Table 1: Insect species composition and relative abundance in the study zones.
|
Insect Species |
Common Name |
Family |
Zone A |
Zone B |
Zone C |
Zone D |
Total |
% |
|
Nemobius sylvestri |
Wood Cricket |
Rhaphidophoridae |
6 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
26 |
3.1 |
|
Neoconocephalus palustri |
Marsh Cone Head |
Tettigoniidae |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
1.3 |
|
Macrotermes subhyalinus |
Subterranean Termite |
Rhinotermitidae |
18 |
65 |
55 |
20 |
158 |
18.8 |
|
Glenurus gratus |
Antlion |
Myrmeleontidae |
40 |
5 |
0 |
45 |
90 |
10.7 |
|
Sphodromantis viridis |
Praying Mantis |
Mantidae |
1 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
1.7 |
|
Omocestus viridulus |
Common Green Grasshopper |
Acrididae |
12 |
14 |
0 |
8 |
34 |
4.0 |
|
Camponotus pennsylvanicus |
Carpenter Ant |
Formicidae |
4 |
40 |
15 |
0 |
59 |
7.0 |
|
Lasius niger |
Black Ant |
Formicidae |
20 |
0 |
25 |
20 |
65 |
7.7 |
|
Volucella zonaria |
Hornet’s Bionic Hoverfly |
Syrphidae |
10 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
24 |
2.9 |
|
Pyrgomorpha borealis |
Northern Grass Pyrgomorph |
Pyrgomorphidae |
15 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
38 |
4.5 |
|
Gryllus campestris |
Field Cricket |
Gryllidae |
7 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
2.4 |
|
Anax junius |
Green Darner Dragonfly |
Aeshnidae |
5 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
12 |
1.4 |
|
Chrysoperla carnea |
Green Lacewing |
Chrysopidae |
3 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
23 |
2.7 |
|
Tettigonia viridissima |
Great Green Bush-Cricket |
Tettigoniidae |
4 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
1.9 |
|
Formica rufa |
Red Wood Ant |
Formicidae |
6 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
2.5 |
|
Forficula auricularia |
European Earwig |
Forficulidae |
8 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
2.3 |
|
Cicindela campestris |
Green Tiger Beetle |
Cicindelidae |
9 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
21 |
2.5 |
|
Tabanus bovinus |
Horsefly |
Tabanidae |
3 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
1.9 |
|
Tipula paludosa |
Marsh Crane Fly |
Tipulidae |
6 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
2.1 |