We prepared a consolidated list of edible and therapeutic insects used in Arunachal Pradesh (N.E. India) by two tribal societies (i.e., the Nyishi of East Kameng and the Galo of West Siang). The list is based on thorough, semi-structured field-interviews with 20 informants of each tribal group. At least 81 species of local insects, belonging to 26 families and five orders of insects, namely Col...

West Lombok District is the second largest district in Islands. The diversity of dragonflies (Order Odonata) as a bioindicator environmental quality has not been widely studied region. This study aimed to determine species found Batubolong River, and its relation occurring land cover changes. was carried out by using descriptive explorative method, where sampling technique done means line trans...

Abstract Increased metal concentrations in aquatic habitats come as a result of both anthropogenic and natural sources. Emerging insects that play an indispensable role these environments, transferring resources energy to higher trophic levels terrestrial habitats, may inadvertently also act biovectors for metals other contaminants. This study measured 22 different detected biofilm, life stages...

A short investigation was devised by Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu University, Coimbatore in 2022 to document the arthropod composition sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) ecosystem. Arthropod fauna collected from ecosystem farmers’ field at Puthur district, weekly intervals. Totally, 2,310 individuals subclass Pterygota were and among them most specimens belonged Exopteryg...

Thirteen species in five genera of the Libellulidae family were collected in a survey of dragonflies (Odonata) of Shiraz and its vicinity, involving 19 locations, The presented records of the libellulid dragonflies taken from the Fars province comprise a first time collection of two genera, Sympetrum and Pantala, and seven species, Orthetrum anceps Schnider, Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, Ort...

Rarely have studies assessed Odonata diversity for the entire Nearctic realm by including Canada, United States, and Mexico. For first time, we explored in this region according to a definition of natural community assemblages generated species distribution models (SDMs). Species occurrence data were assembled reviewing databases specimens held significant repositories through an extensive sear...