ZSI Scientist Profile

Dr. K. A. Subramanian

Scientist E

Highest Academic degree, year

 Ph.D., 2004

Department/Division

SOUTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE, CHENNAI

Email Address

subbu.ka@zsi.gov.in; subbuka.zsi@gmail.com

Phone Number

+91-9088039540

Area of Expertise

• Aquatic Entomology: Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera and Coleoptera.
• Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation.
• Geographic Information System.

Experience after

Ph. D.

• DBT-Post Doctoral Fellow: 2003-2005, NCBS, TIFR, Bangalore.
• DST-Young Scientist: 2006-2008, CES, IISc, Bangalore.
• Since 2008, Zoological Survey of India

Significant Achievements(max 5 bullet points)

• Described over 35 new taxa of Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera and Psocoidea.
• Published first photographic field guide to the dragonflies of India
• Published first GIS based atlas of Odonata of the Western Ghats.
• Member of IUCN-SSC Odonata Specialist Group.
• Contributed to IUCN Redlist Assessment of odonates and freshwater ecosystems of eastern Himalaya and the Western Ghats.

Mentorship

• Ph.D. guide: Calcutta University ( 1 student)
• Ph.D. guide: University of Madras ( 6 students, 2 completed)

Research Focus(max. 5 bullet points)

• Systematics, ecology and biogeography of aquatic insects.
• Long term ecological monitoring of arthropods.
• Use of GIS tools in biodiversity conservation.

Publications

• Subramanian, K.A., Emiliyamma, K.G., Babu, R., Radhakrishnan, C. &Talmale,S.S., 2018. Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats: 1-417. (Published by theDirector, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata) Published: March, 2018 ISBN – 978-81-8171-495-4.
• Subramanian, K.A., Dinesh, K.P. and Radhakrishnan, C. (2013). Atlas of EndemicAmphibians of the Western Ghats. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
• Subramanian, K.A. (2009). Dragonflies of India-A field guide. VigyanPrasar,Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. 168pp.ISBN: 978-81-7480-192-0
• Kalkman, V.J., Babu, R., Bedjanič, M., Conniff, K.,Gyeltshen, T., Khan,M.K., Subramanian, K.A., Zia, A. & Orr, A.G. (2020) Checklist ofthe dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh,Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4849 (1):001–084.
• Subramanian, K.A., Babu, R. and Kalkman, V.J. 2020. Orthetrumerythronigrum sp. nov.(Odonata: Libellulidae) from the Great Nicobar Island,India. Zootaxa, 4869 (2): 242–250.
• Joshi, S., Subramanian, K.A., Babu, R., Sawant, D. and Kunte, K. (2020). Three newspecies of ProtostictaSelys, 1885 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from theWestern Ghats, India, with taxonomic notes on P. mortoni Fraser, 1922 andrediscovery of P. rufostigmaKimmins, 1958. Zootaxa, 4858 (2): 151–185.
• Babu, R & Subramanian, K.A. (2019). A new species of GomphidiaSelys, 1854(Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae) from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa4652 (1): 155–164. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4652.1.9

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ka-Subramanian

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fnDyWcMAAAAJ&hl=en

Social Media

www.facebook.com/subbu.ka; X @ZSISubbu;