Biodiversity and Natural Heritage of the Himalaya / Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya, Volume 5

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Language: Bilingual with contributions in English and German

Series covering biodiversity research in the Himalayas (taxonomy, phylogeny, faunistics and biogeography); including geology, geography, botany, veterinary zoology, zoology, and especially entomology (which comprises more than 60% of the content).

Contents

Inhalt
Vorwrt der Herausgeber   7
- Kuhle, M. (†): The Glacial (LGP, MIS 3-2) Marsyandi Nadi-icestream-network between the junction of the Nar Khola glacier (Damodar Himal) and the junction of the Ngadi Khola (Manaslu Himal) with its Dudh-, Dana-, and Myardi-tributary glaciers from east-north-east up to south-east of Annapurna II   9
- Tiwari, P. C. & B. Joshi: Climate Change and Food Security in Himalaya   63
- Acharya, R. P., S. Dahal, R. M. Kunwar, R. Sharma & S. Baral: Medicinal and aromatic plants in Far Westem Nepal: a sustainable livelihood framework analysis   77
- Shrestha, L. J. & M. P. Devkota: Sacred groves as important sites for biodiversity conservation in Kathmandu, Nepal   83
- Acharya, J. & A. Mukherjee: The Family Caprifoliaceae Jussieau in the Eastem Himalaya   89
- Panda, S.: Diversity of the genus Gaultheria L. (Ericaceae) with special reference to the Eastem Himalayas of India, Nepal and Bhutan   123
- Ghimire, D. & T. B. Thapa: Occupancy estimation of Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal (Mammalia: Ursidae)   143
- Limbu, K. L., B. R. Subba & R. Surana: Population trend of Lesser Adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) (Aves: Ciconiidae) in eastem Nepal and current protection efforts   149
- Bössneck, U.: Land- und Süßwassermollusken hochmontaner und subnivaler Lebensräume des Nepal-Himalayas (Mollusca: Gastropoda & Bivalvia)   155
- Das, B. C.: Diversity and distribution of non-insect arthropods of the Himalayan State of India, Uttarakhand with special reference to their conservation status .  161
- Martens, J.: Sabacon Simon, 1879 in the Palaearctic: A survey of new and known species from France, Nepal, India, China, Russia and Japan (Arachnida: Opiliones: Sabaconidae)   167
- Sanborn, A. F.: The cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Nepal with new records and a checklist of Himalayan cicadas   211
- Ehrmann, R. & M. Borer: Mantodea (Insecta) of Nepal: an annotated checklist   227
- Tumbrinck, J.: Weitere Dornschrecken (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) aus Nepal in der Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt   275
- Brockhaus, T.: Die Libellenfauna des Himalaya mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Arten des Bergregenwaldes (Insecta: Odonata)   287
- Balkenohl, M. & J . Schmidt: Revision of the Reicheiodes species from the Himalaya (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Dyschiriini)   321
- Marggi, W. & L. Toledano: Amerizus (Tiruka) loebli sp. n. first record of the genus from Pakistan and material for a taxonomic revision (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiina)   333
- Jaeger, B.: Two new maculate species of the Anthracus annamensis group from Nepal and adjadcent areas (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini: Stenolophina)   339
- Kataev, B. M.: Taxonomic review of the genus Kareya Andrewes, 1919, with a description of Siopelophonus gen. nov., and remarks on the genus Laparhetes Jeannel, 1946 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini)   347
- Assing, V.: A revision of Nazeris. VII. Three new species and additional records from Nepal and China (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)   371
- Bordoni, A.: Catalogue of the Himalayan Xantholinini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)   379
- Kazantsev, S. V.: New taxa of Helcophorus Fairmaire, 1891, with a key to species of the genus (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lycidae)   383
- Kazantsev, S. V.: A new Lamellipalpodes species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Ototretinae) from the Himalayas   391
- Kopetz, A.: Zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Malthinus Latreille, 1806 und Pakabsidia Wittmer, 1978 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cantharidae) im Himalaya   393
- Constantin, R.: A contribution to the knowledge of the Chaetomalachiinae of Nepal, with the description of seven new species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Dasytidae)   405
- Tshernyshev, S.: Taxonomic problems in the genus Sceloattalus Wittmer, 1966 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Malachiidae)   417
- Tshernyshev, S.: Soft winged flower beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Malachiidae) of the Himalayan region, with notes on Apalochrini   425
- Háva, J.: A new Thaumaglossa species from Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)   443
- Gerstmeier, R.: Two new species of Tillinae from the Himalaya (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cleridae)   445
- Young, D. K.: A new species of Pseudopyrochroa (Insecta: Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pyrochroinae) from Nepal and Thailand with the proposal of a new synonym in Pseudopyrochroa   451
- Schawaller, W.: The genus Laena Dejean, 1821, in Nepal (part 2), with descriptions of twelve new species and new records of known species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)   457
- Schawaller, W.: New record of the genus Necrodes Leach, 1815 in Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Silphidae)   469
- Holzschuh, C.: Zwei neue Bockkäfer aus Nepal (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)   471
- Medvedev, L. N.: New and poorly known Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Himalayas   475
- Legalov, A. A.: The family Rhynchitidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Himalayas   479
- Mattern, D.: The fauna of caddisflies of Nepal (Insecta: Trichoptera)   487
- Sbordoni, V., G. C. Bozano, K. Wangdi, S. Sherub, S. Marta, S. De Felici & D. Cesaroni: Towards a georeferenced checklist of the butterflies of Bhutan: a preliminary account (Insecta: Lepidoptera)   523

Index   547

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