Devanshu Gupta
@Zoological Survey of India
Zoological Survey of India
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Coleoptera, Taxonomy, Entomology, Biodiversity
Scopus Publications
Scholar Citations
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Scopus Publications
DEVANSHU GUPTA, DENIS KEITH, DEBIKA BHUNIA, PRIYANKA DAS, JOYJIT GHOSH, and KAILASH CHANDRA
Magnolia Press
The genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from India is reviewed. Two new species, Melolontha arunachalensis Gupta, Keith, Bhunia, Das, Ghosh & Chandra, new species and Melolontha lachungensis Gupta, Keith, Bhunia, Das, Ghosh & Chandra, new species are described. Melolontha chinensis Guérin-Méneville, 1838 is reported for the first time from India. Taxonomic notes on the identification of previously known species of Melolontha from India are provided, together with a key to the species (males).
DEBIKA BHUNIA, DEVANSHU GUPTA, SUBHANKAR KUMAR SARKAR, and DIRK AHRENS
Magnolia Press
Here, we investigated the diversity of Sericini in the faunistically rather unknown Lower Gangetic plains in North India, based on material from the collection of the Zoological Survey of India. We discovered one new species from West Bengal, Maladera kolkataensis Bhunia, Gupta, Sarkar & Ahrens, and provide further records of an additional 23 species belonging to five genera from the lowlands of the states Bihar and West Bengal. Out of these, 21 species represent new state records: 12 for Bihar and nine for West Bengal. All recorded species are briefly documented by diagnostic illustrations.
DEBIKA BHUNIA, DEVANSHU GUPTA, KAILASH CHANDRA, and DIRK AHRENS
Magnolia Press
Here we describe two new species from India: Neoserica panchmariensis Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens, new species and N. debasriae Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens, new species. Moreover, Maladera pseudohongkongica Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 is recorded from Jharkhand state of India for the first time. Species morphology is described and illustrated, and their distribution is shown on a map.
Harpreet Kaur Gill, Randeep Singh, Jashanjit Thind, and Devanshu Gupta
Diva Enterprises Private Limited
DEVANSHU GUPTA, JOYJIT GHOSH, PRIYANKA DAS, and KAILASH CHANDRA
Magnolia Press
JAGDISH SAINI, DEVANSHU GUPTA, KAILASH CHANDRA, and S.K. GUPTA
Magnolia Press
Cyanotiphia ruficauda Cameron, 1907 is the genotype of the monotypic genus Cyanotiphia Cameron, 1907. This species was previously known from a single female specimen, the holotype; after an extended period of 114 years, the male of this species is firstly described from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Material information of additional female records is also added.
JOYJIT GHOSH, JAGDISH SAINI, DEVANSHU GUPTA, SUJIT KUMAR GHOSH, and KAILASH CHANDRA
Magnolia Press
This catalogue lists 46 valid species included in 7 genera and two subfamilies of the family Hydraenidae (Coleoptera), recorded from India. The subfamily Hydraeninae accommodates 24 species (5 genera), and Ochthebiinae 22 species (2 genera). We include synonyms, type localities, type depositories, and distribution of the species. The Himalayan region supports the maximum diversity (31 species), followed by Deccan Peninsula (5 species), Western-Ghats (5 species), Northeast (4 species), Gangetic Plains (4 species), Semi-Arid (2 species), and Islands (one species).
Kailash Chandra and Devanshu Gupta
Springer Nature Singapore
Sujit Kumar Ghosh and Devanshu Gupta
Springer Nature Singapore
Kailash Chandra and Devanshu Gupta
Springer Nature Singapore
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Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, FEB RAS
Aspidimerus birmanicus (Gorham, 1895), Cryptogonus nepalensis bhuta¬nensis Bielawski, 1979, Henosepilachna processa Li et Cook, 1961, Sticholotis punctata Crotch, 1874, and Synona consanguinea Poorani Ślipiński et Booth, 2008 are reported for the first time from India. The diagnosis, illustrations and the map of distribution of these species are also provided.
DEBIKA BHUNIA, DEVANSHU GUPTA, KAILASH CHANDRA, and DIRK AHRENS
Magnolia Press
Here we present a new record of Microserica nicobarensis (Redtenbacher, 1868) and describe further two new species from India: Nepaloserica cheemaensis Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens new species, and Maladera reyaensis Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens, new species. Species morphology is described and illustrated, and their distribution is shown on a map.
LONGJAM RONI KUMAR SINGH, KAILASH CHANDRA, and DEVANSHU GUPTA
Magnolia Press
This catalogue of the Indian Alysiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is based primarily on an extensive survey of published data. A total of 67 species of Alysiinae including 13 genera and 60 species in the tribe Alysiini and five genera and seven species in Dacnusini are reported from India. Taxonomic history with details of synonyms, along with type localities, type depositories, and distribution in different states of India and biogeographic zones are provided. Two new combinations are proposed: Dinotrema viructae (Fischer, 1993) comb. nov. and Dinotrema matherana (Fischer, 1993) comb. nov. and one species is considered as an unavailable name. The Himalaya Biogeographic Zone supports the maximum diversity (45 species), followed by the Gangetic Plains (12 species), North-East (4 species), Western Ghats (4 species), Deccan Peninsula (4 species) and Semi-Arid (3 species).
KAILASH CHANDRA, DIRK AHRENS, DEBIKA BHUNIA, KOLLA SREEDEVI, and DEVANSHU GUPTA
Magnolia Press
Five new sericine species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) are described, diagnosed and illustrated from India: Lepidoserica barapaniensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, new species, Maladera kaimurensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, new species, M. silviafabriziae Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, new species, M. kottagudiensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, new species, and M. tripuraensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, new species. This paper also presents new locality records, including first state records for 74 species (including two subspecies) of Sericini from the Indian subcontinent.
PRIYANKA DAS, KAILASH CHANDRA, and DEVANSHU GUPTA
Magnolia Press
Two poorly known species of the tribe Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are redescribed and diagnosed from India: Afissa gibbera (Crotch) and Uniparodentata circummaculata (Pang & Mao), supported with photographs of the male genitalia. Also, U. circummaculata is a new record to India.
Devanshu Gupta, Kailash Chandra, David Král, Joyjit Ghosh, and Priyanka Das
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Enoplotrupes (Enoplotrupes) tawangensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) from district Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh state, India) and Bhutan is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. The new species is compared with similar and probably closely related species E. (E.) rhinoceros Král, Malý & Schneider. A key to the genus Enoplotrupes P. H. Lucas known from India is provided. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:65EE8639-79A1-45AC-8536-526923782952
DEVANSHU GUPTA, KAILASH CHANDRA, JOYJIT GHOSH, and PRIYANKA DAS
Magnolia Press
A new species of the genus Bolboceras Kirby, 1819; Bolboceras arunachalensis Chandra, Gupta & Ghosh, new species (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. Bolboceras perpunctatum Krikken, 2013 is recorded for the first time from Central India.
Devanshu Gupta, Kailash Chandra, Priyanka Das, and Joyjit Ghosh
Coleopterists Society
Abstract A new species of genus Clyster Arrow, 1908, Clyster galatheaensis Gupta, Chandra, Das, and Ghosh, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini), from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. The new species is compared with the likely closely related species Clyster retusus Arrow, 1908, known from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Indonesia, and Malaysia. A key to the Indian species of Clyster is provided.
Priyanka Das, Goutam Kumar Saha, Devanshu Gupta, and Kailash Chandra
Pensoft Publishers
Calvia sichuanica Kovář (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini) is reported for the first time from India and Myanmar, previously known only from China. Also, Calvia explanata Poorani, from Sikkim and Darjeeling, is newly reported from Manipur, state of India.
KAILASH CHANDRA, DEVANSHU GUPTA, and ISHTIAQ AHMED
Magnolia Press
This catalogue lists 146 valid species included in 27 genera and 8 families of the order Plecoptera (Insecta) recorded from India. We record the nomenclatural changes of the species names, type localities, type depositories, and distribution. The Himalayan Region supports the greatest diversity (87 species), followed by the Northeast Region (51 species), Deccan Peninsula (18 species), Western Ghats (11 species), and Trans Himalaya (6 species). The Nemouridae (69 species, 7 genera) and Perlidae (49 species, 9 genera) represent nearly 80% of the species known from India. Approximately, 90 species are endemic to India.
DEVANSHU GUPTA and KAILASH CHANDRA
Magnolia Press
Tropiorhynchus annandalei new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini: Anisopliina) from Bhimshankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pune district, Maharashtra State, India is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. The new species is compared with all its congeners: Tropiorhynchus orientis (Newman, 1838), T. podagricus (Burmeister, 1844), and T. umbrinus Machatschke, 1954. The newly described species differs from all its congeners by the unique structure of aedeagus, sculpturing of pronotum, medially smooth pygidial surface, and elytral markings. An illustrated key to the species of the genus Tropiorhynchus Blanchard, 1851 is also provided.
Devanshu Gupta, Kailash Chandra, and Salma Khan
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Devanshu Gupta, Kailash Chandra, and Aleš Bezděk
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle
A new species of the genus Pukupuku Muramoto, 2006 is described from the state of Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India): Pukupuku arunachalensis sp. nov. Relevant diagnostic characters are illustrated and compared with closely related species, Pukupuku curtus (Arrow, 1919) and Pukupuku katsurai (Muramoto, 2002). The distribution of the new species is mapped.
LUIS M. P. CERÍACO, ELIÉCER E. GUTIÉRREZ, and ALAIN DUBOIS
Magnolia Press
The question whether taxonomic descriptions naming new animal species without type specimen(s) deposited in collections should be accepted for publication by scientific journals and allowed by the Code has already been discussed in Zootaxa (Dubois & Nemésio 2007; Donegan 2008, 2009; Nemésio 2009a–b; Dubois 2009; Gentile & Snell 2009; Minelli 2009; Cianferoni & Bartolozzi 2016; Amorim et al. 2016). This question was again raised in a letter supported by 35 signatories published in the journal Nature (Pape et al. 2016) on 15 September 2016. On 25 September 2016, the following rebuttal (strictly limited to 300 words as per the editorial rules of Nature) was submitted to Nature, which on 18 October 2016 refused to publish it. As we think this problem is a very important one for zoological taxonomy, this text is published here exactly as submitted to Nature, followed by the list of the 493 taxonomists and collection-based researchers who signed it in the short time span from 20 September to 6 October 2016.