A new species of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987, Labiobaetis soldani sp. nov., is described from the larvae and reared male and female imagoes from Gadana River in the southern Western Ghats in India. Brief ecological notes are appended. The taxonomic status of Labiobaetis is commented on in light of the morphological traits of the larvae and associated imagoes.

Modern food habits in humans have increased the frequency of diseases especially colon cancer. The present findings suggest potential efficacy two endemic Strobilanthes species Southern Western Ghats. shoot extract plants showed high radical scavenging activity hydroxyl assay at an half maximal inhibitory concentration 375.24±2.03 and μg/ml against gallic acid for anamallaica virendrakumarana r...

Species composition, distribution patterns and endemism are outlined for the dung beetles in the ecoregions of the western slopes of the moist South Western Ghats, South India. Among the 142 dung beetle species known, 35 are endemic to the Western Ghats; 29 are endemic to the moist South Western Ghats; 25 are regionally endemic to the South Western Ghats montane rain forests ecoregion; and one ...

Eleocharis acutangula ssp. neotropica D.J.Rosen, is collected from Kollam district, reported here for the first time Southern Western Ghats, India. A detailed description of plant along with relevant notes provided easy identification

Phallocaecilius indicus sp. nov., from the Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India, is here described illustrated. This third known species in genus, which reported Indian subcontinent for first time.

The Western Ghats is a global biodiversity hotspot and home to diverse and unique assemblages of amphibians. Several rivers originate from these mountains and hydropower is being tapped from them. The impacts of hydrological regulation of riparian ecosystems to wildlife and its habitat are poorly documented, and in particular the fate of frog populations is unknown. We examined the effects of d...

This is the first report of biotrophic association Black Mildew disease causing fungus on Ottochloa nodosa (Poaceae). The fungal pathogen identified as Meliola panici. samples collected from southern Western Ghats Kerala State, India described.

A new species of the huntsman spider genus Martensopoda Jäger, 2006, M. sanctor sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the southern Western Ghats of India. Detailed first description and illustration of the male of M. minuscula (Reimoser, 1934) with a redescription and illustration of its female are provided. The female of M. transversa Jäger, 2006 is redescribed and illustrated. An identi...