01600nas a2200193   4500008004100000245012200041210006900163300001200232490000600244520097200250653001001222653003101232653001501263653001501278653001801293100003001311700002401341856004101365       2017                        eng d00aFirst record of subfamily Mecopodinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Bihar along with description of Indian species0 aFirst record of subfamily Mecopodinae Orthoptera Tettigoniidae f  a803-8070 v53 aThe present study was based on the specimens of Mecopodinae during the course of a survey from (01/03/2015 to 30/03/2015) from various agricultural areas of different regions of Bihar. Four male specimens were collected from different localities and identified as a species Mecopoda elongata elongata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), was newly recorded from Bihar, India. The description was based on both conventional morphological and genitalic characters. The identifying features of the species were body very large, brown in color, tibial tympana opened on both the sides, stridulatory file having 98 teeth arranged in lamelliform manner under the side of left tegmen, male subgenital plate developed conically from region of bifurcation with short styli and hind femur & tibiae very long and large. A morphological description, as well as detailed illustrations of this species is presented. Distribution and morphometrically data is also provided.10aIndia10aMecopoda elongata elongata10anew record10aOrthoptera10aTettigoniidae1 aFarooqi, Mohd, Kaleemulla1 aUsmani, Mohd, Kamil  uhttps://bio.acousti.ca/da/node/5146902910nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245019000055210006900245260001600314300000800330490000900338520196500347653001502312653001702327653001002344653002502354653002402379653002902403653001602432653002202448653001802470100001702488700001602505856012302521       2017                        eng d  a1175-532600aDescription of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejervarya rufescens complex (Dicroglossidae) with notes on morphological affinities of Fejervarya species in the Western Ghats0 aDescription of four new species of Burrowing Frogs in the Fejerv  cAug-06-2018  a4510 v42773 a<p>The Rufescent Burrowing Frog, Fejervarya rufescens, is thought to have a wide distribution across the Western Ghats in Peninsular India. This locally abundant but secretive species has a short breeding period, making it a challenging subject for field studies. We sampled 16 populations of frogs morphologically similar to F. rufescens in order to understand the variation among populations found across the Western Ghats. Our study shows significant morphological and genetic differences among the sampled populations, suggesting that F. &lsquo;rufescens&rsquo; is a complex of several undescribed species. Using evidence from morphology and genetics, we confirm the presence of five distinct species in this group and formally describe four as new. The new species were delineated using a phylogeny based on three mitochondrial genes (16S, COI and Cytb) and a haplotype network of a nuclear gene (Rag1). Hereafter, the distribution of F. rufescens is restricted to the state of Karnataka and adjoining regions of northern Kerala. Three new species (Fejervarya kadar sp. nov., Fejervarya manoharani sp. nov. and Fejervarya neilcoxi sp. nov.) are from regions south of Palghat gap in the state of Kerala, and one (Fejervarya cepfi sp. nov.) from the northern Western Ghats state of Maharashtra. These findings indicate that Fejervarya frogs of the Western Ghats are more diverse than currently known. Our results will also have implications on the conservation status of F. rufescens, which was previously categorized as Least Concern based on its presumed wide geographical distribution. Furthermore, in order to facilitate a better taxonomic understanding of this region&rsquo;s fejervaryan frogs, we divide all the known Fejarvarya species of the Western Ghats into four major groups&mdash;Fejervarya nilagirica group, Fejervarya rufescens group, Fejervarya sahyadris group and Fejervarya syhadrensis group, based on their morphological affinities.</p>
10aamphibians10abioacoustics10aIndia10aintegrative taxonomy10amolecular phylogeny10amulti-gene DNA barcoding10anew species10aspecies diversity10aWestern Ghats1 aGarg, Sonali1 aBiju, S. D.  uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4277.4https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4277.4.1