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Anaptygus shishodiai Kumar & Chandra 2020, sp. nov.
No full textAnaptygus shishodiai Kumar & Chandra sp. nov. Holotype: male, India, Uttarakhand, Chamoli, Valley of Flowers National Park, 30.70638°N, 79.59547°E, 3216m., 22.X.2017, on grass (collected by H. Kumar). Paratypes: 3 females India, Uttarakhand, Chamoli, Valley of Flowers National Park, 30.70638°N, 79.59547°E, 3216m., 22.X.2017, on grass (collected by H. Kumar); 3 males, 23.X.2017, on grass (collected by H. Kumar). Male (Figs. 1A, 1C). Small sized. Body cylindrical. Antennae (Fig. 2A) filiform, as long as or slightly shorter than head and pronotum together; 22 segmented. Head obtusely rounded in profile (Fig. 2C), almost smooth, shorter than pronotum. Fastigial foveolae (Fig. 2I) long and narrow. Fastigium of vertex (Fig. 2A) obtusely angular, slightly depressed, wider than long, without median carinula, slightly lower than vertex. Vertex (Fig. 2A) without any carina. Frontal ridge (Fig. 2E) impressed, wide, slightly depressed below median ocellus; margins are slightly diverging downwards from median ocellus. Frontal ridge between antennal sockets narrower than vertex between eyes. Eyes situated in middle of head. Maximum length of one eye greater than interocular distance. Frons oblique (Fig. 2C). Pronotum (Fig. 2A) tectiform, posterior margin straight without median incision, median and lateral carina well developed, median carina straight while lateral carinae incurved in middle of prozona and excurved in metazona, dorsum of pronotum crossed by only posterior transverse sulcus, prozona longer than metazona. Prosternal process absent. Mesosternal lobes (Fig. 2G) rounded and inter-space wider than long, margins diverging, metasternal lobes rounded and separate. Elytra (Fig. 2C) scale like, lateral, reaching posterior margin of third abdominal tergite. Hind wing vestigial. Hind femur elongated, slightly surpassing apex of abdomen, both upper and lower carina smooth, lower basal lobe shorter than the upper one, lower basal lobe rounded, inner side with a row of stridulatory pegs. Hind tibiae shorter than hind femur, cylindrical with nine external and nine internal spines, external apical spine of hind tibiae absent, inner pair of the spur subequal and slightly longer than external one. Arolium small. Abdomen subcylindrical, with a median dorsal ridge. Genitalia. Supra-anal plate (Figs. 2K, 3A) broadly triangular, lateral margins slightly incurved before apex forming a triangular apical bulb, wider than long, apex obtuse angular; cerci (Fig. 2L) short and cylindrical with rounded apex, shorter than supra-anal plate, slightly less than three times longer than wide. Subgenital plate (Fig. 3B) pyramidal, apex blunt with median concavity, wider than long. Epiphallus (Fig. 3C) with bridge narrow and straight, undivided medially, ancorae small, curved with obtuse apex, lophi bilobate, inner lophi large and elongated ovoid while outer lophi small and bean shaped.Aedeagus (Fig. 3D) flexured, apical valve narrow, curved with acute apex; narrower and shorter than basal valve; connected with basal valve by a flexure; basal valve broad, narrowing towards its acute apex; gonopore process large with truncated apex. Female (Figs. 1B, 1D). Larger in size. Antennae (Fig. 2B) shorter than head and pronotum together. Elytra (Fig. 2D) reaching posterior margin of first abdominal tergite. Hind femur never reaching the apex of abdomen. Genitalia. Supra-anal plate (Figs. 2M, 3E) broadly angular, slightly wider than long with obtuse apex; cercus short, narrow and conical, shorter than supra-anal plate, more than twice as long as wide, with rounded apex. Subgenital plate (Figs. 2N, 3F) elongate with median longitudinal furrow in its entire length, posterior margin broadly rounded with median projection, without setae; egg-guide conical, longer than wide, with rounded apex. Spermatheca (Fig. 3G), apical diverticulum narrow with rounded apex, much narrower and slightly shorter than pre-apical diverticulum, pre-apical diverticulum broad and tubular. Ovipositor valves (Figs. 2O) short, moderately robust, curved, dorsal valve broad, more than three times as long as wide, shorter than lateral apodeme, apical tip curved and obtuse, external edge smooth; ventral valve narrow with rounded external, lateral projection, apical tip curved and obtuse; medial valve dilated apically, apical tip truncated. Coloration: General colour reddish-brown. Antennae becoming darker in apical half. Hind femora red ventrally, knees black. Hind tibiae red; hind tibial spines with black tips. Abdomen with a black stripe on each side. Measurements (mm) Holotype. Male: Length of body: 14.2; Length of antenna: 4.8; Length of head: 2.3; Length of pronotum: 2.6; Length of Elytra: 4.9; Length of hind femur: 9.0; Length of hind tibia: 7.7. Paratypes. Length of body: male 14.2-15.0; female 22.9-25.6. Length of antenna: male 4.8-5.8; female 6.3-7.8. Length of head: male 2.3-2.5; female 2.7-3.3. Length of pronotum: male 2.6-3.1; female 4.3-4.8. Length of Elytra: male 4.5-4.9; female 4.4-5.1. Length of hind femur: male 8.3-9.0; female 11.2-12.0. Length of hind tibia: male 6.7- 7.7; female 9.2-9.5. Diagnosis: The major differences all species of Anaptygus Mistshenko, 1951 are listed in the key. Etymology: Patronymic name is given in honor of Dr. M.S. Shishodia who contributed significantly in the taxonomy of this group. Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Chamoli, Valley of Flowers National Park.Published as part of Kumar, Hirdesh, Chandra, Kailash & Saini, Jagdish, 2020, A new species from India with a key to all known species of the genus Anaptygus Mistshenko, 1951 (Orthoptera: Acrididae), pp. 119-124 in Zootaxa 4743 (1) on pages 119-123, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/368757
Xestophrys namtseringa Kumar & Chandra & Saini 2019, sp. nov.
No full textXestophrys namtseringa Kumar & Chandra sp. nov. Holotype: male, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang, Namtsering, 27.53236N, 91.67328E, alt. 1180m., 16.iv.2018, (Collected by H. Kumar). Description: Male (Figures: 1A–B): Small-sized for the genus, robust. Fastigium of vertex (Figure 2A) elongate angular with obtusely rounded apex; slightly convex above, densely punctate; longer than both eye and scape. Fastigium of vertex without a ventral tubercle at the base of fastigium (Figure 2B). Frons (Figure 2F) convex in profile. Dorsum of pronotum (Figure 2A) densely rugose; anterior margin straight with slight median concavity, posterior margin convex; lateral carinae absent; transverse sulcus distinct throughout, placed in anterior part of pronotum; humeral sinus (Figure 2F) deep. Prosternum bispinose (Figure 2C). Mesosternal lobes (Figure 2C) deeply bifurcated in the middle, apex triangularly rounded and curved upward; metasternal lobes (Figure 2C) triangular. Tegmina surpassing the apex of hind tibia when stretched, narrowing towards obliquely truncated apex (Figure 2H); stridulatory file (Figure 2E) broad, narrow at both ends; mirror of right tegmina (Figure 2D) broad. Hind wing slightly shorter than tegmina. Thoracic auditory spiracle oval, covered by pronotum. Tympanum (Figure 2I) present on fore tibia, laterally closed, opening slit like and directed dorsally. All legs short and thick. All femora dorsally unarmed, genicular lobes unarmed on both sides. Fore coxae spined. Fore femora ventrally armed in apical half by 3 spines on inner margin, 2 spines on outer margin. For tibia unarmed dorsally, ventrally with 6 spines internally and 5 spines externally. Mid femora ventrally unarmed in apical half on inner margin; 3 spines present on outer margin. Mid tibia unarmed dorsally, ventrally with 5 spines on both internal and external margin. Hind femur surpassing the apex of the abdomen. Hind femora ventrally armed by 2 spines apically on inner margin, 8 spines on outer margin. Hind tibiae (Figure 2J) dorsally armed with 11 spines on inner margin, 7 spines on outer margin; ventrally armed with 5 spines on inner margin, 6 spines on outer margin; dorsal spurs one pair, ventral spur two pairs (inner small and outer large). Tenth abdominal tergite (Figure 2K) bifurcated almost from base to form two large triangular lobes. Supra-anal plate (Figure 2M) triangular, longer than wide. Cerci (Figures 2 K–M) robust, conical, apex terminated into large incurved spine; internal tooth well developed, conical, inner margin concave, curved upwards, apex obtuse. Subgenital plate (Figure 2N) long, posterior margin concave; styli long and cylindrical, converged apically, 2.6 times shorter than subgenital plate. Female: Unknown. Coloration: General colour yellowish-brown. Labrum and clypeus yellowish. Mandibles black on inner side. Measurements (mm): Female: Length of body: 28.69; length of tegmina: 33.69; length of hind wing: 30.2; length of pronotum: 8.7; length of fore femur: 7.1; length of hind femur: 17.3; length of fore tibia: 7.0; length of hind tibia: 15.9. Discussion: The new species described in this paper is the second species of Xestophrys Redtenbacher, 1891 from India and differs from the previous Indian species, Xestophrys agraensis Farooqi & Usmani, 2018 by not only the characters outlined in the key to species but also by the presence of large spine of male cerci and deeply concave posterior margin of male subgenital plate. The new species is similar with Xestophrys horvathi Bolívar, 1905 but differs from latter by its smaller size, shape of mirror of right tegmen and other characters outlined in the key to species. Etymology: The geographic name of the new species is based on the locality (Namtsering) of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh.Published as part of Kumar, Hirdesh, Chandra, Kailash & Saini, Jagdish, 2019, A new species of Xestophrys Redtenbacher, 1891 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Conocephalinae; Copiphorini) from India, pp. 397-400 in Zootaxa 4652 (2) on pages 397-400, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4652.2.14, http://zenodo.org/record/336373
Oxytauchira truncata Kumar & Chandra 2018, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Oxytauchira truncata</i> Kumar & Chandra sp. nov. <p>(Figs 1–2)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> HOLOTYPE: ♂, ʻIndia, Arunachal Pradesh, Changlang, Deban, N27.50611, E96.39611, Alt. 345.4m., 24.vi.2017 (Coll. by H. Kumar)ʼ. The holotype is deposited in the National Zoological Collection of Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India (NZSI).</p> <p> <b> Description. <i>Male</i></b> (holotype). <i>Coloration.</i> Antennae brown. Frons dark brown; genae ivory white with a dark brown stripe running from compound eye to mandible. Vertex and pronotal disc blackish brown with light bands bordering the fastigium, then running along inner margin of compound eyes and straight back, bordering pronotal disc and continuing on tegmina. Lateral lobes of pronotum blackish-brown above, ivory white below middle. Tegmina dark brown with a whitish band along cubital veins.Abdomen dark yellow. Sternum greenish yellow. Fore and mid legs green. Hind femur green, about apical half red, hind knees dark brown. Hind tibia blue. Hind tarsus yellow.</p> <p> <i>Structure.</i> Medium sized for the genus (Figs 1A, G). Face (Fig. 1G) slightly concave in profile. Fastigium of vertex (Fig. 1B) rounded. Frontal ridge (Fig. 1C) distinct up to clypeus. Interocular distance about 1.7 times broader than frontal ridge between the antennal sockets. Antennae (Fig. 1E) longer than head and pronotum together, filiform. Pronotum (Fig. 1B) rugose, almost flat, crossed by three transverse sulci; median carina weak, lateral carinae absent. Prosternal process (Fig. 1F) compressed and widened to apex; apex trilobate. Mesosternal lobes (Fig. 1D) broader than long; mesosternal interspace longer than wide; metasternal lobes separated. Tegmen (Fig. 1A) reaching up to the middle of third tergite; upper half of tegmen triangular with obtusely rounded apex. Hind femur (Fig. 1G) moderately slender; dorsal carina smooth and terminating in a small spine; ventral genicular lobes terminating in a spine. Hind tibia (Fig. 1G) slightly expanded apically; with 8 external and 9 internal spines; external apical spine present.</p> <p>Genitalia. Tenth abdominal tergite (Fig. 1H) with furculae. Supra-anal plate (Figs 1H, 2A) triangular, almost as long as wide, medially grooved in basal half, apical half flat, apex obtusely rounded. Cerci compressed and conical with truncated apex; more than 3.5 times longer than wide near the base. Subgenital plate (Figs 1I, 2B) broadly triangular, much wider than long with obtuse apex. Epiphallus (Fig. 2C) with bridge broad and divided; anchorae short and hook-shaped with pointed apex; outer lophi large and bilobate while inner lophi small and rounded. Aedeagus (Fig. 2D) flexured, apical valve broad with acute apex, narrower and shorter than basal valve, connected with basal valve by a weak flexure, basal valve broad and cylindrical, narrowing towards its obtuse apex, gonopore process large with truncated apex.</p> <p> <i>Measurements</i> (mm). Body length ‒ 17; length of antenna ‒ 11.13; length of fastigium vertex in front of eyes ‒ 0.87; eye length ‒ 2.03; width of frontal ridge between the antennal sockets ‒ 0.32; interocular distance ‒ 0.54; head length ‒ 3.22; pronotum length ‒ 4.17; length of tegmen ‒ 6.88; hind femur length ‒ 11.87; hind tibia length ‒ 10.35.</p> <p> <i>Female.</i> Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Differential diagnosis.</b> The male of the new species is similar to <i>O. jaintia</i> from Meghalaya in general appearance, but differs by its shorter tegmen (in <i>O. jaintia</i> tegmen length 10.2 mm), separated metasternal lobes, shorter supra-anal plate and truncated cercus. According to INGRISCH et al. (2004), the basic structure of the epiphallus, as well as the shape of the cerci and the color pattern of the hind femur are valuable diagnostic features. As the new species from the Himalaya differs in these characters, we reason that it is not conspecific with <i>O. jaintia</i>. The combination of coloration of the hind femora, trilobate prosternal process, truncated male cercus and very short tegmen make new species distinctly different from all other members of the genus.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The new species name is Latin adjective <i>truncatus</i> (- <i>a</i>, - <i>um</i>) referring to its truncated male cercus.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. India: Arunachal Pradesh.</p>Published as part of <i>Kumar, Hirdesh, Chandra, Kailash & Saini, Jagdish, 2018, A new species of genus Oxytauchira from India (Orthoptera: Acrididae), pp. 495-498 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (2)</i> on pages 496-498, DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2018-0037, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4488853">http://zenodo.org/record/4488853</a>
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose / Sisir Kumar Bose
No full textSummary: Biography of a patriot - Subhas Chandra Bos
Bibliographics for the 983 eprints in the live archives of E-LIS : trends and status report up to 7th July 2004, based on author-self-archiving metadata
No full textThe priority for ideas and philosophy related to "Network Theory" have been traced back and documented by Braun(2004),and credit goes to Karinthy(1929).The IT has empowered to realise it, as the most practical phenomena and it is no more a humour. The OAI (Open Archives Initiatives)and ACIS (Academic Contributor Information System)are progressive in the direction ,which may lead to realise the "Collective Genius" at global level. Focus of present study is on Author-Self-Archiving (A-S-A)Metadata of the 983 Eprints in the Live Archives of the E-LIS (EPrints of Library and Information Science),which were approved till 7th July 2004.The A-S-A Metadata was used for librametric analysis. Self-explanatory bibliographics are illustrated.The highlights include: Conference papers (34%); highest approval, June 2004 (28%); published archives (76%);not refereed (52%); not in public domain (60%); highest self-archiving-author (De Robbio, Antonella).The Nos. of EPrints having single JITA domain specifications were: Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information(27); Information use and sociology of information(80);Users,literacy and reading(13);Libraries as physical collections(30);Publishing and legal issues(57);Management(13);Industry, profession and education(36);Information sources, supports, channels(113) ; Information treatment for information services, Information functions and techniques (101); Technical services libraries, archives and museums(25); Housing technologies(1); Information technology and library technology(92); and Inter-domainery (395) i.e. having specifications of two or more than two JITA classes
A new species and a key to species of the genus Coptotettix Bolivar, 1887 from India (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea, Tetrigidae)
No full textGupta, Sunil Kumar, Chandra, Kailash (2017): A new species and a key to species of the genus Coptotettix Bolivar, 1887 from India (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea, Tetrigidae). Zootaxa 4299 (1): 146-150, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.1
Two new species of the genus Criotettix Bolivar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Scelimeninae) from India
No full textGupta, Sunil Kumar, Chandra, Kailash (2018): Two new species of the genus Criotettix Bolivar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Scelimeninae) from India. Zootaxa 4375 (1): 143-150, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.1.
FIGURE 3 in A new species from India with a key to all known species of the genus Anaptygus Mistshenko, 1951 (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
No full textFIGURE 3. Anaptygus shishodiai Kumar & Chandra sp. nov. Male: A, supra-anal plate; B, subgenital plate; C, epiphallus; D, aedeagus; Female: E, supra-anal plate; F, subgenital plate; G, spermatheca; H, ovipositor.Published as part of Kumar, Hirdesh, Chandra, Kailash & Saini, Jagdish, 2020, A new species from India with a key to all known species of the genus Anaptygus Mistshenko, 1951 (Orthoptera: Acrididae), pp. 119-124 in Zootaxa 4743 (1) on page 122, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/368757
Fig. 1 in A new species of genus Oxytauchira from India (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
No full textFig. 1. Morphological details of the Oxytauchira truncata Kumar & Chandra sp. nov. male. A – dorsal view; B – head and pronotum, dorsal view; C – frontal ridge; D – sternum, ventral view; E – antenna; F – prosternal process; G – lateral view; H – supra-anal plate; I – subgenital plate.Published as part of Kumar, Hirdesh, Chandra, Kailash & Saini, Jagdish, 2018, A new species of genus Oxytauchira from India (Orthoptera: Acrididae), pp. 495-498 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (2) on page 497, DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2018-0037, http://zenodo.org/record/448885
Checklist of Indian species of Letana Walker, 1869 in First description of the female of Letana mursinga Ingrisch & Shishodia, 2000 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Letanini) from India
No full textChecklist of Indian species of Letana Walker, 1869Published as part of Kumar, Hirdesh & Chandra, Kailash, 2020, First description of the female of Letana mursinga Ingrisch & Shishodia, 2000 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Phaneropterinae; Letanini) from India, pp. 589-594 in Zootaxa 4729 (4) on page 593, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/375480
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