Janakiraman Poorani

Janakiraman Poorani (born 1967), Indian entomologist.

• ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bangalore 560024, India

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• 2 eponyms of Janakiraman Poorani

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• 91 taxon names authored by Janakiraman Poorani

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• & Ramamurthy, V,V., 1997. Weevils of the genus Lepropus Schoenherr from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Oriental Insects, 31(1): 1-82. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.1997.10433751 ResearchGate

• 1998. A new species of Serangium Blackburn (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with a key to species, from India. Journal of Biological Control 12(1): 55–61. ResearchGate Reference page. 

• 2000. First record of the genus Microserangium Miyatake (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India, with description of a new species. Journal of Biological Control 14: 45–47. ResearchGate Reference page. 

• 2001. A review of the genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian region, with description of a new species. Oriental Insects 35: 299–310. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2001.10417309 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• 2002. An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian subregion. Oriental Insects 36: 307–383. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• 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. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2002.10417328 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• 2003. A new species of Telsimia Casey (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Karnataka, India. Entomon 28(1): 51–53. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• 2003. A new species of the genus Synonychimorpha Miyatake (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from South India. Zootaxa 212: 1–6. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 
• 2003. A new species of Protoplotina Miyatake (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India. Zootaxa 325: 1–5. Abstract & excerpt ResearchGate Reference page. 

• 2004. An Annotated Checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Indian Subregion. Published online, 90pp. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• 2004. Notes on the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of the Indian subcontinent, including new synonymies. Journal of Biological Control 18(2): 185–187. ResearchGate Reference page. 

• & Slipinski, A., 2005. Notes on the genus Protothea Weise with redescription of P. quadripunctata (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini). Annales Zoologici 55(3): 329–333. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• & Booth, R.G. 2005. On the identity of Dysis excellens Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini), a little known oriental lady beetle. Zootaxa 875: 1–5. Abstract & excerpt ResearchGate Reference page. 

• & Booth, R.G. 2006. A new sibling species of Halyzia straminea (Hope) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Halyziini) from the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 1354: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt ResearchGate Reference page. 
• & Booth, R.G. 2006. New synonymies in Oriental Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae) Zootaxa 1139: 27–33. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

• Gupta, A. & 2008. A new species of Gonatocerus Nees (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) from Karnataka, India. Biosystematica 2(1): 59–62. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Gupta, A. & 2008. A new species of Caenohomalopoda (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India. Zootaxa 1933: 59–62. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1933.1.6 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• , Ślipiński, A. & Booth, R.G. 2008. A revision of the genus Synona Pope, 1989 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini). Annales Zoologici 58: 579–594. DOI: 10.3161/000345408X364427 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• & Ślipiński, A. 2009. A revision of the genera Scymnodes Blackburn and Apolinus Pope et Lawrence (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Annales Zoologici 59(4): 549–584. DOI: 10.3161/000345409X484946 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• & Ślipiński, A. 2010. A review of Rhynchortalia Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Ortaliinae). Zootaxa 2423: 25–43. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2423.1.2 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Yamada, K., Ballal, C.R., Gupta, T. & 2010. Description of a new species of Anthocoris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) from southern India, associated with striped mealybug on purple orchid tree. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50(2): 415–424. PDF Reference page. 

• , Vandenberg, N. & Booth, R.G. 2011. A revision of the genus Stictobura Crotch and description of a new species of Sticholotis Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae). Zootaxa 3031: 1–13. Preview ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Hayat, M. & , 2011. A new species of Microterys (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoid of Chaetococcus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from India. Oriental Insects, 45(2-3): 176-180. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2011.646827 ResearchGate

• Hayat, M. & , 2012. A new species of Poropoea Foerster (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from India. Oriental Insects 46(3-4): 255-259. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2012.752616 ResearchGate
• Hayat, M. & , 2012. A new encyrtid Zaplatycerus notialis (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India, parasitic on mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Oriental Insects 46(3-4): 275-280. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2012.752617 ResearchGate
• Ramaraju, K. & , 2012. A new species of Coccipolipus (Acari: Podapolipidae) parasitic on the giant coccinellid beetle from India. International Journal of Acarology 38(4): 290-296. DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2011.651156 ResearchGate

• Rameshkumar, A., Noyes, J.S. & , 2013. Description of a new species of Anagyrus Howard (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), a promising biological control agent of the invasive Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae). Zootaxa 3717(1): 76–84. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.6 ResearchGate

• 2014. Redescription of Platynaspis flavoguttata (Gorham) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) and notes on nomenclature of Platynaspis kapuri Chakraborty & Biswas. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1096. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1096 Reference page. 
• 2014. Calvia explanata sp. n. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae) from the Indian Subcontinent. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1164. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1164 Reference page. 
• 2014. An unusual new species of Micraspis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from northeastern India. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4112. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4112 Reference page. 
• , Ślipiński, A. & Booth, R.G. 2014. A review of the genus Cryptolaemus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Coccidulini) from New Guinea. Annales Zoologici 64(4): 613–654. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3161/000345414X685929 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• 2015. Two new species of Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Karnataka, India. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5296. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5296. Reference page. 
• Rameshkumar, A. & , 2015. A new species of Prionomastix Mayr (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 3(19): 1-7. DOI: 10.12976/jib/2015.3.19 ResearchGate
• Rameshkumar, A., & Anjana, M. 2015. First report of Dicopus longipes (Subba Rao) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India with new distribution data on some species. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4692. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4692. Reference page. 
• Rameshkumar, A., & Naveen, V. 2015. Additions to the Encyrtidae and Mymaridae (Chalcidoidea) of India with new distribution and host records for some species. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5216. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5216 Reference page. 
• Yasunaga, T., Schuh, R.T., & Cassis, G. 2015. A Remarkable New Genus and New Species of the Plant Bug (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), Inhabiting Psyllid Leaf Margin Roll Gall on Indian Banyan, Ficus benghalensis. American Museum Novitates 3839: 1–16. DOI: 10.1206/3839.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• & Booth, R.G. 2016. Harmonia manillana (Mulsant), a new addition to Indian Coccinellidae, with changes in synonymy. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8030. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8030. Reference page. 

• 2017. Stethorus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predatory on Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst) (Acari: Tetranychidae) from South India, including a new species and a new synonymy in Indian Stethorus. Zootaxa 4277(4): 591–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.4.9. Reference page. 
• & Booth, R.G. 2017. Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Western Ghats of India. Annales Zoologici 67(2): 315–332. DOI: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.2.009 Reference page. 

• & Lalitha, N. 2018. Illustrated accounts of coccinellid predators of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) on mulberry in India, with description of a new species of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from West Bengal. Zootaxa 4382(1): 93–120. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.3 Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D., , Kumari, S.A., Anuradha, C., Padmanaban, B. & Thanigairaj, R. 2019. Species composition and diagnoses of leaf- and fruit-scarring beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) infesting bananas and plantains (Zingiberales, Musaceae) in the Indian subcontinent. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 66(2): 179–202. DOI: 10.3897/dez.66.47447 . Reference page. 
• , 2019. A new species of Micraspis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 4559(1): 189–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.1.11 Reference page. 
• , 2019. Coccinellidae of the Indian Subcontinent. In: Ramani, S., Mohanraj, P. & Yeshwanth, H.M. (eds.) Indian Insects: Diversity and Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 472 pp. DOI: 10.1201/9780429061400
• & Thangjam, R. 2019. New additions to Indian fauna of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Oriental Insects 53(4): 547–565. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2018.1550448 ResearchGate Reference page. 

• & Booth, R.G. 2020. Nomenclatural notes on three species of Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Ceylon. Oriental Insects 55(9): 56–68. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2020.1748134 Reference page. 

• , Anuradha, C. & Thanigairaj, R. 2021. A new species of Protoplotina Miyatake (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 4915(2): 255–263. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4915.2.5 Treatment Reference page. 
• , Sankararaman, H. & Anusree, S.S. 2021. A review of Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with notes on synonymy and a new species from South India, hitherto misidentified as Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant). Zootaxa 4926(1): 117–133. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.8 Zenodo Reference page. 
• , Booth, R.G., Gandhi Gracy, R., Anuradha, C., Thanigairaj, R. & Swathi, R.S. 2021. Immature stages, host plants and natural enemies of Henosepilachna implicata (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with DNA sequence data and a new synonym and notes on some Indian species of Epilachnini. Zootaxa 4970(3): 533–546. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4970.3.5 Reference page. 
• & Thanigairaj, R. 2021. Indian species of Shirozuellini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), including a new species of Sasajiella Miyatake from Tamil Nadu. Zootaxa 5005(2): 189–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5005.2.5 Reference page. 

• 2022. A review of Horniolus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the Indian region, including descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5104(4): 545–556. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.4.4. . Reference page. 

• & Thanigairaj, R. 2023. A new species of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predatory on amla aphid, Schoutedenia emblica (Patel & Kulkarni) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), from India. Zootaxa 5239(3): 421–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.6 Reference page. 
• 2023. A review of Platynaspini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent, including description of a new genus from north-eastern India and Bangladesh. Zootaxa 5256(4): 301–328. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.4.1 Reference page. 
• 2023. A review of the tribe Noviini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 5311(1): 1–47. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5311.1.1 Reference page. 
• Peng, F., , Booth, R.G, Wang, X.M., Chen, X.S. & Anuradha, C. 2023. Slipinskiscymnus gen. nov., a new ladybird genus of Scymnini (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) and notes on the taxonomic status of Keiscymnus Sasaji. Zootaxa 5325(1): 97–115. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.1.6 Reference page. 
• 2023. An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini Zootaxa 5332(1): 1–307. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1 Reference page. 
• & Thanigairaj, R. 2023. A brief review of the tribe Telsimiini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent, including three new species of Telsimia Casey from South India. Zootaxa 5352(3): 358–380. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5352.3.2 Reference page. 
• 2023. An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part II. Tribe Chilocorini. Zootaxa 5378(1): 1–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5378.1.1 Reference page. 

• 2024. An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 3. Tribe Aspidimerini. Zootaxa 5431(1): 1–89. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5431.1.1 Reference page. 
• , Anuradha, C., Thanigairaj, R. & Prashina Mol, P. 2024. Coccinellid predators of mealybugs infesting banana in South India, including a new species and a new record of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with notes on other natural enemies. Zootaxa 5419(4): 525–544. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5419.4.3 Reference page. 
• Czerwiński, T., , Thanigairaj, R. & Szawaryn, K. 2024. Revision of an Enigmatic Ladybird Genus Empia Weise, 1901 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with Description of a New Species from India. Annales Zoologici 74(2): 325–336. DOI: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2024.74.2.006 Reference page. 

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