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Tameothrips arundo Tyagi & Kumar, sp.n.
No full textTameothrips arundo Tyagi & Kumar sp.n. (Figs 1 –2, 7– 15) Female macroptera. Body yellowish brown including legs; antennal segment I yellow, II–VIII dark brown; fore wing shaded (Fig. 1). Head as long as broad; ocellar setae I present; ocellar III situated at the tangent of the ocellar triangle (Fig. 7); eyes without pigmented facets. Antenna 8 –segmented (Fig. 13), segment VI without partial suture, segment III and IV each with forked sense cone. Pronotum with transverse lines of sculpture; two pairs of slightly well-developed posteroangular setae; four pairs of posteromarginal setae. Mesonotum with anteromedian campaniform sensilla and transverse anastomosing sculpture lines, median pair of setae far ahead of posterior margin. Metanotum with reticulate sculpture, median pair of setae near to anterior margin; distance between median pair of metanotal setae greater than distance between median and submedian; campaniform sensilla present (Fig. 10). Fore wing costa with 23–26 setae (Fig. 15), first vein setae broadly interrupted with 3 + 3 + 2 to 4 + 3 + 1 + 2 setae, second vein with 9–10 setae; clavus with 4–5 marginal setae and one discal seta; apical seta longer than subapical seta. Abdominal tergites with a few transverse lines and campaniform sensilla; posterior margin of abdominal tergite VIII smooth; tergite IX with two pairs of campaniform sensilla (Fig. 9), and S 2 setae subequal to S 1 and equidistant from each other; tergite X shorter than IX. Abdominal sternites and laterotergites II–VIII without discal setae (Fig. 14); sternite II with 2 pairs of posteromarginal setae; III–VII with 3 pairs of posteromarginal setae, median setae on VII far ahead of posterior margin (Fig. 12). Measurements in microns. Distended body length 1370. Head, length 133; width across eyes 123; width across cheeks 131. Pronotum, length 115; maximum width 170. Fore wing, length 620; median width 50. Tergite IX, MD setae 52–57; PM S 1 setae 72–76, S 2 setae 74–78. Tergite X PM S 1 setae 65. Antennal segments I–VIII L(W): 17 (23), 33 (25), 40 (19), 32 (18), 28 (18), 37 (17), 5 (8), 11 (5). Male macroptera. Body yellow including legs, antennal segments I–II pale, III–VIII dark brown (Fig. 2); antennal segments I–II yellow, III–VIII dark brown. Structure similar to female. Abdominal tergite IX with a pair of horn-like drepanae (Fig. 11); abdominal sternites III–VII without pore plate. Material studied. Holotype female (macroptera), INDIA, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, (31 º 44 ' 42.6 " N 076º 56 ' 28.8 'E, 863 m) from Arundo donax, 16.x. 2013, Tyagi & Kumar (Reg. No. 6812 /H 17). Paratypes: 10 females, 3 males with same data as holotype (Reg. No. 6813 /H 17 to 6825 /H 17). Holotype and paratypes deposited in the National Zoological Collections (NZC), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India. Comments. This grass living species can be distinguished from Tameothrips tamicola by the absence of partial suture on antennal segment VI, head as long as broad, body colour and colour of antennal segments. This species is unusual in chaetotaxy of pronotum, metanotum and abdominal tergite VIII; pronotum has two pairs of long posteroangular setae, median pair of setae on the metanotum near to the anterior margin and median pair of setae (S 1) on abdominal tergite VIII less than half of the length of tergite. This new species is compared with the description provided by Bhatti (1978: 106) and Bagnall (1914: 273–274).Published as part of Tyagi, Kaomud, Kumar, Vikas & Chauhan, Neena, 2015, A new species of the genus Tameothrips Bhatti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) with four new records of thrips from India, pp. 283-289 in Zootaxa 4007 (2) on page 284, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/24345
Mycoplasmal cerebral vasculopathy in a lymphoma patient: presumptive evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae microvascular endothelial cell invasion in a brain biopsy
No full textA 73-year-old man had episodic encephalopathy, ataxia and neuropathy. Symptoms largely resolved but adenopathy later lead to the diagnosis of a low-grade follicular lymphoma. The neurological symptoms soon recurred with new pontine calcifications identified by computed tomography. Brain biopsy revealed microvascular endothelial cell nuclear changes. Electron microscopy identified small polymorphic bacteria without a cell wall and with terminal and attachment organelles within endothelial cells and clustered in some microvascular lumina. Immunostaining was positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae and convalescent serum enzyme immunoassay was positive for M. pneumoniae IgG. The patient again recovered and he was neurologically stable 33 months after the initial episode. The ultrastructural findings of the bacterial cells are distinctive of some mycoplasmal species when compared to other small bacteria. Mycoplasma-like organisms are reported in four autopsied patients who had chronic encephalopathy, movement disorders, and some of the same light- and electron-microscopic findings in the brain as our patient. Direct neuroinvasion by Mycoplasma species has been suggested, while anatomic observations in our patient and in the four autopsy cases show microvascular invasion but not parenchymal invasion. Most mycoplasmal encephalitis may be immune-mediated. The frequency of neurovascular invasion is not known. It may be rare and it may persist.Peer reviewed
Management of vagal nerve stimulator infections: do they need to be removed?
No full textOBJECT: Vagal nerve stimulators (VNSs) have been used successfully to treat medically refractory epilepsy. Although their efficacy is well established, appropriate management of infections is less clearly defined. In the authors' experience, patients who have gained a benefit from VNS implantation have been reluctant to have the device removed. The authors therefore sought conservative management options to salvage infected VNS systems.Peer reviewe
Taeniothrips bharokariiensis Kumar & Tyagi, sp.n.
No full text<i>Taeniothrips bharokariiensis</i> Kumar & Tyagi sp.n. <p>(Figs 1–10)</p> <p> <i>Female macroptera</i>. Body light brown including all femora, tibiae and tarsi mainly yellow; fore wing brown except pale proximal end, clavus brown; antennal segments I–II and V–VIII brown, III yellow, basal 0.25 part of IV yellow and 0.75 part brown (Fig. 1). Head wider than long, slightly constricted just behind eyes, cheeks rounded; two pairs of ocellar setae present, pair I absent, pair III arising within the triangle, on tangent of anterior margin of posterior ocelli, longer than ocellar II; compound eyes without pigmented facets; postocular II and IV longer than I and III (Fig. 5). Antennae 8- segmented, segment III and IV each with forked sense cones (Fig. 4). Pronotum wider than long; posterior margin with three pairs of setae inner to major posteroangulars, median pair of setae longer than submedian pair (Fig. 5); surface smooth but very faint transverse line near to the posterior margin; fore tarsus without claw like process. Mesonotum with transversely reticulate sculpture on anterior half and transversely striate on posterior half, median pair of setae ahead of posterior margin; anteromedian campaniform sensilla present. Metanotum with weak transverse lines on anterior half, smooth at middle or posterior half, with campaniform sensilla on anterior half; median pair of setae far behind the anterior margin, the distance between median pair of setae more than median and submedian pair (Fig. 6). Fore wing first vein with 4+6 on basal half, 1 seta medially and 2 setae near to apex; second vein with 12 setae; clavus with 5 veinal and 1 discal seta (Fig. 10). Tergites, sternites and laterotergites without accessory setae; tergites I–VII without sculpture; posterior margin of tergite VIII with long comb of microtrichia (Fig.7), posterior margin of laterotergites with teeth. Sternites I–VIII with transverse line of sculpture; S2 setae on sternites VII arising at posterior margin.</p> <p> <i>Measurements</i> (holotype female in microns). Body length 1750. Head, length 137; width across cheeks 150; width just behind the eyes 132; ocellar setae II 12, III 76 –78. Pronotum, length 132; width 192; posteroangular setae inner 115–118, outer 98–101. Fore wing, length 1025. Tergite IX, median dorsal setae 78; setal pair S1 130. Antenna length 396; segments I–VIII, L(W) 35(32), 43(27), 76(28), 81(29), 43(21), 61(20), 12(10), 21(7).</p> <p> <i>Male macroptera</i>. Colour and structure similar to female (Fig. 2). Sternites III–VII each with transverse pore plate (Fig. 9). S1 and S2 setae of tergite IX long (Fig. 8).</p> <p> <i>Measurements</i> (paratype male in microns). Body length 1390. Head, length 124; width across cheeks 125; width just behind the eyes 110; ocellar setae III 52. Pronotum, length 112; width 157; posteroangular setae inner 75, outer 60. Fore wing, length 780. Sternal pore plate width III–VII 67, 62, 61, 60, 54. Tergite IX setae S1 45; S2 53. Antenna length 338; segments I–VIII, L(W) 23(30), 40(25), 62(21), 62(21), 39(18), 64(18), 9(8), 16(5).</p> <p> <b>Material studied</b>. Holotype female (macroptera), <b>INDIA</b>, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi District: Bharokari, (32º42'69.5" N 77º07' 46.3'E, 1925 m) from ferns, 4.vi.2014, Vikas, Kaomud & Biswatosh (Reg. No. 5958/H17). Paratypes: 1 female and 1 male with same data as holotype, (Reg. No. 5958/ H17 to 5960/H17). Holotype and paratypes deposited in the National Zoological Collections (NZC), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India.</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. This new species is named after its type locality.</p> <p> <b>Comments</b>. This new species is the third member in genus <i>Taeniothrips</i> where S2 setae on abdominal sternite VII are positioned marginally. The other two species with same positioning of setae S2 are <i>inconsequens</i> and <i>arbuti</i> (Mound <i>et al.</i> 2012). The new species can be separated from the Indian species <i>T. major</i> described from Himalayas by the following characters: forewing brown with clavus except pale proximal end (brown with light distal end in <i>major</i>); distance of median pair of setae is less than the distance between median and submedian (distance between median pair of metanotal setae is more than the distance between median and submedian in <i>major</i>); abdominal tergites IV–VII without reticulations (with weak reticulation medially between setal pair S 2 in <i>major</i>); male sternal pore plates are transverse in shape and more than 50 microns wide (oval in shape and less than 40 microns wide in <i>major</i>).</p> <p> It can be separated from <i>inconsequens</i> by the absence of curved terminal claw on fore tarsus (with claw in <i>inconsequens</i>) and fore wing first vein with 2 setae distally (3–6 setae distally in <i>inconsequens</i>). This new species was compared with two paratype specimens of <i>arbuti</i> (Registration No. 2069/H17 to 2070/H17) available at National Zoological Collection (NZC), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. It can be separated from female of <i>T</i>. <i>arbuti</i> by the following characters: the fore wing clavus brown; fore wing first vein with 1 seta medially and 2 setae distally; metanotal median pair of setae far behind the anterior margin and close to each other; male body colour brown including antennal segments I–II. In contrast <i>arbuti</i> has: fore wing clavus pale; fore wing first vein with 1–2 setae medially and 3–6 setae distally; metanotal median pair of setae arising near the anterior margin and close to submedian pair. The body colour of the male is pale including antennal segments I–II.</p>Published as part of <i>Kumar, Vikas, Tyagi, Kaomud, Ghosh, Biswatosh & Dna, Devkant Singha, 2014, A new species of Taeniothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India, pp. 197-200 in Zootaxa 3884 (2)</i> on pages 198-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.2.9, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/224423">http://zenodo.org/record/224423</a>
Thrips moundi Tyagi & Kumar, 2015, sp. n.
No full textThrips moundi sp. n. Female macroptera. Body brown; all femora brown with yellow apices, tibiae and tarsi yellowish brown (Fig. 1); antennal segments I–II and IV–VIII dark brown, III yellowish brown with pale pedicel; fore wing brown with basal quarter pale. Head broader than long, ocellar setae pair III arising outside ocellar triangle; postocular setae I and III longest, I longer than ocellar III, II smallest (Fig. 5). Antenna 7 –segmented (Fig. 2). Pronotum with transverse lines of sculpture; two pairs of well-developed posteroangular setae; three pairs of posteromarginal setae, median pair longer than submedian (Fig. 5). Mesonotum with anteromedian campaniform sensilla and transverse anastomosing sculpture lines, median pair of setae far ahead of posterior margin. Metanotum with longitudinally reticulate sculpture in middle, median pair of setae far behind anterior margin; distance between median pair of metanotal setae less than distance between median and submedian; campaniform sensilla present (Fig. 7). Fore wing costa with 27 setae, first vein with 7 basal and 3 distal setae, second vein with 15 setae; clavus with 5 + 1 setae; apical seta longer than subapical seta (Fig. 9). Abdominal tergites with a few sculpture lines extending to median setae and campaniform sensilla; tergite II with 3 lateral marginal setae (Fig. 8); posterior margin of abdominal tergite VIII with complete and well-developed comb of fine microtrichia (Fig. 4); tergite IX with two pairs of campaniform sensilla, and S 2 setae longer than S 1 and equidistant from each other; tergite X longer than IX. Abdominal sternites with transverse lines of sculpture; sternites and laterotergites II–VIII without discal setae; sternite II with 2 pairs of posteromarginal setae; III–VII with 3 pairs of posteromarginal setae, median setae on VII far ahead of posterior margin (Fig. 6). Measurements in microns. Distended body length 1630. Head, length 119; width behind eyes 138; width across cheeks 149; compound eye dorsal length 63–65, width 42–45, ocellar seta III length 15–17, postocular setae I length 27–29. Pronotal median length 135, width 192; posteroangular setae I (inner pair) 85–87, setae II (outer pair) length 78–79; posteromarginal setae I length 32–37. Fore wing length 820, width at middle 60. Abdominal tergite IX length 70, S 1 setae length 89–92, S 2 setae length 131–133, md setae length 53–55. Abdominal tergite X length 80. Ovipositor length 264. Antennal segments I–VII length (width) as follows: 27 (30), 41 (26), 61 (22), 57 (22), 41 (19), 44 (18), 16 (7). Material studied. Holotype female (macroptera), INDIA, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, (31 º 11 ' 99.3 " N 077º 23 ' 11.9 'E, 2500 m) from grass, 13.vi. 2014, Vikas, Kaomud & Biswatosh (Reg. No. 6498 /H 17). Paratypes: 6 females with same data as holotype, (Reg. No. 6499 /H 17 to 6502 /H17, 6524/H 17 to 6525 /H 17). Holotype and paratypes deposited in the National Zoological Collections (NZC), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India. Etymology. This species is named in honour of Dr Laurence Mound for his outstanding contributions to thrips systematics and for his untiring efforts in helping young thrips taxonomists. Molecular data. DNA barcode data of holotype and paratype of this species have been developed using the protocols published earlier (Kumar et al., 2014). The generated sequences were submitted to NCBI GenBank to get accession numbers (KP 993173 - KP 993174) and BOLD (Barcode of Life Database) under the project titled “ DNA Barcoding Thrips of India ”. Comments: This species is close to T. tanicus, floreus, formosanus, obscuripes and rostratus with which it shares a similar body colour. It can be distinguished from tanicus, floreus, formosanaus, obscuripes because they all have the following characters: tergite II with 4 lateral marginal setae; ocellar setae III either inside or touching the tangent at outer margin. Whereas in this new species tergite II has 3 lateral marginal setae, and ocellar setae III are clearly outside the ocellar triangle. This species shares with Thrips rostratus the following character states: body colour, long mouthcone, ocellar III outside the triangle, median pair of metanotal setae far back from the anterior margin, and tergite II with 3 lateral marginal setae. It differs from rostratus by the presence of metanotal campaniform sensilla, yellowish brown antennal segment III, and clear area at base of dark fore wing. In contrast, rostratus has no metanotal campaniform sensilla, antennal segment III is dark brown and the fore wing uniformly dark.Published as part of Tyagi, Kaomud & Kumar, Vikas, 2015, The Thrips formosanus group from Asia and Australia with a new species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India, pp. 296-300 in Zootaxa 3947 (2) on pages 297-300, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.12, http://zenodo.org/record/24195
Mycterothrips nainiae Singha & Patidar & Kumar & Tyagi 2021, sp. n.
No full textMycterothrips nainiae sp. n. (Figs 1–9) Female macroptera. Body yellowish brown (Fig. 1). Antennal segment I yellow; II light brown; III yellow on basal fifth then light brown; IV–VIII brown. Legs yellow. Fore wings shaded. Head yellow with ocellar triangle light brown. Pronotum yellow with brown markings. Mesonotum surface with brown shade anteriorly, medially and laterally; metanotum with light brown shade medially. Abdomen yellow with brown patch on anterior half of segments II–VII, segments VIII–X yellow. Body setae light brown. Head longer than broad with transverse striation on dorsal surface, cheeks slightly rounded; head with three pairs of ocellar setae, III more than six times longer than I, situated between the hind ocelli and 3.5 times as long as distance between their interval; postocular setae III the longest (Fig. 3); antennae 8-segmented; III and IV each with forked sense-cones reaching 1/4th of the next segment; II–VI with rows of microtrichia (Fig. 8); pronotum wider than long, with 32–35 discal setae and two pairs long posteroangular setae, (Fig. 3); mesonotum without anteromedian campaniform sensilla, median pair of setae little ahead of posterior margin and the level of submedian pair (Fig. 4), mesosternal spinula present; metanotum weakly reticulate medially, median pair of setae situated near to anterior margin (Fig. 4); metasternal spinula present; fore wings upper vein with 7 basal and 2 distal setae, lower vein with 14 setae, clavus with five veinal setae and one discal setae (Fig. 7), posterior fringes wavy. Abdominal tergites smooth medially, but with ciliate microtrichia on lateral third; tergite II with three lateral marginal setae, tergite VIII with complete comb of microtrichia along posterior margin, tergite IX with campaniform sensilla near to posterior margin, tergite X without a median split (Fig. 6); sternites without accessory seta. Ovipositor well developed. Measurements. (holotype female in microns). Body length 1919. Head length (width across cheeks) 141(165); compound eye dorsal length (width) 80 (40); pronotum median length (width) 163 (202). Fore wing length 1078. Ovipositor length 256. Antenna length 380; segments I–VIII length (width): 41 (38), 62 (35), 92 (30), 87 (28), 60 (25), 70 (25), 12 (10), 25 (6). Measurements. ( Female paratypes in microns). Body length 1901–1919. Head length (width across cheeks) 139–144 (165–175); compound eye dorsal length (width) 79–83 (40–43); pronotum median length (width) 163–168 (202–205). Fore wing length 1078–1081. Ovipositor length 256–260. Antenna length 379-384; segments I–VIII length (width): 39–41 (38–39), 62–64 (33–35), 90–92 (30-31), 87–88 (28–30), 59 (27), 59–62 (25–27), 12–14 (10), 23–25 (6–8). Male macroptera. Male similar to female except pale yellow body (Fig. 2), antennal segment II–V with microtrichia but absent on VI, antennal segment VI longer than female (Fig. 9). Fore wing lower vein with 12 setae; tergite IX with posterior campaniform sensilla, vestigial tubercles present on posterior margin (Fig. 5). Abdominal sternites without accessory setae and pore areas. Hypomere expanded at apex (Fig. 5). Measurements (Male paratype in microns): Body length 1585. Head length (width across cheeks) 116 (130); compound eye dorsal length (width) 66 (46); pronotum median length (width) 135 (168). Fore wing length 863. Antennal I–VIII length (width): 37 (35), 56 (30), 78 (27), 65 (30), 43 (24), 102 (24), 14 (9), 20 (7). Material studied. Holotype female, INDIA, Uttarakhand, Nainital, (N29.37, E79.51, 1614 m) from general vegetation, 09.iii.2020, holotype (Reg. No. 11123/H17, Accession No. OK165458) by Vikas Kumar and Kaomud Tyagi, deposited at the NZC, Kolkata, India. Paratypes: 24 females, one male, all from same locality as holotype (Reg. No. 11077/H17, 11105/H17 to 11122/ H17, 11124/H17 to 11138 /H17). Etymology. This species named after the Naini lake, a natural freshwater body situated at Nainital. Comments. Using the key to world species of Mycterothrips by Masumoto and Okajima (2006), the female and male specimens track to couplets 9 and 28 respectively. The new species comes under salicis -group and close to shihoae in the following characters: antennal segment VI without microtrichia ventrally; abdominal tergite II with three lateral marginal setae; tergite IX with posterior pair of campaniform sensilla only; abdominal sternites without discal setae and abdominal tergites with microtrichial rows laterally. But the new species can be differentiated from shihoae by the following characters: antennal segment II brown (yellow in shihoae), antennae 8-segmented (in contrast to 7-segmented or with partial suture), postocular setae III longer than I (I longer than III in shihoae), tergite X without median split (X with median split in distal half to third in shihoae). Moreover, the male of the new species differs from that of shihoae by the absence of microtrichial rows and discal setae on abdominal tergites (present in male of shihoae), and the hypomere is dilated at apex (not dilated at apex in shihoae).Published as part of Singha, Devkant, Patidar, Abhishek, Kumar, Vikas & Tyagi, Kaomud, 2021, A new species of Mycterothrips Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India with new record of the genus Paithrips Nonaka & Jangvitaya, pp. 135-140 in Zootaxa 5048 (1) on pages 136-138, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5048.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/554929
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No full textCtenothrips barapatharensis Tyagi, Ghosh & Kumar, 2014, sp. n.
No full textCtenothrips barapatharensis sp. n. Female (macroptera). Body dark black including coxae and femora; all tibiae and tarsi yellow; fore wing brown with sub-basal white band; antennal segments I–II and VI brown, remaining segments yellow (Fig. 3). Head reticulate, longer than wide, slightly produced in front, strongly constricted just behind eyes; with strong and dark thickenings attached to fore ocellus (Fig. 4); two pairs of ocellar setae present, pair I absent, III arising posterior to ocellar triangle; compound eyes swollen without pigmented facets; postocular setae not arranged in one row, pair I longest; mouthcone rounded at apex. Antennae 8 -segmented (Fig. 7); segments III and IV each with forked sense cones. Pronotum wider than long, transversely striate, with 11 discal setae, 2 pairs of posteromarginal setae inner to long major posteroangulars; median setae at posterior margin of pronotum longer than submedian setae (Fig. 4). Mesonotum with reticulate sculpture on anterior half but transverse striae on posterior half (Fig. 8); median pair of setae ahead of posterior margin; anteromedian campaniform sensilla present. Metanotum polygonally reticulate (Fig. 8); median pair of setae far behind anterior margin; campaniform sensilla present. Ferna entire, undivided; basantra weakly chitinised; meso- and metasterna without spinula (Fig. 5). Fore wing with 34 costal setae (Fig. 9); upper vein with 18 setae, lower vein with 17 setae; clavus with 5 + 1 setae. Abdominal tergite I completely polygonally reticulate; II–VII completely polygonally reticulate except along posterior margin; VIII reticulate at anterior margin only; campaniform sensilla on abdominal tergites little ahead of posterior margin; tergite VIII with complete, fine comb of microtrichia at posterior margin (Fig. 6); tergite IX smooth, with 2 pairs of campaniform sensilla; median setae long and extending beyond apex of X; tergite X elongate, with margins almost parallel, with elongate reticulation, with a complete ventral longitudinal split. Abdominal sternite II with 2 pairs of posteromarginal setae, III–VII with 3 pairs; median setae (S 1) on VIII little ahead of posterior margin; sternites and laterotergites without discal setae. Measurements (holotype female in microns). Body length 2210. Head, length 209; width across eyes 158; width across just behind eyes 134; width across cheeks 161. Ocellar setae II 23–25; ocellar setae III length 38–40; postocular setae I length 44–45; poII 34–37; poIII 28–31. Pronotum, length 171; width 215; outer posteroangular setae length 79–85; inner posteroangular setae length 48–50; median posteromarginal setae length 50–51; submedian posteromarginal setae length 32–35. Metanotum median setae length 45–49; submedian metanotal setae length 43–47. Forewing length 1370–1380. Antenna length 405–423; antennal segments L(W): I 37 –38(36–37); II 50 –51(30–32); III 77 –78(24–26); IV 64 –67(21–23); V 60 (19); VI 83 (23); VII 15 (9); 27 (7). Male. Unknown. Material studied. Holotype female (macroptera), INDIA, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba District: Dalhousie: BaraPathar, (32 º 31 '52.0" N 76 º00'04.0'E, 2231 m) from ferns, 11.x. 2013, Vikas & Kaomud (Reg. 5856 /H 17). Paratypes: 2 females with same data as holotype, (Registration No. 5857 / H 17 to 5858 /H 17). Holotype and paratypes deposited in the National Zoological Collections (NZC), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India. Etymology. This new species is named after its type locality. Comments. This new species is remarkable for the structure associated with the first ocellus, and for the position of ocellar setae pair III posterior to the triangle. It is similar to C. transeolinae (Chen) in sharing the following characters: colour of antennal segments, shape of head and position of ocellar setae III. It differs in the following characters: presence of a dark thickenings attached to the fore ocellus; postocular setae II longest and arising posterior to setae I; median pronotal setae at posterior margin longer than submedian; distance between median pair of metanotal setae subequal to the distance between median and submedian; abdominal tergites I–VII smooth at posterior margin. In contrast, transeolinae has: absence of dark thickening attached to fore ocellus; poII ahead of poI, all head setae subequal; median pronotal setae at posterior margin shorter than submedian setae; distance between median pair of metanotal setae greater than distance between median and submedian; abdominal tergites I–VII with polygonal reticulation at posterior margin.Published as part of Tyagi, Kaomud, Ghosh, Biswatosh & Kumar, Vikas, 2014, The genus Ctenothrips from India (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) with description of one new species and one new record, pp. 273-279 in Zootaxa 3821 (3) on page 274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/22543
sj-docx-1-pie-10.1177_09544089211036833 - Supplemental material for Comparison of response surface methodology with artificial neural network for prediction of the tensile properties of friction stir-processed surface composites
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-pie-10.1177_09544089211036833 for Comparison of response surface methodology with artificial neural network for prediction of the tensile properties of friction stir-processed surface composites by Ravi Butola, Ranganath M. Singari, Qasim Murtaza and Lakshay Tyagi in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering</p
Liophloeothrips succinctus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish
No full textLiophloeothrips succinctus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish (Figs. 15, 31) Liophlaeothrips succinctus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish 1969: 44. This species was described originally from 25 females and 11 males from wild plant galls. Specimens studied. Holotype female (macroptera) and one paratype female (macroptera), India: Kerala: Kuthera, 25 m Palghat, Wild galls, 6.iv. 1968, TNA 390, NPC. Distribution. India (Kerala: Kuthera).Published as part of Tyagi, Kaomud & Kumar, Vikas, 2011, The Indian species of Liophloeothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) with one new species, pp. 21-31 in Zootaxa 2803 on pages 30-31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20654
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