Leaf beetles diversity of Navsari Agricultural University campus in relation to their morphological characteristics

Abstract

The present experiment was conducted to study the diversity in Navsari Agricultural University campus in relation to their diversity and morphological characteristics (Morphometrics of total body length and width, fore leg length, mid leg length, hind leg length and length of antennae), at Department of Agricultural Entomology, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) India, during March 2018 to December 2018. A total of 14 species of leaf beetles under 11 genera and 6 subfamilies were recorded from different habitats of NAU, Navsari campus. Among the 14 species the total body length, body width, fore leg length, mid leg length, hind leg length and length of antennae of the most abundant species i.e. Phyllotreta cruciferae were 1.94±0.04 mm, 0.96±0.02 mm, 0.83±0.04 mm, 0.99±0.04 mm, 1.14±0.06 mm and 1.98±0.23 mm, respectively.