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From Serendipity to Systematics: Tracing the Trails of Cockroach Research in India
A Shabnam1, Rashmi Morey2, K P Dinesh3
1Zoological Survey of India (ZSI); Western Regional Centre (WRC); Pune411044; India; Dept. of Zoology; Professor Ramkrishna More Arts; Commerce and Science College; Pune-411035. a.shabnam1312@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Globally, the cockroach diversity comprises approximately 4641 nominative species, 188 of which are reported in India classified under 73 genera. However, it remains a poorly studied and overlooked groups in terms of species documentation, taxonomy and systematics since the inception of cockroach taxonomy in India. This study synthesizes the research trends on Indian cockroaches over a span of two and half centuries (266 years), beginning with the first recorded species in India. A maiden attempt has made here to provide an additional type locality data for Indian cockroaches, while also discussing historical taxonomic conflicts and exploring prospects of cockroach documentation and systematics in India.
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