Flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): male terminalia, diversity and expanded geographical distribution from India Kanholi Sreejith, Shuvra Kanti Sinha, Santanu Mahato, Edamana Pushpalatha Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2021 Despite its veterinary, medical and forensic importance, the biodiversity of sarcophagid flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) has remained poorly investigated in India. We have performed a survey of Sarcophagidae species in connection with a study conducted on Diptera, which exposed the flesh fly diversity in and around the campus of the University of Calicut, Kerala, India. The survey was conducted using traps baited with decomposing fish and chicken liver and by the sweeping method. Eleven species were collected, including four species recorded from this state for the first time, one of which is new to the Indian mainland and the second record after Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve. Male terminalia of Sinonipponia bengalensis, Parasarcophaga choudhuryi, Boettcherisca karnyi, and Boettcherisca nathani are illustrated. This result expands the knowledge on the geographical distribution and habitat occupancy of sarcophagid species as well as their forensic relevance and provides a background for future systematic investigations.
Molecular phylogeny and genetic analysis of green leafhopper - Nephotettix virescens (Distant) using mitochondrial COI gene K. Sreejith, K. V. Lazar, C. D. Sebastian Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2015 Accurate and rapid diagnosis of taxa, is of crucial importance to quarantine, pest management and analysis. Advances in DNA technology has resulted in an exceedingly vary of molecular techniques which might be employed in phylogenetically focussed approaches. Use of DNA sequence data derived from region of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene (mtCOI) has been widely used to estimate phylogenetic relationships at different taxonomic levels across insects. The present study investigates the molecular evolution of the Nephotettix virescens using COI gene (DDBJ accession No. AB976528; ENA accession No. LM994675) and its usefulness for reconstructing phylogenetic relationships within and among the leafhopper species.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
New records of flower visiting Calyptrate flies (Diptera: Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Polleniidae) from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in Kerala, India NP reejith Kanholi, Edamana Pushpalatha, Shuvra Kanti Sinha Arthropods 12 (2), 120-127 , 2023 2023
Flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): male terminalia, diversity and expanded geographical distribution from India K Sreejith, SK Sinha, S Mahato, E Pushpalatha Journal of Threatened Taxa 13 (12), 19831-19836 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
Molecular phylogeny and genetic analysis of green leafhopper-Nephotettix virescens (Distant) using mitochondrial COI gene K Sreejith, CD Sebastian Indian J Sci Technol 8 (1), 61-64 , 2015 2015 Citations: 19
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Molecular evolutionary analysis of paddy pest, Cofana spectra (Distant)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) using partial DNA sequence of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene K Sreejith, CD Sebastian International Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences 3 (2), 135-140 , 2014 2014 Citations: 21
Molecular phylogeny and genetic analysis of green leafhopper-Nephotettix virescens (Distant) using mitochondrial COI gene K Sreejith, CD Sebastian Indian J Sci Technol 8 (1), 61-64 , 2015 2015 Citations: 19
Phylogenetic analysis and sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) of white backed plant hopper, Sogatella furcifera (Horvath) K Sreejith, CD Sebastian International Research Journal of Pharmacy 5 (12), 887-890 , 2014 2014 Citations: 12
Molecular phylogeny of Thaia subrufa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) based on the Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I (COI) gene K Sreejith, CD Sebastian Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 3, 135-139 , 2015 2015 Citations: 8
Flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): male terminalia, diversity and expanded geographical distribution from India K Sreejith, SK Sinha, S Mahato, E Pushpalatha Journal of Threatened Taxa 13 (12), 19831-19836 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
New records of flower visiting Calyptrate flies (Diptera: Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Polleniidae) from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in Kerala, India NP reejith Kanholi, Edamana Pushpalatha, Shuvra Kanti Sinha Arthropods 12 (2), 120-127 , 2023 2023
