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May 2013 | Vol. 5 | No. 9 | Pages: 4349–4440
Date of Publication: 26 May 2013
Communications
Forecasting ecological impacts of sea-level rise on coastal conservation
areas in India
-- M. Zafar-ul Islam, Shaily Menon, Xingong Li & A. Townsend Peterson, Pp.
4349–4358
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3163.4349-58
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o316326v1343494358.pdf
Floral ecology and pollination in Eriolaena lushingtonii (Sterculiaceae),
an endemic and threatened deciduous tree species of southern
peninsular India
-- A.J. Solomon Raju, K. Venkata Ramana & P. Hareesh Chandra, Pp. 4359–
4367
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3168.4359-67
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o316826v1343594367.pdf
Garra dampaensis, a new ray-finned fish species (Cypriniformes:
Cyprinidae) from Mizoram, northeastern India
-- Samuel Lalronunga, Lalnuntluanga & Lalramliana, Pp. 4368–4377
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3141.4368-77
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CF728AC6-0507-452B-B753A82FED642D48
http://zoobank.org/References/CF728AC6-0507-452B-B753-A82FED642D48
Garra dampaensis Lalronunga, Lalnuntluanga & Lalramliana, In Press
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6C1E6C12-F00B-4A9F-9E1E-55F39DA1E85E
http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/6C1E6C12-F00B-4A9F-9E1E55F39DA1E85E
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o314126v1343684377.pdf
Short Communications
CEPF Western Ghats Special Series
Ecology, distribution and population status of Elaeocarpus venustus
Bedd. (Oxalidales: Elaeocarpaceae), a threatened tree species from
Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve, southern Western Ghats, India
-- Sheeba J. Irwin, D. Narasimhan & V. Madha Suresh, Pp. 4378–4384
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3309.4378-84
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o330926v1343784384.pdf
CEPF Western Ghats Special Series
Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of xylophagous beetles (Coleoptera)
attacking dead wood in southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, with
descriptions of two new species
-- P.M. Sureshan, T.C. Narendran & K. Nikhil, Pp. 4385–4391
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3385.4385-91
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:736C81FA-5593-4ED6-A37D54D4E5511721
http://zoobank.org/References/736C81FA-5593-4ED6-A37D-54D4E5511721
Eurytoma chinnarensis Narendran & Sureshan in Sureshan, Narendran &
Nikhil, In Press
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1A0D5DCB-6617-4CF4-A4EC-35B3DE9ABB06
http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/1A0D5DCB-6617-4CF4-A4EC35B3DE9ABB06
Foenatopus idukkiensis Sureshan & Narendran in Sureshan, Narendran &
Nikhil, In Press
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D7057220-4D56-4EEB-A07B-B1DD70442630
http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/D7057220-4D56-4EEB-A07BB1DD70442630
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o338526v1343854391.pdf
A note on five freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillina: Spongillidae)
from Pune, Maharashtra, India
-- Shriraj S. Jakhalekar & H. V. Ghate, Pp. 4392–4403
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3356.4392-403
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1C5DEFC7-41F8-49FC-B6A56DDD2760E4A4
http://zoobank.org/References/1C5DEFC7-41F8-49FC-B6A56DDD2760E4A4
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o335626v1343924403.pdf
CEPF Western Ghats Special Series
Amphibian communities in three different coffee plantation regimes in
the Western Ghats, India
-- Shradha Rathod & Pooja Rathod, Pp. 4404–4413
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3054.4404-13
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D7423DD8-B6CB-421F-8B018BA4881329FF
http://zoobank.org/References/D7423DD8-B6CB-421F-8B01-8BA4881329FF
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o305426v1344044413.pdf
Use of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) to induce anaesthesia in
Puntius denisonii (Day, 1865) (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), a
threatened barb of the Western Ghats, India
-- T.V. Anna Mercy, V. Malika 2 & S. Sajan, Pp. 4414–4419
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3294.4414-9
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o329426v1344144419.pdf
Notes
Asterina drypetigena a new species of fungus from Shivamogga,
Karnataka, India
-- V.B. Hosagoudar & Sony Thomas, Pp. 4420–4421
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3233.4420-1
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o323326v1344204421.pdf
Butterflies of Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) campus, Thrissur,
Kerala, India
-- K.S. Aneesh, C.K. Adarsh & P.O. Nameer, Pp. 4422–4440
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2870.4422-40
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:07D10F3A-D768-4C03-B4A054A16C30E2F1
http://zoobank.org/References/07D10F3A-D768-4C03-B4A0-54A16C30E2F1
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/May/o287026v1344224440.pdf
April 2013 | Vol. 5 | No. 7 | Pages: 4069–4128 |
Date of Publication: 26 April 2013
Communications
The Golden-bellied MangabeyCercocebuschrysogaster(Primates:
Cercopithecidae): distribution and conservation status
-- Bila-IsiaInogwabini& Jo A. Myers Thompson, Pp. 4069–4075
Abstract: During the period 1994 through 2007, three intermittent and
discontinuous surveys were conducted which documented the presence or
absence of Cercocebuschrysogaster(Golden-bellied Mangabey). The three
surveys were performed within the forest block areas of: (1) the region
including the southern sector of the Salonga National Park (SNP) to the
Sankuru River, (2) the region between Lokoro and Salonga-Looto Rivers
inside the SNP, and (3) the region between the Kwa-Kasai and the Lulonga
Rivers, west of Lake Maindombe. The results indicated that C. chrysogaster
currently inhabits a very restricted range of approximately 70,000km 2; the
species is now absent in more than 37% (25,000km 2) of its presumed
historical range. Classification of the habitat using satellite images indicated
that the species occupied a region where 58.15% was swamp forest. Patterns
of the species distribution and its conservation status lead to the conclusion
that the species is highly threatened. The principal threats are the result of
human pressure, particularly hunting for bushmeat and pet commerce.
Logging constitutes a further potential threat because almost the entire range
of the species is within logging concessions.
Keywords: Bushmeat, distribution, Golden-bellied Mangabey, pet trade.
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3185.4069-75
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D0A3949B-2312-46AB-830047ECCD1C2752
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o318526iv1340694075.pdf
Survey of Bengal Florican Houbaropsisbengalensisbengalensis (Gmelin,
1789) (Gruiformes: Otididae) in the KoshiTappu Wildlife Reserve and
adjoining areas, Nepal
-- Hem SagarBaral, Ashok Kumar Ram, BadriChaudhary, DheerajChaudhary,
AnishTimsina, SanjibAcharya, Krishna Bidari, SumanAcharya,
BinodAcharya, PremThulung, ArjunKarki& Krishna Prasad Acharya, 4076–
4083
Abstract: The Bengal FloricanHoubaropsisbengalensis is a Critically
Endangered bird species. Populations have been monitored in Nepal since
1982, and the most recent study showed a precipitous decline despite the
species being mainly confined to protected areas. A systematic survey was
conducted in parts of the Koshi area during April and May 2012 by walking
transects in known and accessible grasslands. The total of 47 birds counted
during this survey represents the largest known population in Nepal, and
perhaps the most densely populated area in the entire Indian subcontinent. A
crude extrapolation of the count for the entire Koshi area gives an estimate of
60 birds. Several conservation recommendations have been made to ensure
florican populations continue to thrive in the KoshiTappu area.
Keywords: Bengal Florican, KoshiTappu, Nepal, population survey.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3240.4076-83
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:75116FBC-FE2C-46A7-90E99088504E53B0
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o324026iv1340764083.pdf
Habitat and seasonal distribution of Odonata (Insecta) of Mula and
Mutha river basins, Maharashtra, India
-- Aboli S. Kulkarni& K.A. Subramanian, Pp. 4084–4095
Abstract: Catchment landscape degradation and habitat modifications of
freshwater ecosystems are a primary cause of biodiversity loss in riverine
ecosystems all over the world. Many elements of the flora and fauna of
freshwater ecosystems are sensitive to the changes in catchment land use
and habitat modification. These sensitive taxa are also reliable indicators of
freshwater ecosystem health. In the current study we investigate the
seasonal and habitat distribution of Odonata (Insecta) across riparian land
use types in Mula and Mutha river basins, northern Western Ghats,
Maharashtra. There was a difference in the species composition across land
use types and across seasons with highest diversity and abundance during
the post monsoon period. The highest Odonata diversity was observed in
urban areas followed by forest and agriculture fields. There was a loss of
31% of the odonate fauna in the study area over 50 years which could be due
to rapid industrialization and urbanization of the region and consequent
degradation of freshwater ecosystems. The significance of catchment land
use on Odonata diversity and its value in landscape monitoring is discussed.
Keywords: Habitat use, local extinctions, northern Western Ghats, Odonata,
seasonal distribution.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3253.4084-95
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:05552EEE-692D-4AA8-AFAE4E96AE123D93
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o325326iv1340844095.pdf
Variations in benthic macroinvertebratefauna as indicator of land use in
the Ken River, central India
-- PrakashNautiyal&AsheeshShivam Mishra, Pp. 4096–4105
Abstract: Examination of benthic macroinvertebrates in semi-natural, urban
and agricultural land use along the highland Ken River in central India reveals
a significantly higher density in semi-natural compared with other two landuse.
Insects dominate the fauna at semi-natural (90%) and urban locations (93%)
compared to agriculture sites (48%) where where annelid share increases to
32%. The semi-natural location characterized by rocky substrate support high
relative abundance of Caenidae and Neoephemeridae. Their abundance
decreases at urban locations.
Brachycentridae, Chironomidae,
Glossocolecidae, Nephthydae, Thiaridae and Corbiculidae increased at urban
and agriculture locations characterized by small-sized sediments, suggesting
important role for substrate also. Ordination shows that the Caenidae and
Heptageniidae are characteristic at semi-natural location, Leptophlebiidae,
Hydropsychidae, Glossosomatidae at urban while Thiaridae and
Chironomidae at agricultural locations. Functionally, the collectors dominate
the fauna, as all three landuse, especially large tracts of agriculture, are a
continuous source of particulate organic matter (POM) in the river.
Keywords: Caenidae, collectors, continuum, heterotrophic, plateau river,
substrate, urban.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3211.4096-105
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:468576BF-A0C8-4DC3-AF967D95FC3C538B
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o321126iv1340964105.pdf
Short Communication
Promising trend of in situ breeding of Oriental White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensisin Raigad District, Maharashtra, India: conservation
implications for re-introduction of ex situ populations
-- SatishPande, PremsagarMestri, PrashantDeshpande, AmolWarange& Anil
Mahabal, Pp. 4106–4109
Abstract: The population of Gyps vultures crashed at an alarming rate in
India, from 85% since 1985–86 to 0% in 1997–99. There are sporadic
records of sightings, wild breeding and captive breeding of Gyps and
Neophron Vultures from 2005 to 2010 from various parts of India. We noticed
continued, uninterrupted successful nesting of Oriental White-rumped
Vultures Gyps bengalensis in their natural habitats in Raigad District,
Maharashtra from 2004 to 2011. Their breeding population steadily increased
from 10 pairs in 2004–2005 to 22 pairs in 2010–2011 and the nesting success
steadily increased from 30% in 2004–2005 to 70% in 2010–2011. We feel
that the naturally breeding populations are a must for successful reintroduction of the juvenile captive-bred vultures in the wild, and both in situ
and ex situ breeding of vultures should be coordinated till the vulture
population increases to an acceptable level and stabilizes in the Indian
subcontinent. Identification of natural active nest sites is the foremost
requirement for safeguarding the breeding of the Oriental White-rumped
Vultures in private land by winning peoples’ participation.
Keywords: Captive breeding, conservation implications, Gyps bengalensis, in
situ breeding, Oriental White-rumped Vulture, re-introduction, wild
populations.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3330.4106-9
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3BCABFEC-FC4B-4135-9C6128BE67A3DE64
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o333026iv1341064109.pdf
Notes
Pericnemismelansoni sp. nov., a new damselfly (Odonata:
Coenagrionidae) from Compostela Valley Province, Mindanao Island,
Philippines
-- Reagan Joseph T. Villanueva, Milton Norman D. Medina & Kim M.
Jumawan, Pp. 4110–4112
Abstract
A new species of damselfly, Pericnemismelansoni sp. nov.from Mindanao, is
described and illustrated. It differs from its closest described relatives in
lacking an elongate process on the posterior lobe of the prothorax, and in
having the lower branches of the cerci longer than the upper branches.
Keywords: Compostela Valley, damselfly, new species, Philippines.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3472.4110-2
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F97B179C-C45D-4DFD-9A10403F5391581F
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o347226iv1341104112.pdf
New record of a headshield slug
Phanerophthalmussmaragdinus(Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from
Andaman Islands, India
-- SumanthaNarayana&RajuMohanraju, Pp. 4113–4114
Abstract:
Opisthobranchs are the least studied group of marine gastropod molluscs in
India. They are purely marine animals and display a wide array of colours and
forms. This paper presents a new record of an opisthobranch,
Phanerophthalmussmaragdinus, from Andaman Islands. The species was
found inhabiting the intertidal area on rocks covered with green and brown
algae.
Key words:
Andaman
Islands,
gastropod
molluscs,
opisthobranch,
Phanerophthalmussmaragdinus.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3357.4113-4
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4F81286E-11FF-4C0F-A287E689A4631F82
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o335726iv1341134114.pdf
CEPF Western Ghats Special Series
Rediscovery of OphiorrhizabarnesiiC.E.C. Fisch. (Rubiaceae) from the
southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India
-- E.S. Santhosh Kumar, P.E. Roy & S.M. Shareef, Pp. 4115–4117
Abstract
Ophiorrhizabarnesii C.E.C. Fisch., feared to be extinct, has been rediscovered
from Idukki district in Kerala state, after a lapse of 75 years. It is described
and illustrated here.
Key words:Ophiorrhizabarnesii, Rediscovery, southern Western Ghats.DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3241.4115-7
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o324126iv1341154117.pdf
Final plea for conservation of Gaultheria akaensis Panda &Sanjappa
(Ericaceae), an extremely threatened, endemic medicinal plant from Aka
Hill in Arunachal Pradesh of eastern Himalaya, India
-- Subhasis Panda, Pp. 4118–4121
Abstract
Since its discovery in 2002 from Aka Hill in Arunachal Pradesh, the population
of Gaultheria akaensis Panda &Sanjappa, a critically Endangered, endemic
medicinal plant is on the verge of extinction and currently represented by two
individuals only. No trace of this species found in other Himalayan parts of
India as well in Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. Detailed phenological
observation was also done from 2002 – 2011. The species is threatened due
to road extension and hydro-electric projects. To this problem, the author put
a board for conservation to create awareness among local ethnic people.
This paper provides description, ethnic use, photographs and maps for easy
identification for the purpose of better conservation.
Keywords: Arunachal Pradesh,conservation,
Ericaceae, Gaultheria akaensis, India.
Critically
Endangered
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2879.4118-21
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o287926iv1341184121.pdf
Sightings of Bath White PontiadaplidicemooreiRöber, 1907
(Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae: Pierini) from Arunachal Pradesh and
Nagaland, India
-- TshetsholoNaro& Sanjay Sondhi, Pp. 4122–4124
Abstract: New locality records of the Bath White
PontiadaplidicemooreiRöber, 1907 from Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
Key Words: Arunachal Pradesh, Bath White, Nagaland
Pontiadaplidice.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3308.4122-4
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:65F810D6-E222-465E-83FA4F9C3CE8B9AF
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o330826iv1341224124.pdf
Response
Response to “Talmale, S.S. & A.D. Tiple (2013). New records of
damselfly LestesthoracicusLaidlaw, 1920 (Odonata: Zygoptera:
Lestidae) from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh states, central India”
with a note on identification of Lestesconcinnus Hagen in Selys, 1862
and L. umbrinus (Selys, 1891)
-- Shantanu Joshi, Pp. 4125–4126
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3546.4125-6
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o354626iv1341254126.pdf
Reply to Response
Reply to the Response to Talmale&Tiple, 2013 by S. Joshi
-- S.S. Talmale&AshishTiple, Pp. 4127–4128
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3560.4127-8
http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2013/April/o356026iv1341274128.pdf