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Diversity of ground dwelling insect fauna in the sacred groves of Purulia district, West Bengal

Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies · 2016 · Vol. 4(1) · pp. 474–478

Imtiaz Imam✉Arna MazumderKaushik MallickS. MitraPriyanka Das

Abstract

An attempt has been made to explore the ground dwelling insects from 53 sacred groves of Purulia district. Altogether, 29 species belonging to four orders and seven families were reported from these old-aged sacred groves. Of them, Orthoptera shares maximum number of species (14) followed by Hymenoptera (7), Dermaptera (4) and Coleoptera (4). High percentage of ground dwelling insect species diversity was observed in thick undergrowth (49%) followed by clear (27%) and thin (24%) undergrowth.

Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Plant and animal studies Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesUndergrowthWest bengalFaunaOrthopteraInsectHymenopteraEcologySpecies diversityDiversity (politics)Biology

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