A Preliminary Check List of Diversity of Light Trapped Insects at Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Nocturnal entomofauna are less investigated although they are more in numbers. Aim of this research was to investigated the species richness of nocturnal entomofauna in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan state (India). The light trap and light sheet methods were used for individual’s collection. The collection of individuals was carried out between the periods of August, 2020 to March, 2021. Total 145 species of nocturnal entomofauna belonging to 7 orders, 36 families and 132 genuses were collected from the research sites. In the present research species richness was maximum from order Lepidoptera (Heterocera) with 111 species 18 families followed by Coleoptera (beetles) 17 species of 6 families, Hemiptera (bugs) 11 species 6 families. Only 2 species were collected from order Orthoptera, Similarly 2 species of order Neuroptera with one species each from family Ascalaphidae and Chrysopidae were collected. One species from Diptera order and one species observed from Hymenoptera.