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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Biodiversity of ant fauna in the campus of government degree college, Kalaburagi
Authors
Rabiya Begum, Shashikanth H Majagi
Abstract
Taxonomically ants are the most neglected group of insects to be studied in Kalaburagi. The current study was conducted to collect ants from the Campus of Government First Grade Degree College, Kalaburagi which has undergone with several changes in natural habitat because of urbanization. The pre objective of the study was to prepare preliminary checklist of the campus. The study was carried out during January 2019 to May 2019. Ants were collected randomly from indoor (Class rooms, Laboratory, Rest rooms & washrooms) and outdoor (streets, botanical Garden, barren ground and Parking site) by Using aspirator, pitfall traps, Bait traps and hand pick method. A total of twelve species representing nine genera and three subfamilies namely Formicinae, Myrmicinae and Dolichoderinae were identified during the study. Formicinae was the most diverse subfamily with 3 genera (Camponotus, Lepisiota and Paratrechina) and 6 species (Camponotus compressus, C. irritans, C. parius, C. sericeus, Lepisiota frauenfeldi, and Paratrechina longicornis). Myrmicinae was represented by five genera and one species of each genus. (Crematogaster sp.1, Monomorium subopacum, Pheidole sulcaticeps, Solenopsis geminate and Tetramorium walshi). While only a single species i.e. Tapinoma melanocephalum was reported from subfamily Dolichoderinae. Considering the relatively small area surveyed, this region of Kalaburagi district appears to support the most diverse ant fauna yet recorded.
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Pages:61-64
How to cite this article:
Rabiya Begum, Shashikanth H Majagi "Biodiversity of ant fauna in the campus of government degree college, Kalaburagi ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 61-64
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