A Preliminary Checklist of Entomo Fauna from Shri Shivaji College Campus Chikhli, district Buldhana, Maharashtra

Abstract Entomo fauna are found almost everywhere. Yet, their abundance and diversity in some eco systems is still undisclosed. The present study was conducted to assess and compare the abundance, species diversity from campus. We investigate the diversity of some insect fauna in different area of campus. Campus has 18 acres lush green vegetation, which is the good habitat for insects. The first complete checklist of insects is recorded, where 83 species belonging to 13 different orders were listed. This work is considered the first checklist of insects in Chikhli, district Buldhana. The present study was an attempt to explore insect diversity and to find out the checklist of insect fauna from the campus area of Shri Shivaji Science and Art College Chikhli. During this study, various species of insects were collected, photographed, and identified to estimate the insect species diversity from gardens and the campus area of Shri Shivaji Science and Art College Chikhli. A total number of 71 insects were identified up to the order and family level. A total of 83 species from 39 families, from 11 orders of insects were obtained during the sampling from January 2022 to October 2024. The contributions of different orders were as follows: Lepidoptera (29), Coleoptera (9), Hymenoptera (16), Orthoptera (11), Diptera (6),Mantodea (2), Blanttodea (3), Hemiptera (1), Zygentoma (1), Odonata (2), Scolopendromorpha (1)were collected. Lepidoptera were having highest species diversity which was followed by Hymenoptera. Keywords: Insect, Hymenoptera, Diversity, Shannon Diversity Index (H), Evenness, Checklist.