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v7i4.193ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v7i4.193
Submitted date: 7 October 2014
Accepted date: 2 February 2015
Published date: 15 August 2015
Pp. 219–223.
THE DIVERSITY OF TRUE DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN LARGE MAMMAL DUNG WITHIN THE WASGOMUWA NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA
Dishane K. Hewavithana*, Mayuri R. Wijesinghe, Chandima D. Dangalle, Deepachandi Lekamge & C. de Alwis
*Corresponding author. E-mail: dishanehewavithana@gmail.com
Abstract
This paper reports the species richness and abundance of true dung beetles (Family Scarabaeidae: subfamily Scarabaeinae) in the Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka. This survey was conducted during the prolonged dry season using active and passive methods of sampling and revealed the presence of 25 species (637 individuals), including one endemic, Onthophagus martialis, representing eight genera. This finding is interesting as it suggests the possibility that this forest is equally as rich in dung beetles as forests of the wet zone reported by others. There was considerable disparity in abundance among the genera and species. The best represented genus was Onthophagus with a total of 16 species, whilst the most common species, with 159 individuals, was O. pygmaeus. All dung beetle species were unevenly distributed within the park. The information generated on this ecologically important group can be used to determine the true conservation value of the dry zone protected areas.
Key words : Abundance, occurrence, Onthophagus, Scarabaeinae, species richness
Section Editor: Oliver Hillert
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v7i4.193
Submitted date: 7 October 2014
Accepted date: 2 February 2015
Published date: 15 August 2015
Pp. 219–223.
THE DIVERSITY OF TRUE DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN LARGE MAMMAL DUNG WITHIN THE WASGOMUWA NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA
Dishane K. Hewavithana*, Mayuri R. Wijesinghe, Chandima D. Dangalle, Deepachandi Lekamge & C. de Alwis
*Corresponding author. E-mail: dishanehewavithana@gmail.com
Abstract
This paper reports the species richness and abundance of true dung beetles (Family Scarabaeidae: subfamily Scarabaeinae) in the Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka. This survey was conducted during the prolonged dry season using active and passive methods of sampling and revealed the presence of 25 species (637 individuals), including one endemic, Onthophagus martialis, representing eight genera. This finding is interesting as it suggests the possibility that this forest is equally as rich in dung beetles as forests of the wet zone reported by others. There was considerable disparity in abundance among the genera and species. The best represented genus was Onthophagus with a total of 16 species, whilst the most common species, with 159 individuals, was O. pygmaeus. All dung beetle species were unevenly distributed within the park. The information generated on this ecologically important group can be used to determine the true conservation value of the dry zone protected areas.
Key words : Abundance, occurrence, Onthophagus, Scarabaeinae, species richness
Section Editor: Oliver Hillert
v7i4.192ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v7i4.192
Submitted date: 7 October 2014
Accepted date: 7 April 2015
Published date: 15 August 2015
Pp. 213–218, Pl. 1–4.
A NEW SCORPION OF THE GENUS Buthoscorpio WERNER, 1936 (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE) FROM KERALA, INDIA
K. Aswathi*, P.M. Sureshan & Wilson R. Lourenco
*Corresponding author. E-mail: aswathik101@gmail.com
Abstract
A new scorpion species of the genus Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936 is described from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki District, Kerala, India. The new species, Buthoscorpio chinnarensis can be distingued from the other congeners by having (1) carapace with scattered granulation on lateral portions; (2) median eyes situated anteriorly in the ratio 1:2; (3) prominent tubercles present at the basal portion of the pedipalp femur; (4) marginal lamellae of pectines composed of three pieces and middle lamellae comprises seven pieces of sclerites; (5) dorsal carinae present on metasomal segments III–V; (6) subaculear tubercle absent on telson; (7) Pectinal teeth count 14/16 (female paratypes with 17/17 and 16/17 respectively); (8) Metasomal segments I–IV wider than long, segment V longer than wide; (9) arrangement of lateral eyes. After the description of this new species, the total number of known species in the genus is raised to five; four in India and one in Sri Lanka.
Key words : Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Lanka, taxonomy, Western Ghats
Section Editor: Erich Volschenk
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v7i4.192
Submitted date: 7 October 2014
Accepted date: 7 April 2015
Published date: 15 August 2015
Pp. 213–218, Pl. 1–4.
A NEW SCORPION OF THE GENUS Buthoscorpio WERNER, 1936 (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE) FROM KERALA, INDIA
K. Aswathi*, P.M. Sureshan & Wilson R. Lourenco
*Corresponding author. E-mail: aswathik101@gmail.com
Abstract
A new scorpion species of the genus Buthoscorpio Werner, 1936 is described from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki District, Kerala, India. The new species, Buthoscorpio chinnarensis can be distingued from the other congeners by having (1) carapace with scattered granulation on lateral portions; (2) median eyes situated anteriorly in the ratio 1:2; (3) prominent tubercles present at the basal portion of the pedipalp femur; (4) marginal lamellae of pectines composed of three pieces and middle lamellae comprises seven pieces of sclerites; (5) dorsal carinae present on metasomal segments III–V; (6) subaculear tubercle absent on telson; (7) Pectinal teeth count 14/16 (female paratypes with 17/17 and 16/17 respectively); (8) Metasomal segments I–IV wider than long, segment V longer than wide; (9) arrangement of lateral eyes. After the description of this new species, the total number of known species in the genus is raised to five; four in India and one in Sri Lanka.
Key words : Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Lanka, taxonomy, Western Ghats
Section Editor: Erich Volschenk
v5i2.119ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.119
Submitted date: 8 July 2012
Accepted date: 22 November 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 157–162.
Phenotype evaluation of free-ranging European mouflon
M.R. Frisina* & R.M. Frisina
*Corresponding author. E-mail: mike.frisina@montana.edu
Since introduced to Lanai in 1954, European mouflon have been as controversial as feral domestic sheep, sheep hybrids, and mouflon introduced to other Isands in the Hawaiian Archipelago. To conservationists concerned with the impacts to native flora and fauna European mouflon are an introduced ungulate pest that needs to be eliminated to avoid degradation of the native environment and indigenous wild species. On the other hand European mouflon are considered a highly valued species for recreational and trophy hunting and in some locations, like Lanai, are important economically in a difficult economy. Many residents of Lanai value the recreational hunting of mouflon on the 14,000 ha Lanai public game management area. Mouflon also are an appreciated source of protein to some residents of Lanai. Providing locals with a recreational source of meat was one of the reasons for introducing mouflon. While controversial, mouflon have a strong contingent that advocates for their existence. Because the mouflon on Lanai are free ranging with no fenced populations, trophy hunters consider the Lanai mouflon a potential source of “phenotypically true” sheep suitable for inclusion in many different trophy records. As a result, in October 2011 we surveyed mouflon to determine if the Lanai population exhibited the physical characteristics typical of European mouflon as reported in the literature.
Section Editor: Colin P. Groves
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.119
Submitted date: 8 July 2012
Accepted date: 22 November 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 157–162.
Phenotype evaluation of free-ranging European mouflon
M.R. Frisina* & R.M. Frisina
*Corresponding author. E-mail: mike.frisina@montana.edu
Since introduced to Lanai in 1954, European mouflon have been as controversial as feral domestic sheep, sheep hybrids, and mouflon introduced to other Isands in the Hawaiian Archipelago. To conservationists concerned with the impacts to native flora and fauna European mouflon are an introduced ungulate pest that needs to be eliminated to avoid degradation of the native environment and indigenous wild species. On the other hand European mouflon are considered a highly valued species for recreational and trophy hunting and in some locations, like Lanai, are important economically in a difficult economy. Many residents of Lanai value the recreational hunting of mouflon on the 14,000 ha Lanai public game management area. Mouflon also are an appreciated source of protein to some residents of Lanai. Providing locals with a recreational source of meat was one of the reasons for introducing mouflon. While controversial, mouflon have a strong contingent that advocates for their existence. Because the mouflon on Lanai are free ranging with no fenced populations, trophy hunters consider the Lanai mouflon a potential source of “phenotypically true” sheep suitable for inclusion in many different trophy records. As a result, in October 2011 we surveyed mouflon to determine if the Lanai population exhibited the physical characteristics typical of European mouflon as reported in the literature.
Section Editor: Colin P. Groves
v5i2.118ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.118
Submitted date: 25 July 2012
Accepted date: 19 November 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 156.
First sighting of Long-tailed duck from West Bengal
A. Raha & D. Gupta*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: debanta_gupta@yahoo.com
Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis is vulnerable and one of the rare vagrants in Indian subcontinent. This species was first sighted in Arunachal Pradesh in 1935, subsequently, in Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Punjab in 2001. On 21 February 2013, Shantanu Prasad sighted a single female long-tailed duck at Gajoldoba, West Bengal. This is the first record of this bird from Eastern India observed on 28 February 2013.
Section Editor: Varadharajan Gokula
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.118
Submitted date: 25 July 2012
Accepted date: 19 November 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 156.
First sighting of Long-tailed duck from West Bengal
A. Raha & D. Gupta*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: debanta_gupta@yahoo.com
Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis is vulnerable and one of the rare vagrants in Indian subcontinent. This species was first sighted in Arunachal Pradesh in 1935, subsequently, in Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Punjab in 2001. On 21 February 2013, Shantanu Prasad sighted a single female long-tailed duck at Gajoldoba, West Bengal. This is the first record of this bird from Eastern India observed on 28 February 2013.
Section Editor: Varadharajan Gokula
v5i2.117ISSN: 1800-427X (print)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.117
Submitted date: 22 November 2012
Accepted date: 26 August 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 154–155.
On usage of perches by the Spotted Owlet
A.M.S. Ali* & R. Santhanakrishnan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: amsamsoor@yahoo.co.in
The Spotted Owlet Athene brama (Temminck, 1821), although a common, native species in India, is poorly studied. The present study examines the use of various perch substrates and perching heights by Spotted Owlets between 2007 and 2009 in Madurai District (9°30’N, 77°28’E), Southern India. Four habitats; rural, urban, riverbanks, and agricultural lands (transects of 4500m length and 50m width were used for each habitat) were selected and surveyed between 18:00 and 22:00 h for usage of perches. In each survey, perching substrate and perching height used (height on which Spotted Owlet perched) while foraging were recorded following Bell & Ford (1990). The perching heights were grouped into various class intervals: 0–2m, >2–4m, >4–6m, >6–8m, >8–10m, >10m. The chi-square test was applied for testing percent usage of perch substrates and perching heights between habitats.
Section Editor: Varadharajan Gokula
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v5i2.117
Submitted date: 22 November 2012
Accepted date: 26 August 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 154–155.
On usage of perches by the Spotted Owlet
A.M.S. Ali* & R. Santhanakrishnan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: amsamsoor@yahoo.co.in
The Spotted Owlet Athene brama (Temminck, 1821), although a common, native species in India, is poorly studied. The present study examines the use of various perch substrates and perching heights by Spotted Owlets between 2007 and 2009 in Madurai District (9°30’N, 77°28’E), Southern India. Four habitats; rural, urban, riverbanks, and agricultural lands (transects of 4500m length and 50m width were used for each habitat) were selected and surveyed between 18:00 and 22:00 h for usage of perches. In each survey, perching substrate and perching height used (height on which Spotted Owlet perched) while foraging were recorded following Bell & Ford (1990). The perching heights were grouped into various class intervals: 0–2m, >2–4m, >4–6m, >6–8m, >8–10m, >10m. The chi-square test was applied for testing percent usage of perch substrates and perching heights between habitats.
Section Editor: Varadharajan Gokula
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