Additional Records of Mantodea and Phasmida from Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Authors

  • G. Srinivasan
     Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, 130, Santhome High Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004, Tamil Nadu
  • C. Surendar
     Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, 130, Santhome High Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004, Tamil Nadu
  • Parbati Chatterjee
     Vidyasagar Evening College, Kolkata – 700006, West Bengal
  • Tushar Kanti Mukherjee
     65A/6, Swinhoe Lane, Kolkata, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120969

Keywords:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mantodea, Phasmida, Records.

Abstract

Mantids belonging to 5 genera and 6 species (3 species new record) and phasmids belonging to 3 genera and 4 species (2 species new record) were collected from the islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

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Published

2017-10-01

How to Cite

Srinivasan, G., Surendar, C., Chatterjee, P., & Mukherjee, T. K. (2017). Additional Records of Mantodea and Phasmida from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 117(3), 264–273. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i3/2017/120969

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Volume 117, Issue 3, 2017

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