New Records of Blattodea (Insecta) from Jharkhand, India

The present communication is based on a survey conducted by the author in June-July, 2014, from Barkhela, Kolhan Forest Range, Chaibasa district of Jharkhand state. The Jharkhand state is very rich in biodiversity and is the part of the Chhotanagpur plateau, province of the peninsula biogeographic zone. It is situated between 23.3500° N Latitude and 85.3300° E Longitude. The recorded forest area is 2.36 million hectares, which constitutes 29.61% of the geographical area of the state. Reserve forests constitute 18.59%, protected forests 81.27% and unclassed forest a mere 0.14%, there are three types of forest viz., Tropical moist deciduous, Tropical dry deciduous and Subtropical broad leaved hill forests.