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Faunal diversity of terrestrial Hemiptera in Palkot wildlife sanctuary, Jharkhand
Pradip Chandra Saha, Hassan M.E, Dhriti Banerjee, Swetapadma Dash, Susmita Khanra, Rakhi Das and Rahul Mondal
Year : 2026 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 133-139
Received on: 27/10/2025
Revised on: 22/11/2025
Accepted on: 24/12/2025
Published on: 01/01/2026
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Pradip Chandra Saha, Hassan M.E, Dhriti Banerjee, Swetapadma Dash, Susmita Khanra, Rakhi Das and Rahul Mondal( 2026).
Faunal diversity of terrestrial Hemiptera in Palkot wildlife sanctuary, Jharkhand
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 11( 1), 133-139.
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Abstract
Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is a unique ecosystem situated in Gumla and Simdega districts of Jharkhand state. With the aim of assessment of faunal diversity of terrestrial hemiptera, faunistic survey was undertaken and collected over 1000 specimens from Palkot, Raidih and Kochedega beats of Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary. In the present study, 65 species of Terrestrial bugs under 56 genera belonging to 23 families were recorded from the Sanctuary for the first time. Maximum diversity of Hemiptera was reported from Palkot Beat with 41 species followed by 16 species from Kochedega Beat and 13 species from Raidih Beat.
Keywords
Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Heteroptera, Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, Distribution.
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