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Barsaurea apatani S. Singh, Kirti, & N. Singh 2023, sp. nov.
No full textBarsaurea apatani S. Singh, Kirti, & N. Singh, sp. nov. (Figs 1, 6) Holotype: Ô, India, Arunachal Pradesh: Ziro (27.534755N, 93.820389E, 1599 m), 3.v.2018, Santosh Singh leg. (13475/H10). Diagnosis: Forewing length 15mm in male. Barsaurea apatani sp. nov. (Fig.1)closely resembles B.phaeoxanthia in its colouration and forewing markings but is distinct by the grey colour of head and vertex, brownish frons, greyish collar and patagia and darker forewing markings covering the marginal area, whereas in B. phaeoxanthia (Figs. 2, 3), the head, vertex, frons, collar, patagia and marginal area of forewing are yellowish. In male genitalia of B. apatani (Fig. 6), the uncus is shorter and more dilated subapically; the valva is shorter, broader and almost rectangular and the vesica with two diverticula, each with a cluster of strong cornuti apically, whereas in the male genitalia of B. phaeoxanthia (Fig. 7), the uncus is longer and subapically less dilated, the valva is long and narrower at apex and the vesica bears a single cluster of 1–3 cornuti apically. Distribution: So far known from its type locality only. Etymology: The name of this species is derived from the local tribe ‘Apatani’ that inhabits the type locality of the species.Published as part of Singh, Santosh, Kirti, Jagbir Singh & Singh, Navneet, 2023, A new species and two species records of genus Barsaurea from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 349-354 in Zootaxa 5315 (4) on page 350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/814232
Miltochrista paraarcuata N. Singh & Kirti 2016
No full textMiltochrista paraarcuata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 (Figs 10–16, 26–30, 32) Miltochrista paraarcuata Singh & Kirti, 2016: 104 (Type locality: Karnataka, Ganeshgudi) Type material examined. Holotype, ♂, India, Karnataka: Ganeshgudi, 13.ix.2007, N. Singh leg. (11863/H10). Other material examined. India, Karnataka: Ganeshgudi, 13.ix.2007, 2 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11863a/H10), 14.ix.2007, 1 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11864/H10), 13.x.2005, 1 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11866/H10); 13.x.2005, 1 ♀, N. Singh leg. (11867/H10); Bhagavati, 11.xi.2003, 1 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11865/H10); Jog falls, 22.x.2009, 1 ♀, R. Joshi leg. (11872/H10); Dandeli, 28.x.2009, 1 ♂, R. Joshi leg. (11873/H10); Ramnagar, 29.x.2009, 1 ♂, R. Joshi leg. (11874/ H10); Kulagi, 16.vii.2004, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, N. Singh leg. (11878/H10); Kerala: Chethalayam, 19.xi.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ S. Singh leg. (11862/H10); Mananthavady, 25.vii.2013, 1 ♂, Rahul Ranjan leg. (11876/H10), 11.xi.2017, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11859/H10); Attappadi, 16.viii.2017, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11868/H10); 17.viii.2017, 1 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11869/H10); Periyar, 13.viii.2017, 1 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11870/H10); Parambikulam, 2.xi.2017, 2 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11858/H10), 2.xi.2017, 1 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11871/H10); Ranipuram, 2 ♂, 21.xi.2017, S. Singh leg. (11861/H10); Kottiyoor, 16.xi.2017, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11860/H10); Silent valley, 16.xi.2017, 2 ♂, 5 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11856/ H10), 16.viii.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11857/H10); Tamil Nadu: Salem, Kalrayan Hills, 16.x.2019, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Rahul Joshi leg. (11882/H10); Yercaud, 18.x.2019, 1 ♀, Rahul Joshi leg. (11883/H10); Kolli hills, 13.x.2019, 1 ♂, Rahul Joshi leg. (11884/H10); Goa: Ponda, 28.ii.2004, 2 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11875/H10); Odisha: Gajapati, Gumma, 11.ix.2018, 1 ♂, N. Singh and party leg. (11879/H10); Barbara Forest Guest House, 29.ix.2021, 1 ♂, S.K. Shah and party leg. (11881/H10), 30.ix.2021, 1 ♂, S.K. Shah and party leg. (11880/H10). Diagnosis. Miltochrista paraarcuata displays a range of variation in external morphology and in the male genitalia. The forewing markings vary greatly: the medial band ranges from narrow and angled in middle (Figs 10, 16) to broad and obliquely straight (Figs 11, 12), postmedial series of streaks may be present (Fig. 11), or may be diffused into a broad medial band (Fig. 12). Hindwing ranges from unornamented (Figs 10–13) to hindwing with a medial band (Fig.14). In male genitalia, the distal saccular process varies greatly in size and position of spinal appendages (Figs 26–30). Similarly, the distal costal process (Fig. 27) is quite long and robust in few specimens as compared to the other ones. Female genitalia diagnosed under M. curvifascia. Distribution. Karnataka (Kirti & Singh 2016, Singh et al. 2021); Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Goa (present study).Published as part of Singh, Santosh, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Joshi, Rahul & Singh, Navneet, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Miltochrista hollowai and M. curvifascia species-groups with descriptions of two new species from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 150-160 in Zootaxa 5315 (2) on pages 155-160, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5315.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/813037
Lejeunea apiahyna Singh 2013, comb. nov.
No full textLejeunea apiahyna (Steph.) Sushil K. Singh, comb. nov. Basionym:— Otigoniolejeunea apiahyna Steph., Sp. Hepat. 5: 514. 1914 (Stephani, 1914). Holotype:— BRAZIL. Apiahy, J. Puiggari 1412d (G-69721, http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/chg/adetail.php?id=134199&lang=en).Published as part of Singh, S. K., 2013, New combinations in Lejeunea with a new name to Otigoniolejeunea indica, pp. 63-64 in Phytotaxa 96 (1) on page 63, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.96.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/507234
The Anti-colonialism of Bhagat Singh
No full textIn the 1920s, anti-colonial sentiment in India was so widespread that the colonial government used repressive laws to prosecute conspiracy trials. In the Lahore Conspiracy Trial of 1931, Bhagat Singh called for “revolution, " but emphasised “it is not the cult of the bomb or the pistol, " and had no “place in it for individual vendetta.” On the eve of his execution, he sent a letter “To Young Political Workers” explaining, “I am not a terrorist and I never was, except perhaps in the beginning of my revolutionary career.” Was Bhagat Singh a terrorist, even at the beginning? What exactly did Bhagat Singh believe in? This chapter sets out to answer this question.</p
Cyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, in Singh, Bhattacharyya, Volynkin & Chandra 2019
No full textCyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, 2019 (Figs 25–27, 172, 245) Cyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, in Singh, Bhattacharyya, Volynkin & Chandra, 2019, Zootaxa 4603 (2): 366, figs 1–8, 23–26, 31–32 (Type locality: “NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong”). Type material examined. Holotype (Fig. 25): ♂, “NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong, 26°06’N, 92°23’E, 800 m, 14–23.VII.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Afonin”, slide MWM 34431 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM). Paratypes: 55 ♂ and 5 ♀ from India, Nepal and North Myanmar (Colls MWM / ZSM and NZCZSI) listed by Singh et al. (2019a). Diagnosis. Forewing length is 18–20 mm in males and 21–21.5 mm in females. Externally, C. neopuer has no differences from C. puer and differs by the genitalia structures only. In the male genitalia, the vesica structure is diagnostic: in C. neopuer only two small medial diverticula have clusters of spinulose scobination and the third medial diverticulum is membranous, whereas in C. puer all the three small medial diverticula bear clusters of spinulose scobination. In the female genitalia, the signa bursae of C. neopuer are larger than those of C. puer. Distribution. North East India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya), Nepal and North Myanmar (Singh et al. 2019a).Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on pages 13-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
Cyana bhatejai N. Singh & Kirti, in Kirti & N. Singh 2015
No full textCyana bhatejai N. Singh & Kirti, 2015 (Figs 56, 57, 185, 254) Cyana bhatejai N. Singh & Kirti, in Kirti & N. Singh, 2015, Arctiid moths of India 1: 63, text figs (Type locality: “ Karnataka: Ganeshgudi”). Type material examined. Holotype: ♂, “ Karnataka: Ganeshgudi, 19.VII.2004 ” (Coll. PUDZES). Paratypes: 6 ♂ from Karnataka (Coll. PUDZES) listed by Kirti & Singh (2015). Other material examined. TAMIL NADU: 1 ♂, 2 ♀, India merid., (Madras presidensy), Nilgiri Hills, VI.1994, coll. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, South India, T.N., Coimbatore road, 1100 m, Lf. 15.VIII.1989, leg. Dr. W. Thomas, slide MWM 34397 (♂), MWM 34399 (♀) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, India mer., 1000 m, Tamil Nadu, Kalkad, Wildlife Sanctuary Manjolai, 6–7.IV.1997, 8.15’N, 77.27’E, tea estate / rainforest, Sinjaev & Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♀, S. India, Nilgiri Hills, VII.1994, leg. Lehmann & Steinke, ex coll. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, India, T.N., Nilgiri Hills, Ooty–Coimbatore road, 1000m, 9.VII.1990, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, India, T.N., Nilgiri Hills, Bisonvalley View Point, 1200m, 10–11.VII.1990, leg. W. Thomas, slide MWM/ ZSM 34398 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); KARNATAKA: 1 ♂, India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi, 12.IX.2007, leg. Rahul Joshi (Coll. NZCZSI); 1 ♂, India, Karnataka, Jogfall, 22.X.2009, leg. Rahul Joshi (Coll. NZCZSI); 1 ♂, India, Karnataka, Yellapur, 23.XI.2014, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI). Diagnosis. Forewing length is 13–13.5 mm in males and 14.5–15 mm in females. Cyana bhatejai differs clearly from its closest relatives, C. peregrina and C. catorhoda by its slightly larger size, larger black medial spots, broader antemedial line, broader postmedial line being strongly angled outwards, and broader subterminal line. The male genitalia of C. bhatejai differ from those of C. peregrina by the larger lateral lobes of vinculum, the slightly narrower distal section of the valva, the larger and elongate cluster of spine-like cornuti on the dorsal diverticulum (that is smaller and rounded in C. peregrina), the weaker granulation on the subbasal ventral diverticulum, and the larger and granulated distal diverticulum (in C. peregrina that is smaller and membranous). The female genitalia of C. bhatejai differ clearly from those of C. peregrina and C. catorhoda by the presence of two band-like signa in corpus bursae, whereas in C. peregrina and C. catorhoda one signum is small and round, and the second one is band-like. Distribution. South India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu) (Kirti & Singh 2015).Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
Do women still lack the ‘right’ kind of human capital for directorships on the FTSE 100 corporate boards?
No full textSiri Terjesen, Val Singh and Susan Vinnicombe INTRODUCTION In FTSE 1001 company boards, only one in 30 executive directors is female, and overall, women comprise just over 11 per cent of FTSE 100 directors (Sealy et al., 2007). This number is substantially less than in Norway and Slovenia (22 per cent and 16 per cent respectively in 2006) and higher than in Japan and Italy (0.2 per cent and 2 per cent respectively in 2006) (Terjesen and Singh, 2008). Human capital theory (Becker, 1964) provides an obvious basis for understanding the continued exclusion of women from corporate boardrooms. It is linked with resource dependency theory (Pfeffer and Salancik, 1978). Human capital theory suggests that, given an increasingly uncertain business environment, boards should be composed of individuals who can provide access to a breadth of resources. Critical resources include access to prestige and legitimacy, financial capital, and functional and geographic market knowledge. During the 1990s, surveys of chief executives and chairmen in several countries reported that women were generally perceived to lack the qualifications and experience required from directors (Ragins et al., 1998; Catalyst/Opportunity Now, 2000). Thus, a human capital-based argument was used to explain women’s absence from boardrooms, whether or not the women lacked human capital in reality. In this chapter, we use human capital theory to explain recent appointments of new female as well as new male directors. Although previous studies examined the human capital of entire boards or of existing directors, we have little knowledge about..
Lejeunea quinqueumbonata var. rotundata Singh 2013, comb. nov.
No full textLejeunea quinqueumbonata Spruce var. rotundata (Herzog) Sushil K. Singh, comb. nov. Basionym:— Otigoniolejeunea quinqueumbonata Spruce var. rotundata Herzog, Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 20: 154, 1951 (Herzog 1951). Holotype:— HONDURAS. Department of Atlantida: Lancetilla Valley, near Tela, alt. 20-600 m, P. C. Standley 55379 (JE-4001622, http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/detail.php? ID =104299).Published as part of Singh, S. K., 2013, New combinations in Lejeunea with a new name to Otigoniolejeunea indica, pp. 63-64 in Phytotaxa 96 (1) on page 64, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.96.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/507234
The Creator of Nanakshahi Calendar: S. Pal Singh Purewal Remembered
No full textA renowned Sikh scholar and internationally recognized expert on Calendrical Science, S. Pal Singh Purewal's outstanding contribution to Sikh history has been the Nanakshahi calendar. In the old Bikrami calendar, some gurpurabs (Sikhs' sacred days for commemorating certain events) came twice a year, and some gurpurabs did not come even once a year. Taking cognizance of these anomalies, Pal Singh Purewal took the initiative to remedy the situation. For nearly fifteen years, he toiled hard to sort out the problem. His endeavor led to the creation of the Nanakshahi calendar. Announcing its release, he opined: "All communities and faiths have their own calendar as a mark of their distinct cultural identity. So, just as the Islamic world has the Hijri calendar and Hindus have the Bikrami calendar, the Sikhs will have a Nanakshahi calendar along with the common era (CE) calendar, which is in use throughout the world.
The Creator of Nanakshahi Calendar: S. Pal Singh Purewal Remembered
No full textA renowned Sikh scholar and internationally recognized expert on Calendrical Science, S. Pal Singh Purewal's outstanding contribution to Sikh history has been the Nanakshahi calendar. In the old Bikrami calendar, some gurpurabs (Sikhs' sacred days for commemorating certain events) came twice a year, and some gurpurabs did not come even once a year. Taking cognizance of these anomalies, Pal Singh Purewal took the initiative to remedy the situation. For nearly fifteen years, he toiled hard to sort out the problem. His endeavor led to the creation of the Nanakshahi calendar. Announcing its release, he opined: "All communities and faiths have their own calendar as a mark of their distinct cultural identity. So, just as the Islamic world has the Hijri calendar and Hindus have the Bikrami calendar, the Sikhs will have a Nanakshahi calendar along with the common era (CE) calendar, which is in use throughout the world.
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