DNA taxonomy including barcoding and metabarcoding is widely used to explore the
diversity in biodiversity hotspots. In most of these hotspot areas, chafers are represented by …

Genetic adaptation is the change of a population toward a phenotype that best fits the
present ecological conditions of the environment it inhabits. As environmental conditions …

Thirty-one species of arboreal tiger beetles are known to occur in Sri Lanka of which twenty-
five species are stated to be endemic. However, the group has not been studied for more …

Most genetic markers carry numerous limitations which question their credibility. Ribosome
protein Exon Primed Intron Crossing (Rp EPIC) markers claimed to effectively overcome …

Calomera angulata Fabricus, 1798 is a tiger beetle found in the countries of the Indian
subcontinent and South-East Asia. The species contributes to the species richness of the …

Habitat and morphometric information can be used as factors to differentiate species,
primarily for species that are habitat Specific. Using the above concept a predictive model …

Twenty-nine species of arboreal tiger beetles are found in Sri Lanka of which 23 species are
endemic. However, records of species dates back to many years and systematic studies are …

Commercial crop cultivation in Sri Lanka became evident in the colonial times along with the
shift of sustainable mixed cultivation systems to monoculture system. Insect pest problems …