Special Issue Description


Authors : S. C. Masram , P. C. Sonarghare , U. R. Sonparote , B. G. Shende, M. Shinkhede and K. P. Khaparde

Page Nos : 95-96

Description :
Biodiversity in itself offers a spectrum of services, as well as goods. It also enhances many other ecosystem services. Besides plants and higher animals, insects also form an important component of biodiversity in the tropical and subtropical forests. Insects are the most diverse group of animals comprising most of the living animal species. Hymenoptera are not only diverse in terms of structure, size and numbers of species, but also in their habits and life histories. Among insect orders, the order Hymenoptera comprises commonest, diverse, best known insects. Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Campus spread over 89 hectors and is located in Western Nagpur. Green area of VNIT campus support rich insect fauna. Present work was carried out from January, 2014 to July 2014. Line transect sampling method was used to study the hymenopteran diversity and identification was confirmed by using key available in literature. In VNIT campus, order Hymenoptera is represented by 3 families, 11 genera and 13 species.

Date of Online: 30 Special Issue-1,Feb.2016