4207 KB52 KB200220252025Bussmann, Rainer W.Hassan, MusheerulJabbar Mir, ShafkatJamali, Mohd MajidShoaib Amjad, MuhammadVitasović Kosić, Ivanaštevilka:2letnik:24str. 213-227DOI:10.3986/hacq-2025-0017ISSN:1581-4661COBISSID_HOST:253955587URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-P47JW68OenZRC SAZU, Biološki inštitut Jovana HadžijaHacquetiaanimal-assisted therapyCoccinellahabitat (ecology)habitat (ekologija)IndiaIndijakmetijska raba talland use, ruralterapija s pomočjo živaliDiversity, distribution and cultural significance of Coccinellidae (Ladybirds) in the Dehradun region of Uttarakhand, India|This study assesses the diversity, distribution, and cultural significance of Coccinellidae (ladybirds) in Dehradun (India), documenting 32 species from 19 genera, with Coccinella as the predominant genus, including C. septempunctata, C. transversalis and Cheilomenes sexmaculata. Species richness was greatest at lower altitudes (300 m), with Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia variegatashowing a wide altitudinal distribution and a marked decrease with increasing altitude. Agricultural ecosystems harboured the greatest diversity of Coccinellidae, due to the availability of prey and habitat heterogeneity, while flower gardens, mango orchards and forests harboured fewer species. In particular, Illeis cincta, Halyzia sanscrita and Harmonia axyridis were frequently observed in both agricultural and floral habitats, reflecting their ecological adaptability. We studied also ethnozoological practices of Vann Gujjar and Pahari communities, who use species such as Coccinella hieroglyphica, C. leonina and Propylea dissecta to treat ailments such as asthma, cough and skin diseases. A cross-cultural analysis revealed different preferences between the species, with Coccinella septempunctata having the highest cultural value due to its symbolic and medicinal significanceRaziskava ocenjuje raznolikost, razširjenost in kulturni pomen družine Coccinellidae (pikapolonic) v Dehradunu (Indija). Dokumentiranih je bilo 32 vrst iz 19 rodov, pri čemer je rod Coccinella najpogostejši z vrstami C. septempunctata, C. transversalisin Cheilomenes sexmaculata. Največja vrstna pestrost je bila zabeležena na nižjih nadmorskih višinah (300 m), pri čemer sta vrsti Coccinella septempunctata in Hippodamia variegata pokazali največji višinski razpon, vendar z izrazitim upadom ob naraščanju nadmorske višine. Največja raznolikost družine Coccinellidae je bila v kmetijskih ekosistemih zaradi razpoložljivosti plena in heterogenosti habitatov, medtem ko je bilo v cvetličnih vrtovih, nasadih manga in gozdovih manj vrst. Vrste Illeis cincta, Halyzia sanscrita in Harmonia axyridis so bile še posebej pogoste tako na kmetijskih kot vrtnih površinah, kar kaže na njihovo ekološko prilagodljivost. Preučili smo tudi etnozoološke prakse skupnosti Vann Gujjar in Pahari, ki uporabljajo vrste, kot so Coccinella hieroglyphica, C. leonina in Propylea dissectaza zdravljenje astme, kašlja in kožnih bolezni. Medkulturna analiza je razkrila preference glede uporabe posameznih vrst, pri čemer ima Coccinella septempunctatanajvečjo kulturno vrednost zaradi svojega simbolnega in medicinskega pomenaTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZRC SAZU