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- An Updated List of the Soldier Flies (Diptera:Stratiomyidae) from India with some Taxonomic Notes
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 9, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 177-182Abstract
An updated systematic list of stratiomyid species (Stratiomyidae : Diptera) from India is prepared and presented, comprising of 82 species under 35 genera and 7 subfamilies. Some taxanomic notes on these taxa are also added in this paper.Keywords
Updated List, Stratiomyid Species, India, Taxonomic Notes.
- Insect Faunal Diversity in the Sacred Groves of Sonamukhi Block, Bankura District, West Bengal, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 11, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 79-88Abstract
In the present communication, insect faunal diversity along with floral diversity of 31 sacred groves (SGs) of Sonamukhi Block in Bankura district, West Bengal is documented. These SGs range from 100 km2 to 6700 km2. All these SGs excepting four are maintained by tribal population. A total of 52 species of insets and 58 species of plants have been recorded from these SGs. These floral and insect faunal diversity as well as name, area and geographical locations of all the SG's is listed in this paper.Keywords
Sacred Groves, Flora, Insect Fauna Diversity.- Diversity and Distributional Pattern of Aquatic Beetles in Sunderban, West Bengal
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata - 700053, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 12, No Sp Iss (2015), Pagination: 53-53Abstract
Overall aim of this study was to know the diversity of aquatic beetles and their distribution pattern in different islands of Sunderban, West Bengal. Among the eleven orders of aquatic insects the most common ones are aquatic Coleoptera or aquatic beetles. Aquatic beetles are generally involved in nutrient recycling and form an important component of natural food web in aquatic ecosystem. Sometimes they serve as reliable indicators of aquatic system.
A total of 37 species under 5 families of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera) have been recorded from different water bodies of Sajnekhali (22° 07'242'' N and 088° 49'458'' E), Gosaba (22° 09'470'' N and 088° 48'100'' E), Bali (22° 04'324'' N and 088° 42'243'' E) and Satjelia (22° 08'547'' N and 088° 51'664'' E) (Eastern side) and Sagar island (Western side) of Sunderban in West Bengal part. It has been found that the family Dytiscidae was the most abundant group constituting 51% of the total aquatic beetle species reported from Sunderban, West Bengal, followed by Hydrophilidae (27%), Noteridae (11%), Gyrinidae (8%) and Spercheidae (3%). Of them, Canthydrus laetabilis (Walker) of the family Noteridae is the most common species found in all the islands. Globeria leachi Hope of the family Hydrophilidae is found only in Bali island whereas, Helochares lentus Sharp of the family Hydrophilidae and Laccophilus sharpi Regimbart of the family Dytiscidae are only found in Sagar island. Besides this, three species of the family Gyrinidae, namely, Orectochilus (Patrus) haemorrhous Regimbart, Orectochilus (Patrus) ribeiroi Vazirani and Orectochilus (Patrus) similis Ochs and one species of the family of Spercheidae, namely, Spercheus gibbus Champion are only reported from Sajnekhali.
- Floral Diversity of the Sacred Groves in Gangajalghati, Bikna and Onda Blocks of Bankura District, West Bengal, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Fruit Garden, Risa Colony, Shillong- 793003, Meghalaya, IN
3 Department of Botany, Bankim Sardar College, P.O- Tangrakhali, South 24 Parganas, Pin- 743329, West Bengal, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Fruit Garden, Risa Colony, Shillong- 793003, Meghalaya, IN
3 Department of Botany, Bankim Sardar College, P.O- Tangrakhali, South 24 Parganas, Pin- 743329, West Bengal, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 14, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 29-40Abstract
Forested patches with single tree to diverse forms of flora protected by the local people with some customary myths and taboos associated are called sacred groves (SGs). Removal of biological resources is strictly restricted from these isolated patches and thus SGs are playing a significant role in the conservation of biodiversity. Present communication reports on such sacred groves of Blocks Gangajalghati, Bikna and Onda in Bankura district of West Bengal from where 37 SGs are reported. Altogether, these 37 SGs hold a total of 46 plant species belonging to 24 families with various functional values. Of them, 24 are medicinally important, 13 produce timber, 3 are ornamental trees, 2 shade trees, 9 produce edible fruits, 2 are sacred trees and 20 species belong to the non-timber product (NTP) genre.Keywords
Sacred Groves (SGs), Conservation, Gangajalghati, Bikna, Onda, NTP.References
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- Mitra, B. 2014. Insect faunal diversity in the Sacred Groves of Sonamukhi Block, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. J. Environ. & Sociobiol., 11(1): 79-88.
- Mitra, B., Das, P., Ghosh, S. and Mishra, P. 2015. Sacred Groves of Barjora, Chhatna and Saltora Blocks of Bankura district, West Bengal. Indian Forester, 141(8): 861-865.
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- A Report on Moth Fauna (Insecta:Lepidoptera) in Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India
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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN
2 Academy of Biodiversity Conservation (ABC), Kolkata-700055, IN
3 Vidyasagar College, Block CL, Sector 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata-91, IN
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN
2 Academy of Biodiversity Conservation (ABC), Kolkata-700055, IN
3 Vidyasagar College, Block CL, Sector 2, Salt Lake, Kolkata-91, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 14, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 179-186Abstract
The present communication reports occurrence of 52 species of moths in Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal. Of them, 12 species were reported by Mandal (1992). The rest of 40 species have been collected using light trap at Lava, the entrance of Neora Valley National Park on its western boundary during the faunistic surveys carried out in the year 2014. Among these, fifteen species have been found as new record to the moth fauna of West Bengal.Keywords
Moth, Neora Valley, West Bengal.References
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