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Fauna of WEST RN HIMALAYA (U.P.)

HIMA AYAN ECOSYSTEM SERI S: PART I

ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 1995

HIMALAYAN ECOSYSTEM SERIES

FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA

Part 1

UTTAR PRADESH

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The Hilnalayan n.~gion is one of Ib,~ rkhest ,irca of h;odh',·c ... irv in India. TIlt" Zoological Su,,;cy of luoi

under, its progmuul1c of ,« E(·()sy~h.~ln SHr"~y" identified the lllajor l'CO~ yslcJlIS for su rvcy, explora t ;011

a IIU lysis II nd d(l(~UJHfntalion ulleo 200n :\. L'. The I,resent do('ulllcni j:-; a conrihulion frOllllhe Sci IIlC progranl! '

and louvers the HUttar .PraJ('~h~' i)3rt i): \V<'stcrn Hiulalaya. The faunal analysis sh(,nvs a significa: ;

JbS('IUblc'gc of 2.200 vcrlci"!,.ic and 'u'.'('rtrbra!cs Sp,~dl~~ . The cXlellsivc, l'OilCl'tiolt"t from eight d ;slric!"

and 266 localities of U.P., bolh within anu t:tJl~i,lc protected tlrl'as~ sho\v thtft \VcsferH HinlalaYtI pO"iSC~~ ,

nUlllhcr nf rare and cl1dal\gl~rcd vertch .. a'\~ ~"i~l'~i~s, enlisted in the Indian \Vildlilc Prntedion :\l'l., as f.t'

il UIHuher of cndC1U;C sp{~l'il~S of invcrlc: !,tit~. The disfribution ka(urcs 0;' ~iJi:, rc'gioH and defi! its or tin

faunnl rrlercnc.cs helonging to seven gr\',l!j :~r invcrtC'hratcs and fi\c,' CliiSSl'S of of vertebrates. \VOUl 1

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FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA

PARTl

UTTAR PRADESH

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION - G.S. Arora, Arlin Kumar & P.C.Tak

MOLLUSCA -N. V. SlIbba Rao & S.C Mitra

OLIGOCHAETA - J.M. Julka

CRUSTACEA: DECAPODA - P.Krishnamlirty

ODONAT A - Arlin Kilmar

PLECOPTERA - B.C.Das

ORTHOPTERA- S.K. Tandon & M.S. S"ishodia

DERMAPTERA G.K. Srivastava

ISOPTERA - S.C .. Verma

HEMIPT.ERA - R.K. Varshney

COLEOPTERA - S.Biswas

LEPIDOPTERA - G.S. Arora, S.K. Ghosh & M. Chaudhury

TRICHOPTERA- S.K. Ghosh & M. Chaudhury

HYMENOPTERA- S.K. Gupta

HYMENOPTERA: ICHNEUMONIDAE - J.K. Jonathan

CHILOPODA: SCOLOPENDROMORPHA : SCOLOPENDRIDAE

ARACHNIDA: SCORPIONES A. T Bist-vtls

PISCES - Aklliaq Hlisitin

AMPHIBIA- Pranjalendu Ray

REPTILIA - Akiliaq Husain & Pranjalendu Ray

A VES- P.C. Tak

MAMMALIA· N.K. Sinha

TABLES

Vi nod Khanna

1

11

17 23

25 35 37

43 47 51 55

61

75 81 91

111 115

117 151 159

169 201

215

Zoo I. Surv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Pa rt 1, Uttar Pradesh: 1-8, 1995

IN'I'J()lJII( ''j'H)N

G.S.ARORA, ARUN KUMAR & P.C.TAK Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dellra Dun 248 195

The Western Hilllalaya presents a unique ecosystenl in the Indian sub-continent. The terrain cOlllprises deeply forked hill- ranges, criss-crossed by a large nunlber of major rivers of the subcontinent like Yanluna, Ganga, Ranlganga, Kosi, Sharda, Saryu, etc. The clitnate ranges frolll hot, dry subtropical in the river valleys to cool, llloist tenlperate in the higher hills. These hills, because of their varied physiographic and clituatic conditions, possess very rich flora & fauna, including Illany cOllunercially itnportant titnbers and a large variety of gallIC aniluals. Though during the last two centuries or so, the fauna of Western Hitualaya has been observed and reported by a nUlllber of naturalists and Zoologists of our country and frolll abroad, enriching our knowledge about the faunal cOlllposition of these hills to a considerable extent, large gaps sti)) existed. It was therefore felt worthwhile to undertake systematic faunistic surveys of each and every district of Garhwal and Kunlaon hills, to collect, identify and prepare an inventory, incorporating the earlier records wherever available, of the fauna from this region. Hence, an eudeavour has been ulade to provide, in the present docunlent, annotated lists of the Western Hinlalayan fauna of the various groups, naluely:-

I. INVERTEBRATA PhylullI MOLLUSCA PhyJunl ANNELIDA Class OLIGOCHAETA Phylu1l1 ARTHROPODA Class CRUSTACEA Class INSECf A Order ODONATA

PLECOPTERA ORTHOPTERA DERMAPTERA ISOPTERA HEMIPTERA COLEOPTERA LEPIDOPTERA TRICHOPTERA HYMENOPTERA

Class ARACHNIDA Class MYRIAPODA Subclass CHILOPODA

PHYSIOGRAPHY

II. VERTEBRATA Class PISCES Class AMPHIBIA Class REPTILIA Class AVES Class MAMMALIA

The Hilualaya eXlends hcl\vt"cil htliludl'~ 2/1 (tlld .36" N and longitudes 700 and 96

0 E; it is approxhuately 2200 kin long and its total width varies between 140-400 kill.

2 Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

2.1 Range: The rnnges of the Hitualaya fall under two nlajor .groups, viz., the Cis-Hinlalay.,an and the Trans-HiInalayan. The fonner group of ranges lie south of the Great HiutaJaya (the lllain rnnge) and cOlnprise the Siwalik and Lcssl'r Himalayan rangl'S. Thl' Trans-Hinu,h'yan ranges lie north of the nlain range and include Zaskar, Ladak and Karakoftllll ranges.

The Siwalik range separates the Hitl1alaya proper froln the Indo- Gangetic plain and is in reality the southern border-range of the Himalayan system. It is of Inore recent origin than the great Inountains in the north. At some places the Siwalik range is pressed against the outer Hinlalayan ranges and at other places it is separated fronl these ranges by distances of 30 to 80 km, to enclose the characteristically shaped longitudinal valleys called "duns", filJed with deposits of rounded stones, gravel and sand, brought down from the Himalaya. The Siwalik range is strongly developed opposite Debra. Dun, witb steep southern slope and gentle northern slope.

The tnountain region, about 150 kin wide, between Great Hitl1aJaya and Siwalik, constitutes an intricate system of the Lesser Himalayan Ranges. It comprises two distinct groups, viz., the ranges that branch off fronl the great Hhnalaya proper and the ranges that are separate fold.

2.2 Geography: Geogmphically', the Hinlalaya is divided into: 1. The eastern or the AsS3111

Hilnalaya, 2. The central or the Nepal HitnaJaya, 3. The Kumaon or western Himalaya and 4. The NW or Punjab Himalaya. The Kumaon or tbe western Himalaya extends for about 320 lou between the river Kali and the great defile of the river Sutlej. Naini Tal, Almora, Mussoorie and the Garbwal region of the Uttar Pradesh state are within tbis region; Nanda Devi, Trisul, Mana, Badrinatb, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Bunderpunch are some of the better known high peaks of western Hilnalaya. Alllong these lllountains rise Inost of the head streaUlS of river Ganga and Yanluna

2.3 Climate: The HituaJaya obstru(,'( (hl~ liloislurc-Iaden wind fronl the south, causing theln to shed their llloisturc as copious rainfall along the Subulountain areas, north of Indo-Gangetic plains and as snowfall on the lllountains further north. This great Inountain barrier is also equally effective ill protecting India frollt the direct invasion of extrelnely cold winds from the central Asia (North temperate regions). Independently of the enomlOUS variety of relief, the altitude of mountains also is sufficient to cause great modification in clitnate. The mean winter telnperature at 2200m is 44°F (7°C)and the SUlllluer mean about 65° F (180 C), but in the valley a temperature of 900 to 1000 F (32° - 37° C) olay be felt during the day in May and June. Rainfall is related to SW monsoon from June to Septeolber, and is on an average about 2000nlnl/annulll, 85% of which falls during the Inonths of July, August and Septelllber.

2.4 Administrative Divisions: The Western Hiulalaya (U.P.) which consists of two we)) defined regions, viz., the Kunlaon and the Garhwal bills, cOlllpriSes the following eight adntinistrative districts:-

GARHW AL HILLS 1. Dehra Dun (3,111 sq knl) 2. Tehri (4,519 sq kin) 3. Pauri (5,455 sq kin) 4. Uttarkashi (7,816 sq kill) 5. Chanloli (9,128 sq kill)

KUMAON HILLS t. Nainj Tal (6,824 sq kill) 2. Ahnora (7,004 sq kin) 3. Pithoragarh (7,234 sq knl)

Fauna of Western Hilnalaya

1. A view of Devprayag., A typical biotope ataltitudec.a 1000 m.

2. A typical hill-stream at Nandhaur in West Himalaya.

Poun,a of Western Rima,loya

3. A nest of ,an Indian Baya or Weaver bird, Ploeeu$ phllippinus phllippinus (Linn.,),

Founa of WeSI" rn Himalaya

4. Axis axis axis (Erxleben) (ChUal ,or Spotted Deer)

Fauna of Western Himalaya

5.. Cedrus deodara (Deodar)P,orest oocurring :in between 2.000 .and 3000 m.

6. A typical rocky hin top with ,conifer forest .at altitude etl 3000 m.

Fauna of JYesrern Himalaya

7. A view of water fall with thick ground vegetation cover-at altitude ca 3000 m.

Fauna o/Western Himalaya

8. .$Iurnus malabarlcus ma,/aba,r,icUI (Omelin) Greybeaded 'Myna.

9. The Musk Deer, Mosc/II'S Inosc/,;/ef'''s (Linn.) (K,asltura)~A rare and endanger-ea endemic 's,pecies g,eneraUy met within birch forest abov1e the zone of the pines,.

Fauna of Western Himalay,a

10. A general panoramic view of snow clad himalaya above timber zone.

11. Muslela sibirica Pa[l,a,s (The Himalayan Weasel)~]ives in temper,ate ,and alpine forests and in open ,grass and scrub above the tree-Ii at ,altitude ,C,Q 1525·4880 m.

ARORA et al. : Introduction 3

BIOGEOGRAPHY

BiogeographicalJy, the defile of river SutJej is the l110st itnportant land Inark, to the east of it the Hitnalaya fonns a zoogeographical unit that is distinct and fundaluentaJly different fronl the NW Hinlalaya to the west of the defile.

The nlost peculiar ecological conditions of the Hilualaya are likely to be due to its enormous size, great elevations of the 1110untain ranges and their location in the middle of vast continental mass. Due to the above characters in the Himalaya we find a complete range from tropical to the deep arctic conditi!lns, extending nearly 3000 km froln E to W. There are profound differences in the ecological conditions in the eastern and western ends of the Himalaya, while in the east tbey are semi-oceanic, they beCOlne Inore and Inore continental as we Inove towards west.

The ecology of the Hhualaya is leillperalurl'-dllillinated and outside the general influence of the Indian 11101150011, except in the extreule eastern parts. Nevertheless, the HiluaJaya playa very irllportant role in detennining and controling the l11onsoon rainfall in the rest of the country. The altitudinal zonation of life, the E-W gradatiollS of ecosystems, and distributional patterns are the peculiarities which detemline the wide difference in the ecology and distribution of animals and plants in the eastern and western ends of the Himalaya. There is an abrupt difference in the ecology and the flora and fauna of the Western Himalaya in relation with the altitudinal zonation. The forest line and the snow line present two extremely important ecological and biogeographical zones in the Himalaya. The snow line is on an average about lOOOm lower on the south slope of the Great Himalaya than on the north slope. In the north-west Himalaya, the snow line is higher than in the rest of the Himalaya. As we proceed westward froll) the eastern Himalaya, there is a gradual increase in the general atnlospheric airidity and consequently the snow line also rises (Mani, 1974)*.

3.1 Floral Wealth: The subnlontane region in the area is predominantly forested with Shorea robllsta, which dOlninates the Siwaliks and 011 the slopes of Lesser Himalaya upto an altitude of 1009n1. SOllle fresh-water type of swamp forest also occur in the subnlontane region, with Bischofia javanica, Salix tetrasperma and Pyr"s pashia as the chief cOlnponents. Carallia brachiata is an interesting member of such swamp forest in Debra Dun. There are also present mixed deciduous forest with Lagerslromia parviflora, Dalbergia sissoo, Annogeisslls latirotia and Terminalia species. Pinus roxbllrghii fonn excellent forest cover between the altitude of 1200-2000111 on south facing slopes in dry s~tuation and well drained areas. Towards its upper linlit, the Pinus lllaY occur in association with Quercus incana and Rilododendorn arboreum especially in cooler habitats, Ilorthl'nl allJ shl'llcred slopes. These forests are densely populated and rich in epiphytes, large variety of orchids, ferns and aroids. On altitudes around 2800/3000m characteristic oak-conifer forests occur, in which the donlinant species are Q. semicarpifolia, Abies pindrow, a]ongwith R. arboreum, Taxils wallichiana and others. Cedrus deodara forests occur between the altitude of 2000-3000In in the inner drier regions of the Western Himalaya. The highest forest ranges in the region between the altitude of 3000-4000m occur either pure or mixed forests of Betula uti/is and Abies spectabi/is. Above the tree linlit scattered bushes of Juniperus communis and J. wallichiana occur with species of Cotoneaster and Salix. At still higher altitudes, the higb alpine flora is seen depending upon favourable location and moisture. Scattered bushes of R. anthopogon, Berberis species are found upto 4800m. The richness of the herbaceous alpine flora in sonle of the interior va lie ys of this region is amply delnonstrated in the famous Valley of Flowers in the north Himalayan hills. .

·MANI, M.S. 1974. Ecology and Biogeography ill India. Dr. W. Junk b.v. Publishers. The Hague: I-XIX + pp.773.

4 Fauna of Western Hilnalaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

3.2 Fallnal Wealth: Factors like rainfall, cJilllate, ctc., influence the floristic elelnent of western Hilualaya and as a conscquence the faunistic clClllcnt. Mani (1974), whiJe discussing Bio-geography of Hilnalaya, has dClllonstrated the present.'t.' or dislinl'l geographical distributional pattern in the fauna of Hilnalaya, Hc has shown that the Fauna of Western Himalayil is composed partly of Oriental fauna, which has spread westwards from Eastern Hiaualaya, largely of Palaearetic Conus and to SOIlIC extent Mediterranean and Ethiopian elenlent. He has further denlonstrated that although the Indo-Chinese and Malayan genent & species are concentrated largely in Eastern Hhnalaya, a nUlnber of thenl have thus spread, with decreasing abundance, up to KUlllaon and sOllletiines even as far west as Kashlnir. The Palaearctic- Ethiopian gencra & species are silnilarly dOluinant in North-West Hinlalaya, but have sparsely sprcad eastward to Nepal and rarely even around A4isaln and Bunnese mountain.c;

Fronl ecological, biogeographical and evolutionary point of view, it would be worthwhile to considcr the fauna of the forest zone and that of the biotic zone above the forest line separately.

3.2.1 Tile Fallna of the Forest Zones: In the Western Hilualaya" the forest zones gencrally extend up to an elevation of 3000-4oo0Iu. This area is rather difficult to define biogeograpbically as it changes frolu one type to another and is not always sharp. The forest line too sOluetinlcs gocs up and at other places restricted to lower elevations. A nUluber of tropical low land species occur in these zones.

The palaearctic fonus increase towards west; the endeluic fornls in the forest zones are poor and fauna generally cOluprises tropical eleluents derived from the oriental region. The oriental faunal elctuents disappear gradually towards the west but SOllIe of thelu luay still be found in parts of Kashluir. There is tnore (,'onlplete intenuingling of the Oriental and Palaearctk" elclnents aluong vertebrates than invcrtebnltes. The gorge of the rivl'r SUlkj forms thl' hiogt.·ographit.-al transition between the eastenl hUluid tropical and western largely steppe fauna in the Himalayan forest zones. Thus the Oriental elenlent is generally reestril~ted to the east of this river while the Ethiopian and Mediterrnneall eleluents a rc found west to this. Though, infiltration of these elelllents on cither side are not unconunon.

3.2.2 Tile Fauna above tile Forest Line: The fauna above thc upper limits of forests is strikingly different frolll that of the forest zones. Mani (1962 &1968)* bas Illade an exhaustive studies of the high. altitude insect comluunities in NW Himalaya and has reported that this fauna is relatively sparce, characteristically lacking in tropical Indian, south Chinese, Indo- Chinese and MaJayan derivatives, and l'onlprises ahnost exclusively of endetuic cold adopted palaearctic eleluents. Aillong the vertebrates, the fishes and the anlphibians are ahuost totally absent, reptiles are present in poor nutubers while birds and Inanlluals arc luoderately abundant

3.2.3 Conservation Areas: Within the eight districts ofwcstenl HituaJaya,which have been surveyed extensively, the following Conservation Areas are also located:-

1. Corbett National Park (Dist. Naini Tal and Pauri). 2. Rajaji National Park (Disl. Dehra Dun Part). 3. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Dist. Chaluoli, Ahnora and Pithoragarh). 4. Valley of F10wers National Park (Disl. Chanloli). 5. Kedarnath Wildlife Santuary (Dist. Chailloli) 6. Gobind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary (Dist. Uttarkashi ).

• Malli. M.S. 1 Q62. IlIlroductioll 10 lIi~" Alli/"de: 1:'"/"",.,1,,.&:.,·. I u",Jun: M,,'lhul'n & ('0, pp.306. Mani. M.S. 1 Q68. £("olulO' lIlId IJ;vJ.:~u~rtlP"Y "lll,~" ;\/1111,,/.' I 11.\ l'ds. "l1w Ilagu,,':1 k W..Iunk Publishers. pp.S27

ARORA et al. : Introduction 5

Of the ahove Conservation Areas, the fauna of Corhett Nationa I Pa rk has been extensively surveyed by the scientists of the Northern Regional Station, and various )ists and reports have already been published during last decade. Presently the faunal resources of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and Dudhwa National Park are being explored. The lists of the hirds and Inanuuals of the Nanda Devi National Park have already been published along with a detailed report on the status of threatened and endangered species. The inveJ1ebrate fauna is being studied at present.

A LIST OF MAJOR COLLECTING L()CALITIES IN WESTERN HIMAlAYA (J)ISTI{ICT~ WISE')

DEHRA DUN

1. ASARORI FOREST 30. LACHIWALA

2. BARKOT 31. LAKWAR

3. VEERBHADRA 32. LANGHA

4. BADRIPUR 33. MOTICHUR

5. BIBIWALA 34. MALDEVTA

6. CLEMENTOWN 35. MUSSOORIE

7. CHANDRABANI 36. MALSI

8. CHAKRATA 37. MAJRA

9. DHALIPUR 38. MIANWALA

10. DHAKRANI 39. MASONDONW ALA

11. DEOBAN 40. MADHUWALA

12. DOIWALA 4l. PHANDOWALA

13. DAKPATHAR 42. PASHULOK

14. DOONGA 43. RAIWALA

15. GOLATAPPAR 44. RANIPOKHRI

16. HERBERTPUR 45. RAIPUR

17. HARIPUR 46. RAJPUR

18. RISHI.I(ESH 47. ROBER'S CA \'E

19. HARRAWALA 48. SATYANARAIN

20. JHARIPANI 49. SAHASTRADHARA

21. JHAJRA 50. SAHIYA

22. JASSOWALA 51. SAHASPUR

23. JASPUR 52. SAB HAW ALA

24. JANTANWALA 53. TIMLI

25. KOTHALGAON 54. TIUNI

26. KARU APAN I 55. TUNWALA

27. KALSI 56. THANO

28. KULHAL 57. VlKASNAGAR

29. KUANWALA

6 Fauna of Western Hitnalaya, Part t: Uttar Pradesh

T E H R I

1. BHOATPUR 14. KALIGARH 2. CHAMBA 15. LANDS DOWN 3. DEOPRAYAG 16. MALANG 4. DUBATA

17. NAOGAKHAL 5. DHANOLTI 6. GADDUGAD

18. PAURI

7. GHANSALI 19. PATERPANI

8. JAKHAND 20. POKHRO

9. JALANGI 21. RUDRA PRAYAG

10. KHANHRA 22. RATHUADHAB

11. KADDUKHAL 23. SATPULI 12. KANATAL 24. SREENAGAR 13. KI RTI NAGAR 25. SARAPDULI 14. KEMPTYFALL

26. SNEH 15. KITKILESHW AR 16. MAJRA

17. NARENDRA NAGAR 18. NARKOTA

19. PANTGAON II T 'r ARK ASH I 20. RAMPUR 21. RANICHAURI 22. SRIMLASHU 1. BARKOT 23. SURKANDA DEVI

2. BHATWARI 24. UPPU

3. BARETIDKHAL

4. BliAIROGHATI

PAlJRI 5. DHARASU

6. GAWAND

1. BOXAR 7. GAN GAN I

2. CHAMDHAR 8. GANGOTRI 3. DOGADDA 9. HARSIL 4. DHlKALA 10. JOSHIARD 5. DHAU LI GHAT 11. JALEN 6. FATEHPUR

12. JAM UN OTRI 7. GOOLARJHALA

13. JHARMOLA 8. GULABRAI 9. GUMKHAL 14. JHALA

10. JHIRNA 15. KHARADI

11. JAWLPADEVI lb. KUTNUR

12. KHINANAULI 17. KUWA 13. KAUNDA 18. MITEU

ARORA et (II. : Introduction 7

19. MALGAD PAROLA 29. NANDPRAYAG

20. MANDRI 30. NANDA DEVI B. R. 21. NAKURI 31. NARA Y AN NAGAR 22. NAGNI 32. NARANY AN BAGAR 23. NAOGAON

33. OKHIMATH 24. RA TURISHERA

34. PANDUKESHWAR 25. RAJGARHI

26. SHIMLA MAHIDANDA 35. PHATA

27. SUKHI 36. SONEPRAYAG

28. SA Y AN ACHA TTl 37. SITAPUR

29. PUROLA 38. SARGARH

]9. SONEGARH

40. SURAITHOTA CHAMOLI 41. TAPOVAN

42. TRlYUGI NARAIN 1. AUGUSTMUNI

2. AULI

3. ANSUIY A DEVI

4. BADRINATH

5. BHIMTOLI NAINITAL

6. BIRHAI

7. BETTA

8. CHOPTA 1. AM AN GAR H

9. DEVALDHAR 2. AMDANDA 10. DUGALBATA 3. BHOWALI 11. GOPEHWAR 4. BHIMTAL 12. GOALDAM

5. BASTIA 13. GOBINGHAT

14. GHAGARIA 6. CHORGALIYA

15. GAURIKUND 7. DHANGARHI

16. GUPTA KASHI X. DHELA

17. HANUMAN CHATTI lJ. GAIRAL

18. HEMKUND 10. JEOLIKOTE

19. HELONG 11. JAMNAGWAR 20. JOSHIMATH 12. KATHGODAM 21. KARAN PRA Y AG 13. NAI NI TAL 22. KALIMATH

14. NAUKUCHEA TAL 23. KUND

24. KOTESHWAR 15. RAMGARH

25. LATA 16. RANIBAGH

26. MANDAL 17. ROOPNAGAR

27. MANA 18. SAT TAL

28. MALAR! 19. SITABANI

8 Fauna of Weslern HiulaJaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

ALMORA PITHORAGARH

t. ALMORA I. ASKOT 2. BAGESHWAR 2. BASTIA 3. BANSALI , BERINAG .' . 4. BAIJNATH 4. BHELGAD 5. BARACHHINA 5. BUJETI 6. CHUNAUDA 6. BALU KOTE 7. CHAUBATIA 7. BHUM 8. CHITAI 8. CHAMPAWAT 9. DWARA HAT 9. CHALTHI 10. DEVASTHAL

10. CHANDAK 11. DHAKURI

11. DHARCHULA 12. DEOALI

12. DIDlHAT 13. GHAT 14. GARUR

13. GAURIGHAT

15. HAWALBAGH 14. JAUUIBI

16. JOGESHWAR 15. JHULAGHAT

17. JATOLI 16. JHARIAGAD

18. KAUSANI 17. KALAPANIGAD

19. KATHPURIA 18. LOHAGHAT

20. KOSI 19. MUNSHIARI

21. KHAIRND 20. MAYABATI

22. KAPKOTE ~I. NACHANI

23. KATARMAL 22. NONPOKHRJ

24. KALIKA 23. RAIGARH

25. KAPARKHAN 24. SEETESHWAR

26. KHALI 25. SUKHIDHANG

27. LAXMENESHW AR 26. SANDEV

28. LOHARKHET 27. THAL

29. MALIADA 28. TAWAGHAT

30. NANDKESHWAR 29. THULIGAD

31. PITASALI 30. PUNGIRI 32. PINDARI 31. SUWALEK 33. PHHALCHINA 32. BANLEK 34. RANIKHET 35. SOMESHWAR 36. GARAMPANI 37. PHURKIA

Zool. SlIrv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 9, 1995

FAUNAL COMPONENTS

Explanation to Code Nos. used in the Distribution Charts

District

Code No. 1. Dehra Dun

2. Tehri

3. Pauri

4. Uttarkashi

5. Chanloli

6. Naini Tal

7. Almora

8. Pithoragarh

Zool. Surv. India Him a lay tin Ecosystem Series: Fauna of WeSlern H;Inllillya, Part I, Uuar Pradesh: 11-15, 1995

MOLLUSCA

N.V.SUBBA RAO & S.C.MITRA Zoolical Survey of India, Calcllua-700 053

Important earlier reports which dealt with the land and freshwater Mollusca of North-Western India in general, include Godwin-Austin (1849), Nevill (1878), Theobald (1878), Rajagopal and Subba Rao (1969, 1972 ) etc., and also a Inore recent work by Davis et. al., (1986).

Front the InoJluscan distribution point of view, Western Hitnalaya fonn an itnportant Zoogeographical Zone. There are quite a few species of land and freshwater Mollusca which are restricted endenlic to the· whole of Western Himalalya including Kashlllir.

The list of species occurring in the eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, presented here contains 56 (37 land 19 freshwater) species under 28 genera (16 land and 12 freshwater) and 17 falnilies (9 land and 8 freshwater ).

Of the 37 species of land Mollusca, as tnany as 25 arc restricted- endeluic to the Westen} Hinlalaya ( six species are restricted- endenlic to Uttar Pradesh ), seven species are restricted to the Hilllalayas, both eastern and western and only five species have their ranges extending to the plains. Thest! include such ubiquitous species as Kaliella barrakporensis, Lamel/axis gracile, Macrochamys indica, etc. Perhaps the observation of Hora el 01 ( 1955 ) that rigorous clinlate acts as a natural barrier for many species, has relevence in this respect. It is to be recalled that even a 'globe trotting' species like Achatina lulica, introduced nearly a century back failed to survive at Mussouri.

While the slug genus Aanadenus is restricted to high altitude, between 2000 - 3000 Inetre, sOlne of the species like Macrochlamys vesicula, M. glaIlC(I, Syama splendens, Bensonia convexa are recorded fronl well above 3000 Inetre.

The tiny freshwater gastropods Tricula belonging to a subfanlily, which comprises one of the largest endeluic radiations of Jiving freshwater Inollusca in the world, abounding in the hill strealll of south Asia, is represented by a single species in Naini Tal and Ahnora. Interestingly owing to sOlne topographical changes, the species T. montana does not occur in its type locality at Bhitn Tal, at present ( Davis et al 1986 ). Earlier Prashad ( 1921 ) and Rao ( 1928 ) also could not find it. However, the snails were recently collected frolll several places in Naini Tal district and as it stands now, this species is well distributed in the districts of Naini Tal and Ahnora.

Two of the freshwater species, Tricllia monttlna and Pisidillm clarkeanllm are lotic ill habit, occurring in streanlS ,uld l'anals with nowill~ wall'r. Rl'sl of Ihl' spcdes arc lentil', they Ol'cur in lakes, pools, etc., with stagnant water.

The soft lilne rock hill range of the Siwalik offers favourable niche for land Inollusca and that could be the reason for Dehra Dun recording the highest number of species (22) aillong the eight districts. However, it is perhaps the intensity of collections which is Illore retlected by the district wise

12 Ffluna of Wcslcrn Hjll1aJaYfl, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

distribution chart given here, rather than the actual presence or absence of the species.

While decidedly the towering nlountain range of the Hinlalaya and its foot-hills lnakc a significant irnpact on the distribution of Mollusca in north India, there is an apparent itnbalance in the two projections - that of the Eastern Hitualaya on one hand and that of the Western Hitnalaya on the other. Thc Eastcrn Hinlalaya incidentally accounts for over one third (approx. 500 species under 75 gencra) of the total land and freshwater lllollusca known fro In India (Dey et 01, 1985). Obviously, several factors Jike higher rainfall, dense evergreen forests, adequate hunlidity togcther with wann nloist clitnate, luake the eastern part 1l10re favourable to MolJusca. The 1110s1 glaring exaluple which can bc citcd is that of land opcrculatcs. Whereas approxinlately 250 species under 15 genera of land opercu)ates are represented in the east, lnerely three species under two genera are known frolll the west. Interestingly, all the three species are restricted to the Western Hhnalaya.

List of Mollusca with their distribution

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CLASS : GASTROPODA ORDER : MESOGASTROPODA FAMIL Y : CYCLOPHORIDAE

Alycaells strangll/atlls (Hutton) + +

FAMILY: DIPLOMMATINIDAE

D;p!ommat;na fol/icII/us (Pfeiffer) +

D. "utton; ~feiffer) +

F AMIL Y : VIVIP ARIDAE

Bel/tlmya Bengalens;s: f. typica (Laluarck) +

B. d;ssimi/is (Mueller) +

FAMIL Y : BITHYNIIDAE

Digoniostoma p"lchella (Benson) + +

FAMILY: POMATIOPSIDAE

T";rulll montana (Benson) + +

FAMILY: THIARIDAE

Tlliara (Melonoides) tilbercuitull (MueIJer) +

ORDER: BASOMMATOPHORA

FAMILY: LYMNAEIDAE

/,nnaea ( Psselldosllccinea ) biacum;nata Annandale & Rao+ + L. ( Pselldosllccinea ) acum;nata f. typica Lanlarck + +

L.( Pselldosuccinea ) acunlinata f. patula Troschel + +

L. ( Pselldosllcc;nea ) acuminata f. rllfescens Gray +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L. (Pselldosllcc;nea ) Iliteola f. australis Annandale & Rao + +

L. (Rlldix ) pers;ca Issei +

FAMIL Y : PLANORBIDAE

Gyrtlullis barrackporens;s ( Clcssin ) +

G. convexillsclIllIs ( Hutton) +

Hippelilis ( Helicorbis ) IImbiliclllis IIlnbilicalis ( Benson) + +

Indopianorbis eXlisilis ( Dcsha yes) + +

Segmentinll ( Polypylis ) Calatllll ( Bcnson ) +

ORDER·: STYLOMMATOPHORA FAMIL Y : SUCCINEDAE

Sllcc;nea crassinllclea Pfeiffer +

S. indica Pfeiffer +

FAMILY: PUPILLIDAE

Boysidia plicidens (Benson) +

Orcu/a ( Sphyradium ) himalayanllm (Benson) +

Pllpoides coenopictlls ( Hutton ) +

FAMILY: ENIDAE

Enll ( Mirax ) ceratina ( Reeve) + +

E. ( M irax ) smithei ( Benson ) + +

E. ( Sllbzebrinlls ) boysiana ( Reeve ) +

E. ( Subzebrinus ) coelebes ( Pfeiffer) + + +

E. ( Subzebrinus ) sindicll ( Reeve ) +

E. ( Subzebrinlls ) vibex ( Kuster ) +

FAMIL Y : CLUSILIIDAE

Phaedllsa cylindrica Pfeiffer + +

FAMIL Y : SUBULINIDAE

Lamellaxis qracile (Hutton) + +

FAMIL Y : ARlONIDAE

Anadenlls altivaqus (Theoba id) +

A. beebei Cockerell +

A. gigantells Heynell1ann + + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMIL Y : ARIOPHANTIDAE

Benson;ll eonvexa (Benson) +

B. montieola (Hutton) + +

EUtlllstenill eassida Hutton + +

E. gllrhwa/ensis (Godwin-Austen) +

E. montieo/a (Pfeiffer) + +

E. paurhiens;s (Godwin-Austen) +

Kaliella barackporensis (pfeiffer) +

Kaliel/a bul/ula (Hutton) + +

K. {astigata (Hutton) +

K. nassa (Hutton) +

Maeroehlamys glauea (Pfeiffer) + ;.. + +

M. indica Godwin-Austen + +

M. nuda (Pfeiffer) + + +

M. planiuscula (Hutton) +

M. vesiell/ci (Hutton) +

S;ltl/ti rimieola (Benson) +

Syamll masllriensis Godwin-Austen +

S. splendens (Hutton) +

CLASS: BIVALVIA

ORDER : UNIONOIDA

FAMIL Y : AMBLEMIDAE

Parreysia (Radiatllla) eaerlliea (Lea) + ORDER : VENEROIDA

FAMIL Y : PISIDIIDAE

Spllaerium (S.) ;nd;cum Desbayes +

Pisidi"m (Afropisidillm) clarkeanllm G. & H. Nevill + +

REFERENCES

DAVIS, G.M. SUBBA RAO, N.V. & HOAGLAND, K.E 1986. In search of Tricllla (Gastropoda; Prosobranchia); TriclI/a defined and 8 new genus described. Proc Acad .. Nat. Sci. Pili/ad. 132 (2) :426-442.

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DEY, A. BARUA, S. & MITRA, S.C. 1985. Mollusca of Natudapha. Rec. zool. Surv. India, 82 (1-4): 263-274.

GODWIN-AUSTIN, H. H. 1899. Address of the President. Appendix A. List of she1ls fronl Kashluir territory, north of the Pir Panjal and Kajnag rnnges including Yarkand. Appendix B. List of shells fronl Kashtnir territory, south of the Pir Panjal and Kajnag ranges including the Murree Hill and Hazara. Pro, ma/ac. Soc. Lond., 3 : 259-262.

HORA, S.L., MULIK, G.M. AND KHAJURIA, H. 1955. some interesting features of the aquatic fauna of the Kashlnir Valley, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. S3 (1) : 140-143.

NEVILL, G : 1878. Mollusca-II: Mollusca froln Kashmir and neighbourhood of Mari (Murree) in the Punjab. Sci. Res. Second Yarkand Mission, Mollusca, London: 14

PRASHAD, B: 1921: The Indian Species of the genus Tricu/a Benson. Rec: Indian Mus:, 21: 67-69.

THEOBALD, W. 1878. Notes on the land and freshwater shells of Kashlnir, nlore perticularly of the Jhelulll VaJley below Srinagar and the hins north of Jan1n1u. J : Asiat Soc. Beng., 47(2) : 141-149

RAJAGOPAL, A.S. & SUBBA RAO, N.V. 1969. Aquatic and Atnphibious Mollusca of the Kashulir Valley, India, Proc. Symposill111 on .'vloll"sctl part - I : 9S 120, pI. 1.

RAJAGOPAL, A.S. & SUBBA RAO, N.V. 1972. SOllIe Jand Mollusca of Kashluir, India. Rec. Zool. Sllrv. India, 66 (1-4) : 197-212, pl. 1.

RAO. H.S. 1928. The aquatic and an1phibious Mollusca of the northern Shan States, Burma. Rec. Indian Mus., 30 : 399-468.

ZooL Sllrv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fallna of Western Himalaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh: 17-22, 1995

OLIGOCHAETA

J.M, JULKA

High Altitllde Zoology Field Sllliion, Z()olo~i(',,1 S'"Tey ollndia, Sollln-173 212 (H.P.)

On the basis of size and habitat, the oligochaetes are often divided into two convenient groups: Microdrili (slnall, nlainly aquatic WOrillS including the terrestrial pot wonns of the family Enchytraeidae) and Megadrili (larger, Illostly terrestrial fonus conlprising earthwonns and their aquatic representatives). Earthwonns are c.onsidered as 'friends of fanners' because of their significant contribution in i111proving soil fertility. They enhance Illicrobial activity during hUluification of organic InaUer. A large nUluber of WOfll1S die during unfavourable period when nutritional deilland in soil is luaxiululll for growing vegetation. Microbial decolllposition of dead wonn tissue releases considerable alnount of nitrogen and other nutrienlfi. Aquatic oligochaetes play an i1nportant role in i111proving the quality of detritus deposited at the bottolll of freshwater ecosystelus. SOllIe species of aquatic oligochaetes are good indicators of organic pollution.

Because of their econolnic i1nportance, the oligochaete fauna, particularly earthwonns have drawn the attention of several taxonolnists in various parts of the world. Teillpleton (1844) was perhaps the first to undertake systelnatic collection of oligoehaete fauna ill the Indian subcontinent, when he described Megascolex caerlliells frolll Sri Lanka. Subsequently, isolated descriptions of several Indian species were published by various oligochaetologists; notable alllong these were: Beddard (1883), Rosa (1888, 1890), Bourne (1889), Michaelsen (1897) and Fedarb (1898).

In the beginning of this (~enlury, Michaelsen (J900) contributed a 1l1onograph on the Oligochaeta, which dealt with des('riptions of .. II known SPl'l'il'S III till' world. This 'Nork though out-dated, is still considered as a valuable reference guide for oligochacle laxonolny. Mj(~haelsen (1909) also published a ('onsolidated account on the Indian oligochaetes giving descriptions of all known species in our subcontinent, Stephenson (1923) contributed a volullle on the Oligochaeta under "The Fauna of British Indill, incltlding Ceylon and BlIrma" series. The available information on the Bunllese earthworans was ('onsolidated by Gates (1972). Recently, Julka (1988) produced a nlonograph on the faluily Octochaetidae under the "Fallna of India" series.

Taxonolllic studies on the oligochaetes of the Western Hitnalayan region of UUar Pradesh dates back to the works of Bourne (1989) and Fedarb (1898). Mkhaelsen (1907) discovered 3 new species of earthwonns (E"typlloells annandalei, E. nainianlls lInd Perionyx nainianlls) from Naini Tal and Bhitu Tal in KUlllaon region. Michaelsen (1909) listed 7 spccies of oligochaetes occurring ill this area. Significant contributions to the knowledge on the Western Hitllalayan earthwonns was also Illade by Stephenson (1914, 1916, 1922). In "Tile FOllntl of British India" on Oligochaeta, Stephcnson (1923) reported 20 spe(~ics fronl the Doon, Mussoorie and KUlnaon hills. Metaphire birmanicll, a Bunllese species, was re(~ordcd for the first tinle froln India and Ooon valley by Gates(1945). Further, Gates (1951) observed thc occurrence of 15 species in Dehra Dun district and 4 species in Ahllora district.

This article is based on earlier records and studies on the fresh lnaterial in the Northenl Regional Station of Zoological Survey of India at Debra Dun. A~ a result, 42 specics have becn recorded fronl

18 Fauna of Western Hinlalaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

8 Western HiInaJayan districts viz., Dehra Dun, Tehri, Pauri, UUarkashi, Chailloli, Ahnora, Naini Tal a nd Pithoragarh. The occurrence of Elltyplroells pharpingianlls Michaelsen in Pithoragarh district is of great interest as it fonus the first record frolll India. This species is so far known fronl its type locality in Nepal. Elltyplroells nainianus Michaelsen and Perionyx na;n;anlls Michaelsen are at present known frolll their type locality i.e. Naini Tal. The present studies extend their range of distribution to Chanloli and Pithoragarh districts. Significantly,nlore species are found in Dehra Dun district (28 spp.), fonowed by Naini Tal district (23 spp.). This is Inainly due to extensive sanlpling in easily accessible Doon valley, and around popular hill resorts of Mussoorie, Naini Tal and Bhitu Tal located in these districts. On the contrary, 6 species have been recorded frolll the district of Uttarkashi, which is of difficult terrain and less explored.

The Westenl Hitnalayan region in the Uttar Pradesh fonlls part of the endelnic area of the genera Perionyx and Elltyphoells, ilnd (ilso possjhly PIli/eli".\' and G/)1Jhidrilus. All aqufllic oligochaetes of the Nflididae frolll this region are COSlllOpolihlll. NUluerous other species are all well-known peregrine fonns, which have been carried Inainly in soil around roots of plants fronl one zoogeographical realln to another, and have successfully colonized in the areas of introduction. Peregrine species have an inherent ability to withstand a wide range of clhnatic conditions, and to colonize disturbed habitats due to loss of native vegetation and increase in agricultural activity. The parthenogenetic lnode of reproduction, especially ill the lunlbricid peregrines,is advantageous in colonizing new areas.

Earthwonns inhabiting different layers of soil are generally categorized into three groups: surface or litter dwellers, topsoil inhabitants and subsoil dwellers. Litter dwelling fonns are Rlore active and deeply piglllented than others; represented in the Western Hinlalaya by Perionyx excavatus, Perionyx bainii, Amynlhas corticis and E;senitl felida. These species can profitably be" utilized for venniconlposting and venuiculture in this region. Most subsoil species (Eillyphoeus spp.) are geophagous and deposit their faecal nlatter in the fonn of surface or subsurface castings.

OUI of 13 Indian oligochaete fanlilies, eight are found in the Western Hinlalayan region of the Uttar Pradesh. These are: Naididae, Moniligastridae, Almidae, Ocnerodrilidae, AcanthodriJidae, Octochaetidae, MegascoJecidae and Lunlbricidae. Absence of the Tubificidae (a fan1ily of aquatic Mkrodrili) and the Enchytraeidae (pot wornls) is possibly due to less exploration of their habitats -aquatil~ ecosystenls for the Tubiticidae, and acidic soils for the Enchytraeidae. A brief outline of each faulily is given below:

NAIDIDAE: All species arc Clqualil' and small in siZt', sl'ldulU cXl"ceding 25 lUlU in length. The faulily is of world-wide distribution, ol'l~urring througbout India. A nUlllber of species arc yet to be described frolll the Western Hinlalay'a. These wonns (as well as the tUbificids) are rarely collected during general faunistic explorations because of the difficulty to locate them in lnud or on aquatic weeds where they dwell.

MONILIGASTRIDAE: A fanlily of prilliitive earthwonlls in East and South Asia. A few species are hydrophilous and SOllIe are COlnnlon in arable soils, but Inost are confined to prinlary forests. Of the Indian genera viz., Desmogasler, Drawida and Moniligaster, Drawida is the largest genus in temlS of nU111ber of species. Its natural distribution extends fronl the Indian Peninsula to the Eastern Hirllalaya through Burnl8, and as far as Japan and Borneo. Occurrence of Drawida japonica and Drllwida nepalensis in the Westenl Hilnalaya is suspected to be due to recent introduction.

ALMIDAE: It is represented in India by a singJe genus, Glyphidrillls, with endeillicity in northern ranges, Gangetic Plain, Western Ghats and peninsular Plateaus. Glyphidrilus is also indigenous to Bunu8,

JULKA: Oligochaeta 19

Sri Lanka, Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia. Most species of this genus are Illud dwellers, and are often overlooked while sal\\pling. On slight disturbance, they usually nlove deeper into Illud.

OCNERODRILIDAE: The ol'lll'rudrilids an' small and thn'ad-like wonns. They are lilnicolous, usually found entangled with roots of grdsscs and herbs growing in Inarshes and on lllargins of freshwater bodies. Because of their sl11all size and peculiar habitat, they are usualJy not colJected by explorers. The ocnerodrilid fauna of tbe Western Hilnaiaya is known by the occurrence of Ocnerodrilus occidentalis. Extensive faunistic surveys of sentiaquatic habitats arc expected to yield species of 'Thatonia and Ma/abaria.

ACANTHODRILIDAE: This faluily is represented in the Western Hilnalaya by one or two species of Pllltelllls, generally found in soil or debris deposited between stones in high altitude coldwater strealllS (usually above 2,500IU). They arc sluggish and geophagous. The living wonn is reddish due to its highly vascularised skin.

OCTOCHAETIDAE: Endentic octochaetids in this region belong to the genus Elityphoells, represented by fairly large sized geophagous WOriUS of 6 species which are inhabitants of alluvial soil. They fonn casts on soil surface in the fOrlu of coiled towers. Diclrogaster bolaui, a peregrine wonn of African origin occurs in rotten wood, dung beaps and soils rich in organic Iuaiter.

MEGASCOLECIDAE: Its distributional range extends between wann-teluperate Asia and Australasia. Peregrine species of Amynthas and Metaphire have been recorded fronl almost aJl western Hilualayan districts in Uttar Pradesh. Amynihas corticis and Amyntltas alexandri are well known inhabitants of litter and organic. debris. In response to cxternal stinluli, the fonner shows serpentine IUOVClnents while the laltcr exhibits death-feigning. Melaphire lJirnlanica is found in clay soil with high Illoisturc, and Meltlp"ire "(Jill/eli and .M£,ltlfJltire IJus/lillll/lI jnhahil sandy and gravelly soils near water bodies. Endeltlic Inegascolecids in this region belong to the genus Perionyx, Most species of this genus are confined to sites with high organic Inalter and Illoisture. Species explosion of Perionyx seelns to have occurred in the Eastern Hilllahlya,'a region with considerable and regular rainfall and high organic l11atter in the soil.

LUMBRICIDAE: All lunlbricids occurring in the Western Hilnalaya are weB-known peregrines which have possibly been transported to this region in soil around roots of exotic plants. They have successfully colonized certain areas, and at sOlne places they are now dontinant over native wornlS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The author is greatful to the Director, Zoological Survey of India for providing necessary facilities and to the Officer-ill- Charge, Northern Regional Station, ZSI, Debra DUll for lending collection of earthwonus for the present studies.

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FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALA YA ECOSYSTEM (U.P. : INDIA)

PHYLUM : ANNELIDA CLASS : OLIGOCHAET A

FAUNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FAMILY: NAIDIDAE Dero (Alilopllorlls) tonk;nens;s (Vejdovsky) +

Chaetogaster Iimnaei Iimnaei von Baer +

Salvina appendiclliata d 'Udekcln +

Sty/aria fossil/aris Leidy +

~AMIL Y : MONILIGASTRIDAE

Drawida japonica Michaelsen +

Drtlwida neptllensis Michaelsen + + +

FAMIL Y : ALMIDAE

Glypllidrillis sp. +

FAMIL Y : OCNERODRILIDAE

Ocnerodri/lis occidentalis Eisen +

FAMILY: ACANTHODRILIDAE

Plillellils sp. +

FAMILY: OCTOCHAETIDAE

DicllogtlSler bola,,; (Michaelsen) + +

Eutyphoells annandale; Michaelsen +

Ellt)'phoells incomlnodlls (Beddard) + + +

Elltyphoells ntlinianlls Michaelsen + + +

Elilyphoelis nicholsoni (Bcddard) + +

ElIlyp!toells orientt,lis (Bcddard) +

ElIlyp"oells p"arpin~itlnlls Michaelsen +

Elllyp!toelis waltoni Michaelsen + + +

Lennogaster parvils (Fedarb) +

Lenllogaster I'IIS;/lIiS (Stephenson) + +

Dctoc/welona bealrix (Beddard) + + +

JULKA : Oligochaeta 21

t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FAMIL Y : MEGASCOLECIDAE Amynthas alexandri (Beddard) + + +

Amynth"s corticis (Kinberg) + + + + + + + +

Amyntllas gracilis (Kinberg) +

Amynillas morrisi (Beddard) +

Metaphire anomala (Michaelsen) + + + +

Metaphire birmanica (Rosa) + + + + +

Metaphire hOlllleti (Perrier) + + + + + + +

Melaphire posthllma (Vaillant) + +

Perionyx ba;ni; Stephenson + + + + +

Perionyx exCtlVatils Perrier + + + + + + +

Perionyx nllinianlls Michaelsen + + +

Perionyx sansibariclls Michaelsen +

Perionyx simlaensis (Michaelsen) +

FAMIL Y : LUMBRICIDAE

Allolobophora eiseni (Levinsen) +

Allolobophora p"rva (Eisen) + + + + +

Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny) + + + +

Aporrectodea trapezo;des species- group, Gates + + + + + + +

Dendrodrilils rllb;dlls (Savigny) + + + + + +

Eisenia fetida (Savigny) + + +

Eiseniell" tetraedra (Savigny) +

Octo/asion cyaneum (Savigny) +

Octo/as ion tyrtaeum (Savigny) + + + + +

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STEPHENSON, J. 1923. Oligochaeta. rile Fallna o/British India, incllldingCeylon and Bllrma, xxiv+518 pp. Taylor and Francis Ltd., London.

TEMPLETON, R. 1844. Description of Megascolex caerllielis. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 12 (1844): 89-91.

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CRlJSTACEA: DECAPODA

P. KRISHNAMURTHY Zoological Survey o/India, Calcuua-700 053

The earliest reference to the freshwater Decapods of the Hitnalayan region is by Henderson (1893), Alcock (1910) and Keulp (1924). The present paper is a report on a collection of freshwater prawns and crabs collected froln different districts of Uttar Pradesh. It includes four species of freshwater prawns belonging to fanlilies Palaelnonidae and Atyidae and three species of freshwater crabs of the fanuly Potanlonidae. Alllong the freshwater prnwns the record of Eastern HitnaJayan species nalnely Macrobrachillm henderson; and M. (H). pltl/vro . ..,·/ri(/,· from Ihis n'gioll is worth luentioning.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : CRUSTACEA

ORDER : DECAPODA

FAMILY: PALAEMONIDAE

Macrobrachium dayaniclls Hende + +

M. hendersonii De Man +

M. (H) platyrostris de Man + + +

FAMILY: ATYIDAE

Cardina weberi De Man +

FAMILY: POTAMONIDAE

Partlte/pllusa (Berytelpllusa) mesoniana Anderson +

P. (B.) jacqllemontii Rathbun + +

Potaman (P.) koolooensis Rath. + + + +

Zool. SllrV~ J ndia Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western HiinalaYlI, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 25-33, 1995

ODONA"fA

ARUN KUMAR Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun 248 195

The Odonata fauna of Hitnalaya, within the India subregion, has been studied Inost extensively. In about three decades a nunlber of Odonatologists have studied the dragonflies of this region. Consequently, about 240 species (out of approxilnately 600 known species of Odonata recorded fronl India) have been reported fronl the Hitnalayan region alone (Le., Western, Central and Eastern HiluaJaya). These include a considerable nUlnber of new species and a large nUluber of new records Inade frOlll this region since the publication of Fauna of British India, Odonata (1-3). Following the above treatise, Bhasin (1953); KUluar (1970, 1971, 1973a, 1973b, 1973c, 1982 & 1985); KUlllar and Khanna (1984); KUluar and Prasad (1977a, 1977b, 1977c, 1978 & 1981); Mani, et. al. (1955), Mitra (1973, 1975); Prasad & Singh (1976); Sahni (1964a, 1964b, 1965a, 1965b, 1970 & 1972); Singh & Prasad (1974, 1976a, 1976b); Singh, S. (1955, 1963); Singh & Baij~) (1954); and Tyagi, et. al. (1986) have Inade valuable contributions to the faunal studies, biononlics, ecology and larval taxonoluy of the Odonata of Western Hitnalaya. Kunlar and Prasad (1981) in their 1l1ajor contribution on the Odonata fauna of Western Hhnalaya (U.P., Hilnachal Pradesh and J & K.) reported 162 specifk and interaspecific taxa, which fonn about 25~) of total dragontly fauna known from lnllia. ~lIl;~~·qUl·Il'I~·. Kumar and Khanna (19S4) reported larval studies on about 103 taxa, along with their indentirkation key, fronl this region.

ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF ODONATA IN WESTERN HIMALAYA:

Dragonflies are true alnphibiotic insects; eggs and larvae are aquatic, while inlagos are aerial. Thus the spatial and seasonal distribution of iluagos is detenuined to a large extent on the presence of the types of aquatic habitat. KUlnar and Prasad (1981) nlade a brief description of the typical aquatic biotopes in Western Hinlalaya at different altitudes and general list of the dragonfly genera which lllay be found around thenl. These are nalnely:

Perennial aquatic habitats:

The perennial habitats in the area arc in the fonn of rivers, torrential hill streanlS in tbe lllountains, slow running luarshy strealus in the flatter valleys, fresh water Jakes in Jesser Hhualaya and perennial ponds in the foothills. In the upper reaches of the lllountains (around 20001n) the strealus are usually isolated in gorges and the gradient is high. The water is pennanent and its flow is very swift (about 2nt/sec.); tenlpernture is low and steady and saturated with oxygen, the pH fluctuate little (ca. 9.5). Though the gradient is very steep, the bed is stable because large stones and bouldern arc januued and fonn the tloor of the channel which the water has carved through the rocks; a nunlber of side pools are found but sublnerged aquatic vegetation is Sl'af(:~. Common dragonflies a round these biotopes are of the genera, Drepanosticttl, Calicnenl;a, Coelin:iH, l3ayaut'rc/, Anisoplellra, Anisogol11phlls, Llilnelligomphus, Gynt,ctlntllllescilna and Zygonyx.

26 Fauna of Western Hill1alaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

As these strcalllS 1l10Ve into the flatter valleys (500-15001\1) the gradient beCOll1eS less, the surrounding area is open and the c.)itnate becolnes wanner and the water telllperature varies appreciably during the day and through the year; the current velocity is less (30 to 100 cnl/sec), the streall1S are about 5-8n1 wide with water depth of about 30-50 Clll, subll1erged and bank vegetation is plentiful. Conunon dragonfly genera are Caconellra, Disparoneurtl, Megtliestes, Rhinocypha, Anormogomphlls, Blirmagomphlls, Anax, Macromi(l, Orthetrum, Crocolhemis, Sympetrllm and Trithemis.

In the flatter heart of the valleys, like Dehra Dun valley, large nUlnber of slow running streams are present. These generaHy fonn a net work of .distributories of the larger streanlS. Though the water is present in theln round the year a nunlber of theln-sti)) dry up in sununers. The water velocity is low (20 Clll to 50 cln/sec) and have plenty of aquatic vegtatioll, lnuddy substratuln and contain a large nU111ber of del"aying vegetation and debris. Thes~ strl'Hms hold a very rkh population of dragonflies and the itnagos arc of Copera, Pselldtlj{ri()n, Ceriagfl()ll, /.,c/ullIra, Enalltlj{l1w, Agriocnemis, ~"od;s ... c"nllr(I, Neliro/J(Isis, Telra III em is, POI Ullu"cll a, Onlletruln, Palpopleura, Brac IIydiplt IX, CtocOthemis and Tritllemis.

Within the forest line in Western Hitnalaya, there are present a nUll1ber of fresh water Jakes. Odonata fauna of at least a few of these viz., Nainital (U.P) and Renuka lake (District Sinnour, Hiluacha) Pradesh) has been studied adequately. These lakes hold a rich population of dragonflies and the COlnlnon genera present around thenl are Copera, Pselldagrion, Ceriagrion, !schnllro, Aeschnll, Anax, Ortlletrum, Acisoma, Crocothemis, Diplacodes, Nellrothemis, Trihem;s and Tramea.

In the foothills and valleys are also present a large nUluber of ponds, which are Inuch snlaJler than the lakes and have stagnant turbid water and both floating and rootcd vcgetation. These ponds have a rich asselnbly of dragonflies around thenl allnost throughout the year. The ('OI1Ullon genera are Copera, Pseudtlgrion, Enal/agma, Agriocnemis, !ctnogomphus, Anax, Potamarclla, Dip/a codes, Nellrothemis, Th 0 iym is, Pantoia and Tramea.

Seasonal aqllatic habitats:

During south west Inonsoon, the whole range of Western Hitnalaya get dotted with ephellleral rainy ponds, fonned due to filling of rain water in hollow depressions. These ponds are very restricted in space and the water is wartn and stangnant and fonn peculier biotopes. Nevertheless a large nUlllber ofdragonllies aggregate around them during JUIll' 10 Sl'I)ll'mlll'r. namely spedcs of the gcnus Pseudagrion, Ceriagrion, Isellnllr", Agriocnel'llis, Leslt:s, AII,'X, POI tI ilia rt."lIa, Onlletrllnl, Crocolhenlis, Tr;themis, TholYlnis, Pantala and Tramea.

ZOOGEOGRAPHY OF THE ODONATA OF WESTJ4:RN mMALAYA

Mani (1974), while discussing the hio-geography of Hhnalaya, has de1ll0nstrated the presence of distirct geographicaJ pattenl in the fauna of HitnaJaya. He has shown that the fauna of Western Hiulalaya is cOlnposed partly of oriental fauna, which has spread westward fronl Eastern Hitnalaya; largely of palaean."tic fonus and to SOllIe extent Incditeranean, ethiopian elelllent. He has further deillonstrated that although the Indo-Chinese and MalaY,an genera and species are concentrated largely in Eastern Hitllalaya, a nUlllbcr of thelll have thus spread, with decreasing abundance, upto Kunlaon and sOllletillles even as far west as Kashlnir. The palaearcticethiopian generd and species are sianiJarly abundant in North West Hiaualaya, but have sparsely spread eastward to Nepal and rarely even around Assalll and Bunnese

KUMAR: Odonata 27

llloulltains. KUluar & Prasad (1981) in their contribution on the Odonata of Western Hirnalaya reported silnilar zoo-geographical pattern of distribution of dragon!lies in this region. They found that the nlajor bulk (80%) of the Odonata fauna of Western Hitnalaya is of oriential eleillent while 17% is palaearctic. These two eleluents show a well l\larked delnarcation in their distributional ranges in Western Hirnalaya, i.e., of the nine palaeartic genera reported fronl Wcstern Hirnalaya (viz., Pia tycn em is, Coenagrion, Sympycna, Epallage, Aeshna, Cordlilegaster, Libel/lila, Selysiolhemis and Sympelrum) all are found in Kashlnir valley, while only four na nlC Iy, C (JC!tlagriotl. Acs"nll, C ordlliegasler and SYlnpetrlim have luoved further south-east to Hirnachal Pradesh (and U.P. Hilllalaya. KUlnar & Prasad (I. c.) further recorded that out of 28 palaearl~lic species of Odonata froln Western HitllaJaya, 23 arc present in Kashulir valley, while only t 1 extend into Hituachal Prndesh and U.P. Hitnalaya. Thus the typical Euro-palaearctic species have extended into HinlaJaya upto valJey of Kashlnir and at the saine tilne the oriental have rarely traversed to Western Hinlalaya and only two species, Rhinocypha q. qiladrimacillata (Selys) and Orthetrum t. triangulare have palaearctic affinities. Besides Kashluir, the Hinlachal Pradesh and U.P. Hirualaya (which fonn the eastern !lank of North Wcst Hinlalaya) have predolninantly oriental fauna and only about ten palaeartic species are present in this region. A large nunlber of species are Clldenlic and the Ethiopian and Circulntropical elenlent is ahuost negligible.

FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA. U.P.

FAUNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : INSECTA ORDER : ODONATA SUBORDER ZYGOPTERA FAMILY: PLATYSTRIC1;,IDAE

Drepanosti;cta cann;cltlleli ulidlaw + + + + + + +

FAMIL Y : PROTONEURIDAE

Caconellra alltllmnalis alltllmnalis Fraser + + + C. a gaudawr;clls Sahni + Disparonellra campioni Fraser + D. bhatnagri Sa hni +

FAMILY: PLATYCNEMIDIDAE

Copera margin;pes (Rulh.) + + + C. viltata (SeJys) + Calicnemia eximia Selys + + C. 'niles Laid. + + + + + C. ,nortoni Laid. + C. piliverllillns Selys + + + Calicnelnia ll1ahesll; Sahni + C. miniala doonensis SangaJ & Tyagi + C. renifera (Selys) +

28 Fauna of Western HhnaJaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C. kunlaonens;s Singh & Bai.iaJ +

FAMILY: COENAGRIIDAE

Pselldagrion rllbriceps SeJys + + + + P. decorllnl (Ralnb.) + + P. laidlawi Fraser + P. spencei Fraser + Ceriagrion coro17ulndelianUl11 (F;thr.) + + + + C. cerinorllbel/llm (Brduer) + C. dyer; (Fraser) + Himtllagrion pitlrortlgtlrlriclis Sabni + Isellnllra forcipaltl Morton + + + + + + + I. bllimtalensis Sabni + I. aurora allrora Brauer + + + + I. rll/osligma Selys + I. senegtliensis (Rtnb.) + + Acitlgr;on ptlllidllm Selys + + Rllodisellnllra nurse; (Morton) + + + Enllllaglna parVllm Selys + + Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rtnb.) + + + A. clausen; Fraser + + A. ntlinilalensis Sahni + + A. corbet; KUlnar & Prasad + Onycharg;a indica Sabni +

FAMiL Y : SYNLESTIDAE

Mega/estes nltljor Sclys + + + + +

FAMILY: LESTIDAE

Lestes viridliia Rtllb. + + + L. praemorsa praemorsa SeJys + + L. tllortlcia Laid. + Ceylonolestes cyanea (Sclys) + + C. davenporti Fraser +

FAMIL Y : CHLOROCYPHIDAE

Rllinocyplla qlladrimaclliata Sclys + + + + + + R. IInimaclllata Sc)ys + + + + + + + + R. I. Iri/tlscitlta Selys + + + + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

R. bi/orella beeson; Fraser + R. spllria Selys + R. immaclilat.a Sclys + Libel/ago Iineala lineata (Burn1.) + + +

FAMILY: EPALLAGIDAE

Bayadera indica Selys + + + + + + +

Anisoplellra lestoides Selys + + + + A. comes SeJys + + + + A. kllsllmi Sa hni +

FAMIL Y : CALOPTERYGIDAE

Nellrobtlsis c. chinensis (Linn.) + + + + + +

SUBORDER: AN1SOPTERA FAMILY: GOMPHIDAE

Anisogomphlls occipitalis (SeJys) + + + + + +

A. bivittatlls (Selys) + + +

Onychogomplllls M. f1avllm Selys + + + + o. cerastes (SeJys) + o. bistrigatus (SeJys) + + o. dilariclis Fraser + + O. garhwaliclls Singh & BaijaJ + O. cuada lis Fraser +

Lamelligomphlls biforceps (Selys) + L. risi Fraser + Nepogompllils modesllls (Selys) + + + + Mesogomph"s linealus (SeJys) + + Anormogompllus ki ritscltenkoi Bast. + A. /leleroplerlls Selys +

Acrogomp"us mo"an; Sa hni + P/tuygompltus tlllenlilliliS Fraser +

Davidills aberrans aberrans (Selys) + BlIrmtlgomphlis sivaHkensis Laid. + B. hasimariclis Fraser + B. pyramidalis Laid. + [cligomphlls rapax (Rtub.) +

30 raUHCI of Weslern HiallaJaya, Part I : Uttar Pradesh

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMILY: AESCHNIDAE

Gyntlcanthaescllna sikkima (K.) + G. kllasiaca MacLac. + Anax imperator Leach + Anax immaclilifrons Rutb. + + A. gllttatlls (Burnt.) + A. n;grofasciatlls nigrolineatnlls Fraser + + + + A. parthenope parthenope (SeJys) + Anotogaster b. basalis Selys + + + + Cordlliegaster brevistigmll (Selys)

C. b. folia Fraser + Ch%rogomp/uls atkinsoni (Selys) + Maeroln;o moorei SeJys + + + + Epophtlllllm;a vitlllta Bunn. +

FAMIL Y : LIBELLULLIDAE

Tetra them is platyptera SeJys + + Hyilleothemis gardeneri Fraser + Cratillil Iineata calvert; For. + + + POlamare/ttl obscllra (Rtnb.) + Ortllretrum b. brllnnellm (Fonsc.) + + + + O. taenio/atum (Schu.) + + + + + + + O. cllrysost;gma IUloniclim (Br.) + + + + + + O. japonicllm ;nterllm MacLac. + + + .-O. gtlrhwaliclim Singh & Baijal + O. glallcum (Br.) + + + + + + O. s.sabina (Drury) + + + O. fraser; Sahni + O. mathew; s. & B. + O. pru;nosllm negleetum (Ruth.) + + + + + + + O. gang; Sa hni + O. triangulare triangulare (Selys) + + + + + + + Palpoplellra s. sexnlaculattl (Fh.) + + + + + + + Bracllydiplax sobrinl' (Rulh.) + Acisoma panrpoides Rnlb. + + + + Crocot"emis s. servilia (Drury) + + + + + C. indica Sa hni +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

B. contaminata. (Fb.) + + +

Dip/acodes neblliosa (Fb.) + +

D. triv;ll/is (Rolb.) + +

Nellrotllem;s {II/via (Drury) + +

N. i. intermedia (Ruth.) + N. I. ',,/ia (Drury) + Brad;nopyga geminala (Rulb.) + +

Sympelrllm commixlilm (Selys) + + + +

S. hllematonellra Fraser +

S. IIypomelas (Selys) +

Tr;IIIem;s {",rortl (Burnl.) + + + + +

T. festivtl Rtnb. ... + + + + + +

T. pallidenervis (K) + + + T. kirby; kirbyi Sel ys + Zygonyx lorridasis Fraser. + Rilyotilemis v. variegala (Linn.) +

Zyxomma petiolatum Rtnb. + Tllolymis til/arga (Fb.) +

Panttl/t, J7avescens (Fb.) + + + +

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KUMAR, A. 1973b. Description of the last instar larvae of the Odonata frolll the Dehra Dun valley (India), with notes ,on biology I. Suborder Zygoptera. Oriental Ins., 7(1):83-118.

KUMAR, A. 1973C. Ibid 2, Suborder Anisoptera. Oriental Ins., 7(2): 291-331.

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ZooL Surv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fallna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 35-36, 1995

PLECOPTERA (Stone Dies)

B.C.DAS Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta-700 053

The stoneflies are a small group of insects found nlainly in the streams of high altitude region. The nyulphs of this group are found under the stones of these streams, hence the name stoneflies. TOhe adults are mostly weak fluttery fliers and are found on stones or vegetations near the streams. Most stoneflies are diurnal but a few are nocturnal. Food consists of algae, lichen and foliages but many species appear not to take food.

In India about 102 species of PJecoplera distributed in 7 f~unjlies have been Tecorded so far. Alilong these about 20 species distributed in five fanlilies have been recorded so far from Garhwal and Kun180n range of Uttar Pradesh. A list of these species is given below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ORDER:PLECOPTERA

FAMILY: TAENIOPTERYGIDAE

Mesyatsia karakorum (Samel) +

FAMIL Y : NEMOURIDAE

Amphinemoura talungdzongi Aubert +

A. vaillanti (Navas) +

Indonemoura assam; (Aubert) +

I. indica (Ki llunins) +

I. loebli Zwick +

I. kame,agi (Aubert) +

I. quadridentata (kimmins) + +

Mesonemoura metajilifera (Aubert) +

M. paraproctalis (Aubert) +

M. slcardui (Aubert) + +

Illiesonemoura lilami (Aubert) + -

36 Fauna of Westenl Hitllalaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

.. ----2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Nemollra ampllia Jewelt +

N. punctata Jewlet +

FAMIL Y: CAPNIDAE

Capnia manii Jewelt +

FAMIL Y : PERLODIDAE

Skobeleva amabilis (Jewlt) +

Per/odes sllobllae Singh & Gosh +

FAMIL Y : PERLIDAE

Neopar/a tortipenis Zwick +

Pllenoparla limosa (Hagen) + + + Parla carletoni Banks +

I( E F E J( E ~ (. E S

AUBERT, J. 1959. Plecopteres du Pakistan. Mem. Soc. Vaudoise. Sci. Nat., 12 : 5-91.

AUBERT, J. 1967. Les Nemouridae de l' Assam (plecopterers). Mitt. Schwaiz. Ent. Ges., 39 : 209-253.

BAUMANN, R. W. 1975. Revision of the stonefly Family Nemouridae (plecoptera): A study of the World Fauna at the Generic level. Smiths. Contr. Zool., 211 : 3 + 74 pp.

JEWETT, S. G. 1958. Entomological Survey of the Himalaya. Part XXIII. Stoneflies (pJecoptera) fronl frolll the llorth West (punjab) Hhnalaya. Proc. nat. Acad. Sci., 28 B (IV): 320-329.

JEWETT, S. G. 1975. Records and description of stonetlies froUl northwest (punjab) HiIuaJaya and Mt. Makalu, Nepal Hinlalaya, Oriental Ins., 9 (1) :1-7.

KIMMINS, D. E. 1946. New species of Hhnalayan Plecoptera. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 13 (11) : 721-740.

KiMMINS, D. E. 1950. SOllle Assalllese Plecoptera, with description of new species of Netuouridae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 3 (12) : 194-209.

SINGH, R. K. and GHOSH, S.K. 1969. On a new species of the genus Per/odes (plecoptera : Perlodidae) fronl India. Zool. Anz. Leipzig, 18Z (1-2) : 134-136.

ZWICK, P. and SIVAC, I. 1980. Bcitragc zur Kcnntnis der Plecoptera des Hhna)aya. Entom%gictl Basiliensia, S : 59-13K

ZooL SllTV. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 37-42, 1995

ORTHOPTERA

S.K. TANDON & M.S. SHISHODIA Zoological Survey of India, Calcllua-700 053

A nUlllber of reularkable endenlic genera and species of Orthopterans, particularly the acridids occur in Hilllalaya. In the North West Hitnalaya, the highest elevation at which these insects have been found is between 4775 and 4875111. (Mani, 1968).

The inlportant contribution on Hinlalayan Orthoptera nlay be found in Kirby (1914), Uvarov (1914, 1921, 1927, 1936, 1939 and 1942), Chopard (1969), Tandon & Shishodia (1972, 1976), Tandon (1973, 1975), Tandon et al (1976 and 1978), Kevan & Tandon (1976), and JUlka et al (1982).

The Hhnalaya is divided into four principal gcogrnphical subdivisions as fonows (Mani, 1978) :

i. The eastern or the Assanl Hitnalaya,

ii. The central or Nepal Hbnalaya,

iii. The KUlnaon or the western Himalaya, iv. The north west or the Punjab Hiulalaya.

The present study is confined to KUlnaon in Hitnalaya and is based on the material collected by various survey parties of ZSI and on infonnation abstracted frolll literature. The list deals with 97 species distributed over 11 fanlilies of Acridoidea, Grylloidea, Tetrigoidea, Tettigonioidea and Tridactyloidea. Majority of records are frolll Dehra Dun district followed by tJainital, Tehri, Ahnora, Pauri, Chanloli and Uttarkashi districts. However, there are no records from Pithoragarh district but this does not reflect nOll-availability of Orthop(erans hut prohahly JUl' I" dl'l·il·il·Il<.'~' in our <:ollcclions. Although this account is far frolll c01l1plete, it certainly provides base line data for further studies.

FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALAYAN ECOSYSTEM (U.P. : INDIA)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : INSECf A

OR.DER : ORTHOPTERA

FAMIL Y 1 : ACRIDIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : ACRIDINAE

Acrida exaltata (Walker) + + + + +

Acrida gigantea (Herbst) +

Ceracris nigricornis (Walker) + + +

38 Fauna of Western Himalaya, Partl : Uttar Pradesh

I 2 3 4 5 6 7 ·8

Holopercna darjeelingensis (Bolivar) +

Perella insignis Bolivar +

PIlllleobtl panleli Bolivar + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : GOMPHOCERINAE

Aulacobothrus luteipes (Walker) +

. Leva apicalis (Walker) +

SUBFAMILY: OEDIPODINAE

Acrotylus humbertianus (Saussure) +

Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricus) +

Gastrimarglls africanlls orientalis (Sjostedt) + + +

Gastrimargus marmoratus (Tbunberg) + +

Heteropternis respondens (Walker) + +

Locusta sp. + +

Oedalells abruptlls (Tbunberg) + + Oedaleus senegalensis (Kntuss) +

Odeipoda himalayana Uvarov + +

Pusana rugulosa (Uvarov) +

Pternoscirlll cinctifemur (Walker) +

Sphingonotus longipennis Saussure + + + Trilop/lillia anmdata (Thunberg) + + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : HEMIACRIDINAE

.Clonacris {mati (Kirby) +

Hieroglyphus banian (Fabricius) + Parahieroglyphus bi/ineatus (Bolivar) +

Spathosternum pro prasiniferum (Walker) + +

SUBFAMILY: OXYINAE

Oxya II. "yla Serville + + + Oxya fllScovittata (Marschall) + + + -SUBFAMILY: COPTACRIDINAE

Coplacra ensilera Bolivar + Eucoplacra praemOrStl (St8 I) + +

TANDON & SHISHODIA : Orthoptcra 39

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

SUBFAMIL Y : TROPIDOPOLINAE

Oxyrrlrepes Obtllsll (Dc Haan) + +

SUBFAMILY: CALLIPTAMINAE

Caloptenopsis giallcopsis collina (Uvarov) + +

Caloptenopsis g. giallcopsis (Walker) +

Peripolus pedarills (Stal) + +

SUBFAMILY: EYPREPOCNEMIDINAE

Clloroedoclls capensis (Sta I) +

CllOroeiloclls illustris (Walker) +

Eyprepocnemis a. alacris (Serville) + + +

Eyprepocnemis rosea Uvarov +

Heteracris Iittoralis (Rambur) +

Heteracris pulcher (Bolivar) +

Tylotropidius varicornis (Walker) + + +

SUBFAMILY: CATANTOPINAE

Catantops acuticerlls Bolivar +

Catantops /carnyi Kirby + + +

Catantops pinguis innotabilis (Walker) + + + +

Paraconophyma scabra (Walker) + + + + +

Xenocatantops h. hllmilis (Servilie) + + +

SUBFAMILY: CYRTACANTHACRIDINAE

Chondracris rosea (De Geer) +

Pachyacris vinosa (Walker) + +

Palanga japonica (Bolivar) +

Patanga succincta (Johansson) + +

FAMIL Y 2 : PYRGOMORPHIDAE

Atractomorpha c. crenulata (Fabricius) + + +

AlIlarches milliaris (Linnaeus) + + +

Chrotogonlls (CIl.) Ir. Irachyplerlls (Blanchard) + + +

FAMIL Y 3 : TETRIGIDAE

Crioleuix e.xerlus (Bolivar) +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ergatettix dorsi/era (Walker) +

Hedotettix gracilis (De Haan) +

FAMIL Y 4: TETIIGONIIDAE

Conoceplla!us paUidus Rcdt. +

Satllophyllia rugosa Linnacus +

FAMILY 5 : TRIDACTYLIDAE

Tridactylus tlroraciclls Guerin +

Xya marmorata (Chopard) +

FAMILY 6 : GRYLLIDAE

Bracllytrypes portenlOSlIs (Licht.) +

Gry/lops;s It,/connel; (Saussurc) + +

Gryllopsis {urcata (Saussure) + +

Gryl/odes sigillatlls (Walker) + +

Gryl/lls bimaculatus .De Geer + + + +

Gymnogryllus Kashmirensis Bbowntik +

Jlaropsis tenel/a (Walker) +

Loxoblemmus detectus +

Loxoblemmlls htlmlllifer Chopa rd + +

Loxoblemmlls sp. +

Modicogryllus blennlls (Saussure) +

Modicogryllils confirmatlls (Walker) +

Pltuygryllus Iinealiceps (Walker) +

Pltllygrylllls meianocepila/lls (Serville) +

P/ebeiogrylills gilitiventris (Walker) +

Pleronemobius conc%r (Walker) + +

Pleronemobills /tlscipes (Walker) + + + Pleromemobills slrigipennis (Chopard) +

Pleronemobills taprobanensis (Walker) + + Teleogrylllls IIimalayanlis (Chopard) +

Telegrylllls milrarlls (BrunI.) + + + Teleogryllils leSlacells (Walker) + +

TAN DON & SHISHODIA : OrtiloPICnt 41

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

TlIranogrylllls babailiti (Chopard) +

Tllranogrylills dallradllnensis Bhowntik +

Tllranogrylllls quadrilineatlls BboWlltik +

Tllranogryllils rllfoniger (Cbopa rd) + +

Velarifictorlls asperslis (Walker) +

VelclTifictorlis ""(lduri; Bhowluik +

Veiari!ictorlls dehradllnensis Tandoll & Sbishodia +

Veillri{ictorils indiclis Tandon & Shishodia +

VelClri[ictorus raycllalldhllrii BboWlltik +

Veiarifictorlls sllkhadae BbowI11ik +

FANIL Y 7 : TRIGONIDIIDAE

Trigonidillm cicindeloides Ralnbur + + +

FAMIL Y 8 : ~CLEROPTERIDAE

AcclnthoplislllS birmanlls Sausseure +

FAMILY 9 : MOGOPLISTIDAE

Ornebills nigripa!pis Guerin +

FAMILY 10 : ENEOPTERIDAE

Ellscyrtlls Ilemelytrlls (Haan) + +

Madllsllmma marginipennis (Guerin) +

FAMILY 11 : GRYLLOTALPIDAE

Gryllotalpa" africana Beauvois +

REFERENCES

CHOPARD, L. 1969. The Fallna of India lind lIc1jll('('nl counlries. Orthoptera, 2, Grylloidea. The Manager or Publications, Delhi, pp. 421.

KEVAN, D. K. McE. AND TANDON, S.K. 1976. On the occurrence of subtribe Mekollgeanina Kevan & Akbar (Orthoptera: Acridoidea : Pyrgofllorphidac), in India Oriental Insects. Delhi, 10(4) : 589 - 592.

KIRBY, W. F. 1914. Tile Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Orthoptera (Acridiidae), ix + 276 pp. London.

42 Fauna of Western Hinlalaya, Partl : Uttar Pradesh

MANI, M. S. 1968 Ecology and Biogeography of High altiude insects. Series entolllo)ogica vol. 4. The Huague.

TANDON, S. K. AND SHISHODIA, M.S. 1972. Notes on the coJlection of Gryl10idea (Orthoptera) fronl NEFA, India. Oriental Insects, Dellli, 6 (3) :281-292.

TANDON, S. K. 1973. The Identity and distribution of the genus Xenocatantops Dirsh & Uvarov. (Orthoptera : Acridoidea : acrididae) Rec. zool. SlIrv. India, 67 (1-4) : 59 - 64.

TANDON, S. K. 1975. On the genus Cltondracris Uvarov (Orthoptera : Achridoidea : Acrididae) Dr. B. S. Challhan comm. Zool. Soc. India, Calclltta : 395 402.

TANDON, S. K., SRIVASTAVA, G. K. AND SHISHODIA, M.S. 1976a. On a collection of Orthoptcra and Dennaptcra from thl' TOils Valley. (Ullar Pratksh ). Newsl. zoo/. Surv. India, 2 (1): 13 15.

TANDON, S. K. AND SHISHODIA, M. S. 1976b. On a collection of Acridoidea (Orthotcra : Insecta)frolll Garhwal Uttar Pradesh, India. News I. zoo I. Surv. India, 2 (6) : 269-271.

TANDON, S. K. and KHERA, S. 1978. Ecology and distribution of grasshoppers (Orthoptera : Acridoidea) in Arunachal Pradesh, India and itnpect of hUlllan activities on their Cl~O)Ogy and distribution. Proceedings seminar on impact of Man on tlte Mountain Ecosysem, School of Entomology, St. John's college, Agra. Mem. School. Enl., 6 : 73 91.

UVAROV, B. P. 1914. Orthoptera rccucillis par M. A. N. Avinov dans Ics plateau de karakoratn. Rev. russe Ent., 14 : 231-234.

UV AROV, B. P. 1921. Conophyma mitcltell; sp. n. a new alpinc grasshopper frolll KashnIir. Enl. mono Mag., 7 (3) : 268-270.

UV AROV, B. P. 1927. Die Al~ridiiden Zcntralasiens. Taschkent. pp. 215. (In Russian ). Ann. Mag. nat Hist., (9) 16 :165-173.

UV AROV, B. P. 1936. SOllIe Orthoptera frOlll Kashlnir. Opusc. ent. Soc. Lund, 1 (I) : 17-20

UV AROV, B. P. 1939. Sonle Acrididae frolll south-eastern Tibet. J. Linn. Soc. London (ZooJ.) 40 : 561-574.

UVAROV, B. P. 1942. Palacarctic Acrididac new to Indian fauna (Orthoptera). Eos., 18 : 97-103.

Zool. S"rv. India Himalayan Ecosysteln Series: Fallna of Western Hilna laYll , Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 43-45, 1995

DERMAI'TERA

G.K.SRIVASTAVA Zoological Survey of India, Calclltta-700 020

Altogether 43 species belonging to genera arc known to occur in Western Hilnalaya covering portion of Garhwal and Kunlaon Hilualaya. The preponderance of the spe{~ies, generally above 5000, belonging to genera Isola/Joides Brindle, Anecllura Scudder, A lIoda " ilia Verhoeff and Forficula L. clearly exhibit Palaeartic affinities. The presclln,' of Dip/ti/.\',\ S,,'rvilk and Ec";nsolna Serville, though priluarily tropil'aJ in distribution, lire to estahlish sccondarily in thc sl'kropbyl rorested zones of HitnaJaya by a

few representatives.

It is likely, that further studies on the 111aterial fronl the area Illay Jead to addition of a few l110re species.

FAUNA t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

INSECf A : DERMAPTERA

FAMIL Y: PYGIDICRANIDAE

SUBFAMILY: DIPLATYNAE

Diplatys adjacens Hincks + +

Htlpfodiplatys chinensis (Hincks) + +

H. brllnclIccii Srivastava +

H. rufescens (Kirby) + +

H. niger Hincks +

SUBFAMILY: ECHINOSOMATINAE

Ecllinoson1a parvllllln, Dohrn +

E. dentiferllm Borelli + +

FAMILY: ANISOLABIDIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : ISOLABOIDINAE

Isolabodies rilnoslls Stciruuann +

SUBFAMILY: CARCINOPHORINAE

Ellborellia annlllipes (Lucas) + + + +

E. kumcloens;s Gangola +

44 Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 E. askotensis Gangola +

E. femoralis (Dohrn) +

FAMILY: LABIDURJDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : NALINAE

Nala lividipes (Dufor) +

N. nepalensis (Burr) + + +

SUBFAMILY: LABIDURlNAE

Labidura riparia (panas) + + +

L. dharehulensis Gangola +

Foreipula trispinosa (Dohrn) + +

F. indica BYindle t +

F. quadrispinosa Dohrn + + +

F. lurida Bolivar +

FAMIL Y : SPONGIPHORIDAE

SUBFAMILY: HOMOTAGINAE

Homotages feae ( Bormans ) + +

SUBFAMIL Y : LABIINAE

Labia minor ( L. ) +

L. pllandllwalensis Kapoor, Bhardwaj & Banerjee + Cllaetospanis lakhanmdiensis Kapoor, Bharadwaj +

and Banerjee

FAMILY: CHELISOCHIDAE

SUBFAMILY: CHELISOCHELLINAE

Hamaxlls bidentatus Raluanlurthi + -FAMILY: FORFICULIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : OPISTHOCOSMIINAE

Eparchus insignis (Haan) + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : EUDOHRNIINAE

Eudllornia metalliea (Dohrn) + +

SUBFAMIL Y : ANECHURINAE

Anechura stoliezkae Burr + +

A. jubovskii Semenov +

A. filcllneri (Burr) + +

SRIV AST A V A : Dennaptera 45

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A. svenlledn; Bey-Bienko +

SUBFAMIL Y : ALLODAHLINAE

Allodalliia macropyga (Westwood) +

A. dines"i GangoJa +

SUBFAMILY: FORFICULINAE

Elallnon biparlillis (Kirby) + +

E. gtlngoli Gangola +

ForjicII/tl kllmlloniensis Kapoor +

F. beelzebllb (Burr) + +

F. planicollis Kirby + +

F. acris Burr + + +

F. '" cas; Dohm +

F. interrogans (Burr) +

F. schlagintweiti (Burr) + +

Hypllrglls hllmeralis (Kirby) +

Zool. Surv. India Himtllt,ytlll Ecosyslel11 Series: Fallna 0/ ~Veslern Hilllalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 47-50, 1995

ISOPTERA

S.C.VERMA Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi

Tcnnites (Isoplcra) are social insects. They arc well known destroyers of all types of cellulosc Inaterial and are serious pests of agriculture, forestry, constructional titnbers in buildings and stored products and are of considerable econolnic ilnponancc.

The tcnnite fauna of Western Hinlalaya, Uttar Pradesh, has been very inadequately known. The earlier infonnation on lennite fauna was available of Dchra Dun district and Kunlaon hills by C.haUerjee & Thakur, 1966 a,b,c; 1969; Mathur & Sen-Sanna 1959, 1960, 1962 a; Mathur & Thapa 1962; Rool\wal & Sen-Sanna, 1960; Sen-Sanna ct ai, 1975, Sen Sanna & Thakur, 1980; Snyder, 1933 a,b, 1934; Thakur, 1974, 1975, 1978 b; Thakur & Chatterjee, 1970; Venna, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993; Venna & Bhargava, 1976; Venna & Purohit, 1993; Venna & Thakur, 1975, 1976 a, b, 1978.

The prescnt list is based on the collections brought by various survey parties of Zoological Survey of India, Dehradun frolu eight hill districL~ of western Hilnalaya since 1960 to 1989 and published rel~ords of this region by various scientists of Forest Reseafl'h Institute & Collcge, Dehradun.

Fortynine spel'ics belonging to twenty genera, six suhhullilics, and five fanlilies presented in the list cOlllprises the first ever cOlllprehensive list of tcnuites fronl the region.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMILY: TERMOPSIDAE

Archotermopsis wrollgilloni (Desneux ) + + + + + + + FAMILY: KALOTERMITIDAE

Neotermes bosei Snyder + + +

Neotermes megCloclIlatlls megaoculalus Roonwal + + & Sen Sanna

Neotermes m;crocillatus Roonwal & Sen Sanna + Glyptotermes almorllens;s Gardner + +

Bi!iditermes beeson; (Gardner) +

Cryptotermes bengalensis Snyder + FAMIL Y : STYLOTERMITIDAE

Sly/otennes bengtllensis Mathur & Chhotani + +

Stylolermes c"akralensis Mathur & Thapa +

Sly/ole,.,lIes dunensis Thakur +

FAMIL Y : RHINOTERMITIDAE SUBFAMIL Y : COPTOTERMITINAE

Coptotermes Ileimi (Wasnlann) + + + + +

48 Fauna of Western HirnaJaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

SUBFAMIL Y : HETEROTERMITINAE

Heteroterlnes bel/want; Mathur & Chhotani + Heteroternles gertrlldae Roollwal + + + + + + + HelerOle"nes indico/a (Wasmann) + + + + + +

FAMILY: TERMITIDAE SUBFAMIL Y : AMITERMITINAE

Synham;lermes quadriceps' (Waslnann) + Elllram;termes Iighti Snyder + + + + Doonitermes capil/oslls Chatterjee & Thakur + + + + + M;crocerotermes beeson; Snyder + + + + + + Microcerotermes fletcheri Hohngren & HO)lugren + Microcerotermes /ab;oanguiCltlis Sen Sanna & Thakur + Speclliitermes cyclops cyclops Waslnann + + + + Speclilitermes triangu/llris Roonwal & Sen Sanna + + + + + + + Eremotermes dellradllni Roonwal & Sen Sanna + + SUBFAMILY: TERMITINAE

PericClpritermes dllnens;s Roonwal & Sen Sanna + + + Angillitermes aculus Mathur & Sen Sanua + Anglililermes akhoristlinensis Chatterjee & Thakur + + + + + Angll/ilermes dehrllensis (Gardner) +

SUBFAMIL Y : MACROTERMITINAE

Odontotermes assmlltlli Hollngren + + + Odontotermes bellalllln;sens;s Holingren & Hohl1gren + + + + Odontotermes blragwatii Chatterjee & Thakur + + + + + Odontotermes boven; Thakur + + + + Odontotermes brllnnells (Hgen) + + + Odontotermes dehradllni Snyder + + + + + Odontotermes leae (Wasluann) + + + + + Odontotermes giriensis Roonwal & Chbotani + + + + + Odonlolermes gupta; Roonwal & Bose + + + + +

Odontolermes gllrdaspllrensis Hohngren & Hohugrcn + + + + +

Odonlolermes hora; Roonwal & Chhotani + + + + + Odontoterlnes microdentatlls Roonwal & Sen Sarma + + + + + + Odonlolermes obeslls (Raulbur) + + + + + + + +

Odonlotermes pllrvidens Hohngren & Hohngren + + + + + + + + Odontotermes redemllnni (WaSlllitlln) + + + + + +

VERMA : Isoptera 49

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Microlermes obesi Holingren + + + +

Microlermes unicolor Snyder + + + + + + SUBFAMIL Y : NASUTITERMITINAE

Trinerv;lermes biformis (Waslnann) + + Naslltitermes dllnensis Chatterjee & Thakur + Naslltilermes gllplai Sen Sanna & Thakur + + NtlSlllitermes lambai Venna & Thakur + + Ntlslltilermes t"anensis Prasad & Sen Sanna +

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CHATTERJEE, P.N. AND THAKUR, M.L.1966 a. Biology and ecology of of Oriental temlites (Isoptera). Observations on the habits and biology of SOllle tennites of the Doon Valley. Indian Forester, Dehra Dun, 9Z (2), pp, pp. 139-142

CHATIERJEE, P.N. AND THAKUR M.L. 1966 b Description of the hitherto unknown hnago caste of Eu"amitermes fig/lti Snyder with description of other castes. Indian Forest Bull (N.S.) Ent., Delhi, No. 256. pp, I-II

CHATIERJEE, P.N. AND THAKUR, M.L. 1966 c. Doonitermes capi/losus gen. et sp. 1l0V. frolll Doon Valley (Uttar Pradesh, India), Isopll'ra : T,'nllitidal' : Amitenllitinac. Zoo I. Anz. Lcipzing, 176 (5) pp. 349-357.

CHATIERJEE, P.N. AND THAKUR., M.L. 1969. A new species of Nllsutilermes (Isoptent : Tenuitidae : Nasutitennitinae) frolll Doon Valley, India. Bull Syst. Zool., Calcutta, 1(2), pp.57-65.

MATHUR, R.N. AND SEN-SARMA, P.K. 1959. Notes 011 the habits and biology of Dehra Dun tennites (Part I) J. Timbers Dryers and Preserve Assoc. India, Dehra Dun, S (3) pp. 3-9, 2pls.

MATHUR, R.N. AND SEN-SARMA, P.K. 1960. Notes on the habits and biology of Dehra Dun tennites (Part 2). J. Timbers Dryers & Preserve Assoc. India, Dehra Dun 6 (2), 23-27.

MATHUR, R.N. AND SEN-SARMA, P.K. 1962 a. Notes on the habits and biology of Dehra Dun tennites (~art 3). J. Timbers Dryers & Preserve Assoc. India, Dehra Dun 8 (1), pp.l-18, 2 pis.

MATHUR, R.N. AND THAPA, R.S. 1962. A new species of Stylotermes (Isoptera : RhinotenniWdae : Stylotennitinae) fronl India. J. Timbers Dryers & Preserve Assoc. India, Dehra Dun, 8 (4), pp, 4-8.

ROONWAL, M.L. AND SEN-SARMA, P.K. 1960. Contributions to the syste.natics ofOrientaJ Tenllites. l.e.A.R. Ent. Monograph No; 1. pp. 1-407. - New Delhi (Manager of Publication, Govt. of India).

SEN SARMA P.K. AND THAKUR, M.L. 1980. On the Collection of ternlites of Ku.naon hills, Uttar Pradesh, India (Insecta: Isoptera). Indian Forest Rec. (N.S) Ent., Debra Dun, 14 (1), pp.I-30.

SEN SARMA P.K. AND THAKUR, M.L.; MISRA, S.c. AND GUPTA, B.K. 1975. Studies on Wood destroying Ternlites in reitlliollfO Nafura/fe,.,nih' res;.\·/tlnc(! olT;,nber (Final Tel~hnicaJ Report) pp. I-IX? -Dehrd Dun (Foresl REsl'cardl IUSIIIUll').

SNYDER, T.E. 1933 a. New tennites [ronl India. Proc. U.S.nut. MilS., Washington, 82 (16), pp. 1-15.

SNYDER, T.E. 1933 b Two new tennites fronl India. Proc. Bioi. Soc .. Wash., Washington, 46, pp. 91-94.

50 FilUllil of Western HiJuilJaytt, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

SNYDER, T.E. 1934, New tennites froln India. Indian Forest Records (Ent.) Delhi, 20 (11) pp.1-28

THAKUR, M.L. 1974, Hitherto unknown itnago caste of Stylotermes bengalensis Mathur et Chhotani (Isoptera : Stylotenuitidae). Indian Forester, Dehra Dun, 100 (11) pp. 629-695.

THAKUR, M.L. 1975. Two new species of termite genus Stylotermes Holnlgren et Holnlgren (Isoptera : Stylotenuitidae) frolll the Indian Region. J.Indian Acad. Wood Sci., Bangalore, 6 (2), pp. 94-105.

THAKUR, M.L. 1978 b hllago caste of Neotermes megaocillatils megaoclilatlis Roonwal et Sen-Sanna (Isoptera : Kalotenllitidae) fronl KUluaon Hills, Uttar Pradesh. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. BOl11bay, 7S pp. 143-147.

THAKUR M.L. AND CHATfERJEE, P.N. 1970. The illlago caste of Doonitermes capil/oslls Chatterjee & Thakur (Isoptera : Tennitidae : Atnitennitinae). Oriental Insects, Delhi, 4 (2) pp. 159-163.

VERMA, S.C. 1980. Fauna of Corbett National Park. d Tenuites. (Insecta: Isoptera). Clleetal, Dehra Dun, 21 (2&3), pp. 45-46.

VERMA. S.C. 1984. Association of eight species of tennites (Isoptera) in a sluall log ill India. Ann. Entomol., Debra Dun, 2(2). pp.45-48.

VERMA, S.C. 1986. The nlound of tbe termite Odonlolennes parvidens, with associated nest of EII"amilennes liglui and A-fic.,.olerlll('s IIlti«()/",. (lsopleril : Termilidtte) ill the Dooll Valley, Uthlr Prildesb, Inditt. Indian J. Forestry, Dehrtt Dun, 9(3), pp. 241-244.

VERMA, S.C. 1987. Swannillg bebaviou oftbe tenllite Odontotermes leae (Tenuitidae : Macrotennitinae) in Debra Dun (N.W.India). Indian J. Forestry, Dehra Dun, 10 (1) pp. 13-15.

VERMA, S.C. 1989. Higbterto unknown queen, solider and worker caste of Odontotermes dellraduni (Snyder) from Uttar Pradesh, India (Tenllitidae). Indian J. Forestry, Dehra Dun, 11 (4), pp. 310-315.

VERMA, S.C. 1993. Tenuite pests of Eucalyptus frOlll Rajaji National Partk, Uttar Pradesh, India. Indian J. Forestry, Dehra Dun, 16 (4), pp.328-335.

VERMA, S.C. AND BHARGA V A, R.N. 1976. Extension of ra nge of the tenllite Odontotermes guptai Roonwal & Bose (Isoptera : Tenllitidae : Macrotenuitinae). J. Bombay nal. Hisl. Soc., BOlllbay, 73,pp. 229-230.

VERMA, S.C. AND PUROHIT, G.L. 1993. Tenllites (Insecta: Isoptera) of Rajaji National Park, Uttar Pradesh, India. Zoology (Journal of Pure and AppHes Zoology), New Delhi, 3(3), pp. 195-210.

VERMA, S.C. AND THAKUR, R.K. 1975. New records of distribution of tennite species Odontermes "orai Roollwal and Chhotani and Odontotermes redemanni (Waslllann) fronl Doon Valley, Uttar Pradesh, India. Labdev J.Sci. & Tec". (Life Sciences ), Kanpur, 13(3), pp.225-226.

VERMA, S.C. AND THAKUR, R.K. 1976 a. On the occurrence of'Heterotermes gertrudae Rool\wal (Isoplertt : Rhinotennitidae : Heterotennitinae) in Debra Dun Valley, Uttar Pradcsh, India. Newl. Zool. Surv. India, CttkUl1i1. 2(4), p.140.

VERMA, S.c. AND THAKUR, R.K. 1')76 h. Ncw rCl'ords of distribution of tcnnite Odontolermes g"rdll~pllrensis Hohngren & Hohngren (Isoplerd : TClnitidae : Macrotennitinae) frolll Madhya· Praesb and Uttar Pradesh, India. J. Indian Acad. Wood Sci., Bangalorc, 71 (1) : 36-37.

VERMA, S.C. AND THAKUR, R.K. 1978. A new species of Naslititermes DubJey (Isoptera : Nasutitcnnitinae) fro III Corbett National Park, Uttar pradesh, J. Indian A cad. Wood Sci., Bangalore, 9 (1), pp. 50-55.

Zool. SlIrv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fallna o/Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 51-54, 1995

HEMIPTERA

R.K. V ARSHNEY Zoological SUrl/('r (~r Inditt. lalclIllll- 700053.

Heluiptera cOlllprises al1 kind of bugs, IlloStly terrestrial but some aquatic, and all of thenl are pbytophagous sap suckers. A few bugs are, howevet,predaceous on other insects (Capsidae, Reduviidae, Pcntatontidae ) and one faluily (Citnicidae) is blood sucker of the nlalumals. Nevertheless, luany bugs are fatuous pests of sOlue econoluic crops. Atuong the beneficial bugs, sonte species of aquatic fanli1ies (Nepidae, Corixidae, Belastoluidae) are eneillies of the nlosquito larvae. The cOllune rci a I she1lac is produced by the lac insect (Tachardiidae). Two bugs, Teleonema scrllpll/osa and Orthezia insignis, are used ill the biological control of the weed Lantana camara.

Methods of collection and preservation of Heilliptera a.r~~given elsewhere (Varshney, 1990). India has about 6,500 species in 77 fanlilies of Heluiptera. ProgreSs:~on their species, fanlily-wise, has been ........

evaluated reccntly ( Director ZSI, 1991). Earlier, Distant (1902-.1918) published 7 voJulues on this insect group in the 'Faulla of British India' series. Beeson (1941) had deaJtwith all forest insects including the bugs, in a Illonulllcntal book, which contains Illany studies carried out in the Western HinlaJayan region and their luaterials are deposited in the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun. Varshney (1984) has reported 16 species of coccids frOll1 NW Hitualaya alone, besides luany other species sharing their range with other regions of India.

SOllIe bugs are very conUllOll. Wooly aphis, Eriosoma /anigerllm, and the San Jose scale, QlltldraspidiolllS perniciosus, are conunon in apple or(.~hards and on sonIC other fruit trees alJ over Western Hiuulla yau ra nge. In lower fUCHS Dro.';ic/ta slehhin~ii :lIld Icli(Jeerus spp. (J rc <:onunol1 .on Ina ngo trees. Spit bug ( Ccrcopidae) is also COlllU)On in lower reaches.

The following list of species is just a token list. Undoubtedly there are large nUluber of other helnipteran species which occur in the Western Hinlalayan region. To sort out and facilitate work on thelll, sOlue Inajor Indian studies on Henlipteran fauna nlay be indicated here as follows:

A1eyrodidae

Tachardiidae

Psyllidae

Aphidoidea

Adelgidae

Melubracidae Cicadellidae:

Typhlocybinae

Cercopoidea

Penta tOlnoidea

Coccoidea

Jesudasan & David (1991).

Varshney (1977).

Mathur (1975).

Behura ( 1963); Ghosh (1980-1993).

Ghosh (1983).

Ananthasubranlanian & Ananthakrishnan (1975).

Sohi & Dworakowska (1983).

Da tta & Ghosh (1981).

Datta et al. (1985).

Ali (1969-1974); Varshney (1992).

52 Fauna of Westcrn Hhllalaya : Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

A VOIUlllC in the 'Fauna of India' series 011 Melnbracidae by Ana nthasubrallla nian and an Occasional Paper on SOIlIC HetcroJ>teran falnilies by Vasanthi Hegde are under publication by ZSI.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: INSECT' A

ORDER: HEMIPTERA: HOMOPTERA

FAMIL Y: CERCOPIDAE

Macllaerota planitiae Distant + FAMIL Y : CICADELLIDAE

Id;ocerlls spp. + + + Nepholellix virescens (Disla nl) +

(SYIl. N. bipunCltllliS Fabricius)

FAMIL Y : APHIDIDAE

Eriosoma /anigerllm (Hausluann) + Avicennina indica Chak. & Maity + Indotllberaphis sorbi Chak. & Maity + Neotlcyrtllos;pllon dllbillm Chak. & Maity + R(rycl"r"d""riella potentillae Chak. & Maity + FAMIL Y: MONOPHLEBIDAE

Drosiclla stebbingii (Green) + FAMIL Y : TACHARDIIDAE

Kerria llibizziae (Green) + K. /lICCtl (Kerr) Varshncy + + + -FAMIL Y : KERMESIDAE

Kernles himli/cryensis Green + FAMIL Y : DIASPIDIDAE

QII(ldrtl~pidiotlis pernicioslIs ( COlllSI0l·k) + ORDER: HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA

FAMILY: TINGIDAE

Teleonemll scrllpll/osa Stal + + + + FAMIL Y : PYRRHOCORIDAE

Macroceraea grlrndis (Gray) (Syn. Lollita grandis) + FAMILY: PENTATOMIDAE

Canthecontl [urcellala Wolff. + FAMIL Y : NEPIDAE

Ltlccotrephes ruber (Linnaeus) + + + Ranfltra [ili/ormis (Fabricius) + +

V ARSHNEY : Hentiptcra 53

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

R. veripes Stal + + +

FAMIL Y : NOTONECTIDAE

Enitlteres indica Fabricius + Anisops sllrdell Herr. & Schaffer +

A. bOlilleri Kirkaldy +

A. n;vells Fabricius +

Plea plit"escens Dista Ilt +

FAMIL Y : BELOSTOMIDAE

Lel"ocerlls indiclls ( Lep. & Serv.) +

(Syn. Belostoma indicum)

Spllllerodema annlllatilm (Fabricius) +

S. rllsticllm (Fabricius) +

FAMIL Y : NAUCORIDAE

Heleocaris oreatlls ( Mont.) + + +

H. obliquatlls ( Spi n.) + + FAMIL Y : CORIXIDAE

C orixtl Itieroglypll;ca Du f. +

FAMILY; HYDROMETRIDAE

Clilindrostethus prodllctlls Spin. + Gerris scali/berg; (Distant) + Melrocoris stel/i ( Dohrn.) + + +

Plli/tinlera/aliclIlldllltl ( Hi.rd.) t + +

REFERENCES

ALI, S.M., 1969-1974. A Catalogue of the Oriental Coccoidea. (Parts I-V). Indian Mils. BlIlI., 4 (1): 67-83 (1969); 4 (2): 38-73 (1969); 5 (1): 9-94 (1970); S (2): 71-150 (1970); 6 (2): 7-82 (1974).

ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN, K.S. & ANANTHAKRISHNAN, TIN., 1975. Taxonolllic, Biological and Ecological studies on sonIC Indian Mcnlbracids ( Insecta: HOllloptera). Rec. zool. Slirv. India, 68 (1 .. 4): 161-272,305-340.

BEHURA, B.K., 1963. Aphids of India: A survey of published infonnation. Froc. First Summer School of Zoology (Siuda, 1961). Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta: 25-78.

BEESON, C.F.C., 1941 (Reprinted 1961). The Ecology and Control of the Forest Insects of India and the neighbouring countries. Govt. of India, Dehra Dun: 767 pp.

DATTA, B. & GHOSH, L.K., 1981. Studies on Oriental Cercopoidea (Hemiptera: HOI110ptera). EOS, 50: 41-67.

54 Faulla uJ Weslcrn HiinaJaYil : Pari 1: Uttar Pradesh

DATTA, B., GHOSH, L.K. & DHAR, MAYA, 1985. Study on Indian Pentatollloidea ( Heteroptera: Insecta). Rec. zoof. Slirv. India, Occ. Paper, 80: 1-43.

DIRECTOR, Z.S.I. (Ed.), 1991. Anilllal Resources of India Protozoa to Manunalia- State of the Art. Zoologica I Survey of India, Calcutta: 694 pp.

DISTANT, W.L., 1902-1918. Tbe Fauna of British India, Rhynchota ( Vols. 1-7). Taylor & Francis, London: 1 : 1-438 (1902); 2 : 1-503 (1904); 3: 1-503 (1906); 4: 1-501 (1908); S: 1-362 (1910); 6: 1- 248 ( 1916); 7: 1-210 (1918).

GHOSH, A.K., 1980-1993. The Fauna of India, Apbidoidea (Parts 1- 6). Zoological Survey of Iudia, Calcutta': 1 : 1-124 (1980); Z : 1- 167 (1982); 3 : 1-429 (1984); 4 : 1-429 (1988); 5 : 1-336 (with F.W. Quednau, 1990); 6 : 1-330 (with B.K. Agarwala, 1993).

GHOSH, A.K., 1983. A review of the falllily Adelgidae from the Indian subregion ( Homoptera: Apbidoidea). Orienta/Ins., 17 : 1- 34.

JESUDASAN, R.W.A. & DAVID, B.V., 1991. Taxonolllic studies on Indian AJeyrodidae ( Insecta: HOllloptera). Orienta/Ins., 25: 231-434.

MATHUR, R.N. 1975. Psyllidae oflbe Indian suh<.'ontincnt. I.C.A.R., New Delhi: 1-429.

SOHI, A. S. & DWORAKOWSKA, I., IlJX3. A fl'vil'\\ of Ihe Indian Typblocybinae ( HOllloptera: Cicadcllidac) fronllndia. Oriental IllS., 17: 159-213.

VARSHNEY, R.K., 1977. Taxonolllic studies on Lac insects of India (Hollloptera: Tachardiidae). Orienta/Ins. Supp/., 5 (1976) : 97 pp.

V ARSHNEY, R. K. , 1984. Biogeography of the coccids of Indian subcontinent. Verlt. SIEEC X. Budapest, 1983 : 370-371.

V ARSHNEY, R.K., 1990. Heluiptera. In : Collection and Preservation of Anhllals. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta: 119-124.

V ARSHNEY, R.K., 1992. A check-list of the Scale insects and lllealybugs of South Asia, Part I. Rec. Zoof. Sllrv./ndia, Oec. Paper, 139: 1-152.

Zool. Surv.lndia Himtlltlyan Ecosy.stem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 55-60, 1995

C()LEOIYJ"ERA

S.BlSWAS

Zoological Survey of India, Ca/clIlla-700 053

Coleoptera, conulloruy known as beetles, constitutes the largest order of all anitnals. They have bee'n a f:tvourite group for collectors for their versatile habits, Inarvellous colouration and sculpture as well as for their econoluic itnportance. India is well known for richness of coleoptcrn faun<1 The Hitualaya down to the Nilgiri hills along with the Vindyachal and Satpura Ranges give PS ~nonnous

variety of habitats and innulnerable types of beetles.

Hard integuluent, distinct gular region, lllodified forewing (elytra) 1l1eeting lniddorsally into a straigth line, biting 11l0uth parts and holon1etabloic life cycle arc nonnally sufficient to distinguish any beetle.

Beetles are of great econonlic ituportance, sOlne are beneficials and help in controlling luany injurious insects, on the other hand daluage caused by Coleoptera is colossal. The n1ajor ccological hllpact of beetles rcsults fron1 their effect on green planl~, their contribution to the breakdown of plant and anitnaJ debris and their predatory activities.

Out of the four suborders of Coleoptcra two nlajor subordcrs, nalllcly, Adephaga and Polyphaga arc represented in India. Melnbers of other two suhorders, Archosteulata and Myxophaga are yet to be disl~()vercd. Against an esliulatcd lolal of 17lJ J"illlliJil';-" \1)" ('ukopll'nI, ahout 103 falnilies are known fr01n

Indict, of the 3,50,000 described spcl'ics frout aJJ over I ill' world (lnd 15,000 species under 2000 genera are known fronl India.

Our knowledge of Indian Coleoptera is based luainJy on Junk's CoJeopterous Catalogue (1910-1984) and the 'Fauna of British India' Volull1e (1906 1984). Of the families dealt with, fantilies CicindelJidae and Carabidae COllte under suborder Adephaga. Cicindelid beetles, are contnlonly known as 'Tiger beetles' for their agility and ferocity, and one species of Cicindelid beetle has been dealt with in this paper. Ca-rabids are ground inhabiting insects, generally found under soil, ston, leaves and on dead trees, a few are found und'er bark in dead trees. They are nonnally predadory in habits and twenty two species of Carabid beetles are included ill this paper froln this region. Faluily Latnpyridae include 'Fire flies' which are C0I111nOn in ahnost all parts of India. They are generally softbodied insects, feluales sontetitues nlay be larvifonn and one species of fire flies is treated in this paper. Tenebrionidae is a large falnily of diverse habit, sOlne are serious pests e:g. Tribolilim, which belongs to this fa lnil y . Twenty three species of tenebrionid beetles have been recorded here. Chryson1elids conllllonly known as 'leaf beetles' are vcry conuuon in all areas where green vegetation are available, and twenty six species have been listed here froll1 this regin. SOlllC of the crysoluelid species are serious pests of cultivated crops, fruit trees and forest plantations, Curculinid beetles cOlnn10nly known as 'Weevils' are numerous in nun1bers and classified under 75 subfaluilies and only four species have been recorded fronl this region. Scarabids are conullonly known as 'dung beet1es' are found in dung, carrion, decaying plant luaterials. Sonle 1l1elubers of the faulily are phytophagus in hah~ts and causes serious dalnage to pJantation crops and

56 Fauna of Western HhnaJaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

forest trees. Twenty one species of Scarab beetles are included in the present work. Beetles of the fantily Elateridae are conullonly known as 'Click beetles'. About 9000 under 400 genera are known froID all over the world. Larvae are sOluetilncs called 'Wire wonns' and SOllIe of thellt feed on roots of cultivated plants. Five species of this fanlily are recorded here. Beetles of the fatuily Meloidae are cOlluuonly known as 'Blister beetles'. Valuable chelnical 'Canthridin' is derived froltt beetles of tbis group.

FAUNA

INSECTA: COLEOPTERA

FAMILY: CICINDELLIDAE

Cicindella clloris Hope

FAMILY: CARABIDAE

2

+

3 4 5 6 7 8

Plieropsoplllls catoiree (Dej.)

P. IIi/aris (Fab.)

+ THROUGHOUT INDIA, WESTWARD AND KASHMIR

+ THROUGHOUT INDIA

Amara batesi Csiki + HI MALA Y A FROM KASHMIR TO SIKKIM

Le,clia IIsu/clIS Cbaudburi +

MegCl/onydil.s b;rman;clIs Bales +

Rhopalopalplls jallnthinlls (Redt.) +

Nebri" cameron; Andr.

Microlleillls trimaculata (Olivaer)

Gellerila rllficeos Cbaudhury

Agonllm sp.

A. prredator Aube

Arony" c/ulmpioni Andrews

C"It,,""S sp. nr. rllbriclls AJldr.

Ca/edisslIs periucells Bates

Clraenills sp.

c. (,gai!is Chat.

C. apocalis ( Wied. )

C. bimllcillatlls Dej.

C. /elel;IIsII/CIIS Chal.

+

+

+ +

+

+

+ +

+

COULD NOT BE TRACED

+

+

+ +

+

THROUGHOUT THE HIMALAYAN TRACT FROM

ABBOTABADTOCACHAR

+

+

+

+

+

+

C. pllnctastr;tllllS

C. pulc"er Neetn.

+ HIMALAYA TRACf FROM SIMLA TO BHUTAN

+ THROUGHOUT INDIA

BlSWAS : Coleoptera 57

., ~ 4 5 6 7 8 - -'

C. circumdalls brindle +

FAMILY: LAMPYRIDAE

Lamproplwrus tenebrosus W .& K. +

FAMIL Y : ELA TERIDAE

Adelocera pristentrata Ca nd. +

MeianotllsfllSCllS? Fabr. +

Adolocera costicallis Canl~ +

Hemioplls fltlVa Cast. +

Campablacon sinesis Cant. +

FAMIL Y : TENEBRIONIDAE

Gonocephalum simlliatrix Fairnl. +

G. tlcllticolla Karzab. +

Gonocephtllum sp. +

G. tllbercuillm Hope +

G. depressum Fab. +

G. helpioides Fairus. +

G. annanita Chat. +

Haplogaste flabellatlls Sharp +

Opatroides vicinus Fair. +

Pachycera indiana Fair. +

Scleron reitteri Beb. +

Lepidiata sp. +

Adoratus dllvallceli Blanc. +

Mesomorphus sp. +

Pltllynotlls perforatlls Muls. +

Messomorpllus rllgillosils Chat. +

Rhytinolo tristis +

Anlhrocoplloro crocifertl Oliv. +

Derosplulerus cribrub Fa inn. +

Optllroides punctlllatils Bril. +

Lyprapes indicus Wied. +

58 Fauna of Western Hitnalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Stenosida strilltoplInctata Wieden +

Onthopltllglls ~tlg.\'i.\' Hope +

FAMIL Y : MELOIDAE

Myltlbris mtlClI/lIUl Marseul +

Epiclltlla hirticornis (Haag. -Rutenberg) +

Cyaneolyutl coerulea (Leuckart) +

FAMILY: CHRYSOMELIDAE

Maristata qllardrifasciata (Hope) + + +

M. sexmaclliattl (Kollar & Redtenbacbcr) + + + Platycorynus (Corynodlls) +

deammaculllta (Bob.)

Basiprionotll dtlemmacillata (Bob.) +

Podontitl qlltltllordecimpllnctata (Linn.) +

CrtlSpedonttl leayana ( Latr .) +

Chryso",ela populi Linn. +

Chrysolina coelestina ( Baly ) + + + Lem" sp. +

Lema psyche Ba Iy +

Xuthell orienta lis Ba Jy + + + C (,ssida sp. + Anisodera gllerini BaJy +

Clytrasoma palliata (Fabr.) +

Monoleptt, signata (Oliver) +

M. trifasciata Jacoby +

Li/iocer;s impressa (Fabr.) + Temnll~plIs qlladripaageatlls Bryant + Mimastra cynllllra ( Hope) +

Daclylipsa iJrevispinosa ( Cba p. ) + Cleoporlls sp. + C. pllyliallntlli Baly +

Altica cyanea (Weber) + A. ctlerlliescens ( Baly ) +

Spilelloraill ( Sphenoraill ) sp. +

.BISW AS : Coleoptera 59

") J 4 5 6 7 g -.

FAMIL Y : CURCULIONIDAE

Desmidophorlls lIebes Fabr. +

Pycnodactylys hipocrita Cbev. +

Derodlls pallineslls Rodten. +

Hatea cllrc,,/ionoides Heresch +

FAMIL Y : SCARABIDAE

Xylotrlls gideon (Linn.) +

Anoma/Il rllficapilla Bunn. +

Brall;mina sp. +

Serognalilll sp. +

Ctlpris repertlls Walker +

Scartlbtlells sp. +

Papillitl macctllelltlndi Hope +

Onites philemon Fa b. +

O. vereris La ush. +

Chi/oba tlCUltl ( Weid .) +

Pilyllgnatlrlls d;onysius (Fb.) +

Clinler;a spilata (Fa b.) +

Anomala xanthoptera Blanch. +

Ontllophaglls callil ( Fb. ) +

O. dtlnie ( Fb. ) +

O. gagllllls·Hope +

Catlrarsills molossus (Linn.) +

Ont;celllls cinctlls '1 +

Oxycentonia jacunda ( Foldenllann ) +

o. Illbtlpllnctata ( Fabr. ) +

GeotryP"s gideon Linn. +

BEESON, C.F.C. 1941. (Reprinted 1961). The Ecology and Control of the Forest Insects of Indian and the neighbouring countries. Govt. of India Publication: 767 pp.


FAUNA OF BRITISH· INDIA SERIES (NOW FAUNA OF INDIA), 1906-1984. General introduction of Coleoptera, Cicindelidae, Rhysodidae, Paussidae (by Flower, 1912), Carabidae (by Andrews, 1929, 1935), StaphyJinjdae (by Caillcron, 1930-1939), Scarabaeidae (by Arrow 1910, 1917, 1931). Lucanidae and passalidae (by Arrow, 1940), Erotylidae, Languriidae and Endolllychidae (by Arrow, 1925), Chrysolnelidac (by Jacoby 1908, Maulik 1919, 1926, 1936), Ceranlbycidae (by Gahan 1906), CurcuHonidae (by Marshall, 1916) and Gyrinidae and Haliplidae (by Vazirani, 1984).

SCHENKLING, S. (Editor) 1910-1940. Coleopteraruul Catalogues, 170 pars, 31 voJs. W. JUnk. Berlin.

STEBBING, B.P. 1914. Indian forest insects of econoluic itnportance. Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd. london: xvi + 648 pp.

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LEPIDOPTERA: RHOPALOCERA

G.S.ARORA

Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun

S.K.GHOSH & M.CHAUDHURY

Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta 700 053

The lepidopterous fauna, particularly the Rhopalocera, or the butterflies, attracted attention of both the naturalists and the zoologists for their aesthetic as well as scientific values. As a result, the butterfly-group has been by far the best worked out group from anlongst the Insecta. During the eighteenth century, a large nUlllber of butterfly-fauna froln the Indian region was named and described including those frolll Western Hitllalaya region by Linnaeus and Fabricius.

In the nineteenth century, other Inajor contributions on butterflies were by Kollar (1844) fronl Kashlllir: Marshal & de Niceville (1882) and de Niceville (1883-90) from India, Ceylon and Bumla; Doherty (1886) fro III KUluaon; MackilUlon & dl' Niceville (1897-98) froln Mussoorie and Moore (1890-1907) in "Lepidoptera Indka"

At the beginning of 20th century, valuable contributions of Bingham's (1905, 1907) two volums of "The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma" (Butterflies); and Swinhoe's (1909-13) "Lepidoptera Indica" Vol. VII - X are worth mentioning. Although, the sporadic work continued on Lepidoptera, the researches nlade by the following are worth recording and very valuable as far as the publications on the Indian butterflies with particular ,reference to the North-West Hinlalaya (U.P) are concerned: JBNHS, on the "Butterflies of Plains of India"; Evans (1912-26) contributed a series of papers Oil the "Identiilcation of Indian Butterflies". These were, later, published (1930, 1932) in the form of a book entitled as above, enlisting all the known species up to subspecific level, whereverknown, under nine falllilies, viz., PAPILIONIDAE, PIERIDAE, DANAI D AE, SATYRIDAE, AMATHUSII DAE, NYMPHALIDAE, (including ACRAEIDAE), ERYCINIDAE, LYCAENIDAE AND HESPERIIDAE.

Subsequently, Talbot contributed another series of Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. 1 (1939) dealt with Papilionidae and Pieridae and Vol. 2 (1947) with Danaidae, Satyridae and Acraeidae. As a result, other families namely, Amathusiidae, Nymphalidae, Erycinidae, Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae were left out. While Evans published (1949) a Catalogue of Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia present in the B.M. (N.H.), Evans (1957) and Cantlie (1962) studied, respectively, the Arhopala Group of Lycaenidae, and the Lycaenidae except Arhopala Group.

The falnily NYlnphaJidae Inay be regarded as the largest falnily of butterflies considering the nUlllber of species and subspecies. It may also hl' statl'd that the group has been partially worked out. In fact there is no consolidated work 011 IIll' IIIJill laull'l. although lhere are severdl very valuable contributions on the fanlilies, particularly refering to one or the other genus or a group of genera. Reference Illay be 1llade to Eliot (1969) on Neptini.

62 Fauna of Western HinlaJaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

Wynter-Blyth (1957) published a book entitled. "Blitterflies ofT"e Indian Region" (BNHS, BOlubay) covering ahnost all the fauna, upto species level. Though several taxonolnic changes have since been Inade, this cOlnpiJation of all the Inajor faluities and species (since 1932 by Evans), including the COllUllOll, popular english nalnes alongwith coloured and black & white photographs is by far tbe lnost valuable book on the Indian fauna.

Besides, publications of the "Butterflies of Malaya Peninsula" by Corbet & Pendleburry (1978) and Helllluing (1976) are also valuable contributions to the Indian fauna.

Bya conservative estitnate, nearly 1450 species of butter Hies are known to occur in India, including over 325 species froln Garhwal Hitualaya, nlainly Doon & Mussoorie hills and about 350 species fronl Kunlaon hills. Although stray accounts of the butterfly-fauna frolll Western Hiulalaya, are available by Mal~killnon & de Nkeville (1898) ulld Ollenbach (1930-31) fronl Mussoorie; Hannyngton (1910-11) froln KUlnaon; Stelnpffer (1952), BCf1ulrdi (1952) ,and Ll'SSl' (1952)~ Arora & Mandai (1977); Mandai & Chaudhury (1977); Chaturvcdi (ll)Xl); ano MilUlhal t1"lX4), from Garhwal Hilnalaya but the present con1l>ilation is a consolidated accounl on the buuerfly fauna frolll the whole of Westenl Hilualaya' in the Uttar Pradesh covering eight districts viz., Dehra Dun, Tehri, Pauri, Uttarkashi and Chanloli in Garhwa,l, and Allnora, Nainital and Pithoragarh in KUlnaon bills. This account includes the nalned collections at Z.S.I. headquarters and at Regional Station, Dehra Dun and also the species recorded frolll the literature.

The Zoologic.al Survey of India participated in a nunlber of expeditions, nalnely Indo-Swiss Expedition in the year 1958 and surveyed lnahly Chalnoli district of the Hilnalaya; in the Indi'an Tons Valley Expedition, in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India and Mountaineering Club "Dutagar", Culcutta, in Uttarkashi, in the year 1972; and Indian Kalidhang Expedition-1974 to Westenl Hinlalayas, Inainly Uttarkashi. The Northen Regional Station, Debra Dun, further systeluatically surveyed all the eight districts of U.P. Hilnalaya, in alanost all the seasons of the year. Thus, the collection of butterflies and account thereof, of 223 spp. and subspp. present a very interesting COlllpilation. It lnay be Inentioned here tbat not luuch attention has been paid recently to collect the butterfly-fauna frolll Mussoorie & Doon proper, since tbese have been exten.~ively surveyed and results are already known. And with a view to till up the existing gaps, the attention was given for the survey and collection of various species & subspp. frollt those areas of Western Himalaya where the faunistic surveys were not conducted.

This account not only presents new altitudinal records, 1110rphological variations, etc., but also new period of OCl~urrence. Infact, several spcdes were l'ollected frollt the freezing cold weather conditions in the Illonth of January from Kuman" hills. and an' or l'c:nlugil';ll interest.

II is not out of place to nlcntion here that the bultertly launa, dcpending Inainly on the Horistic eleanenl available in Hilnalaya, is greatly affected by otber il11portant factors like clitnate, rdinfall, lelnpcraturc, etc. Western Hilnalaya, including these areas, receive less rainfall during ,11onsoon, cOlupared 10 that in North Eastern Hinlalaya which receives a heavy l8infall during each l11onsoon period. At; a result, the vegetation, clhnate and telnperature are quite different in the eastern and western Hil11alayas. Wynter Blyth (1957) rec.orded as nlany as 835 species fronl eastern Hilnalaya, and 415 species Cronl Western Hitnalaya.

The present studies cover only 223 spp. & subspp: distributed over nine fantilies viz., Papilionidae, Picridae, Danaidae, Satyridae, Acraeidae, NYlnphalidae, Erycinidae, Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae. The only lilnily which has been left out is Anlatbusiidae which does not occur in Western Hitnalaya.Although the account is far fronl cOlllplete, yet it is hoped, further surveys will reveal several additional records

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alld will help identifying further the Westenl Hhualayan fauna. The brief outlines of each falnily js given hereunder:

PAPILIONIDAE : Majority of the spedes are fond of visiting and feeding on Dowers : sOlne like silting on danlp ground near puddles and others shnply love basking in the sun. The flights are variable but rapid and sudden, if disturbed. They are predolninantly black or dark brown in colour, except the species of Parnllss;lIs whk~h are prcdolliinantly white and are found in hjgh altitudes in the Hilualaya.

PIERIDAE : Most of the species prefer open places. Males generally prefer sun-shine while the fel11ales love shaded areas. They arc predonlinantly yellow and white in colour and they settle on daillp ground or ncar puddles either singly or congregating together often in association with a spechnen of Papilionidae. Flights arc usually very slow alld sluggish, but fast flying species are also luetwith in the field, and are also seen settling on Dowers.

DANAIDAE : All species visit tlowers or settle on dalnp ground including the ground danlped with urine. They also have the habit of settling on tlowers, over-ripe fruits or congregate on herbs or shrubs. Flights are usually very slow and when caught also feign death. These are 8nlong the thoughest huttertlies and need a very long and pl'rsisling pn'sslHl' al thl' thorax to be killed. Feigning death also belps then} to fly "way as soon (IS lhcs~ ar~ n:1l'asl'd froUl thl' pressure.

SATYRIDAE : Predonlinalltly brown in colour, the species are weak fliers, with slow, jerky or bouncing Illovenlents, rather close to the ground particularly littered with dead and fallen leaves. But there arc SOllIe species which prefer open lueadow and grass lands, abound with sl11all herbs or shrubs. Most of the species do not visit flowers but are attrncted to over-ripe fruits.

ACRAEIDAE : The species a re fond of settling on flowers a nd leaves. Predonlina ntly, the species belonging to this falnily are tawny yellow in colour. Only two species are known to occur in India, out of whil~h, one is occurring in Western Hhnalaya. The species has evolved a habit of exuding foul snlelling oily- yellowish fluid which is distasteful to birds/other predators.

ERYCINIDAE : Generally, all are fond of shady wooded areas, hilly forests and visit areas close to SlrC3111S or the undergrowth. Flights arc very fast and do not like to settle on flowers.

NYMPHALIDAE : Generally, all the species visit flowers, being very fond of sun-shine and basking. Flights arc fast and are not easily caught. A large nUluber of thenl are attracted to over-ripe fruits, dung, or fruit dipped in bccr. These species are the I1\Ost beautiful aluongst butterflies.

LYCAENIDAE : Predoluinantly blue, but other colours like brown, yellow, luetallic green or white are not unc.ollUllOll. The butterflies are vary delicate, nlainly very slow fliers and found ah110st everywhere nanlely, Ineadown, open grass-lands, shrubs, particularly along paths and clearing ill forests. Majority of the species arc fond of visiting flowers,

HESPERIIDAE : Prcdolninanlly, the spedes arc dark brown with orange, yellow luarking or Illctallil' tinge in sOlne species. Generally, all arc very tough and fast fliers and cannot be killed by conventional 1l1cthods of killing but need to be killed in killing Jars. Nearly all the species are sl11all to Inediulll sized, abundant in jungle but arc also available in open grass-lands. SOlne species are crepuscular or even attracted to light at night. Majority of the species are attracted to flowers and feed 011 thenl, others settle on groulld or in a shaded areas, dalup patches or over bird's droppings. Quite a large nUlllber of species arc fond of basking in sun-shine.


FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA ECOSYSTEM (U.P.: INDIA)

FAUNA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : INSECf A

ORDER : LEPIDOPTERA

FAMILY: PAPILIONIDAE

Pachliopta aristoloch;ae (Fabr.) + +

P.latre;llei (Donovan) + -Polydorlls dasarada ravana (Moore) +

P.aidoneus (Doubleday) +

P. varllna astorion (Westwood) +

Troides aeacus aeacus (Felder) +

Chilasa agestor govindra (Moore) +

c. clytia clytia (Linn.) fornl elytia + +

Papi/io bootes janaka Moore +

P. polytes romulus Craltter + + + + + +

P. protenor protenor Crailler + + + +

P. rhetenor Westwood +

P. polyctor polyetor Boisduval + + +

P. demolells Unn. + + + +

P. mac/won penjabensis Eimer + + + + + +

P. paris paris Linnaeus +

P. arcturus arius Rothschild +

Graphium nom;lls nom ills (Esper) +

G. elOtlnt/uls (Westwood) + + + +

G. eurolls caschmirensis (Rothschild) +

G. sarpedon (Linn.) +

G. doson axion (Felder) +

Parnass;lIs clUlrlton;us Gray + P. jtlcqllemontii jacqllemontii Boisduval +

P. epaphus cachemirienis Oberthur +

P. h(lrdw;ckei hardwickei Gra y +

P. sloliczktlnlls florencitlt! Tytlcr + +

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FAMILY: PIERIDAE

Leptosia nina nina (Fabr.) + +

Baltia blltler; blltler; (Moore) +

Metaporia agaillon phryxe (Boisd.) +

M. a. caphusa ( Moore ) + + + +

M. a. ariaca (Moore) +

M. lellcodice soracta Moore +

Mesapia pelor;a (Hewitson) +

Aporia nc,bel/ica (Boisd.) +

Deli"s bell"donn" IIorsfieldi (Gray) + + +

D. e"ch"ris (Drury) + +

D. sanacn sanacn (Moore) +

D. IIyparete indica CHallace) +

Anaplreis allrola (Fabr.) + +

Cepora nerissa p/aryne (Fabr.) + +

Appias lalage (Doubleday) +

A. libylhea (Fabr.) +

Arlogeia canidia indica (Evans) + + + + + + + +

P;eris brassicae nepalensis Doubleday + + + +

P. callidice kalora (Moore) +

P. nCIpi ajalet, Moore +

Pontic, daplid;ce moore; (Rober) +

P. cllOridice alpina (Verity) +

Ixi"s m"ri"nlle (Crdlner) + + +

Ellch/oe (Illsonia dClpilalis (Moore) +

Valeria valeria IIippia (Fabr.) + + + +

Catopsi!ia crocale (Cralner) + + + +

C. pyrantlle (Unn.) + + + + + +

Gonepteryx rllamn; nepalens;s Doubleday + + + + + + +

G. malUlgll'Il (Gistel) +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

E. laeta laeta (Boisd.) + + +

E. IIecabe fimbriata (Wallace) + + + + +

E. brigitta rubella (Wallace) + + +

Colias electo fieldi Menetries + + + + + +

C. erate erate (Esper) + +

C. ladllkensis Felder +

C. eogene eogene Felder +

FAMILY: DANAIDAE

Danalls chrysipplIs (LiM.) + + + + + + +

D. genlltia (Cralner) + + + + +

D. melaneus (Cramer) +

D. silt' (Kollar) + + +

Tirllma/tl limniace /eopardlls (Butler) + + +

T. Ilamata septentrion;s (Butler) + + + + + +

Parantica ag/ea melanoides (Moore) + + +

Ellploea core (Cralner) + + + + + + + +

E. mulciber (Cranler) +

FAMIL Y : ACRAEIDAE

Acrace issoria anomala Kollar + + + + FAMILY: SATYRIDAE

Myctllesis francisctl Santllana Moore + + + +

M. perseus blas;lIs (Fabr.) +

M. minells mineus (Linn.) +

M. IIer; Moore +

M. lepclla lepc/ra (Moore) + +

Letlle confusa Aurivillius + +

L. insanll insana (Kollar) + +

L. siderea Marshall +

L. dakwan;a Tytler +

L. jalaurida jalaurida (deN) +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

L. balQdeva aisa Fruhstorfer +

L. insana ;nsana (KolI) +

L. Ialnsa (Moore) +

L. rollr;a rollria (Fabr.) +

L. verma verma (Kollar) + +

Pararge schakra (Kollar) + + +

P. maerilia maellrla (FeJder) + RI,apllicera moore; moore; Butler + +

All/ocera braluninlls (Blanchard) + + +

A. b. dokwana Evans + +

A. padmo padma (Kollar) + + +

A. p. 10110 Doherty +

A. sWl,lw (Kollar) + + +

A. saraswati (Kollar) + +

Callerebia nirmala nirmala (Moore) + +

C. lcalinda kaUntla Moore +

C. s"allada shallada Marshall & deN. +

C. scam a scanda (Kollar) + + + +

C. hybrida Butler +

C. annada caeca (Watkins) + +

C. Ilyagriva (Moore) +

Yptluma asterope mahra"a Moore + +

Y. salera nikaea Moore + + +

Y. ceylonica kasmira Moore + +

y. nareda nareda (Kollar) + - + Y. indecora Moore +

Y. bllidus bl,ldlls (Fabr.) +

Melanitis leda ismene (CraDler) + + + +

M. plledima galkissa Fruhstorfer + M. zitenills zilenills (Herbst) +

Elymnias "ypermnestra IIndularis (Drury) + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

E. palna palna (Westwood) +

Mllniola p,,/chra p"lc"ra (Felder) +

M. davendra davendra (Moore) +

Hipparchill parisalis slliva (LeCerl) +

Oeneis buddha garhwalicll Tytler + -FAMILY: ERYCINIDAE

Libylhea celtis Fuessly +

L. myrrh a Goda It + + + +

L. lepita Moore + +

Dodonll dllrga (Kollar) + + + +

D. dipoea Hewitson +

Zemeros {Iegyas Cralner + + +

FAMILY: NYMPHALIDAE

Sephistl dic"roll (Kollar) +

Athyma aSllra Moorc +

A. opalina (Kollar) + + + + + +

A. per;IIs (Linnaeus) + +

A. zeroca (Moore) + PantopOr;tl hordonia Stoll +

Neptis bylas tlstola Moore + + + +

N. n,allendra Moore + + +

N. yerburyi Butler + + +

N. sankara (Kollar) +

N. vikasi pselldov;kas; (Moore) + N. radlla Moore + Phaedyma columella Cranlcr + -Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval + + + + + + HY}Jo/iI1,nllS bolintl (Linn.) + + + + H. Inisippus (Linn.) + + -Pseudergolis wedab Kolla r +

Kallimll inachus Boisduval + +

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.-2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Precis hierta (Fabr.) + + + +

P. or;,IIya swinhoe; (Butler) + + + + + +

P. lemonios persico ria Furbstorfer + + + + +

P. almana Linn. + + +

P. atlites (Linn.) + +

P. ipllita siccIlla Stichel + + + + + + + +

Cynthia cIlrdlli (Linn.) + + + + + +

Vanessa indica (Herbst) + + + + + +

V. casllmirensis aesis Fruhstorfer + + + + +

Polygonia egea cognata Moore +

Kaniska canace himalaya Eva os + + + + + +

Argyrells hyperbills (Linn.) + + +

Cllildrena childreni SakOnltl/ti Kollar + + + +

Ft,bric;llntl klima/a Moore + +

lssoritl /atllonia issoell Doubleday + + + +

Pllalanta pha/antha Drury + + + + + +

Symbrentllia hippocilis deN. + + + +

Ariadne merione tapestr;na Moore + + + + +

Cuplla erymanthis /otis Sulzer + +

CIU,rtiXes marmax Westwood +

Eriboea eudamipplls (Doubleday) +

Rohantl parislltis Westwood +

Tanaecia /epidea (Butler) +

T. jli/ii (BougainvilJe) +

T. ntlis (Forster) +

SlImalill daraxea Doubleday +

S. tr;vena Moore +

FAMILY: LYCAENIDAE

Casta/ills ros;mon (Fabr.) + +

C. caleta (Hewitson) +

C. et"ion (Doubleday & Hewitson) +


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Lampides boeticils (Linn.) +

Lycaena pavana (Kollar) + + + + +

L. phlaeas (Linn.) + +

Heliophorlls sena (Kollar) + + + + + + +

H. androcles corllscans Moore +

H. epicles ;ndiclls Fruhstorfer +

H. brahma Moore +

H. tamll Kollar +

Cllretis dentata (Moore) +

ArllOpala omantes (Hewitson) +

A. dodonea Moore +

Panchala ganesa Moore +

Loxilra atymn"s (Cralner) + +

Alblliina pheretes lehanlls (Moore) +

A. gtllothea Blachard + + Celastrina arg;olllls kollllr; Westwood + C. ladon;des gigas Helnilling + + C. hllegelli (Moore) + + + + C. marginata deN. + Polyommatlls ;canlS churalemu Swinhoe +

P. eros dux Riley +

Aricia astraclle Bergs. +

Z;zeer;a mallil (Kollar) + + + Poruia llewitsoni Moore +

AllotinllS multistr;gatus deN. + Spalgis epuls (Westwood) + Everes argiades (panas) + Meg;sba ma/aya (Horsfield) -- +

Nacaduba aluta coelestis deN. + N. dana deN. + Clltleloprocla odaltl Hcwitson +

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t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

TI,ecla icantz Moore +

T. hiel; Oberthur +

T. ataxus (Doubleday & Hewitson) +

T. birllpa Moore +

T. syla Koller +

T. zilla (Hewitson) +

Sp;ndasis elwesi Riley +

Ancema ctes;a (Hewitson) +

Tajllria yajna (Doherty) +

T. melastigma deN. +

Cheritra,reja (Fabr.) +

Ticherra aete (Moore) +

Rapala selira Illoore +

R. jarblls sorya Kollar +

FAMIL Y : HESPERIIDAE

POfanl/IlIS dara Kollar + + +

Tag;ades att;eus (Fabr.) +

Sarangesa pllrendra (Moore) + Oriens gola (Moore) +

Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabr.) +

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ZooL Surv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 75-79, 1995

TRICHOPTERA

S. K. GHOSH & M.CHAUDHURY Zoological Survey of India, Calclltta - 700 053

The Trichoptera or caddis flies, one of the largest groups of aquatic insects are generally aquatic in illunature stages and they are abundant in freshwaters. Caddis flies occur in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, pools, etc. The adults are entirely terrestrial and reselnble slnall moths. The body particularly the wings are covered with sho,rt hairs and thereforc, the nalllc Trkhoplera (trichos, hair, pteron, wing) has been derived. The larvae feed on algae, fungi and bacteria on :decaying leaves,. fine organic particles and snlall invertebrates but the adults fee~ on liquids. The trichopterans are found in all faunal regions except the Antractic. Though the Trichoptera is generally not recognised as insects of economic importance, they playa very important ecological role in freshwater. Due to the broad trophic habits of the larvae, they take an important part in energy transfer at several levels in aquatic ecosystem and are therefore significant in the nutrition and management of fish, water fowl and other aquatic vertebrateS. Amongst a total of more than 7000 species from the whole world and about 812 species known from India, 60 species are known fronl Western Himalaya under the jurisdiction of Uttar Pradesh. A total of about 38 faluilies have been reported so far from the whole world out of which 18 families are recorded from India. Altogether the lnaterial belonging to 13 families of Trichoptera from Western Himalayan belt of U ~P. hitherto is known.

Though the work of the Indian Trichoptera started a little before the 19th Century the major work on the group from India was carried out in early and later part of this Century. Some of the important contributions namely, Betten (1909), Martynov (1935- 1936), Schmid (1959, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972) Inay be referred to.

They also made valuable contribution on the trichopteran fauna of Western Himalaya. It may be. lnentioned that the work on ,this group of inects is far from complete from India as the group has received", little attention in the past. Very recently the work has been initiated in the Zoological Survey of India. ' However, the brief infonnatiolls on calob falnily known from the Westenl Hilnalaya belt of Uttar Pradesh are furnished hereunder:

Rhyacophilidae : It is the most primitive family and found in all Zoogeographical regions of the globe excepting for the Australian, Neotropical and Ethiopian Regions. The larvae are entirely free-living, generally predacious and found in cool running waters. Amongst a total of about 450 species from the whole world, 28 species belonging to two genera, namely, Rhyacophila and Hima/opsche are known from the area under consideration.

Phrygaenidae : It includes the largest trichoptera with a total length of about 40 mm. (Wings in folded condition). The larvae construct the cases with leaf or bark pieces. They are predacious and detritivorous and also found mainly in lakes, streams and temporary pools. This family is confined to the Nearctic , Palaearctic and Oriental regions. Anlongst a total of about 70 species hitherto known fro III , the whole world only one apecies of the genus Eubasilissa is recorded from the a rea.

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Calamoceratidae : The larvae are found in the reduced current of streams, lakes and swamps and are gencraHy detritivorous. The larval case consists of leaf or bark pieces or of twings hollowed out by.

the larvae.

This faillily is represented in all the Zoogeographical regions of the globe. Atllongst a total of about 100 species from the whole world only one species in the Genus Ganonema is so far recorded frOlll U.P. belt of Western Himalaya.

Hydropsychidae : The larvae Jive in fixed shelters of plant and roekes fragments on rockes or logs and construct a selken net of different mesh sizes of food items. They feed on algae, organic particles and invertebrates. This falnily occurs in all faunal regions. Amongst a total of about 900 species frolll the whole world, only 5 species in 4 genera, nanlely, AmpilipsyclJe, Diplectrona, Hydropsyclae and Chellmatopsyche are recorded from Western HianaJaya belt of U.P.

Sericostomatidae : The larvae are found either in stagnant or folJowing waters. They are detritivorous and construct the curved larval cases consisting of fine rock fragments. Excepting for the Australian region, this family is represented in an faunal regions. Amongst a total of 100 species from an over the world, only 2 species belongings to two genera, namely, Dinarthum and Dinarthrodes are recorded frolll the area.

Glossosomatidae : The larvae are found in running waters and they construct the domeshaped larvel cases resembling the tortoise shens. They feed on algae and fine organic particles. This family is represented in all funal regions. Amongest a total of about 400 species fronl the whole world only two species in two genera nalnely, Agapelils and Glossosoma are recorded fronl the Western Hilnalaya belt of V.P.

Stenopsychidae : The larvae are found in flowing rivers with strong current and I'ive in stout shelters of stones. They feed on insects and algae. This fanlily is represented in Oriental, Australian, Ethiopian and Palaearctic regions of Asia. Alnongst a total of about 70 species frOlll alJ over the world, only one species under the genus Stenopsyche is known from the area.

Uenoidea : The larvae are slender, gregarious in habit and scrape algae and fine organic particles. They are found on rocks and their habitat is rapid streams. This family is known from the Himalayas, Japan and Western North Alnerica. Aanongst a total about 25 species fro III , the whole world, only 0l!e species under the genus Uenoa is recoded froln the concerned a rea.

Leptoceridae : The larvae are olnnivorous and the lnajority crawl on rock or plant substrates. The larvel cases consist of rock or plant 1l1aterials. They are found in all faunal regions. Anl0nges~ a tOted of 800 species fronl all over the world, only a single species under the genus Mystacides is so far, reported frolll U.P. belt of Western Himalaya.

Limnep"i/idae : The larvae feed nlainly on detritus and their habitat is running or stagnant water of telllporary pools or brackish water. This family is reported fronl Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, Nearctic, Neotropical and Australian Regions. Anlongst a total of about 1000 species from the world only two species under the genus Apalania is known froln Western Hilnalayan belt of V.P.

HydrobasidtJe : Tbe larvae are predasious ilnd ffl~e-livillg. The habitat is nuuling waters. This falnily is reported fronl Palaearl'lil' (A~ia) Oril'ulal. Nl'ilfl'lir, NC'otropic~1 and Australian regions. Out of a total of about 150 species fronl the world onJy one species under the genus Apsilochorema is known frolll the area.

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Psychomyiidae : The larvae construct fixed tubes of silk covered with particles of sand and detritus on rocks or logs. The larvae feed lllainly on organic particles and their habitat is cool running water. This faluily is represented in all faunal regions except the Australian and Neoptropical. Amongst a total of about 150 species known frOln the world only 3 species under the genus Tinodes are known fronl Western Hitnalayan belt of U.P.

Phi/opotamidae : The larvae live in sea-like silken nets on rock. The habitat is running water. They feed on algae and other organic particles. The falnily Ol'CUrs in all Zoo-Geographical.regions. There are approxitnately 400 species known from thl" 'Worl~ or \\ hil'h 4 species under the genera Chimarra and Dolopllilodes are known frolll the area.

DISTRICT-WISE LIST OF SPECIES OF TRICHOPTERA (INSECTA)

FAUNA 1 2 3 4 5 ·6 7 8

Fanlily RHY ACOPHILIDAE

1. *Rhyacophila hobsoni Martynov + 2. *R. ngulpa SChUlid +

3. * R. chllrongpa Schmid +

4. R. chembo Schmid +

4a. *R. cllembo lartsepa Schmid + 5. * R. stenostyla Martynov +

6. R. bllotia ~chlnid + +

7. R. tsetangpa SChlUid +

8. R. sakyapa SChlUid + 9. R. ktldaphes Schlnid + 10. R. kanichka SChUlid + 11. R. kedara Schmid + 12. R. Ihakpa Schmid + 13. R. obscllra Martynov

14. R .. similis Martynov + 15. R. tungpa Schmid + 16. R. choprai Martynov + + 17. R. klUlsiorllm Schmid' + 18. R. pallrava Schlnid + 19. R. shakongpa Schmid + 20. *R. bidens Kintins + + 21. *R. sikungpa Schmid + 22. R. zhungpa Schnlid + 23. R. trll.lungpa Schmid +

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24. R. kando Schmid + 25. R. drokpa gurla Schmid + 26. R. pinalis Ma rtynov + 27. *R. dUatala Martynov + + 28. Himalopsyche bhagirathi Schmid + 29. H. lungma Schmid + 30. H. digitala Martynov + 31. H. lodma Schmid + 32. H. hierophylax Schmid + 33. H. angnorbui Schmid + Falnily : PHILOPOTAMIDAE

34. Chimarra oberrans Marlynuv + + 35. C. digilala Martynov + 36. C. kllmaonensis Martynov + 37. Dolophilodes indicllS Martynov + Fanlily : PHRYGAENIDAE

38. Ellbasilissa wigginsi Ghosh & Ehaudbury +

Family CALMOCERATIDAE

39. Ganonema salslIm Betten + 40. Asotocerlls fllscipennis (AJbarda) + Family HYDROPSYCHIDAE

41. Ampl,ipsyclre indica MartyoQv + 42. Dipleclrona marginala (Betten) + 43. Hydropsyche pallidipennis Martynov

44. H. kazanakovi Martynov + + 45. Chellmalopsyche trllncata Martynov + Faluily SERICOSTOMATIDAE

46. Dinarthrllm pllnj(lbicilm Martynuv +

47. Dinarthrodes inequalis Manynov + Fanlily GLOSSOSOMA TIDAE

48. Agapetus triJIngularis Martynov + 49. Glossosomtl {usum Martynov + + 50. Glossosoma (Lipoglossa) ab/wares Schmid + Fanlily STENOPSYCHIDAE

51. Stenopsyc/re haimavatikll Schmid +

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Family UENOIDAE

52. * Uenoa hiberna Killlmins +

Fal\lily LEPTOCERIDAE

53. *Mystacides indica Martynov ~ +

Family LIMNEPHILIDAE

54. *Apatania avyddhagada Schmid + 55. *A. choradija Schmid + +

Fanlily HYDROBIOSIDAE

56. *Apsilochorema tigmate jaman Schmid +

Faulily PSYCHOMYIIDAE

57. *Tinodes akanlalu, SChUlid +

58. *T.prilludavi Schluid + 59. *T.lltchunalinga Schntid +

'+' denotes species known fronl the district; - species not available; * species recorded from literature.

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SCHMID, F. 1968. La sour falnille des Apataniines en inde (Trichoptera : Lillloephilidae).- Can. Ent., 100 : 1233-1277, 128 figs.

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H Y lVlE N t)J'TEKA

S.K. GUPTA Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun

First records and descriptions of Fauna of Hymenoptera from India ,,'ere made by earlier workers like Linnaeus, De Geer, Fabricius and others. Additions to species were also made by Smith and Walker. Bingham (1897) for the first thue gave a full account of Wasps and Bees in his Fauna of British India Hymenoptera, Vol. 1 and subsequently (1903) contributed another volume on Ants and Cuckoo-Wasps in his Fauna of British India Hymenoptera. Cameron (1889-1909) described a number of new genera and species of Hymenoptera from India, which included sonle taxa described from the material collected by Rothney and others froln Western Hhnalayan (V.P.). Morely (1913) published an account of the faluily Ichneumonidae in Volunle flI of Fauna of British India Hymenoptera.

Gupta (V.K.) and his students undertook extensive surveys of Indian states and collected several hundred specitnens, from areas including Western Himalaya (U.P). This resulted in publication of series of tuonographs and research papers on the families Ichneumonidae and Braconidae. The Northern Regional Station of Zoological Survey of India systelnatically surveyed all the eight districts of Western Hinlalaya (U.P.) and a good collection of HYlnenoptera was built up, which represents new distribution records for a nUlnber of species and also SOllIe undescribed species.

The present account gives district wise distribution of about 200 species of Hyulenoptera under superfamilies Vespoidea (five faluilies), Apoidea (one fa III i1y), Chalcidoidea (one falllily), and Proctotrupoidea (five falnilies).

FAUNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : INSECf A ORDER: HYMENOPTERA FAMILY: TIPHIIDAE SUBFAMIL Y : MYZININAE

Hylomesa dimidiaticornis (Bingham) + Mesa dimidiata (Guerin) +

SUBFAMIL Y : TIPHIINAE

Tiphia (Tiphia) davarae Allen + T. (T. ) tegulita Allen + T. (T.) implicata Calueron + + + T. (T.) incisa CaOleron +

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T. (T.) shillonga Allen +

T. (T.) hirsuta Smith +

T. (T.) pillcha"kiae Allen +

T. (T.) decrescens Walker +

T. (T.) birganjae Allen +

T. (T.) rllfofemorala Snlith + +

T. (T.) magrettii Cameron +

T. (T. ) fuscinervis Canleron +

Tip"ia (T.) sp. 1 + + Tiphia (T.) sp. 2 + Tip"ia (Jaynesia ) sp. 1 + Tip"ia. (J.) sp. 2 +

F AMIL Y : SCOLIIDAE

SUBFAMILY: CAMPSOMERINAE

Phalerimeris p. pha/eraul (Saussure) + + +

Campsomeriella c. col/aris (Fabr.) + + + + + +

Campsomeriella annulala (Fabr.) + + + + Colpacampsomeris i. indica (Saussure) + + Megacampsomeris dehraensis (Betrem) +

M. asiatica himalayana (Betrem) + + M. prismatica (Smith) + + + + + + Megacampsomeris. sp. +

SUBFAMIL Y : SCOLIINAE

Allstroscolia nudala (Snlitb) + Megascolia aZllrea christiana (Betrem & Guiglia) + Megascolia sp. + Scolia affinis Guerin + + + S. fascialopunclata dllnensis Betrem + S. dehraensis Betrenl + + S. kangraensis Belrelu +

S. b. binotata Fabr. +

S. cruenla Klug + + S. venusta Snlitb + S. superciliaris staudingeri Betrem + S. qiladripllsliliala Fabr. +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMILY: EUMENIDAE

Ellmenes dimidiatipennis Sauss. + + +

E. petiolata (Fabr.) + E. conica (Fabr.) +

E. eSllriens (Fabr.) + +

E. exiglla Sauss. +

E. edwardsii Sauss. + E. punctata Sauss. + +

Labus Spa +

Montezumia burmanica Bingham + M. impavida Binghaln + RIJyncIJium argentatum (Fabr.) + +

R. brllnneum (Fabr.) + ,.. +

Odynerlls ceyloniclls Sauss. + -.,

o. ovalis Sauss. + O. mllitipictus Smith +

FAMILY: VESPIDAa

Po/istes (Nygmopolistes) tenebricosus sulcatus Smith +

Polistes ( Megapolistes ) olivaceus (De Geer) + + + + +

Polistes ( M. ) rothneyi Cameron + + +

Polistes (M. ) watt;; Cailleron +

Polisles ( Polistella ) adustus Binghalu +

Polistes ( P. ) maculipennis Saussure + + + + + +

Polistes (P. ) sagittarius Saussure +

Polistes ( P. ) stigma tamula (Fabr.) + Ropalidia ( Anthreneida ) brevita Das & Gupta + +

Ropalidia (A. ) colorata colorata van der Vecht + +

Ropalitlia ( A. ) cyathiformes (Fabr.) + Ropalidia (A. ) fasciata (Fabr.) + + +

Ropalidia (A. ) jacobsoni jacobsoni (Buysson) + Ropa/idia ( A. ) marginata marginata (Lepeletier) - +

Ropalitlia (A. ) matilematica nigroplagiata (Cameron) - +

Ropalidia (A. ) artifex Saussure + Ropalidia ( A.) rufocollaris rufocollaris (Cameron) - +

Ropalidia ( A. ) stigma stigma (Smith) + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Ropa/idia ( A. ) variegata var;egata (Smith) + Parapolybia varia ( Fabr. ) + + .-Provespa anomala ( Saussure ) + -Vespt' ( Vespa) mandarinia magnifica Sinith + -Vespt' ( V. ) ve/ulina aurtlritl Snlith + + + + + Vespa ( V. ) basalis S llti th + + + + Vespa (V.) orientalis Linnaeus + Vespula j1aviceps jlaviceps (Sluith) + + + + Vespu/a orbata orbata (Buysson) + Vespula strllctor (Smith) +

FAMILY: POMPILIDAE

M acrolneris violacea Lepeletier + Auplopus albilabris (Bingham) + A. laevicuills (Bingham) + A. frallenfeldiana (Sauss.) + + Sa /ills madraspatanus (Smith) + S. rotllneyi Ca Ineron + + S. perplexus (Snlith) + + S. nicevilli; Binghanl + + S. sinensis (Slnith) +

S. bipartillis (Lepeleticr) +

S. flavus (Fabr.) + S. gelninus Bingham + Pompillis perp/exlls (Smith) + + P. canifrons (Snlith) + P f;lIbsericeus Sauss. + P. nlllculipes Sluith + P. Inllilipictus Sinith + P. analis (Fabr.) + P. biocl4/atlls Binghanl + + P. rej7exlls Smith + P. arrogans Sluith + P. bra COLliS Bingbaul + Pompi Ius sp. + Aporus orienta/is (Caillcron) +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMILY: SPHECIDAE

SUB FAM IL Y : AMPULICINAE

Dolic/ulrlls taprobanae Smith +

Dolichllrlls sp. +

Trirogma caerillea Westwood + Ampillex compressa (Fabricius) + + Ampulex dissector (Thunberg) +

SUBFAMIL Y : SPHECINAE

Cillorion lobatum (Fabricius) + + + +

Clralybion bengalense (Dahlbom) + + +

Sceliophron m. madraspatanum (Fabricius) + + + Sceliophron cllrvatum (Slnith) + Splrex ser;ceus fabric;; Dahlbonl + + Sphex pruinosus Genna r +

Sphex praedator melanopoda Strand + + + Spllex argentatlls Fabricius + + Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom + + Isodontia nigella (Snlith) + Parapsammopilila erytlzrocephalus (Fabricius) + + Podalonia hirticeps (Cameron) + Podalonia laeta (Bingham) + Ammophila atr;pes Slnith + + + + AmmophUa laeviagata Snlith + + +

Ammopllila p"nctata Smith + + + + +

SUBFAMILY: PEMPHREDONINAE

Carionostigmlls congrlllls (Walker) + Polemistus. sp. + Pempllredon fuscipennis (Canleron) + + +

Psen orientalis Calueron + + Psen sp. +

SUBFAMILY: ASTATINAE

Dryudella maculifrons (Canleron) + +

SUBFAMILY: LARRINAE

Larra maura (Fabricius) +


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Liris deplanata bingham; Tsuneki + + Liris nigriventris (Calueron) + Liris sllbtessellata (sinitb) + Liris jacillator (sluitb) +

Liris Itlboriosa (Slnitb) + Gastrosericlls sp. + Taehytes sinensis (Smith) + Taellytes modestlls (Smith) + Taehytes argyreus (Snlith) + Taellytes vise/mil Cameron + -Parapiagetia erytlJropoda (Cameron) + TaclJyspllex bengalensis Cameron + + Pison strialatum Calneron + Pison oblileratum Slnith + Pison sp. + + Trypoxylon eanalieulatllm Ca meron + + + Trypoxylon pileatllm Sntith + + Trypoxy/on intrudens Sluith +

SUBFAMILY: CRABRONINAE

DasyproetllS agilis (sluitb) + + Dasyproetus buddha (Cameron) + + + Dasyproetus opi/ex (Bingham) + Eetemni.1S palitans (Bingham) + Lestica quadriceps (Bingham) + SUBFAMILY: NYSSONINAE

AmmatomllS aUpes (Bingham) + Stizus vespiformis (Fabricius) + Bembeeinus proximlls (Handlirscb) + + Bembix latilarsis Handlirscb + Bembix sIl/plulreseens Dablbom ..: + Stizoides blandinlls (Smith) + SUBFAMIL Y : PHILANTHINAE

Cereeris pietiventris Dablbom + + Cereeris vigilans Slnitb + C ereer;s vise/"," Ca Ineron +

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Cerceris mastogaster Sluith + Cercer;s instabilis Snlith + +

FAMILY: CHALCIDIDAE

Antrocepllailis m;tys (Walker) + A. IIyps;pllylae Narendran + A. pllaeospillis Waterston + Kr;ecllballmerella destructor (Wa terston) + Neocllalcis sp. + Hockeria atra Masi + Uga menon; Kerrich + Halt;cllella macrocera Waterston + H. nipponensis Habu + Invreia crass;cornis ( Masi ) + Trigonllrtl tenllicaud;s Waterston + T. ruficalldis ( Ca Illcron ) +

Bracllymeria dllnensis J., N. & Joy + B. /aslis ( Walker) + + B. ellploeae ( Westwood) + B. tacllardiae ( Cameron) + B. calopeplae J., N. & Joy + B. atteviae J., N. & Joy + Dirll;nlls IIimalayanus Westwood

Epitranlls ramnathi ( Mani & Dubey) +

SUPERFAMILY: PROcrOTRUPOIDEA

FAMIL Y : SCEUONIDAE

Teienomlls proditor Nixon + Sparas;on sp. + Scelio sp. + Ca/otelea rufipes .Cameron + Idris dunens;s (Ma ni) +

FAMIL Y : PLA YTYGASTRIDAE

Synopeas sp. + FAMILY: DIAPRIIDAE

Belyta indica Sharma +

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Psi/us saraswat; Shanna

P. bllaratvarsh"s Sharma

Spilomicrlls Icornatakensis Sharnla

S. kumaonensis Sharma

Trichopr;a montanllS Sharma

FAMILY: PROcrOTRUPIDAE

Phaenoserphus sp.

FAMILY: CERAPHRONIDAE

C eraphron manilae Asbll1ead

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Zool. Surv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 91-110, 1995

HYMENOPTERA: ICHNEUMONIDAE

J.K. JONATHAN Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta-700 053

The falniJy Ichneuillonidae of the order Hymenoptera is one of the largest of all animal groups. Of all the species of insecta known fro III the world, 5-8% belong to family Ichneumonidae. The ichneulllonids are associatcd with foliagc and found lnainly in cool, hUlnid and Jelnperate clhnate. They are parasitic ill coc.oons, usually of Lcpi dopllTtt . hut abo parasilize cocoons of Symphyta, Braconidae, lchneullloludac, Neuroptera, Diplera and spidcn;.

There are about 1200 species known to occur in India. The present study of western Hinlalayan ecosystem of the state of Uttar Pradesh shows that about 25% of the species recorded from India are distributed in this region. The Western Hinlalayan region of Uttar Pradesh is broadly divided into Garhwal and Kunlaon hills. The ichneumonid species froln this region were recorded from altitudes varying froll1 3051n (Ramgarh in Kunlaon Hills) to 3050m (Ghangaria in Garhwal Hills). The present paper record 303 species frolll this region under 15 subfalnilies of fanlily Ichneumonides. The ~istricts of Dehra Dun and Nainital were explored extensively showing highest records of taxa, followed by Tehri, Pauri, Almora, Uttar Kashi and Chalnoli. Pithoragarh district bcing so 111uch in the interior of th~ hills along the borders, very little explorations of ichneulllonids has been done here and no taxa of this falniJy has been recorded frolll this area.

The analaysis of the taxa recorded frolll western Hilllalayan eCQsystelll of Kumaon and Garhwal Hills is given below and a detailed list of taxa showing their distribution in various districts of KUlllaon and Garhwal hills is given in appendix I.

No. of No. of taxa in Garhwal hills No. of taxa in Kumaon Hills

subfalllilies Dehra DUll Tchri Pauri Uttar Kashi Chailloli Nainital Allnora Pithoragarh

15 164 73 6M 13 10 126 32 00

Ta ble showing districtwise distribution of species

(CLASS: INSECTA, ORDER: HYMENOPTERA, FAMILY: ICHNEUMONIDAE)

S.No. Name of the Taxa 1 2 3 5 6 7 8

SUBFAMILY: PIMPLINAE

1. Dolichomitus Inelanolllerus tinctipennis (Calllcron) + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

=Epllialtes tinct;penn;s Call1cron, 1899 =Calliepllialtes odinae Cusblnan, 1927 =Ep";altes macrOp"nCltltls var. urainlls Sonan, 1936 =Ephialtes poslicus Sonan, 1936

2. FJavopitupJa fistulae Gupta & Tikar, 1976 +

3. Afrcpbialtcs lactiventris lactivcntris (Canlcron) + + + + =Pimpla laeliventris Calneron, 1899 =Exeristes graci/es Cusbnla n, 1933 =Cal/;epll;altes bimtlrg;natlls Cusbulan, 1937

4. Afrepbialtes latiannulatus (Call1cron) + + =Ephialtes lat;annlllatils Ca mcrOIl, 1l)()7 =Pilnpla sikkilnensis Ca Inc ron, Il)O~

=Exeristes tibialis Morcly, t 913

5. Excristes roborator Fabricius, 1793 + =Pimpla nursei Ca Ineron, 1906

6. Iseropus (GregophllpJa) anjana + + Gupta Tikar, 1976

7. Scanlbus (AtcJeopbadnus) navicrus + + Gupta & Tikar, 1968

8. Scalllhus (Scaulhus) garbwalcnsis + + Gupta & Tikar, 1968

9. Acropinlpla leucostollla (Canlcron) + + =CI,ar;top;mpla lellcostoma Cushnlan, 1907 =Exeristes plllchella Morely, 1913 =Ep;lIrlls taiwanensis Uchida, 1928

10. Acropitnpla Illaculifacia nigra + Gupta & Tikar, 1976

11. AcropiJnpJa ucbidai (Cushulan) + =Cllar;top;nlpla lichida; Cushma Il. Il)~3

~ 2. 'rnpianpla uttara Gupta & Tikar, 1976 +

13. Sericopilupla albicincta (Morely) + + =Exer;stes albic;ncta Morely. 1913

Zaglyptus nliarus Gupta, 1961 +

Itoplectis bitualaycnsis Gupta, 1968 +

uplcctis tibctensis Perkins, 1967 + +

1 I. Ephialtcs erythroluerus Gupta & Tikar, 1966 + + +

Ht Ephialtcs nigrifcll10ratus Gupta & Tikar, 1967 + + =Ep"itlltes melanomerlls Gupta & Tikar, 1966

JONATHAN : HYlllcnoptera : Ichncunlonidae 93

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

19. COl"l~ygonlilnus bilincastus (Catneron) + =Habrocryptlls bilineattl Ca tueron, 1900

20. Coccygolnhnus calncronii (Dalla Torrc) + + + + =Pimpla vidlla Calneron, 1899 =Pimpla cameroni Dol1a Torrc, 1901 =/Iopleclis orienttllis Morely, 1913

21. Coccygonlitnus carinifrons (Calllcron) + + =Pimpla carinifrons Cantcron, 1899 =Ephialtes formosanll Cushnlan, 1922

22. Coccygolninlus cynator (Morcly) + + =P;mpla cytlnea Morely, 1913 =Pilnpltl cyanlltor Morcly, 1914

23. Coccygolnitnus crehus (Cameron) + + =Pimpla ereblls Catncron, IS99

24. Coccygonlinlus tlavipalpis (Cauleron) + =Pimpla Jlavipalpis Canleron, 1899 =Plrytodiato;dies Inegacra Morely, 1913

25. Coccygoulirnus indra (Cailleron) + + + =Pimpla indrll Canlcron, 1899

26. CoccygonliIllus laothoe (Calncron) + + + + + =P;mpla laolhoe Canleron, 1897 =Pimpla nepe Ca Ineron, 1997 =P;mpla poesia Canleron, 1899

27. Xallthopitnpla appcndicularis appendicularis + (Calneron) =Pimplll appendiclilaris Canleron, 1899 =Xanthopimpla tigris Krieger, 1899

28. Xanthopinlpla decurtata detruncata Krieger + =Xanthopimpla detruncata krieger, 1914 =Xantilopimpla decllrtatll dclruncata Townes & Chiu, 1970

29. XCllllilopitnplCl despinosa leipcphcli~ + Townes & Chiu, 1970

30. Xanthopinlpla detrita Townes & Chiu, 1970 +

31. Xanthopitnpla elegans apicipennis (Cameron) + + =Pimpla apicipennis Calneron, 1899 =Xanthop;mpla fasciata krieger, 1899 =Xanthop;mpla elegans apicipennis Townes & Chiu, 1970

32. Xanthopilnpla guptai Guptai + Townes & Chiu, 1970


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

33. XanthopintpJa h(lnorata honontta (Canleron) + =P;mpla honorata Ca meron, 1899 =Xanthop;mpla cera Calneron, 1908 =Xantllopimpla kriegeriana Cameron, 1908 =Xantllopimpla binghami Cameron, 1908 =Xanthopimpla erytlloceros krieger, 1914 =Xanthopimpla eurycephala Var. assamensis krieger, 1914 =Xanthopimpla ilonorlllll Townes & Chill, 1")70

34. Xanthopimpla lepcha (Calneron) + =Pimpla lepclla Canteron, 1899 =Pimpla indubia Cameron, 1899 =Pimpla khasiana Canteron, 1899 =Xanthopimpla soleata krieger, 1899 =Xanthop;mpla pardalis krieger, 1899 =Xanthopimpla commixta krieger, 1914 =Xanthopimpla giocll;ensis Uchida, 1928 =Xanthopimpla lepclla Townes & Chiu, 1970

35. Xanthopintpla nana nana Schulz + + + =Xanthopimplll parva Canteron, 1905 =Xanthopimpla nana Schulz, 1906 =Xanthopimpla cameron; Schlltiedeknecht, 1907 =Xanthopimpla ornata Szepligeti, 1908 =Xanthopimpla pu[chella Szeligeti, 1908 =Xanthopimpla nana nana Townes & Chiu, 1970

36. Xanthopiutpla pedator (Fabricius) + + =!chnellmon punctator Linnaeus, 1767 =!chenllmon pedlltor Fa bridus, 1775 =!chnellmon mult;plInctor Thunlhcrg, I X22 =Xanthopimpla scutllla krieger, 1899 =Xanthopimpla pllnctatr;x Schulz, 1906 =Xanthopimpla pedator Morely, 1913

37. Xanthopitnpla polyspiJa Cameron + + =Xanthopimpla po/yspi/a Canleron, 1907 =Xanthopimpla lissonota Canleron, 1907 =Xanthopimpla leionota Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

38. Xanthopitupla proxilnans Townes & Chiu, 1970 +

39. Xanthopitnpla punctata (Fabricius) + =!chnellmon p"nctata Fabricius, 1781 =Pimpla transversalis Vollenhoven, 1879 =Xant"opimpltl rllficornis Krieger, 1899 =Xanthopimpla (!) appendiclllilla Calueron, 190~ =Xanthopimpla brllnneciornis Cameron, 1902 =Xanthopimpla kandyensis Cameron, 1905 =Xantltopimpla mccll/iceps Cameron, 1905

JONATHAN : HY111Cnoptcra : Ichncunl0nidae 95

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

=Xantllopimpla Iissonota Cameron, 1906 =Neopimpla punetata Kuroiwa, 1908 =Xanthopimpla kriegeri Szepligeti, 1908 =Xanthopimpla syleptae Viereck, 1912 =Xanthopimpla punetata Morely, 1913 =Phygadenon punetator Ishida, 1915 =Xanthopimpla pyrtlustae Rao, 1953

40. Xanthopitupla sikkiluensis Calueron, 1907 + +

41. Xa nthopitupla stel1l1uator (Trhunbcrg) + =Ichneumon stemmator Thunberg, 1822 =Pimpla integrata Sinith, 1860 =Xanthopimpla thoraealis Krieger, 1899 =Xanthopimpla maculifrons Cameron, 1903 =Xantllopimpla bimaculata C,ameron, 1906 =Xtlnthopimpla nursei Calueron, 1907 =Xanthopimpla [acialis Szepligeti, 1908 =Xtlnlhopimpla dolese"ali Krieger, 1914 =Xanlhop;mpltl Irans[ugtl Krieger, 1914

42. ~llthopimpla tonicae Townes & Chiu, 1970 + 0

43. Parelna nigrobalteata nigrobalteata Cameron, + =TlJeronia nigrobalteata Cameron, 1899 =TlJeronia gracilis Cameron, 1899 =TlJeronia zebra var. eontinentalis Krieger, 1906 =Tlleronia nigroba!teata nigrobalteata Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

44. Perithous divinator hitualayensis Gupta, 1982 +

45. Poelllenia kashluirica Gupta, 1980 +

46. Podoschistus luushanus (Sonan) + =Xorides mllshana Sonan, 1936

47. Eugalta leucopus Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961 + + =Tiligida albitarsis Ca meron, 1900

48. Eugalta Hnearis lrillnaonensis Gupta, 1980 +

49. Acrocephalus punctulatus yaluuna (Gupta) + + =Pseudeugtf!ta Pllnetu!ata yamuna Gupta, 1980

50. Triancyra glabrd Kalnath & Gupta, 1972 +

51. Sychnostiglua validuln Kaluath & Gupta, 1972 +

SUBFAMILY: TRYPHONINAE

52. Phytodictus (Neuchorus) arisanus + dehradunensis Kaur & Jonathan, 1979

53. Phytodietus (Neuchorus) longicauda (Uchida) + =Neuchorus longicauda Uchida, 1931

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8'

=Pllytodiellis (Neuchorlls) longicandll Kaur & Jonathan, 1979

54. PhytodilUS (Phytodictus) bicolor (Rao) + =Stictolissonotll bieolor Rao, 1953 =Phylodielus (Phytodietlls) bicolor Gupta, 1987

55. Phytodietus (Wcisia) pitalubari Kaur & + Jonathan, 1979

56. Netclia (Apatagiulll) inaequalis (Uchida) + + =Pllnisclls (PllrlliJates) inaeqllalis Uchida, 1934 =Nelelia (Apalagillm) inaequalis Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

57. Nctclia (MononlClcrodon) bioc%r (Cushman) + =Monomllcrodotl b;c%r CUShlllii n. )l)34

58. NClclia (Bcssobatcs) virgata (Fourcroy) + + + + =!cllnellmon virgatlls Fourcroy, t 785 =Parablltlls amplus Morcly, 1913

59. Netelia (Longitcrchatcs) hilnalayensis Kaur + + & Jonathan, 1976

60. Nelclia (faxochiloidcs) lalm lalm (Holmgren) + + =Plinisclis latro Hohngren, 1868 =Plln;sclls !errllg;nells Cameron, 1899 =PanisclIs cameron; Enderlein, 1912 =Pan;sclIs ~'amOllnIlS kohl, 1908 =PlIn;slls jll\.'anIlS Szepligcti, 1908 =Nelelia (Nelelia) mliitic%r Nikanl & Rao, 1972 =Netelia (Netelill) rugosa Nikanl & Rao, 1972 =Netelia (Nelelia) ctlrinllla Nikaul & Rao, 1972

61. Nctclia (Netelia) corrugata kaur & Jonathan, 1979 + + 62. Netelia (Nctclia) dolabra Kaur & Jonathan, 1979 - + 63. Nctclia (Nctelia) fUlUnsa kaur & Jonathan, 1979 + 64. Nctclia (Nclclia) fusl'il'ornis (Holngfl'n) +

=Pll"isCIIS fllscicorll;s Hulmgren, I :{5X =PlInisclis qlltldri!inetlills Snlith, I N78

=Plinsiclis lInicolor Sinith, IN78 =PlIniclIs longitllrsis Calneron, 1899 =Panisclis yarkandensis Da lIa Torre, 190 t =Plinisclis renovlltliS Morcly, 1913

65. Nctclia (Netclia) kashlnircnsis (Canteron) + + + + + =Pan;sclis kasIlmirensis Quneron, 1906

66. Nctclia (Nctclia) oricntalis (Calncron) + + + + + + =Plln;sclIs orientalis Ouncron, 1906

JONATHAN: HYlnenoptera : Ichncunlonidac 97

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

67. Nctelia (Netelia) parca Kaur & Jonathan, 1979 +

68. Nelelia (Nctclia) pcctinia Kaur & Jonathan, 1979 +

69. Netelia (Nctelia) rituosa (Enderlcin) + =PaniscIIs rimosa Endcrlcin, 1912

70. Nctelia (Netelia) silantjcwi (Kukujeo) + + + + =PanisclIs silantjewi Kukujeo, 1899 =Paniscus rossicus Kukujco, 1899

71. Netclia (Netclia) siva Kaur & Jonathan, 1979 + + + + +

72. Nctclia (Nctelia) striat .. Nikaln~ 1973 +

73. Netclia (Netelia) vinulac (Sl'opoli) + =Jcllneumon vin"ltle Scopoli, 1763 =PanisclIs ceplUllotes Hohllgren, 1858

74. Netelia (Paropheltes) guptai, Kaur & + + Jonathan, 1979

75. Dyspetes indicus Gupta, 1983 + + 76. Dyspctes ultnl Gupta, 1983 + 77. KriStotOlllUS guptai Mason, 1968 +

SUBFAMILY: LABENINAE

78. Brachycyrtus eublenlluae (Rao) + =Hemigaster ellblemmae Rao, 1953

SUBFAMILY: XODIDINAE

79. Xorides (Maerophora) lissopunctus Gupta & + Chandra, 1972

SUBFAMIL Y : BANCHINAE

80. Lissonota alboluaculata (Calueron) + =Ctenopimpla alo/JolnClclIlClta Calncroll, 1899

NI. Lissonota danialsi Chandra & Gupla, i l l77 +

H2. Lissonota kin'osa Chandra & Gupta, 1977 + +

H3. Alloplasta oblongata Chandra & Gupta, 1977 + +

84. Cryptopiaupla buareoleta Chandra & Gupta, 1977 + + +

85. Cryptopinlpla taiwanensis (Monoi) + +

=Fintona taiwanensis Monoi, 1968

86. Hadrostethus rufil'ruS Chandra & Gupta, 1977 +

H7. Aillphirhachis rubrivcntris Chandra & Gupta, 1977 - + +

88. Strictolissonota foveata Calucron, 1905 + + =Lissonota brevicallda Morcly, 1913

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1 2 3 4 5 6" 7 S-

89. Syzeuctus leptopunctatus Chandra & Gupta, 1977 +

90. Syzcuctus za nthoria Ca Ineron + + =Lissonota zanthoria Cauteron, 1902 =Paralanera indica Rao, 1953

91. Lcptobatopsis indica (Calueron) + =CryptllS indicils Ca lneron, 1897 =Mesoleptis annillipes Caillcron, 1900 =Leptobalopsis allslrtlliensis Ashlncad, 1900 =Nemeritis albovaria Tosquinet, 1903 =Atropha clypearia A4ihntead, 1904 =Tanera annulipes Calueron, 1905 =Syzeuctlls javaniclis Schilliedcknect, 1907 =Alroplra (1) apicalis Szepligeti, 1910

92. Leptobatopsis V-lna(,~ulata (Cameron) + =Lissonota V-maculala Call1CrOIl, IlJU7 =Lissonola bingham; Ca lnerOIl, 1907 =Leplobatopsis grandicolor Rao, 1953

93. Banchus tlavolnaculatus (Cantcron) +. =C idaphllrlls f1avom~clllau,s Ca 111CrOn, 1904

94. Banchus tuillidus Chandra & Gupta, 1977 + +

95. Banchopsis ruficornis (Calucron) + + =Ephoniles rlljicornis Ca lneron, 1905 =Eponiles (!) sClllellaris MoreJy, 1913

96. Exetastes longipcs (Slnith) + + + =Campoplex longipes Sinith, 1878 =!cyona ri[ipes Calueron, 1903 =Tegonn r"fipes Morely, 1913 =Exetasles cameron; Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

97. Exetastes nigcllus Chandra & Gupta, 1977 + + +

9M. Exetastcs nigritibialis Chandra & Gupta, 1977 + 99. Exctastcs vacillans (Calneron) + +

=!c"nellmon vacillans at meron, tXY7

SUBFAMILY: SCOLOBATINI

100. Neurogcnia kapuri Jonathan, 1974 + SUBFAMILY: PORIZONTINAE

101. Chriodcs uttara Gupta & Maheshwary, 1974 + 102. Klutiana townesi (Baltazar) +

=Chriodes (Kllltiana) townesi Baltazar, t 96 t

103. Canlpoplex collinus (Morely) + =Sinophorlls col/enus Morcly, 1913

JONATHAN : HYlllenoptera : Ichneulllonidae 99

t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

104. Canlpoplex indicius Gupta & Mabcsbwary, 1977 + +

lOS. QuupopJcx IIlaxiJnuJus Gupta & + + + Maheshwary, 1977

106. Call1poplcx 1110ntanus Gupta & + Mabeshwary 1977

107. Canlpoplex oriens Gupta & Maheshwary, 1977 - + +

108. Caillpoplex rufigastor Gupta & Maheshwary, 1977 - +

109. CalnpopJex septentrionalis tikari Gupta & + Maheshwary, 1977

110. Venturia inclyta (Morely) + + =CYlnodlisa inC/Ylll Morcly, 1923

Ill. Venturia inquinala (Morcly) + =Cnmpoplex iniqllinlllll Morely, 1913 =Cllmpoplex binghami Morely, 1913 =R/Jimphoctona pluto MoreJy, 1913

112. Venturia longiterebrea (Rao) + =Sinophorlls longiterebrae Rao, 1953

113. Venturia montana Mabesbwary, 1977 +

114. Venturia siauiJlitua Mabeshwary, 1977 + +

115. Venturia uUara Maheshwary, 1977 +

116. Casinaria ashill1ae Maheshwary, 1977 +

117. Casinaria atram Morely, 1913 + +

118. Casinaria elegantula Maheshwary & + Gupta, 1979

119. Casinaria fonnosana bharata Mahesbwary & + + + + + Gupta, 1977

120. Casinaria indubia (Morley) + + =TrophoclImpll ;ndib;ll f\.1orcly, 1913

121. Casinaria JncJJacJypea Maheshwary & + Gupta 1977

122. Casinaria pedunculata nepalensis Maheshwary & + + Gupta, 1977

123. Casinaria tikari Maheshwary & Gupta, 1977 +

124. Cbarops brachypterunl (Canleron) + =Anoma/on brachypterllm Calneron, 1877 =Charops longiventris A~nlead, 1905

125. Charops ganges CuShll1an, 1927 +

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126. Charops obtusus obtusus MorcJy, 1913 + 127. Cynlodusa santoshc Gupta & Gupta, 1974 + + 128. Cynlodusas siva Gupta & Gupta, 1974 + 129. Urvashia dcntipara Gupta & Gupta, 1974 + + +

130. Mcnaka brunnca Gupta & Gupta, 1974 +

131. Dclopia acquorca (Gupta & Gupta) + =DlIs()na aeqllorell Gupta & Gupta. 197X

132. Dclopia aquilonaria (Gupta & Gupta) + =DlIsona aqlli/onaria Gupta & Gupta, 1978

133. Oelopia Buddha (Calueron) + + + + + + =Campoplex buddha Canleron, 1897 =Campoplex opeciolls Calueron, 1897

134. Oclopia ceylonica borealis (Gupta & Gupta) + =DlIsonll Ceylonica borealis Gupta & Gupta, 1978

135. Oelopia deodarae (Cusbluan) + + =Campoplegidae deodarae Cushlnan, 1927

136. Oelopia doonensis (Gupta & Gupta) + =Disona doonensis Gupta & Gupta, 1978

137. Oclopia ektypha (Gupta & Gupta) + =DlIsona ektypha Gupta & Gupta, 1978

138. Oclopia epoilliata (Gupta & Gupta) + =DlIsona epomillta Gupta & Gupta, 1978

139. Oclopia crythrn (Ul'hida) + =Campoplegidea erYlhra Uchida, 1932 =DlIsona miniata Gupta & Gupla, IlJ7X

140. Oclopia glabra (Gupta & Gupta) + =DlIsona gillbra Gupta & Gupta, 1978

141. Oclopia japonica (Calucron) + + =Ct1mpople~ japoniclis Call1cron, 1906 =DlIsona inlerima Gupta & Gupta, 1978

142. Dclopia lajac (Gupta & Gupla) + + + + =DlIsona lajae Gupta & Gupta, 1978

.3. Dclopia longigcnata (Gupta & Gupta) + + + =DlIsonll longgigenata Gupta & Gupta, 1978

144. Dclopia novitia (Morcly) + + + + =Campoplex novitills Morcly, 1913 =Calnpoplex indiclis Morcly, 1913

145. Dclopia oricntalis (Gupta & Gupta) + + =DlIsonll orientalis Gupta & Gupta, 1978

JONATHAN: HYlucnoptera : Ichneuluonidac 101

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

146. Dclopia petiolator (Fabricius) + =Opllion peliolator Fa bricius, 1804 =Ctlmpoplex ItlpponiclIs Hohngren, 1858 =Ctlmpoplex green; Ca merOIl, IlJ05

147. Dclopia prytancs (Gupta & Gupta) + + =Campoplex prytanes Calncron, 1903

148. Delopia quadrata Gupta & Gupta, 1978 + =Dllsona qlladrata Gupta & Gupta, 1978

149. Dclopia rufipostpctiola (Gupta & Gupta) + + =DlIsona rlljipostpetiola Gupta & Gupta, 1978

150. Dclopia siluilis (Gupta & Gupta) + =Dusona simi/is Gupta & Gupta, 1978

151. Delopia siauillilna (Gupta & Gupta) + =Dllsona simi/lima Gupta & Gupta, 1978

152. Dclopia silnalaensis (Calneron) + + + + + =Campoplex similaensis Canleron, 1905

153. Delopia sparsa (Gupta & Gupta) + =Dllsona sparsa Gupta & Gupta, 1978

154. Dclopia SUlllptuosa (Calucron) + + + =Campoplex sllmptllosa Calneron 1897

155. Dclopia tenuis (Foerster) + =Ctlmpoplex tenll;s Foerster, 1 ~6~ =Ctlmpoplet proximlls Foerster, 1868

156. Delopia tipari (Gupta & Gupta) + + + + =Dllsona tipari Gupta & Gupta, 1978

157. Delopia virgulata (Gupta & Gupta) + =Dllsona virgillata Gupta & Gupta, 1978

158. Delopia vitriala (Gupta & Gupta) + + =Dusona vitriala Gupta & Gupta, 1978

159. Delopia viveki (Gupta & Gupta) + + + =DIIsona viveki Gupta & Gupta, 1978

160. Dclopia zonata (Morely) + =Campoplex zonatlls Morely, 1913

161. Kartika aspcra Gupta & Gupta, 1976 + -162. Kartika augaslna Gupta & Gupta, 1976 +

163. Kartika dinlidiata Gupta & Gupta, 1976 +

164. Kartika elongata Gupta & Gupta, 1976 + +

165. KaJ1ika garhwalensis Gupta & Gupta, 197() + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

166. Kartika heptahailluli Gupta & Gupta, 1976 + -167. Kartika nlediator Gupta & Gupta, 1976 +

168. Kartika lllikroschclllOS Gupta & Gupta, 1976 + +

169. Kartika sinlilator Gupta & Gupta, 1976 + +

170. Caulpoletis chlorideae Uchida, 1957 + + + + +

171. Canlpoletis Inorosa (Cameron) + =Limneria morosa Calueron, 1897

172. Hyposter ebeninus (Gravcnhorst) + =C ampopJex ebeninlls Grdvenhorst, 1829 =NeOtlrlhu/a pierislie Rao, IlJ53

173~ Hyposoter rnoi Gupta, 1964 + =MesocllOreila indica Rao, 1953

174. Echthronomas phormionis (Gupta & Gupta) + =XanthocampopJex phormionis Gupta & Gupta, 1971

SUBFAMILY: CREMASTINAE

175. Pristoluerus luarginicolis (Calneron) + =Pristomeridia marginicollis Calneron, 1907

SUBFAMIL Y : OPHIONINAE

176. Ophion areolalus Calncron, 1899 + 177. Ophion bicarinatus Canleron, 1905 + + -

=Ophion castaneus Uchida, 1928

178. Ophion contentious Gauld & Mitchell, 1981 + 179. Opbion luastrus Gauld & Mitcbell, 1981 + + 180. Ophion repus Gauld & Mitchell, 1981 + + 181. Lcplopbion rndiatus (Uchida) + +

=Spilophion r(lt/;tIlIlS Ul'hida, 1456

182. Dicalllplus canloni Gauld & Mitchell, I~MI + +

183. Dica lllpluS flavoplagiatus (Cushluan) + =En;cospi/us j1avopiagiallls Cushman, 1937

184. Dicalnptus laulbai Nikaln & Kanhekar, 1984 + +

185. Enicospilus bbaratensis Nikalll, 1980 + + =En;cosi!us indiclls Rao & Grover, 1960

186. Enicospilus biha rCllsis Townes, Townes & + Gupta, 1961

=H enicospilils horsfieldi va r. sla bra Ius More Iy, 1913 =Enicospi/Ils (Bicorniala) bicornis Rao & Nikaul, 1971

JONATHAN: HYluenoptera : Ichneulllonidae 103

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

187. Enicospilus erythrol~erus (Cailleron) + =Plellronellrophion erylhrocerlls Ca Ineron, 1905 =Allocamptlls orientalis Uchida, 1928 =AnicospilllS hirayamai Uchaida, 1955

188. Enicospilus gauldi Nikalll, 1980 + + =EnicospilllS gells Gauld & Mitchell, 1981 =Enicospillis gibblls Gauld & Mitchell, 1981 =Henicospilus gracilis Szepligeti, 1906

189. Enicospilus granullospilus (Enderlein) + =DicClmptlis gramm()~1)i1l1s Endl~rlcill, IlJ21 =Enicospillis zellgos Chiu, IlJ54

190. Enicospilus grandis (Calueron) + =Plellronellropllion grllndis Calueron, 1905. =A1locampllls sinllatlls Morely, 1912 =Allocamptlls inf1exus Morely, 1013

191. Enicospilus heliothidis Viereck, t 913 + =Amesospillls javanlls Enderlcin, 1921 =AmesospilllS interrllptlls Enderlein, 1921 =Henicospillis rohedae Checsluan, 1936 =Enicospillls bicontltlls Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961 =Enicospillis neorllfus Rao & Nikaln In Rao, 1969

192. Enicospilus insinuator (Snlith) + =Ophion insinuator Sinith, 1860 =EnicospilllS ZYZZllS Chiu, 1954

193. Enicospilus javanus (Szepligeti) + =HenicospilllS javanus Szepligeti, 1910 =En;cospilus fulacorens;s Bmes, 1918 =Enicospilus gepllyrlls Chiu, 1954 =EnicospilliS (Bicornitlla) dillrnlls Nikaln, 1975

194. Enicospilus laqueatus (Endcrlcin) + + + =HenicospilllS laqllellllls Endcrlcin, 1921 =Enicospillis leetoni Chiu, 1954

195. Enicospilus lineolatus (Roman) + + =Enicospillls striatlls Canleron, 1899 =Henicospillis lineopalils ROluan, 1913 =En;cospillls IIniformis Chiu, 1954 =EnicospilliS slriolailis Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961 =Enicospilils IIIJicornis Rao & ·Nikam, 1970

196. Enicospilus luelanocarpus Canleron + + + =Enicospillis reticulallis Ca meron, 1902 =En;scospilus (!) meianocarplls Call1eron, 1905 =Henicospillls nigrinervis Szepligeti,1906 =Ophion (Henicospilus) noclllrnus Kohl, 1908

104 Fauna of Western Hinlalaya, Part 1

1

=Henicospillis batav;anus Szepligcti, 1910 =Hen;cospillis tllrneri Morley, 1912 =Henmicosp;lus atricornis var. zeylaniclis Morely, 1913 =Henicospillis IIncivena Enderlein, 1921 =Hen;cospi/lis crass;vena Enderlcin, 1921 =En;cospilils nigrivenalis Cushilla n, 1937

197. Enil'ospilus Iligripectus (Ellderiein) =Hen;cospillis nigripectlls Enderlcin, 1921 =Enicospilils nigripeclus Chiu, 1954

19M. Enil'ospilus nigropel'tus C(lmerOIl, 1905 =Henicosp;llIs har;o/lis Morley, IlJ 12

=Amesospillis nigrostemmaliclis Enderlcin, 1921 =Henicospillis /liscomacillailis Ucnida, 1928

199. Enicospilus pseudantennatus Gauld, 1977

200. Enicospilus shinkanus (Uchida) =Hen;cospilus sllinkanlls Uchida, 1928 =Henicospilils pankllmensis Chccsilla n, 1936 =Enicospilils relictlls ellill, 1954 =Enicospilils (Unicornialll) hindlls Nikalll, 1972

201. Enil'ospilus lricomiatus Rao & Nikaln, 1970

SUBFAMILY: MESOCHORINAE

202. Mesocborus claristigluatkus Morley, 1913

SUBFAMILY: METOPINAE

+

+

+

203. Colpotrochia (Colpotrochia) antennala (Morley) + =Tryphon antennatlls Morley, 1913

SUBFAMILY: GRAVENHORSTINAE

204. Aphanistcs eupteroles Cushnmn. 1937

205. Barylypa apicatc (Calucron) =AnOmtl/t,on apictlte Calneron, 1905

206. Therion Inusssouriense (Calueron) =Anomalon mllssollriense Calueron, 1897

+

+

+

207. heteropehna alui(.'tuln (Fabricius) + =!chnellmon amictlls Fabricius, 1775 =Anon,alon capilaillm Desvigncs, 1856 =Schiz%mtl bllceplul/um Branus, 189R =Schiz()/omll /lIlvicorne Cailleron, 1899 =Anomllion tinclipenne Cauteron, 1899 =Exochil"m t,cheron Morely, 1913 =Exochilum t,cheron var. sClllellalllm Morely, 1913 =Scllizoloma crtlssicaix Enderlein, t 921

2 3 4 5

+

+

: Uttar Pradesh

6 7 8

+

+

JONATHAN: HYlllenoplera : Icbneulnonidae 105

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

208. Tricbolnnla nigricans Calneron, 1905 + 209. Agrypon nox Morlcy, 1913

=Dioborlls indica Rao, 1953

210. Agrypon productor (Morley) + =Tr;chomma prodllctor Morley, 1913

SUBFAMIL Y : HELICTIINAE

21t. Hyperaclnus bicarinalus (Calneron) + =Not"tl;mtl bicar;ntlltl Canleron, 1902

SUBFAMILY: DIPLAZONTINAE

212. Diplazoll varil·oxa (Tholnson) + + =BtISSlIS variCOXtl TholllSOll, 1980

213. Pronlclhes rubepleurator Diller, 1984 +

SUBFAMILY: PHYGADEUONTINAE

214. Diatora lissonota (Viereck) + =Microloridea I;ssonota Viereck, 1912 =Zaparophylnx perinae Vireck, 1912 =Microtor;dea secunda Cusbluan, 1934 =Memite!es gllamens;s Fullaway, 1945

215. Lysibia ceyloncnsis (Kerrich) + =Htlplasp;s ceylonensis Kerricb, 1956 =Pemon prox;mum Perki ns, 1962

216. Xenolytus rugatus Townes, 1983 + + +

217. Xenolytus stenus Townes, 1983 + +

218. Dichrogaster ca rinata Townes, 1983 +

219. Dichrogaster defecta Townes, 1983 + + +

220. Dichrogasler fulvcsl-cns scminigra To\vncs, 19M3 +

221. Dichrogaster granulala Towncs, 19M3 + +

222. Dichrogaster jOlla tha ni Townes, 1983 + +

223. Dichrogaster lateral is Townes, 1983 + +

224. Dichrogaster tersa Townc.~, 1983 + +

225. Charitopes densus Townes, 1983 + + +

226. Charitopes rugatus Townes, 1983 + + +

227. Rotbeyia wroughtoni Calncron, 1897 +

SUBFAMIL Y : HEMIGASTERINAE

228. Mansa fulvipennis (Calncron) + =Colganta fll/vipennis Ca Ineron, 1902


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

22Q. Mansa tarsaHs (Catueron) + =Colganta tarsalis Catueron, 1902 =Colganta /al iSCli1 is, Cameron 1907

230. Aptesis? hypocrita (Canlcron) + =!chneumon hypocrita Caillcroll, 1897

SUBFAMIL Y : MESOSTENINAE

231. Apocryptus erugatus Gupta & Gupla, IlJ~3 + + 232. Apocryptus garhwaJensis Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + + + + 233. Xoridesopus flavispecululll Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + 234. Xoridesopus jonathani Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + + 235. Xoridesopus kaluatbi Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + 236. Xoridcsopus orientalis Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + 237. Schreincria dunensis Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + 238. Schreineria flavoco11aris Gupta & Gupta, 1983 + 239. Schrcineria hhnalaya na Gupta & Jonathan, 1966 + + +

240. Arhytis tuaculiscutis (Catneron) + + =Ecllthrus macuJiscutis CatHeron, 1907

241. Dihelus gra nulosa Gupta & Gupta 1979 + + 242. Dihclus kunlaonensis Gupta & Gupta 1979 + 243. Hcdycryptus oricntalis (Catl1eron) +

=Cryptlls orientlllis CatHeron, 1897 =Hedycryptlls filicornis Ca tueron, 1903 =Cryptlls "inla/ayensis Ca ml~r()n. J l)O4 =Cryptlls bibulus CatHCron, IlJ04 =Distllnlella pi/osel/ll Ca tHeron, 1909

245. Gotrn hapaJiac (Rao) + =Mesostenlls "apaliae Rao, 1953

L.. .,.I. Gotrn Inarginata (Brulle) + + =Mesostenlls mnrginatlls Bru11e, 1846 =Mesostenlls himalayensis Catueron, 1897 =Mesostenoidells octolonatus Ashlnead, 1904 =Mesostenus {larinervis Ca tnerOll, 1904 =Stenaraells rugipes Szcpligcti, 1916

~47. Friona didYlllata MorcJy, 1914 + 24X. ListTognathus ( Listrognathus ) TU fipe +

(Calncron) =Cralocryptus rllfipes Ca mcrOIl, 1907 =Lis~rognatl",s (Listrognllthus) perfecla Gupta & Kalnath, 1(}67

JONATHAN : HYluenoptcra : Ichneunlonidae 107

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

249. Listrognathus (Listrognathus) spinifrons + (Caillcron) =Suvalta spinifrons Canleron, 1905

250. Lislrognalhus (Stivadcns) tirkyi Gupla & + Kaillath, 1967

251. Goryphus apollonis Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 +

252. Goryphus brahluinus (Cailleron) + =Mesostenus brallminlls Ca Illeron, 1904

253. Gorypbus cestus cestus Jonathan & + + + Gupta, 1973

254. Goryphus cinctipcs (Calueron) + =Melclla macliliceps Calucron, 1905 =Melcha cinctipes Cau1eron, 1905

255. Goryphus diffil·ilis Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 + 256. Goryphus gandhii Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 + + 257. Goryphus madhuJikac Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 +

258. Goryphus nursei (Ca Incrou) + =Melcha nursei Calneron, 1907

259. Gorypbus rangaparcnsis Jonathan & + Gupta, 1973

260. Gorypbus rulobasalis Belrclll, 1941

261. Goryphus sikkilllcnsis Jonathan & + + Gupta, 1973

262. Goryphus villosus Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 +

263. Skeatia doonensis Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 +

264. Skcatia infernalis (Calueron) + =Cryptlls infernalis Call1eron, 1987 =Neomesostenlls indiclIs Szcpligeti, 1916

265. Skeatia Inaculifrons jonathan & Gupta, 1973 + + + + 266. Perjiva kanlathi Jonathan & Gupta, 1973 + 267. Fotsiforia sundrica Jonathan, 1980 + 268. Isotitna punctata Jonathan, 1980 + + 269. Isotinla pusilla (Szepligeti) + +

=Neomesostenlls plIsillus Szepligeti, t 961 =Neomesostenlls minlltes Szepligeti, 1916 =Neomesostenus persimi!is Szepligcti, 1916

270. lsotilua ruficollis (Hohngrcl1) + + =Goryplrlls rllficollis Hohngren, 1868

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

271. Isotilna rufipJeura lis Jonatha n, 1980 + +

272. Fonnostenus (Fonnostcnus) navofasdatus + + Jonatban, 1980

273. CocsuJa fulvipcs septelltrionalis Gupta & + Jonathan, 1969

274. Acroluia punclata Kalnath, 1972 + 275. Fitatsia bypsipylae Kaillath, 1972 + 276. Fitatsia tuberculata Kamatb, 1972 + 277. Silsila fulvipes Calneron, 1903 + +

278. SilsiJa sirllilis Kanlatb, 1972 + +

279. Acroricnus peronatus (Calneron) + =Osprynchotlls perona IllS Ca Iueron, 1902 =Acror;cnlls peronatlls Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

SUBFAMIL Y : ICHNEUMONINAE

280. &coptosage sl~hizoaspis schizoaspis (Canleron) + =Actlnlllojoppa schizoaspis Canlcron, 1902 =Anlntllojoppa j7avo-orbittl/;S Cantcron, 1902

281. Pll~rocornlus heinrichi Gupla,- 1987 + + =/chnellmon himalayan"s Heinrkh, 1974

282. Stcnichneulnon appropinquans (Calneron) + =!cllnellmon appropinqllans Caillcron, 1897 =Myermo rllf;pes Cameron, 1901 =Myermo fllipennis Calneron, 1903 =Stenicllellmon gllttatlls Uchida, 1925

283. Diphyus integratus (Canleron) + =!chnellmon integratlls Calneron, 1897

284. Dipbyus nUlnericus (Caillcron) + =[chne"mon nllmericlIs Call1eron, 1897

285. Ctenichneunlon? rotbeneyi (Canteron) + =!chnellmon rot"ney; Celneron, 1897

286. Hcpiopchnus guptac Heinrich, 1974 + + ''t!t7. Acnconacnaria occidcntalis Heinrich, 1974 + +

288. Lareiga clotho (Canleron) + =[chnellmon clotho Calneron, 1897 =Lllreiga aiboanniliala Canlcron, 1905

289. Aigalbia buddha (Caillcron) + =[chnellmon buddha Cameron, 1 XlJ7

JONATHAN : HYlllCnoptera : Ichncuillonidae 109

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

290. Barichncuillon l"oxalis (Cflillcron) + =Spilicllnellmon coxtllis Canlcroll, 1905

291. Barichneuillon vishnu (Caillcron) + =Icllnellmon vishnu Cailleron, 1897

292. Barichneuillonites? indicus (Rao) + =Brac"icentrus (!) indica Rao, 1953

293. Ichneulnon (Ichneuillon) caerulescens (Morley) + =Aglaojoppa caeriliescens Morley, 1915

294. Ichneunlon (Icbcnuillon) cyanivcntrops (Hcinrich) + =Cocelicllnellmon (Coe/ichneumon) cyclniventrops Heinrich, 1966

295. Ichneulllon (Ichneuluon) iridipennis (Canteron) + =Ag/aojoppa iridipennsis Ca nleron, 1905

296. Ichneumon (Ichneumon) rufofenloratus + (Canleron) =Cyanojoppa r"fofemorata Canleron, 1903 =Cyanojoppa caer" /eicalldis Ca nleron, 1903 =Cyanojoppa nigro-coerillea Cameron, 1903 =Cyanojoppa stria tel Ca Incron, t 903

297. Ichneunton (Ichneulnon) ta ihorinus (Uchid;a) + + =Spi/ojoppa flllvipes Ca Incru", IlJ04 =Coeliclre"mon tui/.orinus Uchida, 1932 =Ichneumon f/uvimtlnlls Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

298. Aglaojoppa laluellata lanlellata Heinirich, 1967 + +

299. Aglaojoppa rufofcnlorata rufofenlorata (Canleron) + =Aglaojoppa rufofemorata Cameron, 1903 =lchnellmon f/avodes assamensis Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

300. Alllblyjoppa annulilarsis annulitaris (Calneron) + + + =Hcldrojoppa annulitaris Calneron, 1902

301. Cnclnojoppa rufipcs (Canlcron) + =Amhlyjoppa ru/ipes Calneron, 1903

302. Darachosia fulvipes fulvipes Catneron, 1903 + + 303. Habrojoppa rufopetiolata Calueron, 1903 +

=Xenojoppa kali Morely, 1919

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GAULD, LD. 1976. The classiticatio" of the Anoluoloninac (HYluenoptera : Ichneuillonidae). Bul. Brit. Mils. Nat. Hist (Ent.), 33 : 1-135.

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GAULD, J.D. & MITCHELL, P.A. 1981. The Taxonolny, Distribution and Host preferences of Indo-Papuan Parasitic Wasps of the Subfanlily Ophioninae. CAB : Slough. Conunonwealth Institute of Ent(lI11ology, London. Pp. 1-1611.

GUPTA, VIRENDRA, 1l)~7. Ollttlogul' 01" llll' 1110o-Auslraliall khnculllonidac. Part 1 & 2. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 41 : 1-1210.

GUPTA, SANTOSH, & GUPTA, VIRENDRA. 1983. lchneull10nologia Orientalis, Part IX. Oriental Ins. Monogr., 10 : 1-313.

GUPTA, V. K. & MAHESHWARY, S. 1977. IchneumonoJogia Orientalis, Part IV. The tribe Porizontini (=CalnpopJegini) (HYlllenoptera : Ichneunlonidae). Oriental Ins. Monogr., 5 : 1-267.

GUPTA, V. K. & TIKAR, D.T. 1976. Ichneull1onologia Orienta lis, Part 1. The tribe Pitnplini (HYll1enoptera: Ichneull1onidae). Orienta/Ins. Monogr., 1 : 1-313.

JONATHAN. J. K. 1980. The lsotina-Coillplex. Rec. zool. Surv., O<.~c. Paper No. 17 : 1-146.

JONATHAN, J. K. & GUPTA, V.K. 1973. Ichncull1onoiogia Orienta lis, Part III. The Goryphus-Col11plex (HYll1enoptera : Ichneuillollidae). Orienta/Ins. Monogr., 3 : 1-203.

KAMATH, M.K. & GUPTA, V.K. 1972. Ichneulllonologia Orienta lis, Part II. The tribe Rhyssini (HYI1\enoptera : Ichneuluonidae). Orienta/Ins. Monogr., 2 : 1-300.

KAUR. RAMINDER & JONATHAN, J.K. 1979. Ichneumonologia Orienta lis, part VIII. The tribe Phytodietini fronl India (HYlllenoptera : Ichneumonidae). Orienta/Ins. Monogr., 9 : 1-276.

MORLEY, C. 1913. Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Bunl1a. Hynlel10ptera Vol. III. Il~hneun\onidae. London: Taylor & Fnlncis. 1-531.

Zool. S"rv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of WeSlern Hil1lt1laya, Part I, Ullllr Pradesh: 111-113, 1~95

CHILOPODA: SCOLOPENDROMORPHA : SCOLOPENDRIDAE

VINOD KHANNA Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun 248195

The centipede is called by various vernacular nanles, viz., 'KANKHA1URA' in U.P., KANSALA VA in Rajasthan: 'KANKOL' in Punjab 'KANSUI' in Maharashtra: 'KENNRI' in Orissa and 'KANNOI' in Bengal.

It is a poisonous, solitary, nocturnal, cannibal and cryptic animal taking refuge under stones, cowdung, flower pots, bark of trees, nlosses; in the gardens, cultivated, semi-cultivated land or in wild.

The centipedes belong to the superclass Myriapoda. The myriapods are wonn like multilegged, 111ul tisegluented tra chea te arthropods.

On the basis of their body segnlentation and possession of the number of pairs of legs per segment, the luyriapoods arc divided into four classes, viz., Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda and Symphyla.

The class Chilopoda includes the 'centipedes' whose bodies are deluarcated into two sections, the head and the trunk. The trunk is Illultiseglllented and there is oruy one pair of legs per seglnent.

From the tinles of Linnaeus (1758) till date not much work on the taxonomy of the Indian Scolopendrid Centipedes seems to have been carried out and practically none from the Western Hinlalaya (U.P:). The very first reference that appeared in print on the Western Himalaya (U.P.) fauna is by Khanna and Kumar (1984), followed by Khanna and Tripathi 1984a, 1984b, 1985 and 1986, 1987a, 1987b and 1987c (in press).

Khanna (1987) has prepared a detailed account of the scolopendrid centipede fauna of Western Hhllalaya, U.P., including a check-list of the known Indian species.

The scolopendrid centipedes are represented by 94 species including subspecies frolll India, belonging to seven genera of the fanlily scolopendridae.

Out of these only five genera, viz., Scolopendra Linnaeus, Cormocephalus Newport, Asanada Meinert, Rhysida Wood and Otostigmlls Porath, are represented in Western Hhnalaya, U.P., by twenty species known as at present, as per the table appended.

Out of the above twenty species, extension of distribution of Rhysida carinulata (Haase), Rhysida afra cllprea Kraepelin and Rhysida Inonalii Khanna and KUluar, in Western ~inlalaya, U.P., has been recorded. Rltysida /ongicarinu/tllll Khanna and Tripalhi, Rllysida nllda nlldll ( Newport ), Otosligmlls poonllmae Khanna and Tripathi (ItU" Otu,Stignlll.\ mlllu.') POl'()l"k have been recorded for the first titue frolll Uttar Pradesh, India. One species viz. Rilysida sp.l and five subspecies viz., Rilysidll lithobioides ssp.1 and ssp.2, Rhysidll /ongipes ssp.3, Rhysida stull/mani ssp.4. and Otostigmus politus ssp.5, have been described as new to science. The descriptions of the new species are being published elsewhere.

112 Fauna of Wl'slcrn Hilualaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

Sonte of the species which were earlier inadequately described and illustrated have been redescribed and fully illustrated.

FAUNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : CHILOPODA ORDER:SCOLOPENDROMORPHA FAMIL Y : SCOLOPENDRIDAE

Scolopendra morsitans Linn. + + + + + Scolopendra sllbspinipes dellaani Brandt + Cormocepllaills dentipes Pocock + + + + + Cormocepllaills pygmaells Pocock + + Asanada indica Jangi & Dass + RIlysida mona!ii Khanna & Kunlar + + + + + + + + RlJysida litlaobioides ssp .1 +

Rhysida litllobioides ssp 2 + Rhysid" longipes ssp. 3 +

Rllysidtl longictlrinllitlltl Khanna & Tripathi + RIlysida stllll/manni ssp. 4 +

Rllysida tlfra cllprea Kraepelin + + RlJysida nuda ;,nmarg;nata Porath + + + + +

Rhysida nlldo nlldo (porath) + + Rhysida carin"lata (Haase) +

Rhysida sp .1 + Otost;gmlls polilliS ssp. 5 + + Otostigmus amballae Chaluberlin + + + + + + + Olosligmlls nlldlls Pocock + + Otostigmlls poonamae Khanna & Tripathi + +

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A TIMES, C.1930. SCOLOPENDROMORPHA. Das Tierr., 54(2) : 1-308.

KHANNA, V. 1981. Taxononlic and ecological studies on the scolopendrid centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendronl0rpha: Scolopendridae) from Western Himalaya, U.P., India. D. Phil Thesis, Garhwal University, Srinagar, pp.I-203, with 21 pis.

KHANNA: Chilopoda : Scolopendridae 113

KHANNA, V. & KUMAR, A. 1984. Scolopcndrid centipedes [roln Westcrn Hitnalaya, V.P., with an alIDotated list of Indian species (Chiiopoda:Scolopendronlorpha:Scolopendridae). Uttar Pradesh J. Zoo/.J 4( 1) : 83-98.

KHANNA, V. & TRIPATHI, J. C. 1984 a. Ccntipede- A friend and an enenly. Cheetal, 25(3) : 37-40.

KHANNA, V. & TRIPATHI, J. C. 1984 b. Observations on the seasonal incidence within thc centipede genus Cormocephaills (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae). Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 4(2) : 217-219.

KHANNA, V. & TRIPATHI, J. C.1985. On a new species of the genus R"ysida Wood froln Himachal Pradesh, India. Annis. Enl., 3( I) : I tJ-24.

KHANNA, V. & TRIPATHI, J. C. 19~6. On a new species of the genus Otostigmus Porath, frolll Hilnachal Pradcsh, India (Scolopendridae : Otostiglllini). Annis. Ent., 4(1) : 35-39.

KHANNA, V. & TRIPATHI, J. C. (In press). On the centipcde fauna of Corbett National Park, V.P. (Chilopoda: Scolopendrolllorpha: Scolopendridae). Rec. zool. Sllrv.lndia, nISS. pp.l-10. (1987a)

KHANNA, V. & TRIPATHI, J. C. ( in press) Centipede fauna of Rajaji National Park, U.P., India (Chilopoda : Scolopcndromorpha : Scolopendridae ). Rec. Zool. Surv. India, I1ISS. pp.t-l1 (1987b)

KHANNA. V. & TRIPATHI, J. C. (in press). Fauna of Rajaji National Park, U. P.: SOllIe ecological observations on the centipede Cormocephalus dentipes Pocock, with remarks on "Sexual dinlorphisln" in the species and proposed new synonYln (Chilopoda: Scolopendroillorpha : Scolopendridae). Rec. Zoo/. Sllrv. India, mss. pp.1-15, with two plates. (1987c)

Zool. Sllrv. India Himtrltlytln Ecosystem Series: FOlino of Western Himalaya Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 115-116, 1995

ARACHNIDA : SCORPIONES

A. T. BISWAS Zoological Survey of India, Calcllua-700 053

Studies on Indian scorpions have received very little attention in cOlllparison to other groups of aninlals. The literature during the 2nd half of the nineteenth (between 1860-1900) century shows all the fanlilies under order Scorpionida. During this period Inany arachnologist, viz., Gervais, Dufour, Oates, Kraeplin, Kesser, Simla, etc., described Inany genera and species belonging to five families recorded so far froll) India. The works on Indian Arachnida were published in various journals which were cOlnpiled by Pocock (1900) first tilne in his classical work "Fauna of British India, Arachnida", in which he has described lnany new species of scorpions which includes the study on scorpions fronl Western Hitnalaya as well. After POt'ock (I.e.) no cOlnprcbensive study has been done except sonle stray papers. Mani (1954), Basu (1964) have described SOUle new species frOtH Western Hitnalaya. Recently Tikader & Bastawade have revised the Fauna VOIUllll' uf Sl'lHpiullS wilh lhlo addition of sotne new species. It lists eighteen species frolll Western Hiulalaya.

Present study is based on the collection of scorpions froln Western Hitnalaya collected by different survey parties of N.R.S., Z.S.I. Dehra Dun, froln tilne to tiDle and in different seasons since 1971.

It is an annotated list cOlllprising 4 falllilies 10 genera and 17 species. Most of the collection belong to the fanliliy Vaejovidae, a stone dwelling scorpion in origin and some are froln the family Buthidae, the wide spread Illediuln size yellow scorpion and rest are frolll the fanlily Chaerilidae and scorpionidae. The list is sUDlmarised as below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS : ARACHNIDA ORDER : SCORPIONES

FAMIL Y : SUTHIDAE

Mesobutluls 1{,m1l11iS ganget;clls (pocock) + + + + + + +

Lychas (Distrotrichlls) m;gr;stern;s (pocpck) + + + + +

L. ( Alterotr;chus ) mllcronatus (Fb) +

/somelrlls ( Raddyanlls ) corbel; Tikader & Baslawade +

FAMIL Y : CHAERILIDAE

Cllearilills ;ns;gnis Pocock + +

C. granosus Pocock + + + + + + + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C. trllncatlls Karsch + + + +

FAMILY: VAEJOVIDAE

Scorpiops (Scorpiops) hardwick;; (Gervais) + + + +

S. ( s. ) crassimanlls pocock +

S. ( S. ) montanus Ka rsch + + + + + + +

S. ( Eliscorpiops ) binghamii poe. +

Scorpios ( E. ) llslhenllrlls poe. +

S. ( E. ) longimanus pocock + +

S. ( S. ) peters; pocock + +

FAMILY: SCORPIONIDAE

Hetrometrus ( H. ) bengalensis Koch +

H. ( Giganatomentrus ) swammerdami Simoin +

H. ( Chersonometrlls ) festigiosus Couzijin +

Zool. Sllrv. India " Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 117-150, 1995

PISCES

AKHLAQ HUSAIN Northern Regional Station, Z(J()I(}~i(,lIl Survey of India, Dellra Dun

For a scientific luanagelnent of the fish resources and a study of biological diversity of an ecosysteln, 8 cOluprehensive knowledge of its fish fauna is a prerequisite.

The fishes of the Hhnalayan ecosysteln are distinctive in possessing special features for survival in the torrential environlnent.

The fish fauna of the Western Hinlalaya (Uttar Pradesh) has attracted the attention of various workers during the past (Gmy, 1831; McClelland, 1835; Williams, 1874; Day, 1878; Atkinson, 1884; Walker, 1888; Regan, 1907; Chaudhuri, 1910, 1912; Hora, 1921, 1937; Hora and Mukerji, 1936; Fowler, 1924; Raj, 1945; Menon, 1949, 1954, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1974, 1987; Menon and Sen, 1966; Chaudhry and Khandelwal, 1960; Das, 1960; Das and Pande, 1982; Mainwaring, 1960; Lal and Chatterjee, 1963; Singh, J963; Singh, 1964; Narain, 1966; Singh and Srivastava, 1967; Banarescu and Na Iba nt, 1968; Pande and Jain, 1968; Raturi and Joshi, 1968; Grover, 1969, 1970; Grover and Baloni, 1973; Tilak, 1969, 1970; Tilak and Husian, 1973, 1976, 1977a, b, 1978a, b, 1980, 1990; Tilak and Baloni, 1984; Misra and Joshi, 1970; Pant, 1970; Gupta and Joshi, 1971; Badola and Pant, 1973; Badola, 1975; Badola and Singh, 1980, 1984; Bhamri, 1976; Husain, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, in press a, b,; Prasad, 1976; Srivastava and Srivastava, 1977; Dwivedi and Mathur, 1978; Gupta and Chandra, 1978; Singh and Gupta, 1979a, b; Baloni, 1980; Baloni and Grover, 1982; Prasad and Pant, 1980; Prasad and Tilak, 1984; Upadhyaya and Upadhyaya, 1980; Joshi, 1981: Gupta and Pande, 1982; Singh et aI., 1982; Singh and Dobriyal, 1983; Shanna, 1984; Bishl amJ Da~. Il)X5: Dobriyal, 1985; Joshi, 1985; Johri et ai., 1988; Joshi and Joshi, 1989; Juyal and Gusain, 19l)O). Besides general ichthyofauna, several new species have been described frolu the area by sonle of these workers.

The knowledge rendered by these workers is generally confined to the strealns, valleys, districts, divisions etc. The present study is an analysis of the fish fauna of the Western Himalaya based on extensive surveys of various water cources ( streanls, lakes, reservoirs) of the area, proper records by earlier workers and the information collected fronl local fishermen. The species reported by Menon (1954, 1963) from the Raluganga, the Ganga and the Yalnuna drainages (except Glyptothorax) conirostris ( Steindachner ) and G. stoliczkae ( Steindachner )) which are found in Himachal Pradesh side of the Western Hitualaya ) have been included in the list. The species introduced into the area have also been taken into account. The 'species of doubtful occurrence reported by sOlne ea rlier workers have been Inentioned separately.

Husain (1987, in press) a while dealing with the fishes of Debra DUll district considered Barbus garmani Flower, 1924 conspecific with Puntius sarana sarana Halnilton- Buchanan, 1822, Nelnacllillls scatllrigina ( nec. McClelland, 1839 ) Hora, 1936 a synonynl of Nemacheilus montanllS (McClelland, 1838 ) ; Nemachillis rllpecola inglis; Hora, 1935 identical with Nemacheillis rlipecliia ( McClelland, 1838 ) ; Glyptothorax brevipinnis alakanndi Tilak, 1969 and G. brevipinnis brevipinnis ( nec. Hora,

118 Fauna of Western Hilualaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

1923 ) Tilak and Husain, 1973 conspecific with G. pectinopterlls ( McClelland, 1842) and Glyptotllorax gracilis ( nec. Gunther, 1864 ) Tilak and Husain, )971 fl'il'gatl'd to G. dllkplItllar; TiJak and Husain, 1976. Husain( Ope cit. ) l'onsidcrcd Ophiocepllllills gtl(;/llIl1 Halllilloll- Buchanan, 1822 (with pelvic fins) as a distinct species and segregated it fronl the synonytny of Channa orienta/is Schneider, 1801 (without pelvic fins a nd girdle). These species have been included accordingly.

There are altogether 124 species/subspecies of fishes belonging to 66 genera, 27 fanlilies and 8 orders. The list includes a large nUluber of new records fronl each district and the Western Hitnalaya (Uttar Pradesh) as a whole (Table).

FISHES ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED FROM WESTERN HIMALAYA WITH TYPE-LOCALITY AND CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS

Eillinent Ichthyologists (Gray, 1831; McClelland, 1835; Chaudhuri, 1910, 1912; Hora, 1921; Fowler, 1924; Tilak, 1969; Tilak and Husain, 1976, 1977b, 1978b, 1980, 1990; Menon, 1971, 1987) working on the Western Hilualayan Ecosystelu have Inade notable contributions to the fish fauna of the area with the discovery of several fishes, new to the science. A list of such species with their type-localities a nd the current taxononlic status is provided here:

Original Nanle and Type-locality

ORDER: CYPRINIFORMES

FAMILY: CYPRINIDAE

SUBFAMILY: RASBORINAE

1. Barilius bonarensis Chaudhuri, 1912 (type-locality: Bonar, Garhwal)

2. Barilills corbett; TiJak & Husain, 1980

3. Bari/ills dimorp"icils Tilak & Husain, 1990

SUBFAMILY: CYPRININAE

4, Labeo almorae Chaudhuri, 1912 (type-locality: Alnlora)

5. Barbus garmani Flower, 1924 (type-locality: Debra Dun)

SUBFAMILY: GARRINAE

6, Garrll prashad; Hora, 192 J (lypc-Iol'ality: Malw,1 Tal, Nailliwl)

Current Taxonoluic Status

BarilillS barila Halnilton - Buchanan, 1822

Labeo dero (Hanlilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Punt;us sarana sarana Hanlilton-Buchanan, 1822

Garra/amltl Halnilton-Buchanan, 1822

HUSAIN: Pisces

SUBFAMILY: SCHIZOTHORACINAE

7. Gonorhync""s petropllillls McClelland, 1835 (type-Iol'ality: KUlnaon)

8. Sc"izot"ortlx kumllonensis Menon, 1971 (type-locality: Nainital)

FAMILY: HOMALOPTERIDAE SUBFAMILY: NEMACHEILINAE

9. Noemacheillls doonensis Tilak & Husain, 1977 (type-locality: pchra Dun)

10.Noem"clleillls gangeliclIs Mellon. IllX7

(type-locality : Srinagar, Garhwal ; Dehra Dun)

1 1. Nemachilils mackenzei Chaudhuri, 1910 (type-locality : Nainital (U.P.) ; Pumia (Bihar) ; Siripur (W~B.»

FAMILY: COBITIDIDAE SUBFAMILY: COBITIDINAE

12.Lepidocephallis ctludo/ureatus Tilak & Husa in, 1978 (type- locality: Dehra Dun)

SUBFAMILY: BOTIINAE

13. Boti" almor"ae Gray, 1831 (type -locality: Ahnora)

ORDER: SILURIFORMES· FAMILY: SISORIDAE

14. Glyplolhortlx brevipinnis alaknalldi Tila k,

1969 (type-locality: Pauri-Garbwal)

15. Glyptothorax dakpatlwri TiJak & Husain, 1976

(type-Ioca lity : Dehra Dun)

16. Glyptothorax garhwali TiJak, 1969 (type-locality: Pauri-Garhwal)

119

Seh;zothorax richardson;; (Gray, 1830-32)

Nemaelleilils doonensis (TiJak & Husain, 1977)

.v c. '11111,·11 ('; Ills ga ngeliclis (Menon, 1987)

Nemaeheilus botia (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

LepidoeepJwllls (Lepidoeepllalicthys) ealldo/urcalliS Tilak & Husain, 1978

Gl'y1J/olhorax peclinoplerus McClelland, 1842

120 Fauna of Western Hitllalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

The author has described four new species of Barilius, Nemacheillis and Glyptothorax frollt Debra Dun which arc being published elsewhere.

SPECIES INTRODUCED

A nUlnbcr of Indian ( Calla clllla, Cirrllinlls mrigala, C.reba, Labeo bala, L. calbasu, L. gonius, L. rollila and Aplocheilus pancllllx ) and the exotic species ( Carassius carassius, Cyprinlls carpio, Clenop"aryngodon idellus, Hypoplulwlmichlhys mollrix, Salmo gairdnerii gairdneri~ S. ga;rdnerii ir;dells, S. trutla fario, GambUS;ll affinis IIolbrooki and Osphronemlls goramy ) have been introduced into the area for various purposes ( fishery, galne, lnalaria control, aesthetic value etc. ). The report of these species is based on published work and on personal infonnation.

The carps are being cultured by stocking the lakes and reservoirs with fingerJings transported frolll other areas. The trouts have been introduced in the hin strealns and lakes at higher elevation for the pUipose of gall1e. The Gold Fishes are generally kept as pet in acquaria and in the tanks of Govt. buildings and private bungalows for their beauty and colour. The Gouranli, the Gambusia and the Blue Panchax, being the larvicidal fishes, are introduced for the eradication of the Illosquito larvae for controlling the Ina la ria .

SPECIES OF DOUBTFUL OCCURRENCE (REPORTED BY EARLIER WORKERS)

The reports of the Ol'l'urrence Qf tbe species, viz., Anguilla bengalensis ( Gray), Chela argentea Day (= Salmosloma tlcinaces (Valcnl'icl\I\l's}). Dllnio ,/tlllgila (Hamilton BUl'hallan), Labeo nigripinnis Day, L. pangllsia (Halnilton Buchanan), Orei(:/Ililys COSlltllis (HaluiJton Buchanan), Punlius dukai (Day), P. phllilinio Hallliiton Buchanan, Tor ilexasticlls ( McClelland ), T. mosal (Halnilton Buchanan), Garra annandale; Hora, Nemaclleilus boutanensis (McClelland), N. denisoni Day, N. mlillifasciatlls Day, N. zonailis (McCJeJland), MystllS gulio ( Hanlilton - Buchanan ), Glyptothorax madraspatanum (Day) and G. lrilineatlls Blyth by SOllle workers are evidently doubtful, and are probably either nlisidentifications or based on material procured fronl fish Illarkets where fishes are also brought froln outside places.

DISTRIBUTIONAL PATIERN OF THE SPECIES

The distributional pattern of the fish fauna in relation to the Garhwal and KUl1laOn Divisions of Western Hilnalaya is very interesting as the hillstreanl fauna of Garhwal is lll0re diverse than that in the KUlllaon Division. The distributional pattern of other species is just the reverse.

The hillstrealn fishes, viz. Bari/ills bari/a, B. corbell;, B. dimorphic liS, B. shacra, Barilius spp. ( two new species ), Schizotlroraiclrtllys progastlls, Nemacheilils gangeliclIs, Nemacheillis Spa (new species), Lepidocephalus caudofllrcatlls, Botia rostrata, Cillpisoma montana, Glylothorax gl1rhWtlli, G. sais;; itlld Glyptolhrox Spa ( new species) are restric.ted to the Garhwal Division, whereas Schizolhorax

HUSAIN: Pisces 121

laimaonensis, Psilorhyncllus balitotra, BOlia a/morllae, and Lagllvia ribeiroi kapuri are only confined to the KUlnaon Division. Further, the species like Barilills barna, B. bendelisis,oB. vagra, Labeo dero, Tor cllelynoides, T. plIlitora, T. tor, Garra gOlyla gotyla, Sc"izot"orax richardson;;, Nemacheilils bOlia, N. montanlls, N.rllpecllla, Glyptothorax pectinopterlls, Pseudeclleneis sulcatus and Mastacembelus armatlls are the COlnnlonest throughout the eigbt distrits of the Western Hill1alaya. However, species like Raiamas bola, Lobeo dyocheiills, Puntius concllonius, P. ticto, Crossocheilus latius, Garra lamta, Nemacheilus beavani, N. doonensis, Glyptothorax cavia and Ophiocephailis gac/Illa are widespread. There are several hillstrealll fishes which are specifically confined to Debra Dun ( Barilius spp. - two new species, Nemacheillis sp. - new species, Lepidocephalus calldo/lIrCCltllS, Glytothorax sp. - new species ), PauriGarhwal ( Bar;lills corbett;, Glyptothrax saisii ) and Nainital districts ( Schizothorax lcumaonensis and Psilorhynchus balitora ).

The species of tbe the plains are relatively Inore diverse in the southern part of Nainital district which is a plain, scattered with a large nunlher of reservoirs such as Baigul, Dhaura, Nanak Sagar, TUlnaria etc.).

TABLE SHOWING DISTRICfWISE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES

PHYLUM: CHORDATA

SUBPHYLUM: VERTEBRATA

CLASS: OSTEICHTHYES

FAUNA

ORDER: OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES

SUBORDER: NOTOPTEROIDEI

FAMIL Y : NOTOPTERIDAE Notopterlls chitala (Hanlilton-Buchanan)

N. notopterlls (pallas) ORDER: CLUPEIFORMES

SUBORDER: CLUPEOIDEI

FAMIL Y : CLUPElDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : ALOSINAE

G,uJlIsicl chopra (Haluiltoll - Buchanan)

ORDER: CYPRINIFORMES

FAMIL Y : CYPRINIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : CULTRINAE

el,ela lallbllca Ha milton-Bucha nan

GARHW AL HILLS KUMAON HILLS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

.. +

+

+

+ +

8

122 Fauna of West em Himalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Salmostoma bacai/a (HamBton-Buchanan) +

S. pll"lo phulo (Hanlilton-Buchanan) +

SUBFAMILY: HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYINAE

Hypopillhalmichthys moltrix (Valenciennes), + + Silver Carp

SUBF AMIL Y : RASBORINAE

Amblypharyngopdon mola (HamHton-Buchanan) +

Aspidoparia jaya (Hanlilton-Bucbanan), .Fig. t + +

A. morar (Hanlilton-Bucbanan), Fig. 2 + +

Barilius bari/a HanlHton-Buchanan + + +

B. barna HamHton-Buchanan, Fig. 3 + + + + + + + +

B. bendelisis Hamilton-Buchanan, Fig. 4 + + + + + + + +

B. corbett; Tilak & Husain, Fig. 5 +

B. dimorp";clls Tilak & Husain, Fig. 6 + +

B. shacra Hanlilton-Buchanan + +

B. vllgra Haulilton-Buchanan, Fig. 7 + + + + + + + +

Btlrilills sp. (new spel~ies) +

Barilills sp. (new species) +

Bracllydan;o rerio (Haluilton-Buchanan), Fig. 8 + + + +

Danio devario (Haanjlton-Buchanan), Fig. 9 + + +

Esomus danricus (Halnilton-Buchanan), Fig. 10 + + +

Parluciosoma dan;conills (Hanlilton-Buchanan), Fig. 11 + + + +

Raiamas bola (Haluilton-Bucbanan), Fig. 12 + + + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : CYPRININAE

Carass;us carassius (Linnaeus), Gold Fish + + + +

Catla catla (Hamilton-Buchanan) + +

Chagllnills chagunio (Hallulton-Buchanan), Fig. 13. + + +

Cirrllinlls mrigala (Hanli1ton-Buchanan) + + +

C. reba (Hanlilton-Bucbanan) + +

Cyprinus carpio Linnacus, Common Carp + + + + +

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t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Labeo bala (Hamilton-Buchanan) +

L. co/basil (Halllilton-Bucbanan) + + + + +

L. dero (Hanlilton-Buchanan)., Fig. 14 + + + + + + + +

L. dyoclleillls (McClelland), Fig. 15 + + + + +

L. gonills (Hanlilton-Buchanan) + +

L. rohila (Hanlilton-Bucbanan) + + + +

Osteob",ma calia eolia (Halnilton-Bu(.~hanan) +

P"n';118 carleton; (Flower), Fig. 16 + + +

P. elwin Haotilton-Bucbanan, Fig. 17 + + +

P. eoncllOnills Haoulton-Buchanan, Fig. 18 + + + + + +

P. ge/ills Hantilton-Bucbanan +

P.sarana sarona Hamilton-Buchanan, Fig. 19 + + +

P. soplrore Hanlilton-Buchanan, Fig. 20 + + +

P. terio Hantilton-Buchanan +

P. I;e'o Hanlilton-Buchanan, Fig. 21 + + + + + + • Tor cllelynoides (McClelland), Fig. 22 + + + + + + + +

.1. plIl;tora (Hantilton-Buchanan), Fig. 23 + + + + + + + +

T. lor (Halllilton-Buchanan), Fig. 24 + + + + + + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : LEUCISCINE

C'enopllaryngodon idel/lls (Va lenciennes), + + Grass Carp

SUBFAMIL Y : GARRINAE

Crossoclreilll8 latius (Hantilton-Buchanan), Fig. 25 + + + + + + + +

Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray), Fig. 26 + + + + + + + +

G. lamia Ha luilton-Bucbanan + + + + + + +

SUBFAMILY: SCHIZOTHORACINAE

Sellizo,'wraiclullys progaslllS (McClelland), Fig. 21 + + + + + +

Scl,izotllOrax Ia,maonens;s Menon + +

S. r;cl,ardsonii (Gray), Fig. 28 + + + + + + + +

124 Fauna of West em Hhnalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMIL Y : PSILORHYNCHIDAE

Psi!orhynchus balitora (HalniJton-Buchanan) +

FAMIL Y : HOMALOPTERIDAE

SUBF AMIL Y : HOMALOPTERINAE

Balitora bruce; Gray + +

SUBFAMILY: NEMACHEILINAE

Nemacireillls beavani Gunther + + + + + + +

N. botia (Halnilton-Buchanan), Fig. 29 + + + + + + + +

N. corica (HaI11ilton-Buchanan), Fig. 30 + + +

N. doonensis (TiJak & Husain ), Fig. 3 t + + + + +

N. gangeliells (Menon) + +

N. montanus (McClelland), Fig. 32 + + + + + + + +

N. rupecula (McClella nd), Fig. 33 + + + + + + + +

N. savona (Handlton-Buchanan), Fig. 34 + +

Nemllcheillis sp. (new species) +

FAMILY: COBITIDIDAE

SUBFAMILY: COBITIDINAE

Lepidocepllalus annandale; Chaudhuri, Fig. 35 + +

L. calldo/llreatlls Tilak & Husain, Fig. 36 +

L. guntea (Hailliiton-Buchanan), Fig. 37 + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : BOTIINAE

Bolia a/omrllae Gray + +

B. roslrala Gunther, Fig. 38 + + + +

ORDER : SILURIFORMES

FAMILY: BAGRIDAE

\oric/ll11ys seengllala (Sykes), Fig. 39 + +

Wystlls bleeker; (Day), Fig. 40 + +

M. ellVl1S;IIS (Haulilton-Buchanan) +

M. villa/lis (Bloch), Fig. 41 + + +

Pselldelllrop;us atllerinoides (Blocb), Fig. 42 +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMIL Y : SILURIDAE

Ompok bimacillaills (Bloch) +

O. pabda (Hanlilton-Buchanan), Fig. 43 + +

Wallago aUu (Schneider), Fig. 44 + +

FAMILY: SCHILBIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : AILINAE

Ailia coila (Hanlilton-Bucbanan) +

SUBFAMIL Y : SCHILBINAE

C/llpisoma garlla (Haln;lton-Bul'hanan) +

C. monttlntl Hora, Fig. 45 + +

EUlropiichthys vacha (Ha uti Iton-Buchena n) +

Silonia silond;a (Halnilton-Buchanan) +

FAMILY: AMBLYCIPITIDAE

Amb/yceps mangois (Hamilton-Buchanan), + + + + Fig. 46

FAMIL Y : SISORIDAE

Bllgarills yarrell; Sykes, Fig. 47 + + + +

Ellc/Jilogianis hodgarti (Hora) + + +

Gagata cenia (Halllilton-Buchanan) +

G Iyptot/Jorax cavia (Ha lllilton-Bucha na n), + + + + + Fig. 48

G. dakpllthari Tilak & Husain, Fig. 49 + + +

G. gllrllwali Tilak, Fig. 50 + + + +

G. hora; Shaw & Shebbeare, Fig. 51 + +

G. pectinopterus (McClelland), Fig. 52 + + + + + + + +

G.sa;sii (Jenkins ), Fig. 53 +

G. Ie/chitta (HalnHton-Buchanan) +

Glyptothorax sp. (new species) +

Lagllvia ribeiroi kapuri Tilak & Husain, Fig. 54 +

Pseudecheneis sulcatlls (McClelland), Fig. 55 + + + + + + + +


t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMIL Y : CLARIIDAE

Clarias batrac""s (Linnaeus), Fig. 56 + +

FAMIL Y : HETEROPNEUSTIDAE

Heleropnellstes rossi/is (Bloch), Fig. 57 + +

ORDER: SALMONIFORMES

SUBORDER : SALMONOIDEI

FAMIL Y : SALMONIDAE

SUBF AMIL Y : SALMONINAE

Salmo gairdnerii gairdnerii Richardson, + + + + + Rainbow Trout

S. gairdnerii iridells Gibbons, Raibow Trout +

S. trulla [ario Linnaeus, Brown Trout + + + + ORDER: CYPRINODONTIFORMES

SUBORDER : EXOCOETOIDEI

FAMIL Y : BELONIDAE

Xenentodon cancila (Hantilton-BuchaM), Fig. 58 + +

SUBORDER: CYPRINODONTOIDEI

FAMILY: APLOCHEILIDAE

Aploc"eillls pane/lax (Hanlilton-Bucbanan), + Blue Panchax

FAMIL Y : POECILIIDAE

SUBFAMILY: POECILIINAE

Gambllsia a/finis IIolbrooki Girard, + Mosquito Fish

ORDER: SYNBRANCHIFORMES

FAMIL Y : SYNBRANCHIDAE Monopterlls cllcllia (Handlton-Buchanan) + ORDER: PERCIFORMES

SUBORDER: PERCOIDEI

F AMIL Y : CENTROPOMIDAE

CI",nda nama Haillilton-Bucbanan +

HUSAIN : Pisces 127

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C. ranga Hanlilton-Buchanan +

FAMIL Y : NANDIDAE

SUBFAMILY: NANDINAE

NandllS nand liS (Hanlilton-Buchanan) +

SUBFAMIL Y : BADINAE

Bad;s badis (Hamilton-Buchanan), Fig. 59 + + +

SUBORDER: MUGILOIDEI

FAMILY: MUGILIDAE

R~,inomllgil corslIlll (Haluilton-Buchanan) +

Sicllmllgii cascasia (Hanlillon-Bul'b"llall) +

SUBOIRDER : GOBIOIDEI

FAMIL Y : GOBIIDAE

SUBFAMIY: GOBIINAE

Glossogobills glltllm (Hamilton-Buchanan) +

SUBORDER: ANANBANTOIDEI

FAMIL Y : ANABANTIDAE

Anabas testlldineus (Bloch) +

FAMILY: BELONTIIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : TRICHOGASTRINAE

Colisa fasciata (Schneider) +

c. lalia (Ha milton-Bucha nan) +

FAMILY: OSPHRONEMIDAE

Osphronemlls goramy Lacepede, Goralni +

SUBORDER: CHANNOIDEI

FAMIL Y : CHANNIDAE

Oplliocephaills gaclula Hamilton- Buchanan, Fig. 60 + + + + + +

O. marulius Hamilton-Buchanan +

o. p"nctatus Bloch, Fig. 61 + + +

O. striatus Bloch +

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

128

SUBORDER: MASTACEMBELOIDEI

FAMILY: MASTACEMBELIDAE

Mosiocembeills armalllS (Lacepedc), Fig. 62

M. ptlncaills (Hantilton-Buchanan), Fig. 63

Fauna ofWcstem Himalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

+ + + + + + + +

+ +

HUSAIN: Pisces

Fig. 1. Aspidoparia jaya (Hamil ton-Buchanan)

Fig. 2. ASI;itloparia ~ (Hamil ton-Buchanan)

Fig\. 3. Barilius (,arna Hamil t on -Buchanan

Fig. 4. Barilius (,cndilisis Hamil t on -Buchanan

Fig. 1. Aspidoparill jaya (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 2. Aspidoparill morar (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 3. Barilius bama Hamilton-Buchanan Fig. 4. Barilills bendilisis Hamilton-Buchanan

129

130 Fauna of West em Himalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesb

Fig. 5.Barilias corbetti Tilak & Husain

Fig. 6. Barl11us dlmorphlcus Tilak & Husain

Fig. 7. Barilius vagra Harnilton-Buchanan

Fig. S. Barilias corbetti Tilak & Husain Fig. 6. Barilius dimorphicus Tilak & Husain Fig. 7. Barilius vagra Hamilton-BumaDlD

HUSAIN : Pisces 131

Fig. 8. Brachydanio rer io (Hamll ton - Bu chanan )

Fl 9 Dania devario (Hamil t on -Bu chanan ) g. .

Flg .• l0. Esomus danricus (Hamllton-Buchanan)

Flg. 11 Parluciosoma dalliconiu5 (Hand I t on - Bu chanan )

Fig. 8. Brachydanio rerio (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 9. Danio devario (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 10. Esomus danricus (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 11. Parluciosoma dDniconius (Hamilton-Buchanan)

132 Fauna of Western Hhnalaya, Part 1 :,Uttar'Pradesh

Fig. 12. Raiamas ~ (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Flg.13. Chagullius ChilgUlliu (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig .14. lnbeo ~ (Hamil ton-Buchanan)

Fig. 1 S ~ dyochcllus (McClelland)

Fig. 12. Raiamas bola (Halnilton-Buchanan) Fig. 13. Chagllnills chllgun;o (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 14. Labeo dero (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 15. Lobeo dyocheillls (McClelland)

HUSAIN : Pisces

Fig .16. Puntius carleloni (Fowler)

Fig.17. Punlius chola Hamilton-Buchanan

Fig .18. Puntius conchonius Hamil t on .. Buchanan

Fig. 16. Punt ius carletoni (Fowler) Fig. 17. Puntius chola Hamilton-Buchanan Fig. 18. Puntius conchonius Hamilton-Buchanan

133


Fig .19. Puntius sarana ~ Hamllton-Buchan'an

Flg.20. Punlius sU~liore Hamilton-Buchanan

"'V. 21• Puntius ticlo Hamlllon-Bucban4..n

Fig. 19. Puntius sarona sarana Hamilton-Buchallan Fig. 20. Punlius sophore Hamilton-Buchanan Fig. 21. Pumills licIO Halnilton-Bucbanan

HUSAIN : Pisces

Fig. 22. Tor chelynoides (McClelland)

Fig.23. (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fi 9 .24. Tor ~or (Hamil ton -Bu chan an )

Fig. 22. Torchelynoi4es (McClelland) Fig. 23. Tor putitora (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 24. Tor tor (Hamilton-Buchanan)

135


Fig. 25.. CrossocheiJus lalius (Hamil ton-Buchanan)

Fig. 26. Garra ~ I;olyla (Gray)

Flg. 27. Schlzothoralchthys progastus (McClelland)

Fig. 28. Schb.olhorax'richardsonU (Gray)

Fig. 25. Crossoclreilus latius (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 26. Ga"a gotyla gotyla (Gray) Fig. 27. Schizothoraichthysprogastus (McClelland) Fig. 28. Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray)

HUSAIN : Pisces

Fig.29 •. Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig.30. Nemacheilus corica (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig.31. Nemachel1us doonensis Tilak and Husain

Fig. 29. Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 30. Nemacheilus corica (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 31. Nemacheilus doonensis Tilak and Husain

137


Flg.32. Nemachellus montanus (McClelland)

Flg.33. Nemachel1us rupecula (McClelland)

Flg.34. Nemachellus savona ,(Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig. 32. Nemacheilus montanus (Md::lelland) Fig. 33. Nemacheilus rupecu/a (McClelland) Fig. 34. Nemacheilus savona (Hamilton-Buchanan)

HUSAIN : Pis~ 139

Fig. 35. Lepidocephalus annandale! Chaudhuri

Fig. 36. Lepidocephalus caudofurcatus Tl1ak & Husain

Fig. 37. Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig. 38. Botl~ rostrata Gunther

Fig. 35. Lepidocephalus annandalei Chaudhuri Fig. 36. Lepidocepha/us caudofurcatus Tilak & Husain Fig. 37. Lepidocephalus gunlea (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 3X. BOlia rostrala Gunther


Fig. 39. Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes)

Fig. 40. Myslus bJcckcri (Ilay)

Fig .lt1. Mystus yjllalus (BJoch)

Fig. 39. Aorichlhys seenghala (Sykes) Fig. 40. Mystus bleelceri (Day) Fig. 41. Mystus vittatus (Bloch) Fig. 42. Pselldeutropius atherinoides (Bloch)

HUSAIN : Pisces 141

Fig. 43. Ompok pabda (Hamil ton-Buchanan)

Fig. 44. Wallago allu (Sclulcidcr)

Fi 45 Clupbomll montana I lora g.. -

Fig .46. I\",blyc:cp~ ",alll~~)is (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig. 43. Ompokpabda (Hamilton-Buchanan) ,Fig. 44. Wallago attu (Schneider) Fig. 45. Clupisoma montana _HOM Fig. 46. Amblyceps mangois (Hamilton-Buchanan)


F 1 g. 41. 8agarius yarrclli Sykes

Flg. 48. GIYPlOlhorilx ~ (Hamil t on ... Buchanan)

Fig. 49. Glyptoth~rax dul<palhari TiJal< and Husain

Fig. so. Glyplothorax garhwali Tilal<

Fig. 47. Bagarius yarrelli Sykes Fig. 48. Glyptothorox cavia (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 49. Glyptothorax dakpathllri Tilak and Husain Fig. 50. Glyptothorax garhwali TUat

HUSAIN : Pisces

Fig. 51. GJyplOlhorax horai SI.aw am). Shebbcare

Fig. 52. Glyplulhurax pcctinuplcrus (rvkCJclJarlu)

Fig.53. Glyptothorax saisii (Jenkins)

Fig·54. Laguvia ribeiroi kapurl Tl1ak and Husain

Fig. 51. Glyptothorax horai Shaw and Shebbeare Fig. 52. Glyptothorax pectinppterus (McClland) Fig. 53. Glyptothorax saisii (Jeiikins) Fig. 54. Laguvia ribeiroi /capuTi Tilak and Husain

143

144 Fa una of Western Himalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

Fig. 55. Pscudcchcneis SIlJc~ (McClclland)

Fig. 56. Clarias balrachus (Linnacus)

1:'1 57 Ilclcropncuslcs lossilis (11Iol:h) - g.. -

Fig. 58. Xcncnlmlol! <:51~'~:iI,! (namll t on -Duchanan)

Fig. 55. Pseudecheneissulcatus (Md:lelland) Fig. 56. Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus) Fig. 57. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) Fig. 58. Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton-Buchanan)

HUSAIN : Pisces 145

Fig.59. B~dis llat.lis (Hamilton-Buchanan)

Fig. 60. Ophioccphalus gachua Hamil t on -Buchanan

Fig.61. .2p-hioccphalus I>lJl1clalus moch

Fig. 62. Mastaccmllclus arrnalus (Laccpcdc)

Fig. 63. MaslacemlleJu5 pancaJus (Hamil t on -Buchanan)

Fig. 59. Badis badis (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 60. Ophiocephalus gachua (Hamilton-Buchanan) Fig. 61 Ophiocephalus punctatus Bloch Fig. 62 MastacembeJu.s armatus (Lacepede) Fig. 63. Mastacembelus pancalus (Hamilton-Buchanan)

146 Fauna of Western Hitna]aya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

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UPADHYAYA, M.D. AND UPADHYAYA, N.K. 1980. Garltwal Van Pra"ltag, GlIr/nval Viral, Uttar Pradesh ki Karya Yojna ( 1981-82 se 1990-91 tak). Nainital. Khand 1, Bhag 1-2 : 53-54 (in Hindi).

WALKER, W. 1888. Angling in Klllll110n lakes. Calcu1ta.

WILLIAMS, G.R.e. 1874. Historical and Slatistical Memoir of Dehra Dun. Roorkcc.

Zool. S"rv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 151-157, 1995

AM)'HIBIA

PRANJALENDU RAY Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dellra Dun

The aluphibians fonn an hnportant link in the evolutionary history of vertebrates.ln India, this group is represented by all the three Orders, viz., Gynlnophiona/Apoda/Caecilians, Caudata/Urodela and Salientia/Anura. The anurans, to which frogs and toads belong, are the proluinent one. Despite of their ecological and econotuical significance, the Indian atnphibians have never received the due attention of Batrachologists probably due to the lack of extensive coHection fronl different habitats, required for their systetuatic studies.

The last cOlllpletc work Oil Ihl' amphihia III IIlJia wa~ Boulcngcr's in 1890. Since then lHauy papers have been published describing new spccics, or listing thc specics of (t particular area. The literature of this l~entury has also added to knowledge on the distribution of Indian atuphibians (Inger & Dutta 1987). Yet even a casual exanlination of Western HiInalayan anlphibians reveal that in this area too, threre is tnuch to be done.

Although Western Hitnalayan ecosystenl, Uttar Pradesh enlbraces ahnost all types of anlphibian habitats on account of its varied clhnatic, topographical, altitudinal and vegetational conditons, the atnphibian fauna of this area has not been adequately studied. Whatever little infornlation is available at the turn of 20th century, it exists only in the valuable works of Annandale (1906,1908) and Bouleuger (1920). Since then this insufficeintly studied, but ilnportant, group of anitnals was left unattended for lnore than fifty years. Waltner (1974) published a list of alnbhibians and reptilians inhabiting different altitudes in Western HiInalaya as a whole. Chopra (1977) recorded seven COllunon species occurring in Corbell National Park. Considering so lnany factors COlllpostion and distribution of the fauna in Westenl Hitnalaya, Uttar Pradesh, a continuous effort has been put for carrying out the faunistic surveys with special reference to the aUlphibians of this region including the systelnatic study of Inaterial already present in the NRS/ZSI, Dehra Dun. This has resulted one species Rana (Paa) tuberculata and two species of the genus Amolops new to the science, apart fronl five species recorded for the first titue frolll this area. (Tilak & Ray, 1985; Ray, 1989).

The faunal list incorporates nineteen species belonging to seven genera and four fanlilies under order Anura. Of these, interestingly, 70 1ft an' l'.\dll~i\·l'ly forest and stre3ln/ditch dwellers while the reluainder inhabits ncar hUl11(tll seUIClllCnL. A dctailed liistril'lWisc list of the species with their altitudinal habitat preference is given in the following page.

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Table showing districtwise distribution of species

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PHYLUM: CHORDATA

SUBPHYLUM: VERTEBRATA

CLASS : AMPHIBIA

ORDER : ANURA FAMILY: RANIDAE

Ranl1 annadalei Boulenger + +

R. bll1ndordii Boulenger + + + + + + + +

R. cyanopillyct;s Schneider + + + + + +

R. leib;g;; Gunther +

R. li,nnoc"ar;s Boie + + + + +

R. m;nica Dubois + +

R. luberculata Tilak & Ray + + +

R. tigerintl Daudin + +

TOlnoplerna breviceps (Schneider) + + + +

Alnolops a!ghtlnlls (Gunther) + + + + +

Amolops sp.l (new species) +

A. formoslls (Gunther) + + +

Alnolops sp.2 (new species) +

FAMIL Y : BUFONIDAE

Bufo h;ml1layanlls Gunther + + + + + + + +

B. melanosticllIS Schneider + + + + + + + +

B. stomat;clls Lutken + + + + +

FAMIL Y : MICROHYLIDAE

M;cro"yla ornala Duaneril & Bibron + + +

Uperodon systoma (Schneider) +

FAMIL Y : RHACOPHORIDAE

Polypedales mtlClllallis (Gray) + + +

RAY : Amphibia

Microhvla ~ Dum.& Bi;.

~Derodon SVstoma (Schn.l

Polvtledat~~ macuJ.atus (Gnl)')

Fig. 1. Microhyla ornata Dum. & Bib Fig. 2. Uperodon systoma (Schn.) Fig. 3. Polypedates maculatus (Gray)

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4

Amolops,jaunsari sp.nov

5

~.formosus (Gunther)

Fig. 4. Amolops sp.2 (new species) Fig. 5. A. formosus (~untber)

RAY : Amphibia 155

!.stomatlcu5 Lutken

Fig. 6. Bulo hilnalayanlls Gunther Fig. 7. B. melanostictlls Schn. Fig. 8. B. stomaticus Lutken

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10

11

13

Tomot)t ern. brevl c:.p. (SC:hll.)

Fig. 9. R. tigerina Daudin Fi,g .. 10 R. limnacharis. Boie Fig. 11. R .. cyanophlyctis Scbn. Fig. i2. R. tllberculata Tilak & Ray Fig. 13. Tomopterna breviceps (Schn.)

RAY : Atllphibia 157

ANNANDALE, N. 1906. Notes on the freshwater fauna of India. VIII. Sonte Hitnalayan Tadpoles. 1. Asial. Soc. Bengal., 2 : 289-292.

ANNANDALE. N. 1908. Notes on sonle batrachia recently added to the collection of the Indian Museunt. Rec. Indian. MilS. 2:304-305.

BOULENGER, G.A. 1920 .. A ntonograph of South Asian, Papuan, Melanesian and Suctalian frogs of the genus Rana. Rec. Indian. MilS., 20 : 84-221.

CHOPRA, R.N. 1977. Aillphibian Fauna of Corbett National Park (U.P.). Newsi. zool. Surv. Indiil. 3 (4) : 215-217

INGER, R. F. AND DUTTA, S.K. lyg7. Au ovcrvil-w of Alllphihian fauna of India. 1. Bombay nat Hisl. Soc., 87 (Suppl.) : 185-192.

TILAK, R. AND RAY, P. 1985. Description of a new species of the sub-genus Rana (Paa) Dubois, frOllt Chakrata Hills, District Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh, India (Ranidae : Anura). Zoo I. Anz. (Jena) 215, 3/45 : 213-239.

RAY, P. 1989. Studies on the Antphibian fauna of District Dehradun (V.P.) in relation to systeulatics (Thesis). University of Garhwal (Srinagar, U.P.)

WALTNER, R.C. 1974. Geographical and altitudinal distribution ofaluphibians and reptiles in the Western Hilllalayas. Clleetal., 16 (1) : 17-25.

'tool. SIIrv. I nditl Himtllaytln Ecosystem Series: Fallna of ~V(,sl(:'rn HillulllIya. Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 159-167, 1995

REIYfILIA

AKHLAQ HUSAIN AND PRANJALENDU RAY Nort"ern Regional Stlltion, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun

The Repti1es arc an interesting group of anilnals. Their study has always been a challenge to the herpetologists. The reptilian fauna (Crocodiles, Testudines, Lizards and Snakes) has attracted the attention of various workers during the past. It was Makolu Sluith (1931, 1935, 1943) who luade outstanding contribution on reptiles in the fornl of "Fauna of British India". Since then several workers luade notable contributions to the herepetology of Westen\ Hitllalaya (Uttar Pradesh). The reports of these workers (Wall, 1906, 1907; Annandale, 1907, 1914; Bhatnagar, 1967, 1969, 1972 ; Pande and Jain, 1968 ; Bhaillri, 1976; Prasad, 1976; Dwivedi and Mathur, 1978;Chopra, 1979; Sanyal and Talukdar, 1979; Singh and Gupta, 1979a, b; Upadhyaya and Upadhyaya, 1980; Gupta and Pande, 1982; Murthy, 1985; Lanlba, 1987; OSI11aston and Sale, 1989; Husain, in press a, b) arc confined to the parks, districts, forest divisions etc. Waltner (1974) gave a general account of geographical and altidudinal distribution of reptiles in the Hitnalaya. In view of this the latest infonnation on the reptilian fauna of Western Hilualaya, V.P. was very l\\uch necded and hence the present study was taken up. This work is based on extensive surveys of the flrC<I, puhlished records, working pltills uf l'(Ilh'l'flll'O furl'sf oivisions and the infonnation gflthered frolll various other SOUfl'es.

There are altogether 70 species of reptiles belonging to 46 genera, 16 faluilies and 3 orders distributed in the area.This report includes several new distributional records out of which Varanlls f/tlVescens (Hardwicke & Gray), the Barred Yellow Monitor Lizard, Lycodon jara (Shaw), the Twin Spotted Wolf Snake, and Callophis macclellandi (Reinhardt), the McClelland's Coral Snake arc Worth 111elltioning.

DISTRIBVTIONBAL PATTERN OF THE SPECIES

The study reveals that the diversity of species especially lizards and snakes is Illore up to an elevation of 1800n\ after which there is a noticeable decrease for each additional elevation of 900111 and hence the nUlllber of species is relatively less at higher elevations in contrast to that at lower elevations. However, the crocodiles and turtles are found at lower altitude.

CROCODILIANS: Crocodyilis palllslr;s Lesson, the Snubnosed Crocodile or Mugger and Gavialis g"ngeliclis ( Ganlelin ), the Long- snouted Crocodile or Ghanal occur in the Ranlganga river, passing through the Corbett National Park (NainitCiI <Ino Pauri Garhwal districts).

TESTUDINES : The turtles and tortoises arc generally found at lo~ altitude (150In-900n1) in slow Illovillg strcaills, ponds and rescrviors or Dehra DUll, Pauri-Garhwal and Nainital districts. Melt,noc"elys tricarinata ( Blyth ), the Three-keeled Turtle, M. trijuga trijuga ( Schweigger ), the Indian

160 Fauna of Western Hin1alaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

Pond Terrapin and Lessemys punctata punctata ( Bonnaterre ), the Indian Flap-shell Turtle are the conllnonly found species in the area.

SAURIANS : The distribution of the lizards viz. Hemidactylus flaviviridis Ruppell, the Yellow-bellied House Gecko, Varllnusflavescens (Hardwicke & Gray), the Barred Yellow Monitor Lizard, MlIlJllya carinata (Schneider), the Conullon Skink and M. macularia (Blyth), the Little Skink arc found to occur fronl 200nl to 900nl elevation. A brilliantly coloured young specinlen of Varanlls f1avescens was collected fronl the Chilla Forest (pauri-Garhwal). Crytodactylus lawderanus (Stoliczka), the Rock Gecko Hemidacty/us brooki Gray, the Spotted Indian House Gecko, Ca/otes versicolor (Daudin), the Indian Gardcn Lizard, Vllranlls bengalensis (Daudin), the Indian Monitor, Ellmeces tllenioilltus (Blyth), the Yellow-bellied Molc Skink 'and Riopa P"llc/llla (GlIll'lin), tht.' Dotted Garden Skink occur between 200ln and 1800111. Cyrtodactylus facio/allis (Blyth), Japaillra kllmaonensis (Annandalc) and J.nlajor (Jcrdon) are found betwecn 900111 and 2700111. Scincella hima/llYllnllm is conunonly Inet between 1500111 to 39001n. The gregarious species Agama tuberculata Hardwicke & Gray, the Comillon Rock Lizard inhabits all110st through out the area (150m- 3600111.).

SERPENTES : The distribution of snakes in relation to altitude is significant. Agkistrodon IIimalayanus ( Gunther ), the Hinlalayan Pit Viper is found up to an elevation of 48751n ranging froll1 900111. This is the only species which has adapted itselt for such high altitude. However, Ptyas mliCOSIiS ( Linn. ), the Rat Snake Callophis macclellandi Reinhardt, the McClellannd's Coral Snake, and Naja nllja najll ( Linn. ), the Conllnon or Binocellate Cobra occur up to 3600nl fronl plains. Altitudinal distribution of rest of the species occurring in the area is as under:

Plains to 900111 : Ramphyotyphlops brllminlls ( Daudin ), the Collll11on Blind Snake and Typhlops diardi Schlegel, the Large Blind Snake, Eryx,conicus (Schneider), the COnll110n Sand Boa, Lycodon jara ( Shaw), the Twin-spotted Wolf Snakc, SilJynopilis sagittarius ( Cantor ), the Cantor's Black-headed Snake, Elaphe helena (Daudin), the Conll11n Trinket Snake, Boiga [orsteni ( DUlueril & Birbron ), Boiga trigonata (Schneider), the Comnlon Cat Snake, Enhydris enhydris ( Schneider ), the Sinooth Water Snake, E. siebold; (Schlegel), the Siebold's Water Snake, Elachistodon westermanni, (Reinhardt), the Indian Egg-eater and Echis carinatus (Schneider), the Saw-scalcd Viper.

Plains to 1800111 : Typ"/ops porrecills Stolkzkfl, the Slender Blind Snake, Pylhon mO/llrlls mO/llrllS (Linn.), the Indian Python, Lycodon tllI/icliS (Linn.), lh~ Common Wolf Snakc, Lycodon striatlls (Shaw), the Barred Wolf Snake, O/igodon arnensis (Shaw)~ the Conll11on Kukri Snake, Amphiesmll stoillta (Lhm.), the Striped Keelpback, Argyrogena rllodorlrachis (Jan), A. venlromaculatlls (Gray & Hardwicke), the Glossy-bellied Raccr, Spalerosophis diadem a articeps (Fisher), the Diadell1 Snake, Bungarlls cllerlilells (Schneider), the Contlnon Krait, B. fasciatlls (Schneider), the Banded Krait and Oph;ophaglls hanna (Cantor), the King Cobra (ascends 2200111).

Plains to 2700ln : Xenochroplr;s piscator (Schneider), the Checkered Keelback, Elaphe radiala (Schlegcl), the Copperhead, V;pera russelli (Shaw), the Russell's Viper, Trimeresllrlls monticola Gunther, the Blotched Pit Viper and Naja ox;ana (Eichwald), the Acellate Cobra.

900m to 2700ln : Tracllischillm [lIsclim (Blyth), the Oriental Wonn Snakc and Bo;ga mlllti[asciata (Blyth), the Hhnalayan Cat Snake. Amphiesma 'platyceps (Blyth), the Mountain Keelback occurs frolll 900111 to 2HXhn.

1800111 to 2700111 : Lycodon mackinnon; Wall, the Mussoorie Wolf Snake and Triclliscll.illm laeve Pcral~ca, the Olive Wonn Snake.

HUSAIN & RAY : Reptilia 161

VENOM()l~S SNAKES

Out of 41 species of snakes distributed in the area 10 are venOlllOUS ( Bungarlls caerilleus, the COllllllOIl Krait; B. ftlsciatlls, the Banded Krait; Calliopllis Inacclellllndi, the McClelland's Coral Snake; Ophiop"aglls "anna", the King Cobra; Naja naja, tile Binocellate Cobra,' Naja ox;anll, the Acellate Cobra: Ec"is carinatus, the Sawe-scaled Viper; Viperll russelli, the Russell's Viper; Agkistrodon IIimaiaytlnlls, the Hitualayan Pit Viper and Trimerisurlls monticolll, the Blotched Pit Viper).

TABLE SHOWING DISTRICTWISE DISTTRIBUTION OF SPECIES

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CLASS : REPTIUA

ORDER: CROCODYLIA

FAMIL Y : CROCODYLIDAE

Crocodylus pllillstris Lesson, Snub-nosed Cro('odilc, Mugger + +

FAMIL Y : GAVIALIDAE

GtlV;(lI;s gangeticlls (Ganlelin), Long-snouted Crocodile, Gharial + +

ORDER : TESTUDINES

FAMIL Y : EMYDIDAE

Geoclel11Ys hamiltoni (Gray), Spotted Pond .. Turtle +

Kilcililga kachllgll ( Gray), Sail Terrapin +

Kachllga smithi ( Gray), Sinith's Terrapin + +

KtlCllllga tecta ( Gra y ), North India n Roofed Turtle + +

Melanochelys tricarinata. ( Blyth ), Three-keeled Turtle + + +

Meltlnochelys trijllf{a lrijuga ( Schweigger ), Indian Pond Terrapin + + +

FAMIL Y : TRIONYCHIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : LISSEMYNINAE

Lissemys p"nctata jJllnclllttl (Bonnaterre), Indian Flap-shell Turtle + + +


t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

SUBFAMILY: TRIONYCHINAE

C"itra indica (Gray), Narrow-ncl~kcd Soft-shcll Turtk + + +

Trionyx gtlnageticus Cuvier, Indian Soft-shell Turtle + + +

ORDER: SAURIA

FAMILY: GEKKONIDAE

SUBFAMILY: GEKKONINAE

Crytodactylus [asci/o/liIUS (Blyth), Rock Gecko + + + +

Crytodllctylils lawderanus (Stolioczka), Bent-toed Gecko + +

Hemidtlctylus brooki Gray, Spotted Indian House Gecko + + + + + + + +

Hemidactylils f1aviviridis Ruppell, Yellow-bellied House Gecko + + + + + + + +

Hemidactylus leschenllillti DUlneril & Birborn, Bark Gecko +

FAMILY: AGAMIDAE

Agtlma Ilibercultua Hardwicke & Gray. ROl~k Liza rd + + + + + + + + Caloles versicolor (Daudin), Indian Gardcn Lizard + + + + + + + + Japa/ura kllmaonensis (Annandale), KUlnaon Mountain Lizard + + + + Japallira major (Jerdon), Garhwal Mountain Lizard + + + + +

FAMILY: VARANIDAE

Varllnlls bengalensis (Daudin), Monitor Lizard + + + + + + Vartlnlls J7avescens (Hardwick & Grny), Barred Ycllow Monitor Lizard + FAMILY: LACERTIDAE

Opllisops jerdoni Blyth, Stripcd Ral'c-runner +

HUSAIN & RA Y : Reptilia 163

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FAMILY: SCINCIDAE SUNBFAMIL Y : L YGOSOMINAE

Ellmeces taenio/atlls (Blyth), Yellow-bellied Mole Skink + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : SCINCINAE

MobllYo carinata (Schneider), Coulluon Skink + + +

M"bllYo mtlclI/tlria (Blyth), Little Skink + + +

Riopa p"nctata (Glnelin), Dotted Ga rden Skink .+ + +

Scincella himtliayanlln, (Gunther), Hitnalayan Ground Skink + + + + + + + +

ORDER : SERPENTES FAMIL Y : TYPHLOPIDAE

Ramphotyplr[ops braminlls (Daudin), Collllnon Blind Snake + + +

Typh/ops diardi Schlegel, Large Blind Snake +

Typll/ops porrectlls Stol iczka, Slender Blind Sna kc + + +

FAMIL Y : BOIDAE

SUBFAMILY: PYTHONINAE

Phython nloillrlls moillrlls (Linn.), Asiatic Rock Python + + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : BOINAE

Eryx coniclis (Schneider), COll1l1l0n Sand Boa + + Eryx Johni john; (Russell), Red Sand Boa + +

FAMIL Y : DIPSADIDAE SUBFAMIL Y : L YCODONTINAE

Lycodon tlll/icliS (Linnaeus), Clll1l1l0n Wolf Snake + + + Lycodon jara (Shaw), Twin-spoiled Wolf Snake +

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Lycodon mackinnoni Wall,

Mussoorie Wolf Sna ke + + + +

Lycodon striatus (Shaw), Barred Wolf Snake +

Oligodon arnesnsis (Shaw), COlluuon Kurki Snake + +

Trac"ishium [uscum (Blyth), Oriental Wonn Sanke +

Trachiscllium laeve Peracca, Olive Wonll Sna ke + +

SUBFAMIL Y : SIBYNOPHINAE

Sibynophis sagillarills (Ca Iltor), Cantor's Bla,.'k-hcilded Snake + + + +

FAMILY: NATRICIDAE

Anlp";esma platyceps (Blyth), Mounta in Keel-back + + +

Amphiesma stolata (Linnaeus), Striped Keel-back + + + + + + + +

Xenocllropllis p;scator (Schneider), Checkcrd Keel-back + + + + + + + +

FAMIL Y : COLUBRIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : COLUBRINAE

Ahaetlilia nasuta (Laccpede), Conllnon Whip Snake +

Argyrogentl rhodorhachis (Jan) + +

Argyrogentl ventromaculatlls (Gray & Hanlwicke), Glossy-bellied Racer + + +

Elap"e helena (Daudin), Common Tri nkct Sna kc + + + + +

Elap"e hodgsoni (Gunther), Hilualayan Trinket Snake + + +

Elllphe radiala (Schlegel), Copperhead +

LioIJe/tis calamllr;a (Gunther), Fa intly Striped neck Snake +

Plyas nlllCOSIiS (Linnaeus), Rat Snake + + + + + + + +

HUSAIN & RAY: Reptilia 165

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Spaleorop";s diadem a arl;ceps Fisher, Diadelll Slla ke +

FAMIL Y : HOMALOPSIDAE SUBFAMILY: BOIGINAE

Boigl' !oresten; (Dulueril & Birbrou), Cat Sankc + + +

Boigl' mlliti/t,scitlla (Blyth), Hhllalayan Cat Snake + + +

Bo;g" trigonata (Schneider), + + +

SUBFAMIL Y : HOMALOPSINAE

En"ydris en"ydris (Schneider), Sillooth Water Sna kc + + +

En"ydris sieboldi (SchlegeJ), Siebold's Sillooth Water Snake + +

SUBFAMILY: DASYPELTINAE

Elac";slodon westermanni Reinhardt, Indian Egg-eater + +

FAMIL Y : ELAPIDAE

SUBFAMIL Y : ELAPINAE

Bllngtlrlls caerlilelis (Sl~hncider), Conuuon Kra it + + + + + +

Bungtlrus /tlSCitUIIS (Schneider), Banded Krait + + + + +

CCIlliop";s macclellandi (Reinhardt), McClelland's Coral Snake +

Op"iopluiglis "anna" (Cantor), King Cobra + + +

NCljt' najtl (Li nnaeus), Binocellatae Cobra + + + + + +

Najll ox;ana (Eichwald), Acellatc Cobra +

FAMIL Y : VIPERIDAE SUBFAMIL Y : VIPERINAE

Echis carinatus (Schneider), Saw-sl'a led Viper + + +

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Vipera rllsselli (Shaw), Russell's Vipcr + + + + +

SUBFAMILY: CROTALINE

Agkistrodon himalayanlls (Gunthcr), Hitnalayan Pit Viper + + + + Trimeresllrlls montiola Gunther, Blotchcd Pit Viper + + +

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Fauna of Western Himalaya

HUSAIN & RAY PLAiE I

Fig. 1 : CyrlodacryJus fascio/atus (Blyth) Fig. 2 : Kochuga smith; (Gray) Fjg. 3 : .Ptlas muc,osul (Linnaeus) Fig. 4 : Xen,ochrop.his piscolo.r (Schneider)

Fauna of ~estern Hilnalaya

HUSAIN & RAY PLATE II

Fjg. 1 : ,Agoma tllberc,tllata Hardwjcke & Gray Fig. 2 ': Ca/oles versicolor (Daudin) Fig. 3 : Rlopa punctata (Gmelin)

Zool. Surv. India Himalayan Ecosystem Series: Fallna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 169-200, 1995

AVES

P.C. TAK Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun

Although the scientific descriptions of Indian BIRDS are available in several valuable contributions by the IltOst experienced filed ornithologists like Jerdon (1862-64), Baker (1922-31), Ali & Ripley (1968-78), etc., the faunistic surveys and systematic listing of the avi-fauna of West Hinlalayan Ecosystem, U.P. (WHE, UP) has never been adequately carried out probably on account of the following itnperatives.:

(i) The Vastness of the area covering eight adillinistrdtive districts, viz., Dehra Dun, Tehri,Pauri, Uttarkashi, Chanloli, Naini Tal, Ahllora and Pithnragilrh (the first five being in Garhwal and the relllaining three in Kun\aon Hilnalaya), induding varil'{) lupographintl, dimati<: and altitudinal conditions.

(ii) The regular and prolonged daily field observations, in all types of bird-habitats, winter, sUlluuer and n\Ol\soon, atleast for two- three successive years.

(iii) The lituited nUlnber of the scientifically trained, dedicated and devoted field ornithologists and

(iv) The absence of shooting / tra"pping pemlits frolu the cOlnpetent authorities, especially after 1986, etc.

Despite all these liluitations and constraints a nUlubcr of bird lists have appeared and are scattered all over various zoological and natural history journals referring one or the other part of WHE, UP. AUIong the Inore cOluprehensive and relevant one being by the well known workers such as : Hudson, 1930 (Naini Tal) ; Briggs, 1931 (Ranikhet, dist. Ahuora); Bhatnagar and Misra, 1971, 1972 incolnplete (Dehra Dun); Lavkulnar, 1956 (Garhwal); Tak and KUlnar, 1987 (Nanda Devi), Lalnba, 1987 a & b (Corbett & Nanda Devi National Parks in districts pauri and Naini Tal, and Chamoli respectively); and KUlnar, 1985 (Nayyar Valley, dist. Pauri) etc.

As there is no readily available bird list on WHE, UP. and on inunediate demand from the Ministry of Envirolllncnt, Forests and Wildlife, an attelnpt has been luade to cOlupile the above nlentioned published infonuation alongwith the personal experience of the cOlupiler gained during the course of his nUluerous field trips to Nanda Dcvi Area. {)isl. Challlllii (llJXI-X5, R9-93); Nayyar Valley, dist. Pauri (1983); Dhokriani glacier, dist. Una rkashi (1l)~3)~ Gililgolri glacier, dist. Uttarkashi (1987); Pindari glacier, dist. Ahuora (1990); dist. Pithoragarh (1988); and ahnost a continuous stay at Corbett National Park, dist. Pauri and NainiTal (1976- 79). As a result, the follwing districtwise list of birds on WHE, UP, is luade available to be consulted by the future bird-watchers and taxonontist4i.

This list incorporates 528 species & subspecies of birds, belonging to 17 different orders, fronl the WHE, UP and it confonus to the nOlnenclature of Ali & Ripley (1968-78). A reference at t~e subspecific level is included on the basis of the reported range of the subspecies. In fact, it is not identification at subspecific level. Further, it is trusted that the list, though very prelitninary in nature


and incOlllplete in various respects (on account of the foregoing Ihnitations and constraints), would still 1l1eet the needs of the future workers and who would Inake the required districtwise and/or otherwise additions.

TABLE SHOWING DISTRICTWISE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES

FAUNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ORDER : PODICIPEDIFORMES

Pod;ceps c. cr;statlls (Linnaeus), Great + + Crested Grebe

P. ruficol/is capensis Salvadori, Little Gerbc + + + or Dabchick

Pelecanlls onocrota/lls Linnaeus, White or + + Rosy Pelican

P. 1'. phUippensis Glnelin, Spotted or + Grey Pelican

ORDER : PELECANIFORMES

Phlllt,crocorax carbo sinensis (Shaw), + + + La rgc Co rmo ra nt

P./llscicol/is Stephens, Indian Shag +

P. niger (Vieillot), Little Connorant + +

Anhinga rllfa meianogaster Pennant, Darter + + or Snake-bird

ORDER : CICONIIFORMES

Arden cinerea rectirostris Gould, Eastern + + Grey Heron

Ardell pllrp"retl manilensis Meyen, Eastern + + Purple Heron

Blltorides striatlls jtlvaniclls ( Horsfield ), + Little Green Heron

Ardeo/tl g. gray;; (Skykes), Indian Pond + + Heron or Paddybird

Bllbli/clis ibis coromandus (Boddaert), Cattle Egret + +

Arden alba modesta J. E. Gray, Eastern + + lAtrgc Egrct

Egrlllltl i. internledia (Wagler), Smaller or + + Median Egret

TAK: Aves 171

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

E. g. garzella (Linnaeus), Liltle Egret + +

Nycticorax n. nyct;corax (Linnaeus), Night Heron + +

Ixobryc/IIIS m. minllllls (Linnaeus), Little Bittern +

I. cinntlmOnells (Gluelin), Chestnut Bitten} + +

Mycter;a lellcocepllalc, (Pennant), Painted Stork +

Ciconia e.episcoplIs (Boddaert), Whitenecked + + Stork

Ciconia c. c;con;a (Lillnaeus), White Stork +

C. nigra (Linnaeus), Black Stork + +

Epllipp;orhynchus a. tlsiaticlis (Lathalu), + + Blacknecked Stork

Plegtldis f. faicinelllls ( Linnacus ), Glossy Ihi~ +

ORDER: ANSERIFORMES

Anser sp., Goose +

A. anser rllbrirostris Swillhoe, Eastern + Greylag Goose

A. indiclIs ( Lathanl ), Barheaded Goose + +

Dendrocygna javanica ( Horsfield ), Lesser + Whistling Teal or Tree Duck

D. bicolor ( Vieillot ), Large Whistling Teal +

Tadorna {errllg;nea ( Pallas ), Ruddy Shclduck + + or Brahtniny Duck

T. ladorna ( Linnaeus ), COlllnlon Shelduck +

Marmaronella angllst;roslr;s ( Menetries ), + Marbled Teal

Antis tlCllla Linnacus, Pinta iI + +

A. c. crecca Linnacus, COllUllon TCfil + +

Antis p. poecilor"ync"lI J. R. Forstcr, Spothill DlH:k + +

A. plat yrlryn clr os Lillnaeus, Mallard + + +

A. s. slrepera Linnaeus, Gadwa II + +

A. penelope Linllaeus, Wigeon + +

A. qllerqlledliia Linnaeus, Garganey or + + Bluewinged Teal


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A. clypeata Linnaeus, Shoveller + +

Nelltl rufina (PaJlas), Redcrested Pochard + +

Aylhya ferina (Linnacus), Conunon Po(~hard + +

A. nyroca (Guldenstadt), White-eyed Pochard or + + Ferruginous DUl~k

A. {uligula (Linnaeus), Tufted Duck +

A. m. mari/a Linnaeus, Scaup Du(~k +

Neltapus c. coromandelianus (GlueHn), Cotton + + Teal or Quacky -Duck

Merglls m. merganser Linnaeus,Goosandcr or + Common Ml'rgansl'r

ORDER: FALCONIFORMES

Elanlls caerlliells veci!erlls ( Latba In ), + + Blackwinged Kite

Pernis ptilorhync/uls rliJicol/is Lesson, Crested + + Honey Buzzard

Milvus m. migrans (Boddacrt), Black Kite +

M. m. govinda Sykes, Pariah Kite + + + + + +

M. (m.) lineatlls (Gray), Blackeared or Large + Indian Kite

Haliastllr i. indicils (Boddaert), Brabluiny Kite + + +

Accipifer genti/is' schvedowi (Menzbier), + Eastern Goshawk

A. badills dllssllmieri (Tenunink), Indian Shikra + + +

A. trivirgaills indicus (Hodgson), North Indian + Crested Goshawk

A. nisus nisosimilis (Tickcll), Asialil' + Sparrow Hawk

A. n. Inelascllistos HUlue, Indian Sparrow-Hawk + + +

A. virga/liS kasllmiriensis Whistler & Kinnear, + West Hinlalayan Besra Sparrow - Hawk

A. v. affinis Hodgson, East Hinlalayan Besra + Sparrow Hwak

BilleD r. rulinus (CretzSl'hnlar), Longlegged + + + Buzzard

TAK: Aves 173

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

B"'as',,r teesa (Fra nklin), White-eyed + + Buzzard - Eagle

Spizaetlls n. nipalensis (Hodgson), Hodgson's + + or Feathertoed Hawk Eagle

S. (c;rrllatlls) Iimntleeills (Horsfield), Changeable + + + Hawk - Eagle

S. ~. cirrlltllllS (Glnelin), Indian Crested + Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaeills f. faSC;tllllS (Vicillot), Bonelli's or + + Slender Hawk - Eagle

H. pinnatlls (Gnlelin), Booted Hawk-Eagle +

Aqllila c"rysaelos daphanea Severtzov, Hianalayan + + + + Golden Eagle

A. II. "eliaca Savigny, hnperia I Eagle + + +

A. rapax v;ndlliana Franklin, Tawny Eagle +

A. r. nipalens;s Hodgson, Eastern Steppe Eagle + + + + +

A. cloga Pallas, Greater Spotted Eagle +

A pomarina IIaslala (Lesson), Lesser Spotted Eagle +

/ctinaeills malayensis pern;ger (Hodgson), + + + + Black Eagle

Haliaeeills lellcoryphlls (Pallas), Ringtailed or + + + Pallas's ~ishing Eagle

/clhyopllagll nana pilimbea (Jcordon), Himalayall + + + + Greybeaded Fishing Eagle

Sarcogyps ca/vIIs (Scopoli), King Vulture + + + + + + Aegypills monachlls (Lhmaeus), Cinereous Vulture + + +

Gyps ftdvIIs flilvescens HUlue, India n Griffon + + + Vulture

G. lIimalayensis Hunle, Hinlalayan Griffon Vulture + + + + + + + + G. i9 ;ndiclis (Scopoli), Indian Longbilled Vulture +

G. i. lenlliroslris G.R. Gray, Hinlalayan LongbiUed + + Vulture

G. bengalensis (Gelulin), Indian Whitebacked + + + + + + Vulture

Neophron p. percnoplerlls ( Linnaeus ), Egyption + + Vulture

174 Fauna of Wcstern Hilnalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

N. p. ginginillnlls (Laihanl), Indian Sl'avcngcr + + + + + Vulture

Gypaetlls btlrba/Ils allrells ( Hablizl ), Hinlalayan + + + + + + + Bearded Vulture or Lalnnlergeier

Circus. c. cynaeus (Linnaeus), Hen Harrier + +

C. macrOllrllS (S.G. Glnelin), Pale Harrier + +

C. pygtlrglls (Linnaeus), Montagu's Harrier + +

C. a. aerliginoslis (Linnaeus), Marsh Harrier + +

Circaeills g. gal/iclIs (Gluelin), Short-toed Eagle + +

Spilornis c. clleela (Lathaln), Crested Serpent Eagle + + + + + + + +

Pandion II. "aliaeills (Linnacus), Osprey + +

Microltierax c. caerll/escens (Linnacus), + + Hilualayan Redbreastcd Falconet

Filico biarmiclis jllgger J. E. Gray, Lagger Fakon + +

F. pereKrinlis japonensis Gmcli .. , Easll'"'' + + Peregrine Falcon

F. p. babyloniclls P. L. Sclater, Redcapped Falcon + F. p. peregrina/or Sundevall, Shaheen Fall'on + +

F. s. slIbblileo Linnaeus, Hobby +

F. s. cenlralasiae (Buturlin), Central Asian Hobby +

F. severlls rll/ipedoides Hodgson, Indian Hobby + +

F. c. c"icqllera Daudin, Redheaded Merlin + +

F. vesperlinlls amllrensis Radde, Eastern + Redlegged Falcon

F. I. linnllncIIllls Linnaeus, European Kestrel + + + + + + +

F. I. objllrgailis (Baker), Indian Kestrel + ORDER : GALLIFORMES

Lerwtl lerwa (Hodgson), Snow Partridge + + +

Tetraogalllls It, Itinlalayensis G, R. Gray, + + + Himalayan Sllowl'ock

Alectoris c. cltllkar ( J. E. Gray), Chukor + + + + + Partridge

Francolinlls /rancolinlls asiae Bonaparte, Indian + + + + + + Blal'k Partridge

TAK: Aves 175

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

F. pondicerillnlls interpositlls HatCi1, North Indian + + + Grey Pa rtndge

COlllrn;x c. cotllrnix (Linnaeus), Grey Quail + +

C. coromandelica (Glnelin), Blackbreasted Quail +

C. c. c"inensis (Litmaeus), Bluebreasted Quail +

Perdicll/a asiaticII pllnjallbi Whistler, Punjab + + Jungle Bush Quail

Arboropllila t. torqueola (Va Ie nciennes), + + + Conunon Hill Partridge

Tragoptln melanocepllaills (JE Gray), Western + Horned Pheasant

Lop"op"orlls impejllnus (ulthcllU), Impl') all + + + + + + + Pheasant

Lopllllra /ellcomelana hamilton;; (JE Gmy), + + + + + + + + Whitecrested Kaleej Pheasant

Gal/lis gal/lis mllrglli Robinson & Kloss, Indian + + + + + + + + Red Jungle Fowl

Pllcras;a m. macrolopha (Lesson), Koklas Pheasant + + + + + + +

Cartells Wallic";; (Hardwicke), Chir Pheasant + +

PtiVO crista/lis Linnaeus, Indian Peafowl + + + + +

ORDER : GRUIFORMES

Turnix sylvatiea dllssllln;er (fenuninck), Little + Bustard-Quail

T. sllscitator taigoor (Sykes), Indian Bustard Quail +

G",S lellcogeranus Pallas, Siberian Crane +

Ralllls aquaticlis indicus Blyth, Indian Water Rail +

R. striatlls alb;venler Swainson, Indian Blul'- + breasted Banded Rail

Ral/;na ellrizonoides amallroplera (Jerdon), Indian + or Slatylegged Banded Crake

Amallrornis a. akool (sykes), Brown Crake +

Gal/intlla chioroplis indica Blyth, Indian Moorhen + +

Porphyrio porphyrio poliocepilailis (Lathalu), + Indian Purple Moorhen


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Flilica a. atrll Linnaells, Coot + +

ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES

Hydrophasianlls chirllrglls (Scopoli), Pheasant- + + ta lied Jaca na

Vanelllls vanelllls (Linnaeus), Peewit, Lapwing + or Green Plover

V. cinerells (Blyth), Greyheaded Lapwing + v. i. indiclis (Boddaert), Redwattled Lapwing + + + + +

V. spinoslis duvallcelii (Lesson), Spurwingcd + + Lapwing

V. malabaricIIs (Boddaert), Yellow-wattled + Lapwing

Cllaradrills d"bills jerdoni (Legge), Indian little + + + Ringed Plover

C. (I. alexandrills Linnaeus, Kentish Plover + +

Nilmenills arqllalll orientillis C.L. Brehlll, Eastern + Curlew

Limosa I. Iimosa (Linnaeus), Blacktailed Goodwit +

Tringa totanlls ellrllinlls (Oberbolser), Eastern + + Redshank

T. neblilaria (Gunnerus), Greensbank + T. ocllroplls Unnaeus, Green Sandpiper + + + T. glareo/a Linnaeus, Spotted Sandpiper + +

T. hypo/ellcos Linnacus, Conllllon Sandpiper + +

Capella s. so/ilaria (Hodgson), Eastern Solitary + Snipe

C. nemorico/a (Hodgson), Wood Snipe +

C. slenllra (Bonaparte), Pintail Snipe +

C. g. gallinago (Linnaeus), Conllnon Snipe + +

C. minima (Brunnich), Jack Snipe + +

Sc%pax r. rlls/ico/a Linnacus, Woodcock + + + Calidris minll/lis (Lcisler), Little Stint + + C. /emmincki; (Lcisler), TCllllninck's Stint +

Rostratll/a b. benglullensis (Linnaeus), Painted + + Snipe

TAK: Aves 177

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hin,aniopils It. Itimanlopus (Linnaeus), Indian + Blackwinged Stilt

Recllrl'irostra avosellll Linnaeus., Avocet +

Ibidorltyncha sirutllers;; Vigors +

B"rltinlls oedicnelllUS ;nd;clIs (Salvadori), Indian + + Stollc Curlcw

EStielis mllgniroslris recllrviroslris (Cuvier), Great + + Stone Plover

Glareola Itlctea Tenlluinck, Sluall Indian + + Pratincole

Larlls f. jilscIIS Linnaeus, Lesser Blackbacked + Gull

L. iclttycleilis Pa lias, Great Blackheaded Gull + +

L. brllnnicepltallis Jerdon, Brownheaded Gull + +

Cltildonias Itybrida indica (Stephens), Indian + + + Whiskered Tern

Sterna allrantia J E Gray, Indian River Tern +

Rynchops albicollis Swainson, Indian Skinllner +

ORDER : COLUMBIFORMES

Treron II. apicclllda Blyth, Pintailed Green Pigeon + + T. s. spltenllrll (Vigors), Wedgetailed Green Pigeon + + +

T. b. b;c;ncla (Jerdon), Indian Orangebrcasll'd + Green Pigeon

T. p. phoen;coptera (Lathaln), Bengal Green + + Pigeon

Collimba 1. leuconota Vigors, West Hhualayan + + + + Snow Pigeon

C. rupestris IlIrkeSltlnica Buturlin, Turkestan +. Hill Pigeon

C. Iivitl negleclli Hunte, Blue Rock Pigeon +

C. I. inlermedill Strickland, Indian Blue ROt~k + + + Pigeon

C. ptlllllnbus casiotis (Bonaparte), Eastern + Wood Pigeon

C. hodgsonii Vigors, Speckled Wood Pigeon + + +

178 Fauna of Western HiinaJaya, Part 1 : Utt~.r Prndesh

2 3 4 5 6 8

Streptopelia o. orienttl/is (Lathaln), Rufous + + + + + Turtlc~Dovc

S. o. meena (Sykes), Westenl Turtle Dove + + S. d. decaocto (Frivaldszky), Indian Ring Dove + + + + +

S. I. tranqllebarica (Hennann), Indian Red + + Turtle Dove

S. cllinensis sllrtllensis (Gmclin), Indian SPOlil'U + + + + + + + + Dove

S. senegtllensis ctlmbayensis (Glnelin) + + + + + Indian Little Brown or Senegal Dove

Clralcopllaps i. indica (Linnaeus), Indian Elnerald + + Dove

ORDER: PSITIACIFORMES

PsittaclIlll ellpatria nipalensis (Hodgson), Large + + Indian Parakeet

P. krllmeri borealis (Neuluann), Northern + + Roseri nged Pa ra keet

P. k. manillensis (Bechc;tein), Roscringed + Parakeet

P. alexandri [llsciata (PLS Muller), Indian + + Redbreasted Parakeet

P. cyallocepltaltl bengalensis (Forster), Northern + + + + + + Blossoluhcadcd Parakeet

P. Itimulllyanll (Lesson), Hilnalayan Slatyhl~ad~d + + + + + Parakeet

LoriclIllIs beryllinlls (J R Forster), Ceylon Lorikeet +

ORDER: CUCULIFORMES

Clamalor coromandlls (Linnacus), Redwingcd + + Crestcd Cuckoo

C. jacobinlls serratlls (Sparnnan), Picd Crested + + + Cuckoo

CllcIIlilS s. sJ1arveriodes Vigors, La rge Hawk- + + + Cuckoo

Cllcillils v. varialls Vah), Conunon Hawk-Cuckoo + + + or Bra infevcr Bird

C. In. In;cropterlls Gould, Indian Cuckoo + + +

TAl<: Aves 179

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C. CllnorllS slIblelepllonlls Za rudny, A~ ia tic Cuckoo + + C. c. clInor"s Linnaeus, Cuckoo + + + + C. s. SlllllralllS Blyth, Hitnalayan Cuckoo + + + C. p. p()/iocepllllilis UllhillU, SnHl1l Cuckoo +

Cl.lcomtlnlis s. sonnerat;; (Lathaln), Indi(tll + Baybandcd Cuckoo

C. mer"lin"s passer in liS (Vahl), Indian + + Plaintive Cuckoo

SerniclI/lis IlIglibris dicrllroides (Hodgson), + + Indian Drongo- Cuckoo

Elldyntlmys s. scolopacea (Linnacus), Indian Koel + + + +

Rllopodytes t. tritis (Lesson), Large Greenbilled + Malkoha

Taccoclla /escllenaliitii sirkee (JE Gray), Western + Sirkeer Cuckoo

Centrop"s s. sinensis (Stephens), Co nUll on Crow + + Pheasant or Co'ucal

c. tOll/Oil bengalensis (Glnelin), Lesser Coucal +

ORDER: STRIGIFORMES

Tylo alba stertens Hartert, Indiiln Btlrn Owl + + T. capensi!; longilnelnbris (Jerdon), Gnlss Owl +

Ot~s spiioceplla/lls ""ttoni (Hunlc), Western + + + Spotted Scop Owl

O. scops sllnia (Hodgson), North Indian Scops Owl + +

O. bakkamoena pilimipes (Hulne), Punjab Collared + Scops Owl

Bilbo bubo bengalensis (Franklin), Indian Great + + + Horned or Eagle-Owl

B. n. niplliensis Hodgson, Forest Eagle owl +

B. zeylonensis leschenlllllt (Tenuuinck), Brown + Fish Owl

Gloucidillm b. brodiei (Burton), Colla red PygnlY + + + + Owlet

G. r. radiatllm (Tickell), Barred Jungle Owlet + +

G. c. clicliloides (Vigors), West Hilnalayan Barred + + + Owlet

180 Fauna of Westen, Hhnalaya, Part 1 : Uttar Pradesh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

N;nox SCIIllllllia IlIgllbr;s (TiekclI), Indian + + Brown Hawk-Owl

N. s. obscilra Hunlc, HUlne's Brown Hawk-Owl +

Aillene brama indica (Franklin), Northern + + + Spotted Owlct

Slrix ieplogrammica newarensis (Hodgson), + Hitualayan Brown Wood Owl

S. a/lico n;vivo/ll (Blyth), Hitnalayan Wood Owl + +

Asio j1ammells [lamells (Pontoppidan), Shor1eared + Owl

ORDER: CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Caprilnll/glls indiclis hazarae Whistler & Kinnear, + Hiulalayan Jungle Night jar

C. i. ;ndiclIs Lathanl, Indian Jungle Night jar +

C. ellropaells IInwini Hunle, HUlne's European + Night jar

C. macrllrlls a/bollolailis Tickell, Indian Longtailed + + + Night jar

C .a. asiaticlls La1han" Indian Little Nigh1gar +

C. affinis montico/a Franklin, Franklin's or Allied + Nigh1jar

ORDER: APODIFORMES

Col/ocil/ia IInicolor (Jerdon), Indian Edible-nest + Swiftlet

Cllaeilira candacilia nlldipes (Hodgson), + Whitcthrnatcd Spinctail S\vift

c. sylvtllictl (Tkkdl), Whitl~runlpl'd Spinclail Swift + +

Aplls nl. I1lelba (Linnacus), Alpine SwiJt + + A.111. nllbifllga koelz, India n Alpine Swift + +

A. paeificlls lellconyx (Blyth), Blyth's or + Hilnalayan White-ruluped Swift

A. tI. affinis (J E Gray), Indian House Swift + + + + + C}1)s;IIrlls parvlIs baltlsiensis (JE Gmy), +

Indian Palm Swift

Hel1';procne Longipennis corona/a (Tkkcll), + + Crested TFl~e Swift

TAK: Aves 181

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ORDER: CORACIIFORMES

Ceryle lugllbr;s contillenlll/is Harterl, Wesl + + + + + Hilnalayan Pied Kingfisher

C. rlldis lellco",e/llnllrtl Reichenba<.'h, Indian + + Pied Kingfisher

Alcedo all/lis bengll/ellsis Gmelin, Indian Sinall + + + Blue kingfisher

Pe/tlrgopsis c. capensis (Linnaeus), Brownheaded + + Storkbilled Kingfisher

Htllcyon s .. w1lyrensis (Linnacus), Whitehreasled + + Kingfisher

Hlllcyon sInyrnensis /IiSClI (Boddaerl), Indian + + + Whitebreastcd Kingfisher

Merops I. leschenalilli Vieillot, Chestnut headed + Bee-caler

M. supercilioslls persiclis Pallas, Bluecheeked + Bee-eater

M. p. pIJilip;nlls Linnaeus, Bluetailed Bee-cater +

M. o. or;entalis Lathanl, Indian Sinall Green + + + + Bee-cater

Nyctyornis a. atherton; (Jardine & Selby), Blue- + + cared Bee-eater

COrtlC;tlS b. beng/ullens;s (Linnaeus), Northern + + + Rollar or Blue Jay

Ellrystomlls orienta/is cyanicollis Vieillot + Hilnalayan Broadbilled Roller

UpUPll e. epops Linnaeus, European Hoopc + + + + +

U. e. ceylonensis Rekhenbach, Ceylon HOOPOl' + + +

TOCIaIS biroslris (Scopoli),Grcy Hornbill + +

Aceros niplllensis (Hodgson), Rufousnecked Honlbill +

Ant"racoceros m. malabllriclis (Glnelin), Indian + + Pied Hornbill

Bllceros bicornis "omra; Hodgson, Great Pied + Hornbill

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ORDER: PICIFORMES

Megalai/na virens mars"al/orunl Swinhoe, + + + + + + HiinaJayan Great Barbet

M. zeylanica caniceps (Franklin), Northern + + + Green Barbel

M. a. asiatica (Lalhaln), Bluethroated Barbet + + +

M. Ilaemacep"ala indica (Lathalll), Crinlson- + + + breasted Barbet or Coppersmith

Indicator xanillonoilis raelecliffi HUllll'. West + Pakistan OrangenJlnpcd HOlll'yguidl'

lynx t. torqllilla Linnaeus, European Wryneck +

Sasia o. oc/rracea Hodgson, HilllaJayan Rufous + Piculet

Micropternus brac"Ylirus IIl1mei Kloss, Western + Rufous Woodpecker

Picils s. squamatus Vigors, Hilnalayan + + + + + + Scalybellied Green Woodpecker

P. myrmecop"onells Stresslnann, Little Scally- + + + bellied Green Woodpecker

P. canlls sanguiniceps Backer, Indian Blacknaped + + Green Woodpecker

P. f/avinllc/w kllmaonensis (Koelz), KUlnaon + + Large Yellownaped Woodpecker

P. cilloroloplllls simltle Meinertzhagcn, West + + Hitnalayall Sinall Yellowtlaped Woodpe(.'ker

Dinopillnl bengllalense elilllilln, (Blyth), Si uti h + + Goldcnhal'ked WOOdplTkcr

D. b. bengllalense (Linnaeus), Northern + Goldenbacked Woodpecker

D. s. sllorii (Vigors), HilnaJayan Goldenbacked + Threetocd Woodpecker

Mlilleripiclis pil/verillentils molliln Ripley, Nepal + Great Slaty Woodpecker

Hypopiclis IIyperylllrlls I1lars"alli (Hartert), + + WcsIl~rn Rufoushl~lIied Woodpcl~ker

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Picoides h. himalayensis (Jardine & Selby), + + + + + + Garhwal Pied Woodpecker

P. (I. (",r;ceps (Vigors), West Hilnalayan Brown- + + + + fronted Pied Woodpecker

P. m. mace; (Vieillot), Indian Fulvousbreasted + Pied Woodpel~ker

P.m. mallrattensis (Lathaln), Yellowfrontcd Pied + + or Mahratta Woodpecker

P. clln;capilllls mitchell;; (Malherbe), West + + Hilllalayan Grcycrowned PygnlY Woodpeckcr

P. n. nanlls (Vigors), Northern hrO\Vlll'rOWlll'd + + Pygnly Wooupcl'kcr

Chrysocolaples Illcidlls sll/Ianells (Hodgson) West + + Hiaualayan Larger Goldcnbackcd Woodpecker

ORDER: PASSERIFORMES

Pitta b. bracllYllra (Linnaeus), Indian Pitta +

P. sordida cllclIllala Hartlaub, Hoodcd or Green- + breasted Pitta

Mira/ra javanica clIntillans Blyth, Singing Bush Lark - +

Eremopterix grisea (Scopoli), Ashycrowncd + Finch Lark

CII/andrel/a cinera dllkhllnensis (Sykcs), Rufous + + Short-toed Lark

Galerida cristata chendoo/a (Franklin), Indian + Crestcd Lark

Ait'lldl' glllgllla lhamllTllln R. & A. Meinertzhagen, + + Kashmir Small Skylark

Hirllndo rllpeslris Scopoli, Crag Marlin +

H. c. conc%r Sykes, Dusky Crag Martin +

H. r. rllslica Linnaeus, Western Swallow +

H. smithi; flli/era Stephens, Indian Wiretailed + Swallow

H. flllvicola Blyth, Indian Cliff Swallow +

H. dallrica nipalensis Hodgson, Hirnalayan Striated + + + or Rednllnped Swallow

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H. d. erytllropyg;a Sykes, Indian Striated or + Redrunlped Swallow

Delic"on IIrbicll caslllneriensis (Gould), Kashluir + + House Martin

D. n. nipalensis Moore, Nepitl House Mitrtin +

Lanills exclliJitor lall/ora (Sykes), Indian Grl'Y + Shrike

L. v. villailis Valenl"icnnes, Indian Bitybat'ked + Shrike

L. I. lepllronoills (Vigors), Eastern Tibet Grey- + backed Shrike

L. schach erytll ron 01 liS (Vigors), Rufousbacked + + + + + Shrike

Orioilis orioilis kllndoo Sykes, Indian Golden + + + + + Oriole

O. x. xcrntllornlls (Linnaeus), North Indian + Blat'khcadcd Oriole

O. t. traillii (Vigors), Indian Maroon Oriole + +

Dicrllrlls lldsimi!is albiricllis (Hodgson), North + + + + + Indian Black Drongo

D. leliCOpl,tlelis longictllldtllliS Hay, Indian Grey + + + Drongo

D. c. (~lIerlilesces (Linnacus), Indiall Whilc-ll\.·llil'd + Drongo

D. II. Ilene"s Vieillot, Bronzed Drongo +

D. ren,;{er tectirostris (Hodgson), Lesser + Racket-tailed Drongo

D. II. holtentoltlls (Linnaeus), Hairt"rcsted or + + Spa ngled Drongo

Arl"mllS {IISCIIS Vieillot, Ashy Swallow-Shrike +

SllIrnlis m. malabariclls (Gmelin), Greyheaded + + Myna

S. pagodllfllm (Glnelin), Blackheaded or + + Brahlniny Myna

S. vulgaris polltlfatskyi, Finch, Conll11oo Indian + Starling

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S. c. contrtl Lillnaeus, Indian Pied Myna + + Acridotlleres t. tristis (Linnaeus), Indian Myna + + + + + + + + A. ginginianlls (Lathaln), Bank Myna + A. f. /lISCIiS (Wagler), Nortbenl Jungle Myna + + + + +

Garrllilis glandarills bispeclliaris Vigors, West + + Hinlalayan Redl'rowned Jay

G. lanceolatlls Vigors, Blackthroated Jay + + + +

CisSti j1a"irostris ClIclIl/tlla (Gould), Western + + Yellowbilled Blue Magpie

CiSSti erytllrorllynclla occipitalis (Blyth), Hinlalayan - + + + + + Redbilled Blue Magpie

Dendrocitta vagabllnda bristoli Paynter, Nortb- + Western Tree Pie

D. v. vagllbllndtl (Lathalu), Northl'asll'rn TrlT Pir +

D. /ormosae occidenltllis Til'churst, West + + + Hilnalayan Tree pie

Nllcifraga caryocataetes "emispila Vigors, + + HitnaJayan Nutcracker

Pyrrllocorax gracllills digitatlls Heillpricb & + + Ehrenberg, HiJnalayall Yellowbillcd or Alpine

Chougb

P. pyrrllocortlx centrtllis Stresclnann, West + + HiJnalayan Redbilled Cbougb

CorvlIs s. splendens Vieillot, Indian House Crow + + + + + + + +

C. macrorllyncllos intermedius Adanls, Hilnalayan + + + + + + + + Jungle Crow

C. m. Clliminatlls Sykcs, Indian Jungle Crow +

C. corone orienta lis Eversnlann, Eastern Carrion + Crow

C. corax tibetanlls Hodgson, Tibet Raven +

He,"iplIs pictUIIS ctlpiltllis (Horsfield), Brown-backed - + Pied FIYl~atcher- Shrike

Tephrodor"is pondicerianlls pal/idlls TicehufSt, + Sind Wood Shrike

Coracintl novaelrollanditle nipalensis (Hodgson), + Hilnalayan Large Cuckoo -Shrike

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C. nl. melascllistos (Hodgson), Dark Grey Cuckoo + + -Shrike

PericrocollIs fltlmmells specioslIs (Lathaln), North + Indian Sacrlct Minivct

P. IJ. brevirostris (Vigros), Shortbilled Minivet + + -I

P. etllologlls favil/tlcells Bangs & Phillips, West + + + + Hhnalayan l...ongtailcd Minivet

P. r. rosells (Vieillot), Rosy Minivet +

P. c. c;nnamomells (Linnaeus), Southern Sinall + Minivet

ACf.:;tll;ntl t. tipll;tl (Linnaeus), e0l111110n lora +

C"'or()psis a. allrifrons (Tel1uninck), Northern + Goldfronled Chloropsis

C. II. IItlrdw;ckii Jardine & Sclhy, Orang"'ll'llil'd + Chloropsis

Pycnonotlls pr;ocepllailis (Jerdon), Greyheaded + Bulbul

P. melan;cterlls Jlav;ventris (Tiekell), Black + Crested Y cHow Bulbul

P. jocoslIs pyrrlrot;s (Bonaparte), Kumaon Red- + wiskered Bulhul

P. lellcogenys leucotis (Gould), While-cared Bulbul +

P. I. lellcogenys (Gray), Whiteehccked Bulbul + + + + + + + +

P. cafer intermedius Blyth, Punjab Redvented + + + + + Bulbul

Hypsipetes m. mcclelland; Horsfield, Rufous- + bellied Bulbul

H. f/avtllus f/availls (Blyth), Bowneared Bulbul +

H. nUldtlKtiSCariensis psaroides Vigors, Himalayan + + + + + Bhu:k Bulhul

Ponllllorhinils e. erYlllrof.:enys Vigors, West + + + + Hianalayan Rustyehceked Seiluilar Babbler

Sltlcilyris pyrrllopes Blyth, Blaekchinned + Bahbler

Dumetia II. IIyperytllrti (FI1' nklin), Rufousbcllied + Babhler

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Cilrysomm" sinense "ypolellcllm (Franklin), + Wcstern Yellowcyed Babler

T",doide.~ c. calldatlls (Dulnont), Conllnon Babbler +

T. s. stri"tlls (Duluont), Bcngal Junglc Babblcr + + +

G",rlllllx "lboglllllr;S w"istleri Baker, Western + + + + Whitcthroaled Lclughin~ Thrush

G. s. strilllils (Vigors), Western Striated + + Laughing Thrush

G"rrlliax I. lellcolop""s (Hardwickc), Hianalayan + + + Whitccrested Laughing Thrush

G. variegatlls simi/is (Hulne), Western + Variegated Laughing Thrush

G~ v. vllr;egatlls (Vigors), Easten1 Variegated + Laughing Thrush

G. '"foglliaris occidenlalis (Hartert), Western + Rufouschinned Laughing Thrush

G. I. Iineatlls (Vigors), Sinda Streaked Laughing + + + + + + Thrush

G. e. eryt"roceplulilis (Vigors), Redheaded + + + + Laughing Thrush

Leiotl"ix IlIlea kllmlliensis Whistler, Western + Redbilled Leiolhrix

Pterllt"ills f/llviscapis validiroslr;s Kuclz, Rl'U- + wingcd Shrikc~ Babhler

Minla strigilitl simillensis (Meinertzagcn), Westen1 + Barthroated Siva

M. s. Yllnnllnensis (Rothschild), NEFA Barthroated + + Siva

M. c. cyanollroptera (Hodgson), Bluewinged Siva +

y"IIina Rlilaris vi\.'ax Koelz, Western Stripe- + throated Yuhina

Heterop"asia c. capislrala (Vigors), Western + + + + + + BlackcaJlJlcd Sibia

Mllsicilpa laliroslris Raffles,Brown Flycatcher + + +

M. westermann; collin; Rothschild, Western + + Little Pied Flycah:ohcr

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M. s. sllperc;/iaris Jerdon, Whitebrowed Blue + + Flycatcher

M. I. lellcomelanllra (Hodgson), Western Slaty + + + + Blue Flycatcher

M. m. macgrigoriae (Burton), Western Slnall + Niltava

M. sllndara whistleri (Tkehurst), Western + + + + Rufousbellicd Niltava

M. I. licklliae (Blyth), Tiekell's Redbreasted Blue + Flycatcher

M. t. tltalassina Swainson, Verditer Flycatcher + + + + + + + +

Clilicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea Obcrholser, + + Northern Greyheaded Fly('atcher

Rltipidllra IIypoxanlha Blyth, Yellowbcllied + + + Faintail Flyc'ateher

R. 1I. aureola Lesson. Norlht'rn Whill'llfO\\'l'd + + Faintail Flyt'alt'hcr

R. albicollis canescens (Koclz), Western Whitc- + + + + + throated Faintail Flycatcher

Terpsipllone paradis; lellcogaster (Swainson), West + + + Hitnalayan Paradise Flycatcher

Pr;n;a sllbflava lerricolor (Hullle), Northwestern + Plain Wren- Warbler

P. socialis stewarl; Blyth, Northenl A4ihy + Wrcn-Warbler

P. sylvlllica gangelica (Blyth), Gangetk Jungle + Wren-Warblcr

P. c. crin;ger Hodgson, Hilnalayan Brown Hill + Warbler

Orillololnlls slIlor;lIs gllzlIrallis (Lathaln), Indian + Tailor Bird

Pllylloscoplis a. affinis (Tiekell), TkkelJ's Leaf + + Warhler

P. f .Iil/;gil'ellier (Hodgson), Smoky L,,' .. r "Va rhkl +

P. inorllailis IIIlIne; (Brooks), Humc's Yc)Jnw- + browcd Lea f Warbler

P. proregllllls simlaensis Tkehurst Westcrn + Pallas's Leaf Warbler

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P. mtlcnlipennis virens Til~ehurst,. Western Grey- + faced Leaf Warbler

P. troclli/oides viridanlls Blyth, Western Greenish + + + Leaf Warbler

P .. o. occipilalis (Blyth), Large Crowned Lea f + + + Warbler

Se;cerclls xtlnthoschislOS albosllperciliaris (Jcrdon), + + + + Westrern Grcyhcaded Flycatcher Warbler

R. reguilis himlliayensis Bouapartl', Himalayan + + Goldcrest

Erithaclis s. sveciclls (Linnaeus), Northenl Blucthroat +

E. p. peclorillis (Gould), West Hilllalayan Ruby throat + + + +

E. cyanllrlls pal/idior (Baker), Kashlnir Rcd- + + + nankcd Bush Robin

E. cllrystleus whistleri (Ticehurst), Westenl Golden + Bush Robin

E .. indiclls indicus (Vicillot), Whitcbrowcd + Bush Robin

Copsyclllls s. saularis (Linnaeus), Indian Magpie- + + + + + Robin

Plloenicllrus erylhronotlls (Evcrsnlann), Evers- + lnann's Redstart

P. caelirleocephaills (Vigors), Bluehcaded Redsta rt + +

P. ochrllros phoen;cliroicJes (Moore), Kashlnir + Black Redstart

P. o. rllfiventris (ViciJlot), Eastern Black Redstart +

P. frontalis (Vigors), Bluefronted Redstart + + + +

P. erylhrogasler grandis (Gould), Guldenstadt's + Redstart

RI'ytlCOrnis f. fll/iginoslls (Vigors), Plulubeous + + + + + + + Redstart

Hogsonills p. phoenicllroicJes (Gray), Hodgson's + + Shortwing or Whitebellied Redstart

Enicllrlls s. scoilieri Vigors, Little Forktail + + +

E. schistacells (Hodgson), Slatybackcd Forktail +

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E. m. mtlClilatlis Vigors, Western Spotted Forktail + + + + + + + +

Saxicoltl torqllata przevalskii (Pleske), Tibetan + + Collared Bush Chat

S. I. indica (Blyth), Indian Collared Bush Chat + + +

S. caprala "ic%r Sykes, Northern Pied Bush Chat + + + + + + + +

S. ferra Ora y, Da rk-grey Busb Chat + + + +

Clulimarrornis leucocepllailis (Vigors), Whitecapped + + + + + + + Redstart or River Chat

Saxicoloides flilicata cambaiensis (Lathaln), Brown- - + + backed Indian Robin

S. f. f"licata (Linnaeus), Blackhacked Indian + Robin

Montico/a cinclorhynchlls (Vigors), Blueheaded + + Rock Thrush

M. rllfiventris (Jardine & Selhy), Chestnutbcllied + + + Rock Thrush

M. solittlrills pandoo (Sykes), Indian Blue Rock + + + + Thrush

Myiophonlls caeruleus lemminckii (Vigors), + + + + + + + + Hhna la ya n Wbistling Thrush

Zoolhera wardii (Blyth), Pied Ground Thru~h +

Z. c. citrintl (Lathalu), Orangehcaded Ground + Thrush

Z. mollissima whileheadi (Baker), Western Plain- + + backed Mountain Thrush

Z. d. dauma (Lathalu), Sinalibilled Mountain + + Thrush

Tllrdlls a/bocincllis Royle, Wbitecollarcd Blackhird + + + +

T. bOIl/bolll (Lathalu), Greywingcd Blackbird + + + + +

T. merula max;mlls (Seebohm), Tibetan Blackbird +

T. r. rubrocanlls o. R. Gray, Western Greyhcaded + + + + Thrush

T. "'ficollis atro/:lllaris Jarocki, Blackthroatcd + + Thrush

T. viscivorlls bonapartei Cabanis, Missel Thrush + + +

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Troglodytes troglodytes neglecllis Brooks, Kashlnir + + + Wren

T. I. niptllensis Blyth, Ncpa I Wren + +

Cine Ills I",/lt,sii tenllirostris Bonapartc, West + + + + + Hilnalayan Brown Dipper

Prllnella col/aris w"ymperi (Baker), Garbwal + + Alpine Accentor

P. strop"iattl jerdoni (Brooks), Western Rufous + + breasted Accentor

P. a. tltroglilaris (Brctndt) Ural Blackthroatcd + Acccntor

P. immaclI/tlta (Hodgson), Maroonbacked + Accentor

Pt'"lS mtljor casc"mirensis Hartert, Kasblnir Grey + Tit

P. m. nipa/ensis Hodgson, Nepal Grey Tit + + + +

P. m. li/Jelnnlls Ha rtert, Tibet Grey Tit +

P. m. monticoilis Vigors, Grcenbacked Tit + + + +

P. IIu!ltinOCep"tllliS Vigors, Crested Bhu.'k Til + + + + +

P. nlbidivenlris nl/onlic/llllis Blyth, Silnla Blal"k Tit + + +

P. dicllrolls kangrlle (Whistler), Western Brown + + Crested Tit

P. x. xantllogenys Vigors, Northern Yellow- + + + cheeked Tit

P. s. spiionollis Bonaparte, Hilnalayan Blal'k + spotted Yenow Tit

Sy/",iptlrlls modestlls sim/tlensis Baker, Siulia + + Ye lIowbrowed Tit

Aeg;tlralos conc;nnlls ;redale; (Baker), Weslern + + + + Redheaded tit

Silta Ctlstanea a/morae Kirulcar & Whistler + Western Cbestnutbellied Nuthatcb

Silttl I. lellcopis Gould, WestenlWhitechceked + + Nuthatch

S. II. himtl/tlyensis Jardine & Selby, HiJnalayan + Whitelailed Nuthaldl

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S. f. [ol1lal;s Swa insoll, Velvetfronlcd Nuthall'h + + ~

Ticllodrolnll Inllrar;a "epa/ells;.\' Bonapa rtl" "Va II + + + + Creeper

Cerlhia falniliaris hodgsoni Brooks, Kashluir Tree + Creeper

C. himalayana limes Meinertzhagen, West + + + Hilna layan Tree Creeper

C. II. hilnalayana Vigors, Hitnalayan Tree + + + + + Creeper

An/hils h. ·hodgson; Rkhlnond, Indian Tree Pipit + +

A. novlIeseelandiae wailei Whistler, Northwestern + Paddy field Pipit

A. simi/is jerdoni Finch,Browh Rock Pipit + A. sylvanus (Hodgson), Upland Pipit +

Motacil/a [lava beema (Skyes), Blueheaded Ydlow + + Wagtail

M. c. c;treola Pallas, Northern Ycllowheadcd + Wagtail

M. c. werlle (Buturlin), Western Yl'lIowhcaun.l + Wagtail

M. c. cllsp;ca (Glllelin), Grey Wagtail + + + +

M. "Iba dukhllnens;s Sykes, Indian White Wagtail + + + +

M. a. persona/a Gould, Masked Wcagta il +

M. m"deral1Jatensis Gluelin, Large Pied Wagtail + +

D;cllel"n a. agile (Tiekell), Indian Thickbilled + Flowerpecker

D. e. erythrorllynchos (Lathaln), Tiekell's Flower- + pCl'ker

D. i. ignipec/lis (Blyth), Firebrcastcd Flower- + peeker

Nyclarinill a. "sill/ica (Lathaln), Indian Purple + + + + + Sunbird

Ae/hopyg" g. gOIl/dille (Vigors), Mrs Gould's + Sunhird

A. nip,,/ensis hors[ieldi (Blyth), Western Yelluw- + hal'ked Sunbird

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A. siparaja seheriae (TiekclI), Indian Ycllowbacked + Sunbird

A. i. ignicalldll (Hodgson), Firclailcd Yellowbacked + Sunbird

Zosterops p. palpebrosa (fcllllninck), Indian + + + + + + White-eye

Passer domesticlls' indiclls Jardine & Selby Indian + + + + + + + + Housre Sparrow

P. montanlls tibetanlls Baker, Tibetain Tree Sparrow +

P. rllti!ans cinnamonnells (Gould), Hhnalayan + + + Cinnalnon Tree Sparrow

Petronill x. xanthocollis (Burton), Indian Ycllow- + throatcd Sparrow

Plocells p. philippinlls (Linnaeus), Indian Baya +

P. m. megarhynch"s Hunle, Finn's Baya +

P. benghaiensis (Linnaeus), Blackthroated + Weaver Bird

P. manyllr jlaviceps Lesson, Indian Streaked + Weaver Bird

Estrilda II. amandava (Linnaeus), Rcd Munia or + Avadavat

Lonchllra m. malabarica (Linnaeus), Whitethroated + Munia

L. striata aCllticalitia (Hodgson), Whitebacked + Munia

L. p. plinctliiatci (Linnaeus), Indian Spotted Munia +

L. millcicca rllbroniger (Hodgson), Nepal Black- + headed Munia

Mycerobcls icterioides (Vigors), Blal~k-and-yellow + Grosbeak

M. affinis (Blyth), Allied Grosbeak + + +

M. c. carnipes (Hodgson), Hhnalayan Whitewinged + Grosbeak

M. melanozanthos (Hodgson), Spottedwinged + Grosbeak

Cardllelis cardllelis caniceps Vigors, Greyhcaded + Goldfinch

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Ctlrdllelis s. spinoic/es Vigors, Himalayan + + + + + + Grcenfinch

Callactlnthis bllrtoni (Gould), Redbrowed Finch +

Lellcosticte nemoricola altaica (Everslnann), + + Wcstcrn Plaincolourcd Mountain Finch

CarpodaclIs erythrinlls rosentlls (Blyth), Indian + + + + + + + Roscfinch

C. e. erythtrinlls (Pallas), Conllnon Roscfinrh + + + +

C. niptllensis Kangrae (Whistlcr), Garhwal Dark + Rosefinch

C. n. nipalensis (Hodgson), Ncpal Dark Roscfinl'h + C. rhodochrolls (Vigors), Pinkbrowed Roscfinl'h + + +

C. p. plllcherrimlls (Moore), Hilnalayan Beautiful + Roscfinch

C. rllbicil/oides Illcifer R. & A. Meincrtzhagen + Eastern Grea I Rosl'l'j Ilc:h

C. pllllicells JlIllnii (Sharpe), Weslern Rl'dhn'asled + + Rosefinch

Pyrrhoplectes epall/ella (Hodgson), Goldheaded + Black Finl'h

Pyrrhllla erythrocephala Vigors, Rcdheaded + + + Bullfinch

P. allrant;aca Gould, Orange Bullfinch + +

E",be,.;za I. lellcocephala S. G. Glnelin, Pine + + + Bunting

E. c;a stracheyi Moorc, Hilnalaya n ROl'k Bunting + + + +

E. c. khllmens;s Sushkin, Tibetan ROl'k Bunting +

E. fliclIta lIrCllata Sha rpc, India n Greyheaded + Bunting

Melophlls latham; (Gray), Crested Bunting + + + +

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Zool. SlIrv. India Himtllclycln Ecosystem Series: Fauna of Western Himalaya, Part 1, Uttar Pradesh: 201-214, 1995

MAMMALIA

N.K. SINHA Northern Regional Slation, Zooh~gical Survey of India, Dellrll Dun

Manuuals arc the highest evolved group of anitnals and ba've. a.t.w~ys been a special attraction to the nlankind. The 11lanll11alian fauna of India, particularly of HitualaYHn ecosystell1 is 1110st fascinating and diverse. Manunals have adjusted thcluselves to survive in the varied climatical conditions of the different altitudcs of Hinlalaya by evolving set of characters.

The lllanllualian fauna of Garhwal and KUlnaon Divisions of Westenl Hin1alaya (Uttar Pradesh) has attracted the attention of different workers in the past. The KUlllaon Division fauna has been studied in lllore detail anlong the two. hnportant workers, who have studied the nlanuualian fauna of this region arc, Ellennan and Morrison- Scott (1951), Prater (1971), Atkinson (1973), Kunlar and Chopra (1977), Upadhyaya (1980), Saharia (1982), Anon (1983), Chandola- Saklani et af (1987), Joshi (1988), Osnlaston and Sale (1989), Waltol1 (1989) and Sinha (in press).

The present list is an analysis of Inal111nalian fauna of Western Hilualaya based on observations during various exten~ive surveys of the area, published records on the n1alnluals of Garhwal and KUlnaon hills and the infonuation (.'ollccted froln the forest departn1ent personnels and local population. In all, over 100 species belonging to 67 genera, 22 fanlilies and nine orders have bcen rcorded fronl the region (Table ... ).

Classification has been followed after Sinlpson (1945).

TABLE SHOWING DISTRICTWISE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES

FAUNA GARHW AL HILS KUMAON HILLS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

PHYLUM: CHORDATA CLASS : MAMMALIA A. Order : INSECTIVORA I. Faluily : ERINACEIDAE

1. Hem;ec";nlls allr;tlls (Gn1clin) + Lollg-ea red Hedgehog

II. Falllily : SORICIDAE

2. Soricll/lls nigrescens (Gray) + + + Sikkilll Large-clawed Shrew


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3. SlInclls mllrinus (Linnaeus) + + + + + + + + House Shrew

4. S. etruscus Savi + + + + Savi's Pygtuy Shrew

5. Crocidllra attenuata Milne-Edwards + + + Grey Shrew

B. Order: CHIROPTERA

III. Falnily : PTEROPIDAE

6. ROllselllls leschenaulti (Destuarest) + + + + + Fruit Bat

7. Pteropus giganteus Brunich + + + + + + Indian Flying Fox

8. Cynopterlls sphinx (Yabl) + + + Short-nosed Fruit Bat

IV. Fanlily : MEGADERMATIDAE

9. Megaderma lyre, Geoffroy + + + + Indian False Valllpire

V. Falnily : RHINOLOPHIDAE

10. Rhinoloph"s ferrllmeqllinum (Scbrcber) + + + + Greater Horse-sboe Bat

11. R. affinis Horsfield + + + + Horse-shoe Bat

12. R. Ihomas; Anderson + Horse-sboe Bat

13. R. cornu/us Telllluinck + Little Japanese Horse-shoe Bat

14. R. lepidus Blyth + + + +

15. R. lucIus Telluuinck + + + + Great Eastern Horse-shoe Bat

16. R. pearson; Horsfield + + + Horse-shoe bat

17. R. macrolis Blyth + + + large-cared Horse-shoe Bat

18. H ippocederus cineraceus Blyth + Leaf-nosed Bat

19. H. armiger Hodgson + + + + Great Hinlalayan Leaf-nosed Bat

-SINHA: Malllll1alia 203

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

VI. Fanlily : VESPERTILIONIDAE

20. Myot;s siligoresis (Horsfield) + + + Horsfield's Bat

21. M. /ormoslls (Hodgson) + + + + Hodgson's Bat

22. Nyelailis leisleri (Kuhl) + + + + Lesser Noctule; Hairy-anned Bat

23. Pip;strelllls eoromtlndra Gray + + + + Indian Pil)istrelle

24. P. mimlls Wroughton + + + Indian PyglllY Pipistrclle

25. P. bablt Tholnas + + + Tholnas's Pipistrellc

26. P. mordax Pcters + + + Peter's Pipistrtellc

27. Seotophillis lemm;neki (Horsficld) ~ + + + Lesser Yellow Bat

28. S. IIeatili Horsfield + + + + Greater Yellow Bat

29. Plaeotlls aurillis (Linnaeus) + + + Long-cared Bat

30. Minioplerlls sellTeibersi (Kuhl) + + + Schreiber's Bat, Long-winged Bat

31. Murina ""tton; Petcrs + + + + Hulton's Bat

32. M. gr;Setl Peters + + + + Petters' Tube-nosed Bat

C. Order: PRIMATES

VII. Faluily : CERCOPITHECIDAE

33. Mtleaea mlilatta (Zinuncnnann) + + + + + + + + Rhesus Macaque

34. Presby tis entelllls (Dufrcnse) + + + + + + + + Langur (Entellus Monkey)

D. Order: PHOLIDAE

VIII. Falnily : MANIDAE

35. Manis erassic(Ilidata (Gray) + Indian Pangolin

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E. Order : Ca rnivora

IX. Fanlily : CANIDAE

36. Canis lupus Linllaeus + + + + + Wolf

37. C. allreliS Linnacus + + + + + + + + Asiatic Jackal

3N. VII/pes vII/pes (Linuacus) + + + + + + + + COllullon Red Fox

39. V. bengalensis (Shaw) + + + + Bengal Fox

40. COlin a/pinus (Pallas) + + + + + + +. + Dhol, Red Dog or India n Wild Dog

X. Falllily : URSIDAE

41. Ursus arctos Linnaeus + + + + + + + Brown Bear

42. Selenarctos thibetanus (G. Cuvicr) + + + + + + + A~iatic Black Bear

43. Me/llrslis Ursinlls (Shaw) + + + + + + + + Sloth Bear

XI. Falllily : MUSTELIDAE

44. Milnes f/avigll/tl Boddacrt + + + + + + + + Yellow-throated Marten

45. Mllstela kllilliah Hodgson + + + Yellow-bellied Weasel

46. M. siberica Pallas + + + Siberian Weasel

47. Mellivora capensis (Schreber) + + + -+ Ratcl or Honey Badger

48. LlI'ra III'ra Linnaeus + + + + + + + + Conunon Otter XII. Fa Inily : VIVERRIDAE

49. Viverriclila indica (Desnlarest) + + + + + + + + Rassc, or Sinall Indian Civet

50. Paraoxllrlls IIermophroditlis Pallas + + + + + + + + Contlnon Paint Civet, or Toddy Cat

51. Pagllma larvata (Hanlilton-Slnith) + + + +. + + + + Masked Palnl Civet

SINHA: Maullualia 205

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

52. Herpestes alrOp"nctalls (Hodgson) + Sluall Indian Mongoose

53. H. edwllrds; Gcoffroy + + + + + + India n Grcy Mongoose

XIII. FAMILY: HY AENIDAE

54. Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus) + + + + + + + + Striped Hyaena

XIV. Faluily : FELIDAE

55. Felis c"aus Guldcnstacdt + + + + + + + + Jungle Cat

56. F. CartrClll Schrcber + Caral-al Lynx

57. F. bengtllensis Kerr + + + + Leopard Cat

58. F. v;verrina Bennett + + + Fishing Cat

59. Pantllera pardlls (Linnaeus) + + + + + + + + Leopard

60. P. tigris (Linnaeus) + + + + + + + + Tiger

61. P. uncia Schrcbcr + + + + + + Ounce or Snow Leopard

F. Order: PROBOSCIDEA

XV. Fanlily : ELEPHANTIDAE

62. Elep"as maximlls Linnacus + + + Indian Elephant

G. Order: ARTIODACTYLA

XVI. Falnily : SUIDAE

63. Sus scrofil Linuaeus + + + + + + + + Wild Boar

XVII. Faluily : CERVIDAE

64. Moschlls cllrysogaster Hodgson + + + + Musk Deer (Kastura)

65. Mllntiacils muntjak (Zinuuernlann) + + + + + + + + Indian Muntjak (Barking Deer)

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66. Axis axis Erxleben + + + + + + Chital, Axis Deer, Spoued Deer

67. A. porcinlls (Ziuunennal\l\) + + + Hog Deer (Pa ra)

68. CervIIs "nicolor (Kerr) + + + + + + + + Sa 1l1bar

69. C. dllvallceli Cuvier +('1) Swaulp Deer, Barasingba

XVIII. Fa lnily : BOVIDAE

70. Telraceros qutldricornis (Blainvillc) + + + + Four-horned Antelope; Chausingha

71. Boselnphlls trllgocameills (Pallas) + + + + Nilgal : Blue Bull

72. Bos grltnniens Linnacus +('1) +('1) Yak

73. Capricornis slImatraensis (Bechstein) + + + + + Serow

74. Naemorlledlls goral (Hardwicke) + + + + + + + + Goral

75. Hemitraglls jemlnhiclls (H.Snlith) + + "+ + Hhnalayan Tahr (or Tbar)

76. Cllpra ibex Linnaeus + + Ibex

77. Pselldois naya"r (Hodgson) + + + + Bharal; Blue Sbeep

78. Ovis ammon (Linnaeus) + + + + + + + Argali

H. Older: LAGOMORPHA XIX. Falnily : LEPORIDAE

79. LeplIs nigricolis Cuvier + + + + India n Hare : Black-naped Hare

80. Ocholona roynle; (Ogilby) + + + + + Royale's Pika

I. Order: RODENTIA XX. Fantily SCIURIDAE

81. Peltillrisltl pelallrisla Pallas + + + + Conunon Giant Flying Squirrel

SINHA: Manllnalia 207

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

82. Flinambllllls pennant; Wrougbton + + + + Northern Palnl Squirrel

83. Mtlrmota bobak (Muller) + + + Bobak Manuot (Hilualayan Mannot)

XXI. Falnily : HISTRICIDAE

84. Hystrix indica (Kerr) + + + + + + + + Indian Crested Porcupine

XXII. Falnily : MURIDAE

85. Vtlndeleur;tl olertlCetl (Ba nnett) + + Palan Mouse

86. Apodemlls flllvico/lis Mekbior + + + Y cHow-na ked Ficld Mouse

87. A. sylvaticlls (Linuaeus) + Conunon Field Mouse

88. Rattus raltliS (Linnaeus) + + + + + + House Rat: Black Rat

89. R. nitidlls (Hodgson) + + + Hhnalayan Rat

90. R. rattoides (Hodgson) + + + Turkestan Rat

91. R. niviventor (Hodgson) + + + White-bellied Rat

92. R. fulvescens (Gray) + + + Chestnut Rat

93. Mils musculus Linnaeus + + + + + House Mouse

94. M. bllduga Gray + + + + + + + + Little Indian Field Mouse

95. M. cervicolor Hodgson + + + + + Fawu-l~oloured Mouse

96. M. platytllrix Bennet + + + Indian Brown Spiny Mouse

97. Gol/unda ellioti Gray + + + + Indian Bush Rat

98. Bandicota bengalens;s (Gray & Hardwicke) + + + Lesser Bandicoot Rat "Indian Mole Rat"

·99. B. indica (Bechstein) + Large Bandicoot Rat

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100. Nesokia indicli (Gray & Hardwil'kl') + + + + + + Short-tailed Bandkoot Rat (Short-tailed Mole Rat)

101. Talera indica (Hardwicke) + + + + Indian Gerhil ; Antelope Rat

102. Allicn/a roylei Gray + + + Royle's High Mountain Vole

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Summary of tbe Fauna 215

SUMMARY OF THE FAIJNA

TABLE - I

PHYLUM : MOLLUSCA CLASS GASTROPODA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ORDER MESOGATROPODA

Fantily Cyclopboridae 1 1 1

Diplonimatinidae 2 1 1

Viviparidae 2 2

Bitbyniidae 1 1 1

Ponla tiosidae 1 1 1

Tbiaridae 1 1

ORDER BASOMMATOPHORA

Lynlnaeidae 6 4 2 1 3

Planorbidae 5 2 5

ORDER STYLOMMATOPHORA

Succineidae 2 1 1

Pupillidae 3 2 1

Enidae 6 5 3 2

Clausiliidae 1 ".

1

Subulinidae 1 1 1

Arionidae 3 2 2 1

.Ariopbantidoe 18 15 5 2 2 2 1

CLASS BIVALVIA

ORDER UNIONOIDA

Family Amblemidae 1 1 ORDER VENEROIDA

Pisidiidae 2 1 1 1

TOTAL 56 35 12 2 3 24 5 2

216 Fauna of Western HhnaJaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

TABLE· II

OLIGOCHAETA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Faluily : NAIDIDAE 4 4

Faluily : MONILIGASTRIDAE 2 2 1 1

Falnily : ALMIDAE 1 1

Faluily : OCNERODRILIDAE 1 1

Fatui1y : ACANTHODRILIDAE 1 1

Faluily : OcrOCHAETIDAE 11 7 2 5 1 3 2 2

Fatuily : MEGASCOLECIDAE 13 11 3 6 "3 8 7 5 5

Faluily : LUMBRICIDAE l) 7 5 1 3 5 7 3 2

TOTAL 42 28 10 12 6 15 23 11 9

TABLE· III

PHYLUM: ARTHROPODA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS CRUSTACEA

Faluily Pa laclllonidae 3 3 2 1

Atyidae 1 1

Pota nlonidae 3 2 2 2 1

TOTAL 1 6 2 4 2

SUlllillary of the Fauna 217

TABLE - IV

CLASS: INSECTA

ORDER: ODONATA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

SUBORDER:ZYGOPTE~

Fanlily : Platystrit'tidae 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Protol1u rida c 4 2 1 2 1

Platycncluididac 10 4 2 2 2 1 4 3 1

Cocl1oegriidae 21 14 3 4 2 2 15 1 5

Synlestidae 1 1 1 1 1

Lestidae 5 5 1 3

Chloro(:yphidac 7 5 3 4 2 1 6 2 2

Epa lIagidac 4 3 2 2 1 3 .', 3 1 1

Calopterygidae 1 1 1 1 1 ~ 1. 1

SUBORDER:~SOPTERA

Fatuily : GOlupbidac 21 16 3 3 3 3 2 2 5

Aeschnidae 13 5 1 2 7 4 3

Libclullidae 40 35 9 17 10 6 25 1 12

TOTAL 128 92 24 37 24 18 70 17 31

TABLE-V

ORDER:PLECOPTERA

Spedcs 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 .... _--_.

Fanlily : Tacniopterygidae 1 1

Falllily : Ne IllOU ridae 13 7 5 3

Fatuily : Capnidae 1 1

FallljJj : Perlodidae 2 2

Fanlily : Perlidae 3 1 1 1 2

TOTAL 20 9 9 1 5

218 Fauna of Western HhnaJaya, Part 1: UUar Pradesh

TAULE - VI

ORDER : ORTHOPTERA

Spcl'ics 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Fatuily : Acrididae 49 38 15 18 2 8 9 4

Fatuily : Pyrgotuorphidae 3 3 1 1 1 2 1

Fanlily : Telrigidae 3 3

Fanlily : Tettigonidae 2 2

Fatnily : Tridactylidae 2 1 1

Fatnily : Gryllidae 32 28 5 1 4 8 1

Fanlily : Trigonidiidae 1 1 1

Faluily : ScJeropleridae 1 1

Fa Inily : MogopJistidae 1 1

Faluily : Encopteridae 2 1 t 1

Fatuily : Gryllotalpidae 1 t

TOTAL 97 79 21 20 3 13 22 8

TABLE - VII

ORDER: DERMAPTERA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Faluily : Pygid icra nidae 7 4 1 2 1 3

Anisolabididae 5 2 3 1 2

Lahiduridae 8 6 1 1 4 1 3

Spongiphoridac 4 3 1 1

Chelisochidae 1

Forficulidae 18 6 3 7 7 4 2

TOTAL 43 22 1 1 5 9 18 6 8

SUllllnary of the Fauna 219

TAIU,E VIII

ORDER : ISOPTERA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Faluily : Terrllopsidac 1 1 t t 1 t 1 t

Ka loterrnitidac 6 3 2 3 2

Stylolcrrllitidac 3 3 1

Rhinotcnnitidae 4 3 2 3 1 3 3 2 2

Tcnllilidae 35 25 7 25 5 16 28 14 14

TOTAL 49 35 10 31 7 20 36 19 16

TABLE - IX

ORDER : HEMIPTERA

SplTies ·2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "-" - -- ---

Falllily : Ccropidac 1

Cicadcllidae 2 2 1 1

Aphididac 5 1 3 1

Monophlebidac 1 1

Tachardiidac 2 2 1 1

Kenllcsidac 1 1

Diapsidac 1 1

Tingidac 1 1 1 1 1

Phrrhocoridac 1 1

Penla tOlnidac 1 1

Nepidac 3 3 3 2

Notoncctidae 5 5

Bclostolnidae 3· 3

Nau('oridac 2 2 1 2

Corixidac 1 1

Hydrolllciridac 4 2 2 3 --~-.. -.

TOTAL 34 25 () 3 13 3 1

220 Fauna of Western Hianalaya, ,Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

·l'AIILt: ·,X

Spcdcs 2 3 4 5 6 7 " 8

ORDER : COLEOPTERA Falnily : Cicindellidae 1 1

Carabidae 22 22 3 6

Laulpyridae 1 1

Elateridae 5 5 Tenebrionidae 23 21 2 Meloidae 3 3

Chrysoillelidae 25 25 4 4

Curculionidae 4 4

Scarabidae 21 21

TOTAL 105 103 2 7 10

Sunullary of· the Fauna 221

"rABLE-XI

ORDER : LEPIDOPTERA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Falllily : Papilionidae 27 8 13 3 3 5 3 15 1

Pieridae 36 19 19 8 3 6 13 13 7

Danaidae 9 7 7 3 5 -3 4 4 4

Acreidac 1 1 1 1 1

Satyridae 46 20 16 5 8 6 20 3

Eryl~il\idae 6 2 4 2 4 1 2

NYlupba Iidae 45 26 28 9 9 12 16 19 12

Lycaenidae 48 7 5 2 8 8 4 32 2

Hcsperidac 5 2 1 1 3

TOTAL 223 92 94 27 33 44 50 108 31

TABLE - XII

TABLE: TRICHOPTERA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Falllily : Rhyacopbilidae 34 1 11 21 3 1

Phi lopota luidac 4 1 4

Pbrygaenidae 1 1

Ca la 1l10Cera tida e 2 2

Hydropshychidae 5 3 2

Sericostonlatidae 2 1 t

Glossosonlatidae 3 1 1 1 1

Stenopsychidae 1

Leptoccridae 1

Uenoidae I

Lhnnephilidae 2 1 1 1

Hydrobiosidae 1 1

Psycholllyiidae 3 2 1

TOTAL 60 6 18 26 5 11

222 Fauna of Western HiinaJaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

1r)\IJIJIC - XIII

ORDER : HYMENOPTERA

Species 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Faluily : Tiphiidae 18 15 1 3 2 1

Scoliidae 20 1 t 4 2 7 2 6 9

EUlnenidae 15 13 2 1 1 1 3

Vcspidae 28 22 3 4 6 4 7 7 2

POlnpilidac .24 15 3 2 1 5 3 1

Sphcddac 62 49 12 9 7 9 6 8 2

Chalddidac 20 lh 3

Sl'clionidac 5 5

Platygasteridae 1 1

Diapriidac 6 1 4 2

Proctotrupidac 1 1

Ceraphronidae 1

TOTAL 201 148 26 21 22 22 35 29 4

1rABLE . XIV

ORDER : HYMENOPTERA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Fanlily : IchncUlllonidae 303 163 71 67 14 11 129 32

SUlllluary of the Fauna 223

TADL.:-XV

SUPERCLASS : MYRIAPODA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CLASS: CHILOPODA

ORDER: SCOLOPENDROMORPHA

Falnily : Scolopendridae 20 9 2 8 3 6 12 6 6

TOTAL 20 9 2 8 3 6 12 6 {)

1'ABLE-XVI

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: ARACHNIDA

ORDER: SCORPIONES

Falnily : Buthidac 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Chaeroilidae 3 2 3 1 2 I 2 2

Vaeijovidae 7 5 2 2 2 2 4 1

Scorpionidae 3 3

TOTAL 17 12 7 5 4 5 8 4 4

224 Fauna of Western Hinlalaya, Pan 1-:' Uttar -Pradesh

TABLE • ·XVII

PHYLUM: CHORDATA

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: OSTEICHTHYES (PISCES)

FatHily : Notopteridac 2 2

Clupeidac 1 1

Cyprinidae 52 38 14 31 16 18 43 22 18

Psi lorhu Ill'hidac 1

HOlna loplcrid,lc 10 M 4 X 4 5 7 5 5

Cobitididac 5 4 1 2 1 3 1

Bagridae 5 4 1 4

Siluridae 3 2 3

Scbilbidac 5 1 1 4

Atnblycipitidae 1 1 1 1 1

Sisoridae 13 8 4 6 3 4 10 3 4

Clariidae 1 1 1

Hcteropneustidae I 1 1

Sa hnonidac 3 2 1 3 2 2

Belonidac 1 1 1

Aplochcilidae 1 1

Poeciliidae 1 1

Synbra ncbidae 1 1

Ccntropolnidae 2 2

Nandidac 2 I 1 2

MugilidilC .., 2 -

Gohiidac I 1

Anabanlidae 1 1

Belontiidac 2 2

Osphroncluidac 1 1

Channidac 4 2 2 1 4 1 1

Maslacclnbclidae 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

TOTAL 124 79 26 53 27 32 101 34 29

SUDl1l1ary of the Fauna 225

TABLE - XVIII

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: AMPHIBIA

Falllily : Ranidae 13 10 6 5 4 6 3 5 4

Bufonidae 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3

Microbylidae 2 2 1 1

RhacoJlhoridae 1 1 1 +

TOTAL 19 16 10 8 6 8 7 8 7

Tl\IU .. E-XIX

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: REPTILIA

ORDER: CROCODYLIA

Falnily : Crocodylidae 1 1 1

Gavialidae 1 1 1

ORDER: TESTUDINES

Faanily : Elnydidae 6 4 2 6

Trionychidae 3 3 3 3

ORDER : SAURIA

Falllily : Gekkonidae 5 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 Agalnidac 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Varanidae 2 1 2 1 1 1 1

Lacertidac 1 1

ScintOidac 5 5 5 1 5 1 1

ORDER : SERPENTES

Falnily : TYJlholopidae 3 2 2 I 2

Boidae 3 1 3 1 3

Dipsadidae 8 5 4 4 4 1

Nalricidae 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 Colubridae 9 5 I 5 2 2 5 4 1

HOlna lopsidae 6 4 6 6 E1al)idac 6 4 I 4 3 2 4 2 2 Viperidae 4 3 3 1 3 3 2

TOTAL 10 48 11 SO 18 13 S2 2~ IS

226 Fauna of Western HiluaJaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

TABLE· XX

Species t 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: AVES

Order: Podicipedifonnes 4 3 4 1

Peleca nifonnes 4 3 4 1

Ciconiifonnes 17 13 1 15

Ansc rif onnes 23 17 19 1 2

Falconifonncs 58 41 11 50 4 12 14 12 10

Ga llifonnes 17 17 4 11 7 7 8 6 6

Gurifonnes 10 8 4

Charadriifonncs 36 28 1 27 1 3 1 1

COIUlllbifonlles 17 13 4 14 3 4 4 5 3

Psittaciforlncs 7 5 6 2 2 2

CucuJifonnes 17 14 2 12 2 3 4

Strigifonncs 17 ] 1 1 13 2 4 2

Caprinlulgifonnes 6 4 1 3

AI)odifnnncs «.) 4 6 2 2 2

Cnn'l'Hfonncs 19 12 5 17 1 4 1 3

Pidfonncs 25 16 "I 22 3 4 3 5 7

Passerifonnes 242 21 40 166 53 102 77 53 48

TOTAL 528 230 73 393 72 138 128 93 80

SUllllllary of the Fauna 227

l"ABLE· XXI

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CLASS: MAMMALIA

Faillily : Erinaceidae 1 1

Sorkidae 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 4

Pteropidilc 3 ., -I 2 3 3 3

Mcgadcnnatidac I I 1 1 1

Rhinolophidae 10 7 7 8 7

Vespertilionidae 13 6 13 13 13

Cercopithecidae 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Manidae 1 1

Canidae 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Ursidac 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Mustelidae 5 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4

Viverridae 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

Hyaenidae 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Felidae 7 5 3 4 4 4 6 6 6

ElcphClntidae 1 1 1 1

Suidac 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cervidae 6 4 3 4 3 3 6 4 3

Bovidae 9 2 6 5 3 3 8 7 6

Leporidae 2 1 2 2 2

Sciurodac 3 2 3 3 3

Histricidac 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Muridae 18 10 6 6 3 3 13 13 12

TOTAL 102 64 36 "39 35 36 87 84 80

228 Fauna of Western Hhllalaya, Part 1: Uttar Pradesh

l'ABLE • XXII

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY OF THE FAUNA OF WESTERN HIMALAYA (U.P.)

(Colnputed on the basis of Ta hie I - XXI> I. INVERTEBRATA

SPECIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

OLIGOCHAETA 42 2X 10 12 6 15 23 11 9

MOLLUSCA 56 35 12 2 3 24 5 2

CRUSTACEA 7 6 2 4 2

ARACHNIDA 17 12 7 5 4 5 8 4 4

MYRIAPODA 20 9 2 8 3 6 12 6 6

(Chilopoda)

INSECfA Odonata 128 92 24 37 24 18 70 17 31

Plecoptera 20 9 9 1 5

Orthoptera 97 79 21 20 3 13 22 8

Dcnuaptera 43 22 I I 5 9 18 6 8

Isoptera 49 35 10 31 7 20 36 19 16

Henliptera 34 25 1 6 1 3 13 3 t

Trichoptcra 60 6 18 26 5 11

Lepidoptcra 223 92 94 27 33 44 SO 108 31

HYlllclloptcra 20J 148 26 21 22 22 35 29 4

Ichneunlonidac 30) Ih~ 71 67 14 11 129 32

Coll'°I,tcnt 105 lU3 2 7 10

TOTAL 1405 854 308 269 122 178 450 268 123 II. VERTEBRATA

PISCES 124 79 26 53 27 32 101 34 29

AMPHIBIA 19 16 10 8 6 8 7 9 7

REPTILIA 70 48 11 SO 18 13 52 24 IS

AVES 528 230 73 393 72 138 128 93 80

MAMMALIA 102 64 36 39 35 36 87 84 80

TOTAL 843 437 156 543 158 227 375 244 211

III. (I + II) : GRAND TOTAL 2248 1291 464 812 280 405 825 512 334

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