Aquatic Entomofauna diversity in Lower Manair Dam, Karimnagar Dt. Telangana state, India (original) (raw)

An investigation was carried out to study the Aquatic Entomofauna of their diversity and distribution in Lower Manair Dam for a period of two years from August 2016 to July 2018. The diversity of aquatic insect fauna of a total 3647 individuals representing to classified under 22 families and 37 Taxa in seven orders were recorded. The aquatic insects were sampled systematically and randomly in station-wise habitats, using the standard protocols. Among the collected insects recorded order Hemiptera dominated with eight families which contributed to (36.36%) followed by Odonata (18.18%), Coleoptera, Ephemeroptera each with (13.64%), Trichoptera, Megaloptera each with (4.55%) and Diptera (9.09%). Recorded genera out of 37 species, Hemiptera were contributed to (37.84%), Odonata (27.03%), Coleoptera (16.22%), Diptera (5.41%), Ephemeroptera (8.11), Trichoptera and Megaloptera each with (2.70%). The month and season wise Entomofauna density calculated by using Shannon-Wiener diversity index from the number of population was represented.