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State auna er •e
State Fauna Series, 18
FAUNA OF UTTARAKHAND
(PART-2)
Insects
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Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053
Zoological Survey of India
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FAUNA OF UTTARAKHAND
STATE FAUNA SERIES
PART-2 2010 1-748
1. IN'SECTA : COLLEMBOLA ................................................................................................... 1-12
A.K. HAZRA AND G.P. MANDAL
2. IN'SECTA : THYSANURA ................................................................................................... 13-16
A. K. RAZRA, AND G. P. MANDAL
3. ODONATA : ZYGO~RA .................................................................................................. 17-28
M. PRASAD AND S.B. MONDAL
4. ODONATA : ANISOP'rERA ................................................................................................ 29--52
M. PRASAD AND C. SINHA
5. IN'SECTA : ORTHOPTERA : ACRIDOIDEA ..................................................................... 53-79
s.
K. MANDAL, A. DEY AND K. YADAV
6. INSECTA: ISOJYIERA ...................................................................................................... 81-1()4
N. SARA, P.H. ROY and A. SAR
7. IIE~RA : WATER-BUGS ........................................................................................ 105-131
NABANEETA SARA AND ANIMESH BAL
8. INSECTA : HE~RA : APHIDIDAE ..................................................................... 133-174
B.C. DAS, C.K. SENGUTA AND N.K. PRAMANIK
9. INSECTA ~ HEMIPTERA: HOMOPrERA : CICADELLOIDEA ................................ 175-193
MAYA GHOSH AND ANIMESH BAL
10. INSECTA: HEMIPTERA: HOMOPTERA : CICADOIDEA ........................................ 195-208
MAYA GHOSH AND ANIMESH BAL
11. INSECTA: HEMIPTERA: HOMOPTERA : FULGOROIDEA ................................. 209-217
MAYA GHOSH AND ANIMESH BAL
12. INSECTA: HEMIPTERA: LYGAEIDAE ..................................................................... 219-228
P. C. SABA AND ANIMESH BAL
13. INSECTA : HEMIPTERA : PENTATOMOIDEA ........................................................ 229-244
B. BISWAS AND ANIMESH BAL
14. HEMIPTERA : PYRRHOCORIDAE .............................................................................. 245-253
P.C. SAHA AND ANIMESH BAL
15. INSECTA : HEMIPTERA : HETEROPTERA : REDUVllDAE ................................. 255-268
B. BISWAS AND ANIMESH BAL
16. INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : ADEPHAGA Family
GYRINIDAE and DYTISCIDAE .................................................................................... 269-282
P. MUKHOPADHYAY AND S. K. GHOSH
17. INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : COCCINELLIDAE ........................................................ 283-301
S.K. CHAKRABORTY
18. INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : HISTERIDAE ................................................................. 303-309
S. K. CHAKRABORTY
19. INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : SCARABAEIDAE
(CETONIINAE, DYNASTINAE AND RUTELINAE) .................................................. 311-321
S.K. CHATTERJEE
20. INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : POLYPHAGA : HYDROPHILOIDEA :
................................................ ........................................................... 323-334
HYDROPHILIDAE
P. MUKHOPADHYAY
21. INSECTA: COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINOIDEA :
STAPHYLINIDAE : PAEDARINAE ............................................................................... 335-359
P. MUKHOPADHYAY and A. SAR
22. INSECTA : D~RA ....................................................................................................... 361-411
BULGANINMITRA AND KAUSHIK BHATTACHARYA
23. INSECTA: DIPTERA : ASILIDAE ................................................................................. 413-423
P. PARUI and BULGANIN MITRA
24. INSECTA ~ D~RA : BOMBYLllDAE ........................................................................ 425435
DHRm BANERJEE AND BULGANIN MITRA
25. INSECTA : DIPTERA : CALLIPHORIDAE ................................................................. 437-441
BULGANIN MITRA, R.S. MIRDHA and P. PARUI
26. INSECTA : D~RA : SARCOPHAGIDAE ............................................................... 443-455
BULGANIN MITRA, DHRm BANERJEE AND M. SIL
27. INSECTA : DIPTERA : SYRPHIDAE ........................................................................... 457-477
M. MUKHERJEE AND BULGANIN MITRA
28. INSECTA : D~RA : TACHINIDAE ......................................................................... 479-489
A. R. LAHIRI AND BULGANIN MITRA
29. INSECTA : D~RA : TEPHRlTIDAE ......................................................................... 491-499
BULGANIN MITRA and KAUSHIK BHATTACHARYA
30. INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA: FAMILIES : PIERID~ AND ARCI'llDAE ................ 501-529
MRIDULA MAJUMDAR
31. INSECfA : LEPIDOPTERA LYCAENIDAE,
LIBYTHEIDAE AND ACRAEIDAE ............................................................................. 531-552
AVTAR )(AUR SIDHU AND NARENDER SHARMA.
32. LEPIDOP'fERA : SPHINGIDAE .................................................................................... 553-568
MRIDULA MAJUMDAR AND JITENDRA KUMAR
33. INSECTA : LEPIDOPTERA : SATYRIDAE : RHOPALOCERA .............................. 569-591
NARENDER SHARMA AND A. K. SIDHU
34. INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA, NYMPHALIDAE (DANAINAE ).
LASIOCAMPIDAE AND LYMANTRIIDAE .............................................................. 593-609
D.R.MAULIK
35. LEPIDOPTERA: RHOPALOCERA ................................................................................ 611-689
PARMOD KUMAR
36. INSECTA : HYMENOPTERA : CHALCIDOIDEA .................................................... 691 -700
S. SHEELA
37. INSECTA: HYMENOPTERA: ACULEATA : SPHECIDAE .................................... 701-723
B. G. KUNDU and S. I. KAZMI
38. INSECTA: HYMENOPTERA: ACULEATA (VESPIDAE AND APIDAE) ........... 725-748
B. G. KUNDU, P. GIRISH KUMAR, S.I. KAZMI and S. ROYCHOWDHURY
ZooL Surv. India
Fauna of Uttarakhand, State Fauna Series, 18(Part-2}, 2010 : 1-12.
INSECTA: COLLEMBOLA
A.K. HAZRA AND G.P. MANDAL
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053
INTRODUCTION
First thoracic segment without dorsal setae
and frequently more or less reduced or hidden
Collembola are small wingless insects, the
dorsally by mesothoracic segment ............... .
largest species attaining a maximum length of 6
..... ENTOMOBRYODEA Womersley, 1933
nun. The mouth parts are withdrawn into the head
capsule; the first abdominal segment bears a
Key to the families of PODUROIDEA
ventral pair of basally fused vesicles, the
collophore; most species have ventral bifurcate 1. Pseudocelli present, at least on antennal base
appendage, the tenaculum and furcula, on the third or dorsum of fifth abdominal segment ........ .
............... ONYCHIURIDAE, Gervais, 1841
and fourth abdominal segments. With very few
exceptions (e.g., Tomocerus), juveniles closely
- Pseudocelli absent ........................................ .
resemble adults. Collembola are abundant and
........ HYPOGASTRURIDAE Bourlet, 1839
ubiquitous, probably exceeding all other insects in
numbers of individuals, but their small size and Key to the families of ENTOMOBRYODEA
sensitivity to desiccation restrict most species to
Hind coxae usually with trochanteral organ.
humid situations.
Abdomen IV appreciably longer than
m.
The first study of Collembola from India is of abdomen Scales present or absent. often
Ritter (1911). Imms (1912) made significant ciliated. Furcula well developed ................... .
contribution on Indian Collembola. The knowledge ...... ENTOMOBRYIDAE, Tomosvary, 1882
of Indian Collembola was further enriched through
Hind coxae without trochanteral organ.
the contribution of several workers like Carpenter
Abdomen In and IV usually subequa1; the
(1913, 1924), Handschin(1920), Mukherjee (1932),
abdomen IV never more than one and one
Denis (1936), Salmon (1957-64), Baijal (1955-58),
halftimes as long as the abdomen m, the other
Choudhuri (1963, 1966), Yosii (1966a, b), Mitra
posterior abdominal segments often fused.
(1967·2001), Prabhoo (1971) and Hazra (1995).
Scales usually not present ............................ .
The present study of Collembolan fauna is ...................... ISOTOMIDAE, Bomer. 1913
based on collection made during 2002·2005 from
Key to the subfamUles of
Uttarakhand by Zoological Survey of India, as a
ENTOMOBRYIDAE
part of the Action Plan on State Fauna. The key
to the families, genera & species have been 1. Dentes dorsally crenulated and curving
provided for easy identification of the taxa. The
upwards basally in the line with manubrium
classification followed here after Christiansen & ........ ENTOMOBRYINAE, Schaeffer, 1896
Bellinger (1980).
- Dentes not crenulated, straight and usually
forming a basal angle with manubrium ...... 2
SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT
2. Dental scale absent ..................................... 3
Order COLLEMBOLA
- Dental spine present on the basal portion of
Suborder ARTHROPLEONA
Key to the Super families of the dentes only ............................................. .
ARTHROPLEONA ............. TOMOCERIN AE, Schaeffer. 1896
1. First thoracic segment dorsally distinct with 3. Eyes and pigment absent; dentes with large
dorsal setae ................................................... . dorsal scale without apical lobe ................... .
............... PODUROIDEA Womersley, 1933 . ............... CYPHODERINAE. Bomer. 1913
Fauna of Uttarakhand, State Fauna Series, 18
2
ratio as 10 : 12 : 12 : 14. P.A.O. absent. Unguis
- Eyes and pigment present; dentes without
carinate, without lateral teeth, but with 1, 1. 1 inner
dorsal scale and with apical lobe ................. .
tooth near the apex. Unguiculas absent. Ventral
................. PARONELLINAE, Bomer, 1913
tube with 4 + 4 setae. Tenent hair, 2,2,2 very long
Family HYPOGASTRURIDAE and capitate at the end. Dentes and mucro
Subfamily HYPOGASTRURINAE separated. Mucro short, obtuse anal blunt on apex,
with a narrow rounded lamella, which is often very
Absence of true pseudoceUi and the simplicity
obscure.
of the sense organ of the third antennal segment
are best recognized of this family. Mandible with Distribution : India : Uttarakhand, Arunachal
a basal molar plate is easily seen of this subfamily. Pradesh, Manipur, NagaIand. Sikkim and
Maharashtra.
Genus Hypogastrura Bourlet, 1839
1. ~ypogastrura indovtuia Salmon, 1970 (b) Subfamily NENAURINAE, Salmon. 1964
1970. Hypo,tutrura indovaria Salmon, TraM. BioI. Sci., Mandible without molar plate or absent and
12(13) : 149. easily distinguish from Hypogastrurinae.
Material examined: F.R.H. Campus, Almora,
Genus Lob.Us Bomer
03.01.2003. Coll. A.K. Hazra & Party, 42 exes;
D.A~R.L hostel Campus, Pithoragarh, 23.9.2005, The genus is represented by single species
coli. A.K. Hazra & Party. 68 ex.; Z.S.I. N.R.S. from Uttarakhand.
Campus, Dehradun, 06.11.2003, coil. A.K. Hazra
3. Lob,,,. krap.lini ,Yosii. 1959
& Party. 35 ex.
1906. ProlDnUrtJ krcaepelini Bomer
Diagnostic characters : Body Jength upto 0.8
mm. Brownish black fields. Sparse to heavy 191 O. N~anura dubio.ra Ritter
clothing of short and long curved simple setae.
1912. N~Dnura pudibuntliJ Imms
Antennae shorter than head. P.A.O. very irregular
consists of 4-12 indistinct disconnected lobes. With 1917. ProlDnUrtJ spinif~rtJ Carpenter
or without central boss. Abel. VI with two long
1959. LohIJa IcnJt!pellni Y08U. C01tIr. BioL Lab. Kyoto. Unlv.,
anal spines on papillae. Tenant hairs never clavate.
10 : 1-6~.
Mucro fmely cranulate and spoon-shaped with two
distinct lamellae. Material examined : Dinapani Road Side,
Binsar. 7.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra " Party. 6 eo.;
Distribution : India : Uttarakhand, Arunachal
Company Garden. Masoori. 7.11.2003. coli. A.K.
Pradesh, Manipur. Mizoram, Sikkim.
Hazra " Party. 24 exs.
Genus Xellylla ThlJberg. 1869 Diagnostic characters : Body length upto 2.3
2. Xellylla ob,cura Imms, 1912 mm. Colour red in living and milky white in alcohol.
Antennae Head as S : 6. Ant. m and IV are almost
1912. X~nylla obscura Imms. Proc. Zoo I. Soc. London.,
fused dorsally. P.A.O. present. Byes 3 + 3.
80-125.
Mandibles are well developed, triangular in sbape
1970. Xenylla obscura Salmon. Roy. Soc. N. Z. BioL Sci.
and with 6 teeth. Maxillae are elongated. distally
12(13) : 145-152.
2 toothed and accompanied by a fringed, hyaline
Material emmined : Sithlakhet FIRIH campus, lamella, whose apex is surpassing by far the head
Almora, 5.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party, 52 of the maxillary shaft. A paired tubercle of Abd.
ex.: Hill stream 27 km away from Dehradun - VI are also situated far apart to each other, thus
Mussori Road, 07.11.03, A.K. Hazra & Party. giving rise to the species a prominent feature to
28ex. distinguish it from other related species of the
genus.
Diagnostic characters : Body Jength upto 1.4
mm; elongate in shape; colour indigo-blue. Distribution : India : Uttarakhand. Arunachal
segmental margins and ventral side pale. Antennae Pradesh and Mizoram.
HAZRA & MANDAL. : Insecta .' Collembola 3
Family ENTOMOBRYIDAE Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
Subfamily ENTOMOBRYINAE Schaeffer, 1896 Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim.
Body with hairs or scales or both the chaetotaxy
5. Lepidocyrtus (Acrocyrtus) maiayanul
of head and trunk and eye numbers are useful in
Yosii, 1959
identifying the members of this family. Dentes
1959. LepidocyrtlU (AcrocyrtlU) mawyanus Yosii. Contt:
crenulated dorsally. Mucrone fulcate with basal
spine, it is short and hook-like. Bioi. Lab. Kyoto. Univ., 10 : 28.
Material examined : Western slope, 2 km
Genus Lepidocyrtus Bourlet, 1839
away from forest rest house, Binsar, 8.1.2003, coli.
The genus is represented by five species from A.K. Hazra & Party, 18 exs. Hill stream (32 krn
Uttarakhand. away) to Mussori, 07.11.03, A.K. Hazra & Party,
18 ex.
Key to the species of Lepidocyrtus
Diagnostic characters : Body length 2.5 mm.
1. VI-th abdominal segment with elongate Ground colour brownish white, antennal distally
cerciform tergum .......................................... . with bluish pigment from Ant. n. Eye 6 + 6. Scales
.... Lepidocyrtus caudatus Carpenter, 1917 are present dorsally upon Ant: I and II. Ratio of
n : n : m
Antennal segs. = 9 : 18 : 23; Ths = 7 :
- VI-th abdominal segment without elongate = =
m :
3; Abd. IV 1 : S. Manubrium: dentes 9 :
cerciform tergum ......................................... 2
8. Dorsal appendix of dental lobe is prominent.
2. Dental lobe with accessory apparatus ........ . acutely pointed in profile .
...... L (Acrocyrtus) malayanus Yosii, 1959
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
- Dental lobe without accessory apparatus .. 3 Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim.
3. Th. II is very prominent and protruded over Elsewhere : Singapore.
the head, Abd. n : IV = 1 : 7 ..................... .
.................... L. magnificus Carpenter, 1917 6. Lepidocyrtus (s. ste.) magnificw
Carpenter. I 924
n
- Th. is protruded considerably over the head
.•................................................................... 4 1924. Lepidocyrtus (5. str.) magnijiclU Carpenter. R~c. 1Nl.
MIU. Cal. 26 : 285·289.
n
4. Th. is slightly protruded over the head. Th.1I,
m as 75 : 25. Abd. m : IV as 3 : 12 .......... Material examined : 3 km away from forest
rest house, Binsar, 9.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra &
L. (Acrocyrtus) heterolepis Yosii, 1959
Party, 12 exs. Ganga river bed near Gaytri Sadan,
Th. IT is moderately hanging over the head. West of Lakshmanjhula. 10.11.2003, coli. A.K.
m:
Th. II : III as 2 : 1. Abd. IV as 1 : 3 .... Hazra & Party. 10 exs .
....................... L. (s. str) curvicollis· Bourlet
Diagnostic characters : Mesonotum four
4. Lepidocyrtus caudatus Carpenter, 1917 times as long as metanotum. Abd. IV. Seven times
as long as Abd. In. Antennae twice as long as
1917. upidocyrtus caUt.latus Carpenter, Rec. Ind. Mus. Cal
head. Colour pale-yellow with Ant. III and IV.
8(ix) : 561-568. edges ofTh. nand ma nd last abdominal segment
m
Material examined : 1 km away from forest dark violet. Relatively short antennal segment.
rest house Binsar, 7.1.2003, coil. A. K. Hazra & Mucro stout with strong teeth, the dorsal spine
Party, 24 ex.; Hill stream 31 km away from short.
Dehradun -Mussori Road, 07.11.03, A.K. Hazra
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
& Party, 37 exes.
Pradesh, Manipur. Sikkim, Mizoram. Assam,
Diagnostic characters : Mesonotum slightly Tripura (West Distt.).
prominent, half as long as metanotum. Abd. IV six
m. 7. IApidocyrtus (Acrocyrtus) 1I",rol,pis
times as long as Abd. Abd. VI. prolonged into
Yosii, 1959
a slender cerci form process. Colour pale yellow
with violet patches on antennal segments, a violet 1959. LepiJocyrtus (AcmcyrtlU) het.rokpis Yosii. COlli. BioL
spot on Th. II and Abd. III, IV and V. Lab. Kyoto. Un;v., 10 : 33.
I.
Fauna of Uttarakhand, State Fauna S.rt",
4
Material examined ~ Meadow valley, AULI, each coxae. Furcula coloured until to the basal part
of dentes. Ant. segments ratio as 10 : 19 : 19 :
12.11.2003, coil. A.K. Hazra & Party, 26 exs.
32. Mesothorax slightly protruded over the head.
Diagnostic characters : Length upto 1.6 tnm. Th. n : In as 5 : 3. Abd. nI : IV as 4 : 13. Dental
=
Antennae uniformly bluish pigmented. A transverse lobe without appendix. Manubrium: Dens 10:
stripe along the fore margin head. Eyes black. Ant. 9. Manubrium ventrally scaled and witb 2 + 2
n.
segment ratio as 15 : 30 : 28 : 48. Th. is slightly
serrated terminal setae.
protruded over the head. Th. n, mas 75 : 25. Abd.
m : Distribution : India : Uttarakhand, Manipur,
IV as 3 : 12. Manubrium; Dens as 24 : 28.
Arunachal Pradesh.
Mucro bidentate, two teeth sub equal and with a
basal spine. Elsewhere : Singapore, Malay, Vietnam.
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
Genus Lepidosinl Schott., 1925
Pradesh, Manipur.
The genus is represented only single species
Elsewhere: Singapore, Malay.
from Uttarakhand.
8. upidocyrtus (s. str.) cllrvkolUs Bourlet
10. IApidOBinJ ""gru,rraIIJ Salmon, 1970
1959. LepidocyrtlU (5. su.) curvicollLr Vosil. Cont. BioI. lAb. 1970. upidosira ungrue"ata Salmon. traM. BioI. Sci.,
Kyoto. Univ., 10: 23.
12(13) : 145-152.
Material examined : Zero Point, Binsar, Material examined: 2 Ian away from forest
9.1.2003, coil. A.K. Hazra & Party, 24 exs.; Base
rest house, Kausani, 11.1.2003, colI. A.K. Hazra
of Auli, 12.11.2003, coil. A.K. Hazra & Party, & Party, 12 exs. Hill stream near Nanda Devi
12exs. Forest Rest House. 12.11.2003, Joshi mutt, colI.
A.K. Hazra & Party. 22 exs.
Diagnostic characters : Body up to 2.0 mm.
Ground colour white with slight brownish tinge. Diagnostic characters : Brownish with deep
n.
Antennal bluish distally from Ant. Basal two blue ocellar fields. Antenne about three times as
segments of each leg slightly pigmented to blue. long as head, the four segments related as 45: 90
Eyes black. A black spot is present between eyes. : 75 : 125. Ant. IV with apical sensory knob. Abel.
m.
Ant. : Head as 2 : 1. Ant. segment ratio as 1 : 2 IV four times as long as Abd. A single strong
: 3. Antennae scaled from the basis until to the clavate tenant hair sub equal to claw in length.
basal part of Ant. IV. Meso thorax is moderately Mucro bidentate with slightly curved basal spine;
n : m
hanging ones the head. Th. as 2 : 1. Abd. Length upto 2.2 Mm.
IIUIV as 1 : 4. Legs are scaled until to the
= Distribution : India : Uttarakhand. Arunachal
tibiotarsus. Manubrium : Dens 2S : 26. Dentes
Pradesh, Sikkim.
without dental appendix. Mucro bidentate and with
a basal spine. Genus Dk,."IIoc.II""" Schott, 1925
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal The genus is represented by two species from
Pradesh. Uttarakhand.
Elsewhere: Europe (Belgium). Key to the species 01 Dlcl'Gnoc,,,trus
9. IApidocyrtru cytlllells (Thllberg) 1869 1. Ant. 5 segmented. Ant. I being subdivided.
Ant. IV is elongated. distinctly annulated ....
1959. upidocyrtru cyaneus Yosii. Cont. BioL Lab. Kyoto.
.. ....................... ,. .......................... D. indicus
Univ., 10 : 25.
- Ant 6 segmented. the first two segments
Material examined: Zero Point, Binsar,
being subsegmented and their ratio is as 5 :
9.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party, 15 exs; Base
23 : 31 : 70 : x ............................. D. simplu
of Auti, 12.11.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party,
1O exs. II. Dk1'tUloc'lIlnu indica Bone~ 1930
Diagnostic characters : Body length up to 1.0 1966. DicrtlIIocentTIU intliclU YosU. Kyoto Ultiv. Sci. Expd.
mm. Legs are coloured on the proximal half of Karakoram &: HiNJuJauh, 8 : 330-405.
HAZRA & MANDAL. : Insecta: Collembola
5
Material examined: 4 km away from forest
Diagnostic characters : White with pigment
rest house Kausani near hill slope, Kausani,
limited to eyes; body with scattering of reddish
12.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party, 36 exs.; Oak
pigment granules. Eyes with on separate patches,
forest sking ground, 3 km from Auli Village,
apical half of the third antennal segment with many
12.11.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party, 46 exs.
extremely, minute blunt setae. Clavate tenant hair.
Diagnostic characters: Body length upto 3.2 Unguis with sminute apical tooth, unguiculus
nuD. Antenna reddish violet. Eye black. Antennae acuminate. Basal spines of mucro very long.
'5' jointed. Ant. I being subdivided. Ant. IV is
Distribution : India : Uttarakhand, Arunachal
elongated, distinctly annulated. Manubrium is
Pradesh, Sikkim.
dorsally beset with many plumose setae. No dental
spine. Mucro is bidentate equally and with or Genus Siera Ritter, 1911
without a basal spine. Dentes dorsally crenulated 14. Sura indica (Ritter) 1911
and with one blunt ciliated seta.
1911. Callistocyrtus indicw : Ritter.
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
1930. Pseudosira indica Bonet
Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Maharashtra (Bombay) 1911. Drepanura pwactata : Ritter. Syn.
Elsewhere : Formosa, South Pacific Island. 1936. Lepidocyrtinw unifascilltw Denis, Syn
Material examined : Nainital Zoo campus,
12. Dicranocentrus simplex Yosii, 1959
NainitaI, 14.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party, 26
1959. Dicranocentrus simplex Yosii. Contr. Bioi. Lab. Kyoto. exs. Oak forest sking ground, 3 km from Auti
Univ., 10 : 41.
Village, 12.11.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party,
Material examined : 4 km away from forest 18exs.
rest house Kausani near hill slope, Kausani,
Diagnostic characters : Body length 1.8 mm.
12.1.2003, coil. A.K. Hazra & Party, 22 exs.;
Slender in general forms. Body colour brownish
Base of Hot spring near Tapovan, 18 km away
with bluish pigments. Yellowish brown pigments
from Joshi mutt, coli. A.K. Hazra & Party, 10 exs. m
cover the whole of abd. 0, ans well as some
Diagnostic characters : Body length 1.7 spots of head and Th. U. Ant. ratio as 7 : 9 : 9 :
m.
nun.Ground colour whitish. Antennae, legs and 45. Antennae scaled dorsally until ant. Ant. IV
ventral side of the body diffusely pigmented to faintly annulated.
blue. Antennae '6' segmented, the first two
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
segments being sub segmented and their ratio is
Pradesh And Maharashtra.
as 5 : 23 : 9 : 31 : 70 : x. The last segment is lost.
Tenant hair is in all legs spiny. Unguiculus Genus Homidia Bomer 1906
lanceolate and prominently acute, furcula well 15. Homidia cingula Bomer, 1906
=
developed. Manu: Dens 11 : 17. Distal end of
1906. Homidia cingula Borner. Mill. Nal. Hisl. Mus.
the dentes has a smooth portion very long, being
Hamburg., 23 : 180.
about '6' times the mucro in length. Mucro is
bidentate. Material examined : Agriculture Farm,
Kaunchidham, 15.1.2003, coli. A.K. Hazra &
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal
Party, 64 exs.
Pradesh.
Diagnostic characters : Back ground
Genus Sinella Brook, 1882
yellowish, blue black pigment fonning transverse
13. Sinella curviseta Brook, 1882
band on the III-rd and IV th abdominal segments.
Body not compressed. Dental spine '33' in
1966. Sinella curviseta Yosii, J. Coil. Arts. & Sci. Chiba.
numbers. Apical mucronal tooth smaller than ante
Univ. 4(4) : 461-531.
apical.
Material examined : Nainital Lake
embankment, Nainital, 14.1.2003, A.K. Hazra & Distribution : INDIA : Uttarakhand,
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim.
Party, 26 exs.