Abstract
We assess the insect diversity in and around the Aligarh Muslim University campus, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. A combination of random quadrate (0.25*0.25 m), two along with sweep nets and light traps methods were used to determine the diversity and abundance of insects between March and April 2014. A total of 80 species were recorded representing 10 orders and 47 families. Diversity of ground-dwelling insects was more or less similar in grassland (H=0.21), herbaceous (H=0.22), plantation (H=0.22), and shrubland (H=0.20). Diversity of nocturnal insects ranged from 0.08 to 0.52, with most species belonging to order Lepidoptera (24%), followed by Coleoptera (22%), Diptera (17%), and Hymenoptera and Hemiptera (11%). Musca domestica was the most abundant species among diurnal flying insects, Formica ligniperda among ground-dwelling insects, and Anopheles among nocturnal species.
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