Insects diversity in Kiphire District of Nagaland, North East India

• Authors: Thsatila T. Sangtam , Magdalene Kiewhuo , F. Jerald Felix , R. Nandakumar
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The goal of this research is to collect and identify the specimens of Insecta that are found in and around Kiphire, Nagaland. As per the research the data on 16 specimens were collected belonging to butterflies, moths, beetles, dragonfly etc. All the specimens belong to class Insecta. The research highlights the diversity and variety of the types of insects present in the Kiphire district of Nagaland, and also the possibility of discovering many more. We strongly require intensive studies to document insects. Conservation of biodiversity involving local communities would be the best possible option in Nagaland, as the forest area are largely owned by people. The species Rosalia longicorn (Linnaeus, 1758) and Euthalia aconthea (Cramer,1777) a total of two species reported from the study area were found to be declared Vulnerable by IUCN 2.3. and WPA-II- The subspecies andamensis is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. According to the European Environment Agency, the IUCN has not yet given this species, which includes Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775), Myrmeleon formicarius (Linnaeus, 1767) and Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790) an official conservation threat status. Conservation of biodiversity involving local communities would be the best possible option in Nagaland, as the forest area are largely owned by people.

Keywords

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Brithys crini; District Kiphire; Drepana curvatula; Euthalia aconthea; Insects; Myrmeleon formicarius; Naga tribal; Rosalia longicorn

Discipline

• ZOOLOGY: ZOOLOGY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 51
• Pages: 23-33

Contributors

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Thsatila T. Sangtam

• Department of Zoology, St. Joseph University, Dimapur, Nagaland, 797115, India

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Magdalene Kiewhuo

• Department of Zoology, St. Joseph University, Dimapur, Nagaland, 797115, India

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F. Jerald Felix

• Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College, Rasipuram, Namakkal - 637401, Tamil Nadu, India

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R. Nandakumar

• Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College, Rasipuram, Namakkal - 637401, Tamil Nadu, India

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