Dr. Devanshu Gupta

Senior Scientist
Central Zone Regional Centre, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Zoology from Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India

My URL
https://livedna.org/91.7983

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Biography

Dr. Devanshu Gupta is currently working as Senior Research Fellow at Central Zone Regional Centre, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Zoology from Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, India. His main area of interest related to Zoology and Entomology. His area of expertise includes Entomology, Systematic, Conservation, Pesticide Control, Taxonomy, Ecology, Ethology, Life tables, Biodiversity, Reproductive Biology, Coleoptera, Faunistics, Zoology, and Scarab Beetles. Dr. Devanshu received honor includes 1st Prize in General Knowledge awarded by Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur, Fellowship for Training of Young Scientist of M.P. Council of Science and Technology, Awarded Trailblazers-Special Mention Award, 3rd prize in Shruti Lekhan awarded by Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur, and many others. He has published 25 research articles in journals, 2 book chapters, and 8 abstracts in conferences contributed as author/co-author. He also presented number of poster and oral presentation in conferences. He also attended 4 workshops and trainings.

Area of Interest:

Zoology
Entomology
Taxonomy
Biodiversity
Ecology

Selected Publications

  1. Chandra, K., D. Ahrens, D. Bhunia, K. Sreedevi and D. Gupta, 2021. New species and records of sericini from India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Zootaxa, 4951: 492-510.
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  2. Paunikar, S., S.S. Talmale and D. Gupta, 2015. Food habits of spotted owlet Athene brama (Temminck, 1821) in the campus of tropical forest research institute, Jabalpur: An ecological representation of Central India. Ambient Sci, Vol. 2. .

  3. Gupta, D., K. Chandra and S. Khan, 2014. An updated checklist of scarabaeoid beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of pench tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India. J. Entomol. Zool. Stud., 2: 225-240.

  4. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2014. Studies on tribe gymnopleurini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with a checklist from India. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India Sect. B: Biol. Sci., 84: 317-330.
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  5. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2013. Taxonomic studies on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae) of Chhattisgarh, India. Munis Entomol. Zool., 8: 331-360.
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  6. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2013. Studies on rhinoceros beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Colemania, 34: 1-9.

  7. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2013. Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, India. J. Threatened Taxa, 5: 4660-4671.
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  8. Thakare, V.G., V.S. Zade, K. Chandra and D. Gupta, 2012. New records of Scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae and Hybosoridae) from melghat tiger reserve, Central India. Ann. Entomol., 30: 55-60.

  9. Thakare, V., V. Zade, K. Chandra and D. Gupta, 2012. Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Melghat tiger reserve, Central India. Acad. J. Entomol., 5: 73-80.
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  10. Chandra, K., S. Khan and D. Gupta, 2012. New records to the species diversity of family scarabaeidae and hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India). Acad. J. Entomol., 5: 28-36.
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  11. Chandra, K., D. Gupta, V.P. Uniyal, M. Bharadwaj and A.K. Sanyal, 2012. Studies on scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) of govind wildlife sanctuary, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. Biol. Forum Int. J., 4: 48-54.
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  12. Chandra, K., D. Gupta, V.P. Uniyal, A.K. Sanyal and V. Bhargav, 2012. Taxonomic studies on Lamellicorn Scarabaeids (Coleoptera) of Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. Records Zool. Survey India, 112: 81-91.

  13. Chandra, K., D. Gupta and S. Khan, 2012. Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Kanger valley national park, Chhattisgarh (India). J. Ecobiotechnol., 4: 69-70.

  14. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. Study of external male genitalia of ten species of Indian dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Int. J. Sci. Nat., 3: 635-638.
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  15. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. Pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): New distributional records in Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India. Check List, 8: 889-893.
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  16. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. New distributional record of five species of Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Central India. Scholarly J. Agric. Sci., 2: 8-12.

  17. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. First report on five species of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India and their description of external male genitalia. Biodiversity J., 3: 99-106.
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  18. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. Diversity and relative abundance of pleurostict scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) in achanakmar-amarkantak biosphere reserve, Central India. World J. Zool., 7: 147-154.
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  19. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. Diversity and composition of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) assemblages in Singhori wildlife sanctuary, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh (India). Munis Entomol. Zool., 7: 812-827.
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  20. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. Bolbohamatum achanakmarini sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) from Chhattisgarh, India. J. Entomol. Res., 36: 383-385.
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  21. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2012. An inventory of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of achanakmar-amarkantak biosphere reserve, Chhattisgarh, India. Int. J. Sci. Nat., 3: 886-891.

  22. Chandra, K., S. Kushwaha and D. Gupta, 2011. Record of some insects associated with Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae) in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Natl. J. Life Sci., 8: 131-134.

  23. Chandra, K., S. Khan, D. Gupta and S.P. Singh, 2011. Additional records of scarab fauna (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Pachmarhi biosphere reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India. Natl. J. Life Sci., 8: 65-68.

  24. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2011. Two new records of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India. Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 31: 253-255.

  25. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2011. Study of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) of Veerangana durgavati wildlife sanctuary, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India. Deccan Curr. Sci., 5: 272-278.

  26. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2011. New record of two species of Caccobius from Madhya Pradesh (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Bionotes, 13: 117-117.

  27. Chandra, K. and D. Gupta, 2011. Cetoniine beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Madhya Pradesh (India) with distributional records and male genitalic studies. Ann. For., 19: 283-291.
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