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VOL. 7, ISSUE 10 (2022)
Study on the diversity of insects fauna associated with mangrove plants in three selected localities of sundarban biosphere reserve, West Bengal, India
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Chandan Mandal, Sagata Mondal
Abstract
The present paper documents the insect diversity associated with mangrove forest in three different localities under Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal conducted during September 2021 to April 2022. A total of 392 insects from 7 orders, 23 families were recorded. At each site, during low tide, different types of insects were observed and were recorded. This study shows that Hymenoptera (33.93%) was the most dominant order according to total number of individuals, followed by Hemiptera (19.39%), and the least were Odonata (5.87%) and Ephemeroptera (0.51%) respectively. The Diversity of insects was highest in Locality1 (Hemnagar) and lowest in Locality3 (Canning).
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Pages:102-105
How to cite this article:
Chandan Mandal, Sagata Mondal "Study on the diversity of insects fauna associated with mangrove plants in three selected localities of sundarban biosphere reserve, West Bengal, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 7, Issue 10, 2022, Pages 102-105
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