2024, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part B
Study on entomofauna of manasagangotri campus, Karnataka, India
Author(s): Madhavi and S Basavarajappa
Abstract: More than a million animal species are described, of which insects representing more than half of all known living organisms. Insects are most diverse group of animals living at various types of ecosystms on this planet earth. To record insect fauna of modified/managed landscape midst urban areas, systematic survey was conducted at Manasagangotri campus of University of Mysore during morning and evening hours of the day from May, 2024 to July, 2024. More than 500 quadrates were earmarked evenly at different places in Manasagangotri campus, Mysore using non-random sampling method. Data revealed quite interesting results. Total, 184 insect species which belong to ametabola, hemimetabola and holometabola group were observed. The commonly occurring insects which belong to different orders such as Blattodea, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mantodea, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Psocoptera, Trichoptera and Zygentoma. Of all, Lepidopterans were high (34.2%) and it was followed by Hymenoptera and Diptera respectively. Present study provided an insight on different insect species, which belong to 13 orders of the class insecta. Further, it also provided a base line information about the population size and abundance of different species of insects in the modified/managed landscape of Manasagangotri campus, Mysore. However, to understand the diversity and their association with various food chain and food webs in the modified/managed landscapes midst urban area, further in depth investigations are necessitated. Obviously, this type of investigations kindle the interest to explore the entomofauna of urban areas.
DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2024.v5.i2b.166
Pages: 140-147 | Views: 40 | Downloads:
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Madhavi, S Basavarajappa. Study on entomofauna of manasagangotri campus, Karnataka, India. Acta Entomol Zool 2024;5(2):140-147. DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2024.v5.i2b.166
