Faunal diversity of aquatic insects in Surha Tal of District - Ballia (U. P.), India

Journal Title: Journal of Applied and Natural Science - Year 2012, Vol 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Diversity of aquatic insect fauna of Surha Tal, district Ballia (U.P.) was studied during 2006-08. Twenty nine species of aquatic insect were collected. In class insect four orders namely Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Odonata and Diptera belonging to fourteen families Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Hydrophlidae Notonectidae, Palaeidae, Nepidae, Belostomatidae, Hydrometridae, Gerridae. Gomphidae, Libellulidae, Coegrionidae. Chironomidae, Culicidae having twenty genera and twenty nine species were identified.

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Rajnish Sharma, Nirupma Agrawal

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  • EP ID EP140867
  • DOI 10.31018/jans.v4i1.223
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Rajnish Sharma, Nirupma Agrawal (2012). Faunal diversity of aquatic insects in Surha Tal of District - Ballia (U. P.), India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 4(1), 60-64. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-140867