 
NBAII at a Glance
 
Research
 
Services |
|
Date of birth |
21.05.1967 |
| Qualification |
M.Sc., Ph.D
(Agricultural Entomology) |
| Specialization |
Insect taxonomy with
special reference to Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) |
| Professional Experience |
13 years |
| Publications |
30 |
Training
(International)
| Attended
the International Ladybird Workshop held in May 2005 at the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA |
| Visited
CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia, on sabbatical leave from
October 2006 to January 2007 to study the coccinellid collections at
Australian National Insect Collections
(ANIC) |
Recognition
| Associate
Editor, Journal of Biological Control, Society for Biocontrol
Advancement, Bangalore |
Brief
Achievements
| Studied
about 300 species of common predatory coccinellids of the Indian
region and developed an illustrated identification guide for 150
species encountered in agroecosystems. |
| Constructed
and hosted a website on the Coccinellidae of the Indian Subcontinent
with details on the Indian fauna and image galleries of common
species and their natural enemies. |
| An
illustrated identification guide to the families of insect
parasitoids and predators prepared on CD-ROM. |
| A web-based
compendium of factsheets on the aphids of Karnataka covering 68
species and their natural enemies prepared and hosted
(www.aphidweb.com) |
Selected
Publications
| Poorani,J.
2002. An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera)
(excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian subregion. Oriental Insects
36: 307-383. |
| Poorani,J.
2002. A review of the genus Oenopia Mulsant (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, with description of a
new species. Oriental Insects 36: 97-116. |
| Poorani, J.
& Booth, R.G. 2006. A new sibling species of Halyzia straminea
(Hope) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Halyziini) from the Indian
subcontinent. Zootaxa, 1354: 63-68. |
| Poorani,J.
& Slipinski, A. 2006. Notes on the genus Protothea Weise with
redescription of P. quadripunctata (Mulsant) (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae: Coccinellini). Annales Zoologici, 55:
329-333. |
| Poorani,J.
Coccinellidae of the Indian Subcontinent. URL:
www.angelfire.com/bug2/j_poorani/index.html |
| Sunil Joshi &
Poorani, J. 2007. Aphids of Karnataka. URL:
www.aphidweb.com |
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