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VOL. 10, ISSUE 7 (2025)
A preliminary study on orthopteran fauna in Chirang district, Assam, India
Authors
Priyanka Barman
Abstract
Insects under the order Orthptera including grasshoppers are economically
important for maintaining balance in ecosystem. A preliminary survey was
carried out to record orthopterans fauna in some selected sites in Chirang
district, Assam. The work was performed from the month of December 2024 to May 2025. A total of 17 species
under 4 families and 14 genera was recorded. Among them, the family Acrididae
was dominant in the study area with 64.7%
species composition and Gryllotalpa were very rare having 5.9% in visual abundance respectively. Similarly, other families Gryllidae
contributed 17.6% and Tettigonidae having species composition of 11.8%. The
grassland areas exhibited densely populated with insects (44%) as compared to forest
regions (36%) and wetland sites (20%). The present work may be useful for the future
scientific research on Orthopterans fauna including further their DNA barcoding
and provides informations for conservation plans of these regions with rare
species.
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Pages:214-216
How to cite this article:
Priyanka Barman "A preliminary study on orthopteran fauna in Chirang district, Assam, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 10, Issue 7, 2025, Pages 214-216
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