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FAUNA PHOTOS Fiddler Crab_ Uca Annulipes Fiddler Crab_ Uca Annulipes 01 Oyster Colony Red Porcelain Crab_Petrolisthes sp Red-Eyed Reef Crab_Eriphia Ferox Sea Anemone
Sponge Tiger Pistol Shrimp Gastrpod_Scutus Unguis Green Snapping Shrimp Octopus Brittle Star
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FAUNA 1
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MAHARASHTRA STATE GAZETTEERS GENERA
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS SHRI V. C. AMB
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I am very much thankful to all the
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draft their parts on the same lines
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Revenue Districts, divided broadly
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ainfall of only about 50 cm on an a
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The second factor is of vital impor
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8. Wonders of wild life.—It would
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to be disturbed by the destruction
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man-eating tigers appear .... Of la
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thus be clear that the odds are hea
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conserving any given species, and t
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sea also and, therefore, both these
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Class : ELASMOBRA NCHII Sub class :
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12 Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna and
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27 Sphyrna blochii (Cuvier) = Day :
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(Forskal). = Day : Trygon uarnak 40
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Muller and Henle. = Day : Rhinopter
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Serial No. = Day : Clupea fimbriata
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usselliana. herring. 81 Nematalosa
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Family: Synodidae 95 Harpodon neher
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Order: ANGUILLIFORMES Family : Mura
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127 Ophichthys apicalis (Bennet) Or
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= Day : Exocoetus altipennis. 142 C
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Comman Eel (Marathi : Vam ) (Muraen
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150 Holocentrus rubrum (Forskal) =
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(Shaw) = Day : Polynemus indicus 16
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= Day : Serranus sonnerati. 181 Epi
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196 Decapterus russellii (Ruppell)
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213 Seriola nigrofasciatus (Ruppell
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Seria l No. Scientific name Popular
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238 Leiognathus lincolatus (Valenci
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(Cuvier) = Day : Diagramma crassisp
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= Day : Sciaena dussumieri. 260 Sci
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= Day : Upeneoides sulphureus. 279
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294 Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus.
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313 Fissilabrus dimidiatus (Valenci
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327 Eupleurogrammus muticus (Gray)
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1 Silver Pomfret ( Marathi : Sarang
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Cull pencil fish. Family : Stromate
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364 Bathygobius fuscus (Ruppell) 36
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379 Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton)
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macrolepidotus (Bieeker) = Pay : Cy
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= Day : Balistis mitis. 411 Diodon
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Sharks are of considerable commerci
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Son mushi-Dog fish (Scoliodon sorra
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are not active swimmers like sharks
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species. Members of this group are
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Both these species can be considere
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Khajura, Jitoda or Bekti-Cock-up (L
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dangerous wounds. They mostly inhab
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the sea with fins folded, then spre
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sovereign remedy for the bite of a
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Dara—Monk fish or giant threadfin
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Threadfins are characterised by the
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1 Pivla Hekru—Yellow grouper (Epi
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Though most of die members do not g
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after death. It is essentially algi
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Ratnagiri coast, when large catches
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Kalundar— Pearl spot (Etroplus su
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(32) SCORPION FISHES The family Sco
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sucker-fish, on the other hand, der
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The dragonets belonging to the fami
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(42) OCEAN SUN FISH The two species
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Tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) (Peteb
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Family : Cyprinidae Sub-family : Ab
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22 Perilampus atpar (Hamilton.) = D
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= Day : Barbus cosuatis. 38 Puntius
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60 Catla catla (Hamilton- Buchanan)
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81 Schismatorhynchus (Nukta) nukta
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97 Nemacheilus botia (Hamilton) = D
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115 Silonia childrenii (Sykes) = Da
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129 Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon) = D
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lineatus (Cuvier and Valencienners)
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154 Ambassidae baculis (Hamilton- B
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armatus (Lacepede) = Day : Mastacem
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(3) CHILWAS (ChelaorOxygaster spp.)
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second year of its life and breeds
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They attain sexual maturity when th
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Schilbeid fishes known as 'Valanj'
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capillaries are distributed over th
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water and destroy the mosquito larv
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Giant Gourami :The Gourami (Osphron
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case of danger, the young ones also
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authors’ names in parentheses. Th
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Stomatopoda — Chhapgar, B. F. & S
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One form is the jelly-fish or umbre
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Order Narcomedusae Family Aeginidae
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*Names of hosts are those given by
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Bowerbankia imbricataAdams Order Ch
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The class Myzostomida is a very pri
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Lysidice collarisGrube Subfamily On
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are gathered and used for hatching
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The Stomatopoda (e.g. Squilla) have
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Ergasilus polynemiRedkar, Rangnekar
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Family Chondracanthinae Genus Chond
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Nerocila phaeopleuraBleeker (onHist
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Subfamily Penaeinae Genus Penaeus F
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Leander potamiscusKemp Family Palin
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Brachyur Tribe Dromiacea Subtribe D
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Cryptopodia angulata Milne-Edwards
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Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides White
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Pelecypoda This class includes the
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Gibbula swainsonii(Ad.) Genus Calli
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Family Potamididae Genus Potamides
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GenusEunaticinaFischer Eunaticinapo
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Pyrene scripta(Lam.) Pyrene marques
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Mitra amphorella FamilyHarpidae Gen
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GenusPyrunculus Pyrunculus pellyi(S
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FamilyAnomiidae GenusAnomiaLinnaeus
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Petricola bipartitaDesh. GenusMactr
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Solen linearisSpg. FamilyAloididae
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Class Crinoidea Usually stalked, th
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FAUNA 229
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FAUNA 231
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FAUNA 233
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FAUNA 235
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FAUNA 237
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There are two types of development
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Serial Scientific name No. INSECT F
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16. C. olivaceum auranticum Fr. 17.
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ORDER ORTHOPTERA Fam. Acridiidae (S
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44. Cyrtacanthacris (Patanga) succi
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1. Diplatys lefroyi Bur. 1. Psalis
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24. Corydia ornata Sauss. 25. Trich
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Order Siphunculata—Anoplura (Suck
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24 Hilavrita discolorata Dist. 25 S
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21 Empoasca devastans Dist. 22 Typh
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11 A. (Chrysomphalus) aurantii Mask
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19. Macroscytus expansus Sign, 20.
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73. nugriventris Westw 74. fuscus W
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13. Ischnodemus crebus Dist, 14. Is
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1. Eugubinus araneus Dist. 2. Bagau
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53. Nagusta macroloba Berg. 54. Pol
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1. Aeolothrips fasciatus Linn. Fam.
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3. Danaus limniace Cr. V. mutina (T
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29. Cynthia erota (Fab.) (The Cruis
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40. S. lohita M. and S. 1. lazulari
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14. C. amata F. (The Small Salmon A
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2. Amata cyssia Stoll. 3. Amata ext
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5. A. (Chariclea) marginalis Wlk. 6
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59. Tarache upsilon Wlk. 60. Tarach
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115. E. nugatrix Guen. 116. E. apic
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169. O. (Parallelia) algira L. 170.
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223. P. orichalcea F. 224. P. agram
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10. Lymantria incerta Wlk. 11. Lyma
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10. Sangatessa subcurvifera Wlk. 1.
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43. C. fibulata Guen. 44. C. actuar
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1. Clania crameri Westw. Fam. Psych
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8. Surattha invectalis Wlk. 9. Ancy
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62. Bradina admixtalis Wlk. 63. Sco
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116. Lepyrodes geometralis Guen. 11
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18. Anarsia ephippias Meyr 19. Mela
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3. Maniconeura indica Mart. Order :
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2. Simulium auriohirtum Brun. 1. Be
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13. Bombylius wulpi Brun. 14. Bomby
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2. Agromyza phaseoli 3. C. Ophiomyi
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5. M. vetustissima Wlk. 6. M. ventr
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8. Metopius pulehripes Cam. 9. Meto
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2. Hedychridium rugosum Sm. 3. Chry
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15. M. arenaria Fab. 16. M. nudicep
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32. Sima rufonigra Jer. 33. Sima ni
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86. Tapinoma indicum For. 87. Bothr
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8. E. arcuata F. 9. Rhynchium brunn
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21. A. brevipennis Bing. 22. A. api
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1. Halictus sonescens Sm. 2. H. tor
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25. A.ordinatum Sm. 26. A.rasorium
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Fam. Carabidae (Predaceous ground b
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3. C. lineatus F. 4. C. sugillatus
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7. P. suavis Wasm. 8. P. denticulat
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3. Hister chinensis Quen, 4. Hister
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1. Anthrenus vorax Wat, 2. Anthrenu
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2. Rhytinota insidiosa Frm, 3. Rhyt
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6. Pogonopus argentifer Westw. 7. P
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56. A. andrewesi Oh. 57. A. decanus
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109. O. ephippioderus Arr 110. O. s
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3. Lema subiridea Jac. 4. L. downes
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57. Aulacophora foveicollis (Luc.)
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111. Dactylispa filiola Weis. 112.
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1. Blosyrus inequalis Boh. 2. Blosy
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SHORT NOTES ON ORDERS, FAMILIES AND
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pterygota—winged or secondarily a
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27 mm. H.W. 17 mm. Blue. Blue spots
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mm. H.W. 22-23 mm. Thorax bluish, l
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Sub-family Acridinae. Subaquatic, s
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and Goa forests. Nymphs green, ante
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ORDER PHASMIDA (LEAF AND STICK INSE
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gently curved in and blunt at end w
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mating. Vary in form. Get completel
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Swarm in the morning with first mon
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ORDER SIPHUNCULATA, ANOPLURA, SUCKI
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E. tomentosa. short, oblong, greeni
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Fam. Jassidae (Jassids) ( तुर
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Peal H. W. (1903) J. Asi. Soc. Beng
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together, mostly on plants. Some sp
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membrane brownish or yellowish. L.
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3 mm. On green plants. B. gilbbus.
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Fam. Reduviidae. (Assassin bugs) (
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Fam. Anthocoridae. Similar to Capsi
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yellow, metallic bluish or greenish
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earth. Larva with large flat head,
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Pupates in a safe place, till which
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purple gloss, blue bands and spots
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Exp. 55-70 mm. Common migrant. A. h
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mm. L. puspa. Violet blue, black ma
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dark border. Female paler. Below br
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apex. Exp. 50-70 mm. C. calais. Pin
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forewing a broad band at base 3 elo
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yellow with black bands, dark spots
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(Tobacco caterpillar) (तुर)
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spot in centre, broad black border.
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Larvae green semiloopers, speckled
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own, short black lines on sides, ye
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procera and P, raya. Brown, black b
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wings with eye spots. Almost all pu
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vegetable matter interwoven by silk
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spiny protuberances and 4 white pat
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Nephoteryx spp. Straw coloured, sli
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Ficus. G, bicolor. Black brown mark
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T. zizyphi. Moth small, brown. Larv
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Order Diptera. Flies ( श्या
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Life cycle lasts 15-20 days general
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Fam. Ceratopogonidae (Biting midges
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Igatpuri. O. octomaculatus. Thorax
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with 4 protuberances. Adults common
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Munro H. K. (1934) Rec. Ind. Mus. 3
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(1920-22) Ind. J. Med. Research 8 a
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Fam. Nycteribiidae ( व गळ श
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cruciferous crops. A, proxmia ( क
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Fam. Evanidae.. (PI. IV Fig. 51). V
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and mates with her. Preys on other
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abdomen as if for slinging and ther
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Oecophylla but abdomen massive. Som
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See Cretin (1909) J. Bom. Nat. Hist
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eeds, cane holes of furniture etc.
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sonescens. Black or brownish, white
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Galleria melonella L. feed on wax.
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spots and lines, generally legs lon
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species described less than 50 In t
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Fam, Histeridae. Compact, hard, shi
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Fam. Meloidae (Blister beetles) (PI
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Anthrenus spp. attack woolens, carp
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Fam. Coccirtellidae ( किडा
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P. fur. A museum pest. A. panicea i
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lines. L. 16-24 mm. Pest on paddy r
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large pits. L. 4-6 mm. Onitis spp.
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antennae, legs black, black spots o
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Hispa group. Agriculturally importa
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See : Fletcher T. B. (1919) Rep. Pr
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compact, red, velvety, 6 spots on t
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Fig ! Plate I FAUNA 503
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FAUNA 505
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Plate V FAUNA 507
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family of spiders, Liphisiidae, in
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16.filistata pconaensisTikader Fami
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75.Monaeses parvatiTikader 76.Thana
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In spiders of the family Oecobiidae
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supports for the legs. The web is s
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Spiders of the family Hersillidae h
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In the genus Runcinia, the cephalot
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expands into a sheet-like or funnel
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CHAPTER 5 — BIRDS Theavifauna of
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Night Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax)
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Family .. Falconidae Booted Hawk-Ea
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Order-8 .. Gruiformes Family .. Tur
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Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus) Curlew(
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Gullbilled Tern(Gelochelidon niloti
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Drongo Cuckoo(Surniculus lugubris)
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Family .. Meropidae European Bee-ea
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Dusky Crag Martin(Hirundo concolor)
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Goldfronted Chloropsis(Chloropsis a
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stentoreus) Blyth's Reed Warbler(Ac
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Brown Rock Pipit(Anthus similis) Fo
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it is an expert diver and disappear
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with the exception of the bittern (
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species, the female is considerably
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The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus),
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species of this Order recorded in I
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constantly bobs its body up and dow
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prominent white and black stripe th
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The Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles in
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(12) Order Cuculiformes.—This Ord
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has been recorded from Khandesh but
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Their distribution is discontinuous
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Family Bucerotidae: There are about
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(19) Order Passeriformes.—This Or
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The Redrumped or Striated Swallow (
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Family Sturnidae: This is a very la
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The Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus f
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ecorded from Ahmednagar and Sholapu
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The Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fuli
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The forest Wagtail (Motacilla indic
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Loten's Sunbird (Nectarina lotenia)
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The Spotted Munia (Lonchura punctul
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Introduction CHAPTER 6—MAMMALS Ma
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(8)Rhinopoma microphyllum(Brunnich
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Order Carnivora Kassoli mangar, Kha
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(57) Axis axis axis (Erxleben, 1777
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(85) Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeu
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distinguished from the almost simil
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colour phases, a dark type in humid
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Slender lorisLoris tardigradus,thou
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The Family Viverridae, Civets and m
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The Artiodactyla is represented by
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Deccan above Krishna River. They ar
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The call which has a ventriloquisti
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The Bandicoot Bandicota indica, is
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Introduction CHAPTER 7—REPTILES T
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Hemidactylus brookiGray .. .. House
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& Hardwicke Liopeltis calamaria(Gun
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Hydrophis caerulescens(Shaw) Hydrop
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turtles and is said to be particula
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Geckos, Cyrtodactylus dekkanensis (
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Ghats. This species is easily disti
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occur in Vidarbha,Ophisops jerdoniB
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python by the presence of small sca
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Striated Wolf SnakeLycodon striatus
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speciesGerardia prevostianaandEnhyd
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seasnakes. They feed on fish, some
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CHAPTER 8—AMPHIBIA The amphibians
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9. Ramanella montana (Jerdon). Fami
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Maharashtra. The genusMicrohylais r
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lack flanks and ventrally white, un
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Figure FAUNA 649
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CHAPTER 9—LAND AND FRESHWATER INV
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Parasites in the guts of ungulate m
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Family : Ophryoglenidae. 16. Ophryo
Page 657 and 658: Locality : Bombay 24. Oxytricha sp.
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Page 661 and 662: 2. Spongilla alba var. bengalensis
Page 663 and 664: Locality : Igatpuri Lake ; the Rive
Page 665 and 666: 2. Tlie Filaria Worm Wuchereria bon
Page 667 and 668: 13. Pheretima houlleti (E. Perrier)
Page 669 and 670: Locality : Bombay. Genus : Eudrilus
Page 671 and 672: Class : Crustacea. Sub-class : Bran
Page 673 and 674: This is one of the largest and fatt
Page 675 and 676: are secured. Some of the species li
Page 677 and 678: Shell elcvatedly conical, thin, gre
Page 679 and 680: Locality : Nagpur, Poona, Yenna Riv
Page 681 and 682: A thin conoidly ovate shell with th
Page 683 and 684: Subcylindrical apex, shell striped,
Page 685 and 686: Aperture large, oblong. 45. Succine
Page 687 and 688: Locality : Khandala (Western Ghats
Page 689 and 690: Amphibia Bufonidae; Caecilidae; Mic
Page 691 and 692: Laniidae ; Laridae ; Meropidae ; Mo
Page 693 and 694: Hemirhamphidae ; Holocentridae ; Ho
Page 695 and 696: Amathusiidae ; Andrenidae ; Anobiid
Page 697 and 698: Henicocephalidae ; Hepialidae ; Hes
Page 699 and 700: Sphingidae ; Staphylinidae ; Stepha
Page 701 and 702: Cercopithicidae ; Cervidae ; Emball
Page 703 and 704: Arcidae ; Arenicolidae ; Dromiidae
Page 705 and 706: Laomediidae ; Laternulidae ; Lernae
Page 707: Tellinidae ; Temnopleuridae ; Temor
Page 711: Bivalve Cardita Antiquata Bivalve_G
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