DISPATCHES, LECTURES & EXPEDITIONS
News & Invited Talks
Flash announcements on new taxonomic discoveries, invited university lectures, symposium addresses, field expeditions, and educational outreach activities.
FLASH BULLETINS & RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Miridae Taxa Described from Western Ghats Shola Ecosystems
Publication accepted in international taxonomic journal detailing two new plant bug species with diagnostic genitalic plates and biological host associations.
Keynote: "Taxonomy as Infrastructure for Conservation"
Invited plenary talk on the crisis of descriptive insect taxonomy in South Asia and strategies for integrating high-resolution stacking microscopy into biodiversity monitoring.
Advanced Hemiptera Morphology & Focus-Stacking Masterclass
Hands-on technical workshop for postgraduate scholars and curators on micro-dissections, genitalia clearing, and automated stacking photography.
INVITED TALKS & KEYNOTE LECTURES
Guest lectures and keynote addresses delivered at international museums, universities, and scientific congresses.
Taxonomic Revisions in Tropical Heteroptera: Methods and Discoveries
National Symposium on Insect Biosystematics & Evolutionary Biology
Agricultural Sciences Campus, Bengaluru
Bridging Taxonomy and Ecological Agriculture: Beneficial Bugs in Pest Suppression
State Conference on Agroecosystem Diversity and Climate Resilience
Department of Agriculture & Plant Pathology
Comparative Morphology of Indian Mirinae and Discovery of Endemic Genera
Smithsonian Research Presentation
National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.
Insect Diversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Biogeography and Endemism
Island Ecology and Marine-Terrestrial Interface Seminar
Port Blair & Bengaluru Consortium
Digitisation of Type Specimen Collections in Indian Natural History Museums
Biodiversity Information Standards & Curation Summit
National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR
RECENT FIELD EXPEDITIONS & EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Island Insect Biodiversity Survey — Andaman Archipelago
Systematic surveys of leafhoppers and plant bugs across rainforest fragments and mangrove littoral zones, resulting in multiple candidate species for formal description.
High-Altitude Agroecosystem & Predator Survey
Documentation of cold-adapted and predatory Heteroptera in agricultural and forest systems, focusing on natural biological control interactions.
Government School Biodiversity Discovery Days
Interactive live insect display and 3D model workshops conducted across district government high schools to inspire young naturalists.
Invite Dr. Yeshwanth for a talk, seminar, or taxonomy masterclass
Available for academic keynotes, guest lectures, and institutional specimen curation training worldwide.