Kaniyarikkal Divakaran Prathapan

Kaniyarikkal Divakaran Prathapan, Indian entomologist. Generally publishes as K. D. Prathapan.

• Department of Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani P.O., Trivandrum -695 522, Kerala, INDIA.

Zoological abbreviation: Prathapan

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• 14 taxon names authored by Kaniyarikkal Divakaran Prathapan

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• 1 eponym of Kaniyarikkal Divakaran Prathapan

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• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2003. The flea beetle genus Aphthona Chevrolat (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) of Southern India, with descriptions of seven new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105(1): 154–179. BHL. Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. & Viraktamath, C.A. 2004. Revision of Phaelota Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 447: 1–18. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.447.1.1 . Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. & Viraktamath, C.A. 2005. Revision of Panilurus Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Pp. 167–178. In: Konstantinov, A.S., Tishechkin, A.K. & Penev, L.D. (eds.) Contributions to Systematics & Biology of Beetles: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin. Series Faunistica 43. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft Publishers. xvi + 388 pp. ISBN 954-642-233-9.

• Duckett, C.N., Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2006. Notes on identity, new synonymy and larva of Ivalia Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 1363: 49–68. Abstract & excerpt. PDF. Reference page. 
• Konstantinov, A.S. & Prathapan, K.D. 2006. Kashmirobia, a new genus of flea beetles from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 1377: 61–68. Abstract & excerpt PDF. Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2006. Orisaltata, a new genus of flea beetles from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 1109: 39–47. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2007. Yaminia, a New Genus of Flea Beetle from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 61(4): 574–580. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2007)61[574:YANGOF]2.0.CO;2 . JSTOR . Reference page. 

• Konstantinov, A.S. & Prathapan, K.D. 2008. New generic synonyms in the Oriental flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 62(3): 381-418. DOI: 10.1649/1089.1 . JSTOR . PDF. Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2008. First report of the occurrence of Phaelota Jacoby, 1887 in Borneo with a description of a new species. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 4(3): 333–335. DOI: 10.23885/1814-3326-2008-4-3-333-335 . Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D. & Viraktamath, C.A. 2008. The flea beetle genus Lanka (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in India with descriptions of three new species and notes on the identity of the pollu beetle infesting black pepper, Piper nigrum. Zootaxa 1681: 1–30. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1681.1.1 . Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2009. Descriptions of eight new species of Phaelota (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with a new generic synonymy and a key to species of Indian subcontinent. Zootaxa 1991: 1–27. Abstract & excerpt PDF. Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2009. A second species of Orisaltata Prathapan et Konstantinov, 2006 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 5(2): 245–246. DOI: 10.23885/1814-3326-2009-5-2-245-246 . Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D. & Viraktamath, C.A. 2009. Revision of Tegyrius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), with descriptions of eight new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 326–358. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00510.x .
• Sprecher-Uebersax, E., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Döberl, M. 2009. Revision of Benedictus Scherer (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). In: Hartmann, M. & Weipert, J. (eds.) Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya III - Biodiversity and Natural Heritage of the Himalaya III. Verein der Freunde & Förderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e. V., Erfurt, pp. 367–406. ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. & Viraktamath, C.A. 2011. A new species of Longitarsus Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) pupating inside stem aerenchyma of the hydrophyte host from the Oriental Region. ZooKeys 87: 1–10. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.87.1294 .
• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2011. A New Species-group in Aphthona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with a Description of a New Species from Southern India. The Coleopterists Bulletin 65(4): 329–334. DOI: 10.1649/072.065.0401 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Konstantinov, A.S., Chamorro, M.L., Prathapan, K.D., Ge, S.-Q. & Yang, X.-K. 2013. Moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) with description of a new genus from Cangshan, China. Journal of Natural History 47(37–38): 2459–2477. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.763068 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D., Konstantinov, A.S., Shameem, K.M. & Balan, A.P. 2013. First record of leaf-hole shelters used and modified by leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of two new Orthaltica Crotch species from southern India. ZooKeys 336: 47–59. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.336.5435 . Reference page. 
• Shameem, K.M. & Prathapan, K.D. 2013. A new species of Callispa Baly (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Callispini) infesting coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) in India. ZooKeys 269: 1-10. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.269.4240 . Reference page. 

• Shameem, K.M. & Prathapan, K.D. 2014. A new species of Chaeridiona Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) infesting ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in India and redescription of Chaeridiona pseudometallica Basu. Zootaxa 3815(4): 575–582. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.7 Reference page. 

• Ruan, Y.-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Ge, S.-Q. & Yang, X.-K. 2015. Penghou, a new genus of flea beetles from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Zootaxa 3973(2): 300–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.5 . Preview (PDF) ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. 2016. Revision of the legume-feeding leaf beetle genus Madurasia Jacoby, including a new species description (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Galerucini). In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. & Schmitt, M. (Eds.) Research on Chrysomelidae 6. ZooKeys 597: 57–79. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.597.7520 . Reference page. 
• Shameem, K.M., Prathapan, K.D., Nasser, M. & Chaboo, C.S. 2016. Natural history of Javeta pallida Baly, 1858 on Phoenix palms in India (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Coelaenomenoderini). In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. & Schmitt, M. (eds.) Research on Chrysomelidae 6. ZooKeys 597: 39–56. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.597.6876 . Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. 2017. Identity of the citrus leaf mining flea beetle in north-east India and nomenclatural changes in Amphimela (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). The Florida Entomologist 100(2): 276–280. Online (with PDF download).
• Prathapan, K.D., Ruan, Y.Y. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2017. Allenaltica, a new genus of flea beetles from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Journal of Insect Biodiversity 5(5): 1–9. DOI: 10.12976/jib/2017.5.5 . Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D., Ruan, Y.Y. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2017. Doeberlnotus, a new genus of flea beetles from India (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera 113(1): 201–206. ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D. & Shameem, K.M. 2017. A new species of Wallacea Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Bothryonopini) infesting coconut palm in the Indian Ocean Islands of Andaman & Nicobar. Zootaxa 4347(2): 381–391. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.2.12. Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y.-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Yang, X.-K. 2017. New contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (I): Gansuapteris new genus and Primulavorus new genus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4282(1): 111–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.1.6 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y.Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Yang, X.K. 2017. Contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (II): Baoshanaltica new genus and Sinosphaera new genus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Pp. 103–120 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 103–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.12715 . Reference page. 

• Ruan, Y.Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Zhang, M., Jiang, S.H. & Yang, X.K. 2018. New contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (III): revision of Meishania Chen & Wang with description of five new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4403(1): 186–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.11 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Ruan, Y.Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Zhang, M. & Yang, X.K. 2019. A review of the genus Lankaphthona Medvedev, 2001, with comments on the modified phallobase and the unique abdominal appendage of L. binotata (Baly) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 857: 29–58. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.857.34465 . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y.Y., Yang, X.K., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Zhang, M. 2019. Revision of the Oriental Chaetocnema species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zootaxa 4699(1): 1–206. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4699.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Prathapan, K.D., Poorani, J., 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. 
• Shameem, K.M. & Prathapan, K.D. 2019. An atypical new species of Bothryonopa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Bothryonopini) from south India. Zootaxa 4545(2): 293–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.9 . Plazi. Reference page. 

• Kumari, S.A., Moseyko, A.G., Strother, M.S. & Prathapan, K.D. 2020. Neofidia Strother, a new name for Fidia Baly, 1863 and redescription of Fidia kanaraensis (Jacoby, 1895) with a new host record and notes on natural history (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 654: 1–25. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.654 . Reference page. 

• Prathapan, K.D. & Konstantinov, A.S. 2022. Revision of Oriental flea beetle genera with subparallel intercoxal ridges on the first abdominal ventrite (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Journal of Natural History 55(25–26): 1521–1598. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1933229 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Douglas, H.B., Konstantinov, A.S., Brunke, A.J., Moseyko, A.G., Chapados, J.T., Eyres, J., Richter, R., Savard, K., Sears, E., Prathapan, K.D., Ruan, Y. & Dettman, J.R. 2023. Phylogeny of the flea beetles (Galerucinae: Alticini) and the position of Aulacothorax elucidated through anchored phylogenomics (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticini). Systematic Entomology 48(3): 361–386. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12582 . Reference page. 
• Kumari, S.A., Moseyko, A.G. & Prathapan, K.D. 2023. A new synonym of Bathseba Motschulsky, 1866 (Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae, Typophorini) with a new species and redescription of B. bifasciata (Jacoby, 1895) n. comb. and other taxonomic and biological notes. Zootaxa 5293(1): 122–144. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.1.5 . Plazi. Reference page. 

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