HOMOPTERAN FAUNA OF AMBA RESERVE FOREST, WESTERN GHATS, KOLHAPUR, MAHARASHTRA
S.R. ALAND *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, WALCHAND COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, SHOLAPUR-413 006, INDIA.
A.B. MAMILAYYA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR-416 004, INDIA
G. P. BEHAWANE *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR-416 004, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the present communication, an attempt has been made to study Homopteran fauna of Ambaerve Forest which is part of Western Ghats, one of the hottest hotspots of the world. The surveys and collection was done for three years i. e. 2007-2009. In all, 36 species spread over 23 genera and belonging to 11 families were encountered. Family Aleurodidae was ranked first with 8 species. More or less similar trend of number of species was represented by rest 11 families.
Keywords: True bugs, fauna, reserve forest, Western Ghats