Preliminary checklist of springtails (Arthropoda: Collembola) of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Published: Dec 26, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3260.9.12.11054-11059
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Collembola, checklist, India, Lepidocyrtus, soil health, Uttar Pradesh.

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Ramesh Singh Yadav
Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0241-0068

Abstract

Collembola, the fauna of a hidden habitat, are symbols of soil health. A survey of Collembolan fauna in different habitats in different regions of Uttar Pradesh was carried out from 2008 to 2010.  Thirty-seven species were captured belonging to 27 genera from eight subfamilies of eight different families.  Thirteen species are first reports from India and from Uttar Pradesh.  The subfamily Entomobryinae (27.03%) was dominant whereas the subfamily Isotminae had maximum diversity.

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Vol. 9 No. 12 (2017)
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Author Biography

Ramesh Singh Yadav, Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Former Research Scholar, Department of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

 

*Present Address: Assistant Teacher, Government School Dehariya, Zamania, Ghazipur, Uttar-Pradesh, India 232331

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