) madrasa Allen in having dorsal side of propodeum entirely and deeply transversely rugose; Gs 5 without orifice beneath edge of lateral denticle; Gs 6 with short, sparse setae; mandible without preapical denticle; Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina but this new species distinctly differs from T. (T.) madrasa in the following characters: fore wing with marginal cell distinctly less than second cubital cell in apical extension (in T. (T.) madrasa, fore wing with marginal cell greatly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension); tegula mostly orange brown colored without shagreened sculpture (in T. (T.) madrasa, tegula black with broadly shagreened sculpture); areola with basal width 2 × apical width and median length 2 × apical width (in T. (T.) madrasa, areola with basal width and median length only slightly longer than apical width). Distribution. India: Kerala. Etymology. The species is named in honor of Dr. C.P. Shaji for his dedication to the study of natural history and taxonomy of Indian freshwater fishes.Published as part of Hanima, Raveendran K. P., Kumar, Girish & Hegde, Vishwanath D., 2022, Additions to the knowledge on the genus Tiphia Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from India with the description of ten new species, pp. 1-106 in Zootaxa 5204 (1) on pages 94-96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5204.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/728519
Dasyproctus geethae Binoy & Girish Kumar 2021, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Dasyproctus geethae</i> Binoy & Girish Kumar, sp. nov. <p>(Figs 1–25)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 414B390A-6289-47F6-B298-E80190F2EE14</p> <p> <b>Materials Examined:</b> Holotype ♀ India: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Elathur (11°20ʹ37ʺN 75°43ʹ6.74ʺE, 23m), 08.vii.2020, Coll. C. Binoy, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.14741. Paratypes: 2 ³, 2 ♀ (same locality as ho-lotype, all collected by C. Binoy). 1³, 03.viii.2020, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.14742; 1♀, 12.vii.2020, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.14743; 1♀, 21.viii.2020, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/ INV.14856; 1³, 01.ix.2020, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.14857.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. The female of <i>Dasyproctus geethae</i> runs to <i>Dasyproctus pentheri</i> Leclercq, 1956 in the key to Asian and Oceanic <i>Dasyproctus</i> (Leclercq 2015) due to the overall appearance and texture of the body. It resembles the widespread <i>D. pentheri</i> in the punctation of head, mesosoma and metasoma; robustness of first metasomal tergum; conspicuous interocular carina dividing the frons, followed by a regular, concave and vaguely foveolate excavation and carina from one orbit to the other; maculation pattern on metasomal terga and well-imprinted supra-orbital fossa smaller than median ocellus. However, <i>D. geethae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differs from <i>D. pentheri</i> in having: clypeus with two well produced lobes apico-medially and pointed lateral process, no median indentations (in <i>D. pentheri</i>, clypeus quadridentate with a median indentation formed by an overhanging prolongation of median carina); with macula of Gt 2 elongated and similar to macula of Gt 3 and Gt 4 (in <i>D. pentheri</i>, macula of Gt 2 is rounded and smaller than maculae of Gt 3 –Gt 5); punctation on mesopleuron similar to that of the head, mesosoma and metasoma (in <i>D. pentheri</i>, punctation of mesopleuron is obsolete); POD almost equal to OOD (in <i>D. pentheri</i> POD is distinctly shorter than OOD); pronotum anterolaterally distinctly rugose with vertical wrinkles (in <i>D. pentheri</i>, pronotum has no large vertical wrinkles anterolaterally); Gt 1 with anterior third distinctly and conspicuously rugose (in <i>D. pentheri</i>, Gt 1 uniformly sculptured with widely separated pits and alutaceous interspaces); length of Gt 1 distinctly less than 2×, its greatest width, 1.4× Gt 2 (in <i>D. pentheri</i>, length of Gt 1 roughly 2× its greatest width, not greatly exceeding the length of Gt 2). In the key to males of <i>Dasyproctus</i> from Asia and Oceania (Leclercq 2015), the male of <i>D. geethae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> runs to the couplet separating <i>D. pentheri</i> and <i>D. percarus</i> Leclercq. It resembles <i>D. pentheri</i> in having Gt 5 –Gt 6 with wide bands and punctation on head and mesosoma and a sturdy, short Gt 1. The male differs from <i>D. pentheri</i> in having pronotum with distinct rugae anterior to the collar (in <i>D. pentheri</i> pronotum without rugae or wrinkles anteriorly); Gt 2 finely punctured (in <i>D. pentheri</i> Gt 2 impunctate). The male of <i>D. geethae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> resembles <i>D. percarus</i> in having Gt 2 punctate and pronotum with distinct rugae anterior to the collar. However, the new species differs in that: Gt 2 –Gt 6 maculated (in <i>D. percarus</i> all terga immaculate); Gt 1 short and sturdy (in <i>D. percarus</i> Gt 1 slenderer); punctation moderate on head and mesosoma (in <i>D. percarus</i> punctation on head and mesosoma is conspicuous and dense with reticulate interspaces).</p> <p> <b>Description</b>. Both male and female of <i>D. geethae</i> Binoy & Girish Kumar, <b>sp. nov.</b> are easily associated by the following characters: <i>Colour</i>. black with pronotal collar (except medial notch) and prepectus yellow, axilla and two almost contiguous spots on anterior half of scutellum yellow; metasomal terga with yellow maculae. <i>Head.</i> Mandible tridentate, with inner tooth smallest; clypeus markedly setose with surface concealed by thick silvery bristles; gena with moderate silvery white setae; POD almost equal to OOD; well imprinted supra-orbital furrow, almost circular, narrower than diameter of an ocellus (Figs 5 & 19); head, mesosoma and metasoma uniformly punctate with matt interspaces and presence of a distinct, concave excavated and foveolate interocular furrow (Figs 3 & 17); frons and vertex along occiput with scattered erect dirty white setae arising from pits. <i>Mesosoma.</i> Mesosoma with dirty white scattered pubescence; propodeum with longer white setae; metasoma setose with dirty white setae; mesopleuron and mesosternum with distinct setigerous punctures (Figs 8 & 15). <i>Metasoma.</i> Gt 1 distinctly rugose anteriorly (Figs 11 & 20).</p> <p> <b>FEMALE.</b> Holotype ♀ (Figs 1–14, 24). Body length 9.90 mm; fore wing 6.93 mm.</p> <p> <i>Colour</i>. Body matt black with the following variously coloured parts. Scape and pedicel bright yellow, mandible medio-basally pale yellowish brown, apically and ventrally black, labial palpus pale yellowish brown. Pronotal collar, pronotal lobe, and an oblique patch beneath, fore and mid femora basally and apically yellow with median black patch, hind femur black with apical yellow spot, all tibiae externally yellow, internally brownish black, all basitarsi pale yellow, remaining tarsomeres dark brown, arolium black, tegula brownish yellow, veins deep brown, Gt 1 –Gt 4 maculate with macula on Gt 1 small, oval, rest longer, similar bright yellow patches laterally (Fig. 12); anterior 2/3 rds of Gt 5 completely bright yellow, remainder black; sterna black with posterior margins paler (Fig. 13).</p> <p> <i>Head</i>. As seen from above transverse, 2.01× as wide as long (Fig. 5); clypeus apico-medially produced into pair of distinct diverging lobes and pair of lateral pointed processes, median carina well defined on the lamina, almost reaching apical margin, obsolete at apex (Figs 4 & 24); antennal toruli almost touching the inner ocular margin but separated from one another, scapal basins moderately excavated, divided medially by longitudinal furrow (that meets dorsally the interocular foveolate furrow) separating it into separate setose compartments (Fig. 3); frons matt, with scattered well imprinted setaceous pits, fine longitudinal median furrow running from interocular furrow onto the median ocellus, fine remnant of the same along ocellar triangle beyond posterior ocelli, not reaching occiput; vertex similarly sculptured, slightly convex beyond ocellar triangle; occipital carina conspicuous, complete, clearly reaching hypostomal carina; POD 1.2× OOD (Fig. 5); scape with two carinae ventrally; relative lengths of antennal scape: pedicel: flagellomeres I to X (last) = 8.5: 4: 4: 3.2: 2.3: 1.9: 2.1: 2: 1.8: 1.5: 1.1: 3.6.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma.</i> Pronotum anteriorly much lower than mesoscutum, with three conspicuous transverse carinae and several finer striae; mesoscutum and scutellum rather matt, with well-impressed punctures; lateral mesoscutal margins carinate, posterior margin finely sinuate; apical margin of scutellum coarsely foveolate; metanotum rugose with coarse longitudinal rugae, laterally deeply excavated (Fig. 6); hind femur medially enlarged, as wide as the basal width of Gt 1; hind tibia with five stout brown thorny serrations (six thorny serrations in <i>D. pentheri</i> (Leclercq 1956)) (Fig. 8); fore wing moderately setose, with brown tinge (Fig. 9); propodeal enclosure with fine rugae, mostly longitudinal but superficial and evanescent on more granulose background; propodeum outside enclosure shiny with several incomplete longitudinal carinae arising from anterior margin, surface finely pitted anteriorly, posteriorly finely rugose, densely setose, submedian carina converging posteriorly onto petiolar sulcus (Fig. 10).</p> <p> <i>Metasoma.</i> Subsessile with Gt 1 robust; all terga matt black with bright yellow maculae; Gt 1 1.26× as long as wide, anterior third distinctly rugose, remainder alutaceous with well-impressed setigerous pits (Fig. 11); pygidial plate present, medially excavated, pale yellowish brown with thick yellow bristles (Fig. 14).</p> <p> <b>MALE.</b> Paratype ³ (Figs 1–14, 24). Body size 5.47 mm; fore wing 3.46 mm.</p> <p> <i>Colour</i>. Body matt black with the following colour pattern: scape yellow with dorso-basal brown streak, extending to middle of scape; pedicel brown; tegulae brown; scapal basin rugose-reticulate with lesser setosity and smaller bristles; mandible entirely brownish black; hind tibia liver brown with dorso-medial yellow streak; Gt 1 immaculate; Gt 2 –Gt 4 with a maculation on lateral sides; Gt 5 –Gt 6 with yellow band medially.</p> <p> <i>Head</i>. As seen from above transverse, 1.57× as wide as long (Fig. 19); well imprinted punctation, pits wider than that in females; POD 1.05× OOD; antennae slender with flagellomeres ventrally keeled; clypeus medially produced, weakly bilobed (Figs 18 & 25); conspicuous and deep punctures on head; scapal basins moderately excavated, not divided as in female; relative lengths of antennal scape: pedicel: flagellomeres I to XI (last) = 5.5: 0.9: 1.4: 1.2: 1.2: 1.0: 0.9: 0.8: 0.8: 0.8: 0.7: 1.5.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma.</i> Pronotum anteriorly much lower than mesoscutum, no conspicuous carinae anteriorly; pronotal collar medially notched, with conspicuous anterior and posterior bordering carinae, lateral corners slightly angulate (Figs 16 & 19); pronoto-mesoscutal and mesoscuto-scutellar grooves smooth; posterior margin of mesoscutum sinuate; axillae small; metanotum with irregular areolate rugae; propodeum smooth with radiating several longitudinal and cross rugae; hind femur almost as wide as the basal width of Gt 1; propodeal enclosure with fine rugae, mostly longitudinal (Fig. 20).</p> <p> <i>Metasoma.</i> Subsessile with Gt 1 robust, 1.83× as long as wide (Figs 20 & 21); all terga matt black with small bright yellow maculae on Gt 2 –Gt 6; sterna black with posterior margins paler; Gt 2 with anterior smooth band, remain-der matt with impressed pits (Fig. 21); epipygium small, posteriorly pitted (Fig. 22); gonostyli with appressed and a pair of long spines apically (Fig. 23).</p> <p> <b>Prey.</b> Adult Diptera belonging to the families Dolichopodidae (Sciapodinae, <i>Condylostylus</i> sp.) (Fig. 50), Hybotidae (Hybotinae, <i>Syneches</i> sp.) (Fig. 51), Lauxaniidae (Homoneurinae, <i>Homoneura</i> sp.) (Fig. 52), and Stratiomyidae (Sarginae, <i>Microchrysa</i> sp.) (Fig. 53).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The species is named after first author’s mother, Mrs. Geetha Rajeevan, who helped in the collection of the type specimen and also encouraged and helped the first author during the study of the developmental stages of the new species.</p>Published as part of <i>Binoy, C., Kumar, P. Girish & Santhosh, S., 2021, A new species of square-headed wasp Dasyproctus Lepeletier & Brullé (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India, with notes on its biology, pp. 223-234 in Zootaxa 4920 (2)</i> on pages 224-227, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4475185">http://zenodo.org/record/4475185</a>
Kudakrumia rangnekari Kumar & Lelej & Das & Raveendran & Loktionov 2019, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Kudakrumia rangnekari</i> Girish Kumar & Lelej, sp. nov. <p>(Figs. 1–10)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Holotype ♂, mounted on card stock, <b>India</b>: Goa, South Goa district, Kotigao Wildlife Sanctuary (14°58’36’’N 74°12’22’’E, 108 m), 18.v.2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.12178. Paratype ♂, <b>India</b>: Kerala, Kasaragod district, Ranipuram Hill (12°24’56’’N 75°21’11’’E, 901 m), 21.i.2018, Coll. P.M. Rajan, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.12179.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. Male. This new species is characterized by the following combination of characters: metasomal sternum 1 basally with distinct, long process (Fig. 1); metapleuron uniformly punctured, except median small smooth area (Fig. 5); propodeum punctate laterally (near metapleuron) (Fig. 5); propodeum strongly punctate without microsculptures (Fig. 5); parapenial lobe of basiparamere apically not modified, simple (Fig. 10). Female unknown.</p> <p> <b>Description</b>. Holotype male. Length: 3.28 mm. Body black but mandible except base, scape, pedicel and flagellum beneath brownish red; palpi, tegulae and legs testaceous except mesocoxa partially, metacoxa, apical half of mesofemur, metafemur almost entirely, meso- and metatibia except base, protarsomere 2–5, meso- and metatarsomere 1–5 black. Vestiture short and silvery, moderately dense and appressed on most of body, sparse erect setae also present between punctures. Wings hyaline, veins testaceous.</p> <p> <i>Head.</i> Sculpture dense, fine, at higher magnification polygonal in shape (Fig. 2); eye setae length about half frons setae length; apical clypeus margin not emarginated; mandible with three teeth; POL 0.605 × OOL; POL 1.619 × LOL; POL 2.44 diameter of posterior ocellus; scape (Fig. 3) 1.59 × as long as wide, inner lateral margin carinate, inner surface of flagellomeres 2–10 with few shorter, stouter setae.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma</i>. Notauli almost touching anterior border of mesoscutum, parapsidal lines two-thirds of mesoscutum length, dorsum with slightly larger, more separated punctures, with microsculpture similar to that of head (Fig. 4); propodeum strongly punctate without microsculptures; metapleuron uniformly punctured, except median small area smooth. Forewing as in Fig. 6; basal part of medial vein of hindwing curved but not angulate (Fig. 7).</p> <p> <i>Metasoma</i>. First two metasomal terga with fine, subcontiguous punctures, with microsculpture almost similar to that of mesosomal dorsum, remaining terga with finer, slightly separated punctures (Fig. 8); sternum 1 basally with distinct long process (Fig. 1); second sternum with larger subcontiguous punctures, remaining sterna with small subcontiguous punctures (Fig. 9). Genitalia as in Fig. 10. Parapenial lobe of basiparamere apically not modified, simple.</p> <p>Female. Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. The species is named after Mr. Parag Rangnekar, a well-known butterfly and dragonfly specialist from Goa who helped the first author to conduct a collection tour in Goa state during which the holotype was collected.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. India: Goa, Kerala.</p> <p> <b>Remark</b>. The differences between the male of this new species and <i>Kudakrumia mirabilis</i> are given in the key below.</p>Published as part of <i>Kumar, Girish P., Lelej, Arkady S., Das, Dipanwita, Raveendran, Hanima K. P. & Loktionov, Valery M., 2019, Discovery of the genus Kudakrumia Krombein, 1979 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species, pp. 260-266 in Zootaxa 4612 (2)</i> on pages 261-264, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4612.2.8, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3234350">http://zenodo.org/record/3234350</a>
Taeniogonalos kerala Ayyar 1919
No full textTaeniogonalos kerala (Ayyar, 1919) (Figures 8a–d, 9a–e and 10a–f) Poecilogonalos kerala Ayyar, 1919: 472 [India: Kerala, Santhanathode, Western Ghats, Malabar (Wayanad) district, coll. T.V. Ramakrishna Ayyar; 7 October 1917]. (see Materials and methods for holotype deposition) (transferred to Taeniogonalos by Carmean and Kimsey 1998: 67). Poecilogonalos henicospili Rohwer, 1929: 65 (transferred to Taeniogonalos by Carmean and Kimsey 1998: 68). syn. nov. Type material Holotype of T. henicospili, ♀ (Figures 8a–d), India: Assam, Jorhat, March 1927, coll. C.P. Clausen, ex. cocoons of Henicospilus rufus Tosq., no. 2084 (metasoma missing) (USNM) Type No. 40978, USNMENT 01545589. Additional material examined ♀, India: Kerala, Ernakulam district, Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (10.129°N, 76.6877°E; alt. 450 m), 5 February 2017, coll. P. Girish Kumar, (ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.17489. Diagnosis Scutellum bicoloured and middle lobe of mesoscutum tricoloured (Figures 8c and 10b); outer side of supra-antennal elevations oblique and elevations 0.4× as long as scape; occipital carina marked; head densely rugose-punctate, interspaces smooth and shiny, punctures fade posteriorly towards occiput and ventrally towards temple; temple dorsally largely smooth except for scattered punctures near the outer eye margin (Figures 8b and 9c–e); head distinctly wide in dorsal view; posterior margin of second metasomal sternite straight, armature absent.Published as part of Binoy, C., van Achterberg, Cornelis, Polaszek, Andrew, Kumar, P. Girish & Santhosh, S., 2022, A review of Taeniogonalos (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) from India with the description of two new species, pp. 1153-1185 in Journal of Natural History 56 (21 - 24) on page 1169, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2088311, http://zenodo.org/record/704941
Design and analysis of a soft spiral gripper
No full textContinuum robots have been gaining popularity in recent years for their umpteen advantages. Soft robots are a class of continuum robots which are made of squishy materials which have the added benefit of being innocuous to humans. Soft robotic grippers are one of the major application of soft robots as they have the ability to conform and adapt their structure to the object to be grasped. This work presents a bio-inspired technique to increase contact area while grasping and handling long slender objects by helically twisting around them. An embodiment of such a spiral gripper utilizes unique configurations of pneumatically actuated Fiber Reinforced Elastomeric Enclosures which has a range of motions like extension, rotation, contraction. This work presents a detailed analysis technique using Cosserat beam theory to estimate the normal contact force exerted by the spiral gripper on cylindrical objects.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2018-12-01The student, Naveen Kumar Uppalapati, accepted the attached license on 2016-12-06 at 09:16.The student, Naveen Kumar Uppalapati, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2016-12-06 at 09:27.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2016-12-06 at 14:34.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #10442 on 2017-02-28 at 14:43:14Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-01T17:02:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Harpactus Shuckard 1837
No full textGenus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837 Arpactus Jurine, 1807: 192, junior homonym of Arpactus Panzer, 1805, and of Arpactus Panzer, 1806 (both junior synonyms of Gorytes Latreille, 1804). Type species: Arpactus formosus Jurine, 1807, designated by Shuckard 1837: 220. Harpactus Shuckard 1837: 221. Emendation of Arpactus Jurine, 107 on linguistic grounds, thus an available new name, with its own date and author (Articles 19 and 33.2). Since Harpactus is an emendation, it has the same type-species as Arpactus Jurine (Article 67.8). Harpactes Dahlbom 1843: 147, junior homonym of Harpactes Swainson, 1837 (Aves), and of Harpactes Templeton, 1834 (Arachnida). Emendation of Harpactus Shuckard. Dienoplus W.J. Fox 1894: 548. Type species: Dienoplus pictifrons Fox, 1894, by monotypy. Key to Harpactus species of India and adjacent territories 1. Head and mesosoma without distinct punctures............................................................. 2 - Head, mesosoma, [and T2] distinctly foveolate-punctate, with scattered foveae. [Kashmir].......... H. pulawskii sp. nov. 2. Propodeum with oblique and irregular striae................................................................ 3 - Propodeum with distinct coarse, longitudinal striae [Pakistan].................................. H. vividus (Turner) 3. Fore wing with fuscous patch in radial and cubital cells; propodeal enclosure red. [Northern India; Myanmar]................................................................................................. H. ornatus (Smith) - Fore wing usually without fuscous patch in radial and cubital cells; propodeal enclosure black. [Oriental India].............................................................................................. H. impudens (Nurse)Published as part of Binoy, C., Kumar, P. Girish, Monks, Joseph & Sheikh, Altaf Hussain, 2022, A review of digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837 (Hymenoptera Crabronidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of a new species and rediscovery of Harpactus impudens (Nurse, 1903), pp. 531-542 in Zootaxa 5190 (4) on page 532, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/713847
Kohliella anula Pulawski. We 1991
No full textKohliella anula Pulawski, 1991 (Figs 1–9) Kohliella anula Pulawski 1991:295, ♀, ³. Holotype: ♀, Sri Lanka: Mannar District: 0.8 km northeast of Kokmotte in Wilpattu National Park at about 8°32’N 80°02’E (NMNH). Material Examined. 2 ³, INDIA: Kerala, Kannur district, Kannapuram (11°58’45.768’’N, 75°18’25.884’’E), 17.iii.2019, Coll. C. Charesh, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV/14903 & 14904. Comparison with Sri Lankan Specimens.The Indian specimens agree well with the original description (Pulawski 1991), except in the male examined, the apical sternum is only slightly pointed apically (Fig. 9), whereas in the Sri Lankan male the apical sternum has a prominent apical point. This minor difference seems to be due to individual difference in geographically separated populations. We are grateful to Dr. Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for providing facilities and encouragements. We thankfully acknowledge C. Charesh, Laboratory Assistant, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode for collecting this rare specimens. Authors thank the authorities at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History of Washington DC, USA for the digital image of holotype of Kohliella anula Pulawski. We also thankful to Dr. W. Pulawski, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA, for editing the first version of the manuscript, Dr. Yuriy Danilov, subject editor (Apoid Wasps) and two anonymous reviewers for their valuable and helpful comments on the manuscript. The first author is also thankful to UGC for providing financial support and the authorities of University of Calicut for providing facilities and encouragements.Published as part of Mawadda, N. V. Ayisha, Kumar, P. Girish & Sureshan, P. M., 2020, First report of the genus Kohliella Brauns, 1910 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Crabroninae) from India with the species K. anula Pulawski, 1991 from Kerala, pp. 148-150 in Zootaxa 4890 (1) on page 148, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4890.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/430153
Co-creating Responsible Energy Systems
No full textEnergy system projects in countries like India are often failing. Not only because of technical or economical barriers, but mainly institutional and social issues are at the base of these failures. A co-creation, or participatory, process to align all demands and requirements of the different stakeholders is required. This paper takes evidence from literature on co-creation and energy systems and from case study research in India to help define an approach towards such a co-creation process as a use case for the application of the Responsible Innovation Systems framework. A discussion on co-creation as a solution generates a number of recommendations, after which a set of characteristics is concluded that the co-creation process of energy systems should have towards a responsible approach, so that more robust and sustainable innovations might emerge.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Energy and IndustryDelft Centre for Entrepreneurshi
