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Dr. S. Salini
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Designation
Discipline
Agrl. Entomology
Email
Salini.S@icar.gov.in
shalini.nbaii@gmail.com
shalinis.nilavu@gmail.com
Phone Number
080-2351-1982 Extn.331
Fax
080-2341-1961
Professional Experience
13 years
Qualification
Ph. D (Agril. Entomology), M. Sc.(Agril. Entomology)
Specilization
Insect Taxonomy˗ Taxonomy of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea)
Training
Visiting Scientist at National Museum Praha, Czech Republic and Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom to study fauna of Pentatomidae and Tessaratomidae with special emphasis on tribe Cappaeini from 3rd April, 2023 to 1st June, 2023.
Organized DST internship training on morphological characterization of Pentatomidae and Coreidae for two months from 07.09.2022 to 07.11.2022 at ICAR-NBAIR, Bangalore.
Molecular identification and DNA Barcoding of insect pests and natural enemies including invasive species at ICAR-NBAIR from 18.11.2019 to 27.11.2019
Attended the summer school training, “Advances in Agricultural Acarology” held at Dept. of Entomology, GKVK, UAS, Bangalore from 08.10.2010 to 28.10.2010.
Awards and Honours
External expert in the international research team on a venture investigating the systematics of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) sponsored by Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Received SBA - Dr. H. Nagaraja Memorial award for outstanding contributions to Insect systematics including mites and spiders on 15 December, 2022.
Received Best Service Worker Award for the year 2021 from ICAR-NBAIR
Received “Best oral Presentation Award” in the 6th National Conference on Biological Control: Innovative approaches for green India, ICAR- NBAIR during 3–5 March, 2021.
Awarded with Young Woman Scientist award-2019 from Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai 600125 on 17 November, 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for P. G. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences 2016 (for crop Protection).
Letter of appreciation from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.
Fellow of Society for Biocontrol Advancement, Bangalore, India.
Regular member of International Heteropterist’s Society
International fellowships received:
Received DST Travel Grant (ITS/2022/000830) to participate in the International Conference, "Seventh Quadrennial Meeting of International Heteropterists' Society", held at Barcelona, Spain during 4–8th July, 2022.
Travel grant obtained from DST, SERB, New Delhi for attending an International Conference 2018 at Museum of La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, Argentina, South America and made an oral presentation in the 6th Quadrennial Meeting of International Heteropterist's Society, from 03.12.2018 to 07.12.2018.
Opportunity to work with international experts in Hemiptera at National Museum Praha, Czech Republic and NHM, UK which were fully sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia.
Brief Achievements
Salini S., David K.J., Akoijam, R. 2022. Pentatomidae fauna of India. World Wide Web electronic publication. ICAR-NBAIR, India. DST Project, ICAR-NBAIR, India. https://databases.nbair.res.in/Pentatomidae_new/index.php
Resource person for the ICAR-NEH Workshop on “Biological Control of Crop Pests & Invasive and Utilization of Insects as Food in North East Region of India” 25-26 February, 2020 at CAU, Imphal, Manipur, Jointly organized by Directorate of Extension Education, Central Agricultural University, Imphal and ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bangalore.
Described 10 new species in Pentatomidae.
Published several nomenclatural changes for the species in Pentatomidae (one neotype, three lectotypes, nine new combinations, eleven new synonymies)
Revised six genera of Pentatomidae, redecribed several species of Pentatomidae and dealt with tribal placement of quite a few genera.
Published one monograph: a checklist for 164 species belonging to 86 genera of Pentatomidae of India and illustrated key to tribes and genera of Pentatomidae from southern region of India.
Published key to genera of Asopinae and Podopinae in India
Published host plants of Pentatomid fauna from India.
Contributed for designation of type species for the genus Halyomorpha Mayr, 1864
Handled and successfully completed the DST, SERB, external funded project, “Systematic studies on Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) from North East India”
Recognition
Publications
Peer reviewed Research papers: 23, Popular articles: 11, Book chapters: 7
Selected Publications
Salini, S., Gracy, R. G., Akoijam, R., Rabbani, M. K., David, K. J. and Roca-Cusachs, M. 2023. Revision of Acesines Stål and Dunnius Distant, resurrection of Mycterizon Breddin (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae), and description of a new species from India. Zookeys, 1148: 79–117. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1148.95629
Kment, P., Salini, S., Rédei D. and Rider, D. 2021. Halyomorpha halys fixed as the type species of the genus Halyomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 61(2): 615–630. doi: 10.37520/aemnp.2021.031.
Salini. S., Rabbani, M. K., Amala, U. and Mahendiran, G. 2021. First record of the genus Lodosocoris Ahmad & Afzal (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Halyini) from India with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5072 (1): 053–062.
Kment, P., Salini, S. and Ahmed, Z. 2021. Halyomorpha picus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) first confirmed record from Pakistan and two new junior synonyms. Zootaxa, 5060 (3): 429–438.
Salini, S and Roca-Cusachs, M. (2021). Review of the Oriental species of the genus Brachycerocoris Costa, 1863 (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea: Pentatomidae: Podopinae s.l.) with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5040 (4): 507–527.
Salini, S and Kment, P. (2021). The genera Agathocles and Surenus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) tribal reassessment, redescription, new synonyms, and description of two new species. Zootaxa, 4958 (1): 510–559.
Salini, S., Rabbani, M.K. and Singh, S. (2021). Taxonomic notes on Sarju Ghauri, 1977 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with description of a new species from India. Zootaxa, 4951 (2): 283–303.
Salini, S., David, K. J. and Pratheepa, M. (2021). Does India have the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål). Scientific Correspondence. Current Science, 120(2): 268–269.
Salini, S. 2019. Revision of the genus Halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) with description of a new species from India. Zootaxa, 4586 (2): 351–375.
Srikumar, K.K., Salini, S., Smitha, S., Kumar, B. S., Radhakrishnan, B. 2018. Taxonomy, bionomics and predatory potential of Eocanthecona concinna (Walker) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae). Journal of Biological Control, 32(2): 81-86. DOI: 10.18311/jbc/2018/18213
Salini, S and Schmidt, C. 2018. Revision of genus Acrozangis Breddin (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae) with description of a new species from India. Zootaxa, 4413 (3): 507–523.
Salini, S. 2017. First record of Brachycoris Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in India, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4236(3): 563-572.
Salini, S. 2017. First Record of Neojurtina typica from India (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(4): 10133-10137.
David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., Singh, S. K., Ramani, S., Behere G. T. & Salini, S. 2017. New species, new records and updated subgeneric key of Bactrocera Macquart (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from India. Zootaxa, 4272(3): 386-400.
Salini, S. 2016. Redescription of Dardjilingia Yang (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from India. Zootaxa, 4144(1): 131-137.
Salini, S. 2016. Redescription of predatory stink bug, Amyotea malabarica (Fabricius, 1775) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae). Journal of Biological Control, 30(4): 240–247. MONOGRAPH: Salini, S and Viraktamath, C. A. 2015. Genera of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) from south India–An illustrated key to genera and checklist of species. Zootaxa, 3924 (1): 1–76.
