Entomology : Ecology and Biodiversity
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Professor Dr. T.N. Ananthakrishnan : entomologist and polymath/B.K. Tyagi and Vijay Veer. 2. Thysanoptera taxonomy-purpose and practice/L.A. Mound. 3. Latitudinal distribution of stream insect communities of the western Ghats/K.A. Subramanian and K.G. Sivaramakrishnan. 4. Haplothrips fusca Moulton 1928/Haplothrips graminis Hood, 1912 in Hawaii (Insecta: tubulifera: Phlaeothripidae)/J.S. Bhatti and Dick M. Tsuda. 5. Spacial and temporal distribution of phlebotomine sand flies in relation to leishmaniases in India/K. Ilango. 6. A brief conspectus and research priorities on plecoptera (Stoneflies) of India/K.G. Sivaramakrishnan, M. Arunachalam, S. Sundar and C. Selva Kumar. 7. Diversity and distribution of odonates in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (GNBR), Andaman and Nicobar Islands/C. Sivaperuman, Suresh Kumar Shah, C. Raghunathan and Ramakrishna. 8. Revisiting Tyagi’s theories of The Desert Malaria (1995) and the Aedes albopictus-transmitted dengue sans Aedes aegypti (2006) with reference to emergence of (1) plasmodium falciparum dominated malaria in the Thar Desert and (2) Dengue fever in Kerala State/B.K. Tyagi. 9. Diversity of butterflies in Chidiyatapu Biological Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands/C. Sivaperuman, C. Raghunathan and Suresh Kumar Shah. 10. Structure and species composition of butterflies in Great Nicor Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands/C. Sivaperuman, Suresh Kumar Shah, C. Raghunathan and Ramakrishna. 11. Impact of Enterobacter sp. Infection in phenotypic changes and haemolymph protein profiling in the silkworm, Bombyx mori L./R. Chandrasekar, A. Vijay Ananad, P. Brintha and B.K. Tyagi. 12. Reproductive biology of Tribolium castaneum/R. Chandrasekar and S.R. Palli. 13.Anopheline species complexes in Sri Lanka: a bio-ecological perspective/S.N. Surendran. 14. Ecobiology and male dimorphism in rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (L. (Coleoptera: carabaeidae)/Mariamma Jacob and Mathew M. Oommen. 15. Diversity of aphidiinae parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of aphids (Homoptera: Aphidiidae): an Indian Perspective/Debjani Dey. 16. Plant proteinase inhibitors and their potential in insect pest management/E.R. Prasad, Vijayaprasad R. Komera, K. Padmasree and A. Dutta Gupta. 17. Emerging trends in forensic entomology: an eye towards the future/Devinder Singh and Bhanvi Wadhawan. 18. Microbial entomopathogens: a sustainable pest management strategy/Arti Prasad. 19. Simulation of temperature: dependent development of insects/Reji Gopalakrishnan and Subhash Chander. 20. Assessment and mapping of vectors distribution and diversity using remote sensing and GIS/M. Govidnaraju and P. Rani Lalitha. 21. Vicious cycle of vector, virus and victim in dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever/Sajal Bhattacharya. 22. Illuminating the field of entomology: an overview of application of marker based technology/Neelima Arora, Amit Kumar Banerjee and USN Murty. 23. Neuroptera as biocontrol agents in India: present status and future thrusts/N. Bakthavatsalam. 24. Indian biodiversity: profile and conservation status/Vinod Khanna. 25. Thrips diversity and their functional attributes/R. Varatharajan and V.S. Chochong. 26. Diversity of dermestid beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from India, with Identification key to adults of Indian genera and description of a new subspecies/Vijay Veer.
The dominance of insects amongst all living organisms on earth, coupled with infinite wealth of knowledge so important for our own existence, is a fundamental scientific fact, which is yet to be widely acknowledged. This dominance means that in numbers of species beyond our comprehension these animals permeate diverse and essential natural process in earth’s terrestrial, aerial and freshwater ecosystems, contributing to the function of the natural world as a self-sustaining biological system. Invariably insects are an integral and complex part of the terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems with which the future of humans is inextricably linked. Insects have ultimated achieved a formidable diversity. Generally, insects are beneficial organisms, however, many of them are important pests and /or vectors to a large number of parasites and other microbial pathogens to both human being, his associates and the plants. The burden caused by their infestation or infection run up to several million zillion rupees annually. Therefore, knowledge about extreme biodiversity and ecological relationships of these animals is a practical necessity in the man’s own interest to sustain the species. Packed with original 25 original articles review, this book Entomology: ecology and biodiversity offers an invaluable opportunity to comprehend more deeply about our most intimate allies-the insects. The book truly establishes a foundation in basic entomology through varied and diverse treatment to entomology, while focusing on specialized topics in insect ecology and biodiversity, forensic and medical entomology.
