Rachana

Rachana Rajan Remani Thysanoptera publications

2016

1. A new record of Franklinothrips megalops (Trybom, 1912) (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Aeolothripidae) from North East India. Journal of Biological Control, 30 (2): 119-120. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R.]

2. Additions to the terebrantian (Insecta: Thysanoptera) fauna of Kerala, India. Journal of Applied & Natural Sciences, 8(3): 1507-1509. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R].

3. Crotonothrips polyalthiae Mound & Nasruddin (Thysanoptera: Tubulifera) – a new record for India. Entomon, 41 (4): 355-360. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R.]

4. Pollination potential of thrips (Insecta:Thysanoptera) - an overview. Zoo's Print 31(4): 6-12. [Varatharajan R, Shyam Maisnam, Shimray CV & Rachana RR] [1]pdf

5. A review of the pest, Tospoviruses vector status of melon thrips, Thrips palmi and its natural enemies for biological control. International journal of pure and applied bioscience. 4 (2): 221 – 237. [Rachana, R.R., Jayasimha, G.T. & Richa, V.]

2017

6. A new species of the genus Bregmatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Andamon Islands of India. Zootaxa, 4317 (3): 597 – 600. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R]

7. Additions to the thrips (Thysanoptera) fauna of Odisha, India. Journal of Applied & Natural Science, 9 (3): 1522- 1524. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R.]

8. Checklist of Terebrantian thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) recorded from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9 (1): 9748-9755. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R.]

9. A new species of the genus Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa, 4221 (4): 491-493. [Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan, R.]

10. First report of the New World thrips genus Plesiothrips Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India with a note on Plesiothrips perplexus. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 5 (3): 428 – 429.

2018

11. Report of invasive thrips species, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thripidae: Thysanoptera) on Dahlia rosea (Asteraceae) in Karnataka. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 24 (2): 175-176. [Rachana, R. R., Roselin, P. & Varatharajan, R]

12. On the collections of predatory thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) from NE India. Journal of Biological Control, 32(1): 8-13. DOI: 10.18311/jbc/2018/16149. [Varatharajan, R. Nishikant Singh, K. & Rachana, R. R.]

13. Two new reports of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Journal of Threatened taxa. 10(2): 11312-11315 DOI: http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3380.10.2. 11312-11315 [Rachana, R. R & Varatharajan, R.]

14. New reports of thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae) from India. Journal of Threatened taxa, 10(9): 12226–12229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3527.10.9.12226-12229 [Rachana, R. R & Varatharajan, R.]

2019

15. Tryphactothripini of India (Thysanoptera, Thripidae, Panchaetothripinae), with identification keys and a new record of Opimothrips. ZooKeys, 884: 43-52. [Rachana, R.R., Mound, L.A. and Rayar, S.G.]

16. Redescription and lectotype designation of Gynaikothrips microchaetus Ananthakrishnan & Jagadish (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae). Zootaxa, 4701(6): 588-590. [Shyam, M., Johnson, TH., Rachana, R. R., Varatharajan, R. and Mound, LA.]

17. Involvement of flower thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) in pollination. In: ENVIS Newsletter “Special volume on Pollinators”, Published by ENVIS Centre on Biodiversity (Fauna), Zoological Survey of India, 25 (1-4): 30-33. [R. Varatharajan & Rachana, R. R.]

18. Three new records of the genus Helionothrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity & Systematics, (Iran) 5 (3): 203-209. (ISSN: 2423-8112). [Th. Johnson, Shyam, M., Rachana, R. R., Varatharajan, R., Taptamani, H. & Majid Mirab-balou.]

19. Life table statistics and seasonal incidence of Thrips orientalis (Bagnall) (Insecta: Thysanoptera) on the flowers of Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.F). Annals of Plant Protection Sciences, (IARI – New Delhi), 27 (1): 49-53. [Shyam, M., Johnson, Th., Rachana, R. R & Varatharajan, R.]

20. Species composition and occurrence of thrips on different host plants in Southern dry zone of Karnataka (Mandya). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. SP2: 828-831. [Roselin, P., Shivashankar, T, Rachana, RR, Sujay, H & Eurekha S.]

2020

21. Redescription of Aduncothrips asiaticus (Ramakrishna and Margabandhu) (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) with first description of the male. Oriental Insects 54 (3): 398-401. [Rachana RR, Rachana B & Shashikant GR]

22. A new species of the genus Lefroyothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Zootaxa 4896 (4): 591-594. [Rachana RR, & Manjunath K]

23. Diversity and population dynamics of thrips species on horticultural crops in Punjab. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 77(4): 647–654. [Singh S, & Rachana, R.R.]

2021

24. A new species of Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India. Zootaxa 4920 (2): 297–300.

25. A manual on the collection, identification and biology of thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera). 89pp. Published by: Manipur Biodiversity Board, Sanjenthong, Imphal – 795 001 Manipur. [Johnson Th, Shyam M, Varatharajan R & Rachana RR]. 26. Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a pest of celery, Apium graveolens (Apiales: Apiaceae): First report and diagnostic characters. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 12(1): 46–51. [Sreerama Kumar, P. and Rachana, R.R.]

2022

27. The Sericothripinae genus Hydatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in India with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5169 (2): 177-182. [Rachana RR, Amarendra B & Gracy RG]

28. Studies on Pseudodendrothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India, with one new species. Zootaxa 5209 (3): 365-372. [Rachana RR, Amarendra B & Gandhi Gracy R]

29. Invasive pest, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)–a looming threat to Indian agriculture. Current Science 122 (2): 211–213. [Rachana, R.R., Roselin, P., Amutha, M., Sireesha, K. & Narasa Reddy G.]

2023

30. A remarkable new genus of Thripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) without anteocellar setae, from India. Zookeys 1141: 65-73. [Rachana RR, Amarendra B, Gracy RG, Reddy KVN.] 31. New record of two thrips species (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae) from India along with redescription, host association and DNA barcode of Euphysothrips minozzii Bagnall. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01087-3. [Rachana, R.R., Rudramuni, T., Gandhi Gracy, R. and Swathi, R.S.] 32. Species diversity of thrips on cotton. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(1): 78–82. [Amutha, M. and Rachana, R.R.] 33. Thrips fauna of Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim with first description of hitherto unknown male Smilothrips productus Bhatti. Indian Journal of Entomology [Songomsing Chiru, Th. D., Johnson, Th., Varatharajan, R. and Rachana, R. R] 34. An updated checklist of thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of Sikkim. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 123(iS2): 681–688. [Songomsing Chiru, Th. D., Johnson Thang, Rachana, R. R. & Varatharajan] 35. Genetic diversity analysis of severely infesting invasive thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) in India. Phytoparasitica [Raghavendra KV, Ramesh KB, Rachana RR, Mehandra C, Singh SK & Chander S.]

36. A new species of Hydatothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from India with one new record. Zootaxa 5319(4): 589–594. [Rachana RR, Amarendra B & Vanitha K]