AQUATIC INSECT DIVERSITY OF FRESH WATER BODY AT KATPHAL LAKE, TAL- SANGOLA, DIST- SOLAPUR (M.S.) INDIA

Dr. Mirgane Amol Prabhakar; Dr. Kumbhar Arvind Choodamani

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2018

AQUATIC INSECT DIVERSITY OF FRESH WATER BODY AT KATPHAL LAKE, TAL- SANGOLA, DIST- SOLAPUR (M.S.) INDIA

Dr. Mirgane Amol Prabhakar, Dr. Kumbhar Arvind Choodamani

Abstract :

The present research paper deals with aquatic insectdiversity of Katphal Lake Tal. Sangola, Dist. Solapur, (M.S.) India. The Katphal Lake is one of the minor irrigation project under the management and maintenance of Irrigation Sub–Division of Sangola. In the present investigation reported that presence of 20 species of aquatic insect belonging to 20 genera and 15 families distributed over 5 different orders viz. Hemiptera, Odonata, Coleoptera, Diptera and Ephemeroptera. The Hemiptera is dominant order represents 7 species, the order Odonata includes 6 species, order Coleoptera represents 5 species, order Diptera includes 3 species and order Ephemeroptera represents 2 species.