Groundnut leaf miner (Aproaerema modicella. D.) is an important feeding insect in groundnut that significantly reduces the pod yield up to 50 per cent. The growth and development of this pest closely associated with abiotic weather parameters prevailing a particular location. Due paucity information available on population dynamics factors, study was undertaken Erode district Tamil Nadu during ...

Two new light attracted species of rove beetles the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 (Astenus keralensis sp. nov. and rougemonti nov.) from Malabar coastal plains northern Kerala in southern India are described, illustrated, compared to closely related species. First report kraatzi Bernhauer, 1902 Indian mainland a checklist key all 41 recorded provided.

A remarkable new apterous genus of Xanthopygina beetles is described here as Ikaros gen. nov. The includes three species, I. apteros et sp. from Colombia, paramo Colombia and polygonos Venezuela. Phylogenetic analyses using molecular morphological data were performed to assess the phylogenetic position whether taxa formed a monophyletic group. All analyses, including those with aptery-associate...

Joe Parker introduces the staphylinids or 'rove beetles', the most species-rich groups of insect on Earth.