Browsing by Author "Patwardhan, Amol"

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    Mangrove plantation at rutuchakra by HOPE
    (Proc. The Nat. Sem. On creeks-conv. 234-236, 2002., 2002) Patwardhan, Amol; Pejaver, M.K.
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    A new genus Punctodensus from North Western Ghat, Maharashtra,
    (2011-11) Patwardhan, Amol; Schimmel, Rainer; Athalye, R. P
    New genus Punctodensus is described. The genus is established on the basis of two species : P. bifoveatus and P. indicus collected from North West Ghats, Maharashtra state. In India Chalcolepis CANDEZE, 1857, Eumoeus CANDEZE, 1957 and Tetrigus CANDEZE, 1857 are reported from the subfamily Hemirrhipinae. The Punctodensus is separated from the above genera by having single and dense punctation; second antennomere distinctly shorter than third and presence of tibial spurs. The genus name is based on dense punctation on the body.
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    A New Species Of Metriaulacus Schwarz, 1901 From Maharashtra, India
    (2011-11) Patwardhan, Amol; Platia, G.; Athalye, R.P.
    A new species of Metriaulacus Schwarz 1901 has been described from Maharashtra M. bicolor n:sp. is an addition to the two previously known species viz. m. gobius Candeze, 1960 and M. badiipennis Candeze. 1860.
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    A new species of Xanthopenthes FLEUTIAUX 1928 from Maharashtra, India (Coleoptera : Elateridae)
    (2011-11) Patwardhan, Amol; Schimmer, Reiner; Athalye, R.P.
    A new species, Xanthopenthes tandeli n. sp., in reported from Maharashtra. The species differs from X. werneri SCHEMMEL by longer and slender body, darker colour, longer antennae and from of the adeagus and from X. bartolozzi SCHEMMEL by larger body, longer second antennomere, longer antennae and the form of the adeagus. Both male and female of the species were collected from moist deciduous forest 150 km south of Mumbai. This is probably the first species reported from Western Ghats.