Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

Neena Tak ¹, Seema Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur-342005, IN
2 Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur-342005, IN

Abstract

Ants have the most highly organized social life among all the insects. The major factor responsible for their ecological success is division of labour, performing different biological functions. Ants live in highly organized and integrated units the societies or colonies. Bingham’s (1903) fauna is the main source of knowledge of ants in India. Chapman and Capco (1951) published a checklist of the ants of Asia.

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Neena Tak ¹, A. K. Sanyal ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

The formerly known Laccadive, Amini and Minicoy group of Islands in the Arabian sea were named as Lakshadweep in the year 1973 to form one of the smallest Union Territories of India. Lakshadweep archipelago consists of 12 atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks with 10 of its 36 Islands (area 32 sq.km.) being inhabited. Scientific expeditions in the area as such can never be restricted to small land mass but must cover a lagoon area of 42 sq. km., territorial waters of 20,000 km. and the exclusive economic zone of 4,00,000 sq.km.

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Paramita Basu ¹, Neena Tak ¹, A. K. Sanyal ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

The state of West Bengal extends from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between 20°31' N and 27°12' N latitude and 85°50' E and 89°52' E longitude covering a geographic area of 88,752 sq. km. Just being 2.70% of the country's total geographical area. West Bengal has 5 National Parks, 15 Sanctuaries, 2 Tiger Reserves and 1 Biosphere Reserve. The state has 4064 sq. km. of forests under protected areas network which is 34% of the State's total forest area and 4.54% of the total geographical area.

Keywords

Wildlife Sancturay, Taxonomic Key, Systematics, Formicidae.

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Neena Tak ¹, Sarfrazul Islam Kazmi ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Nagaland is the hilly state of northeastern 2 India having an area of 16,579 km² lies between 25°6' and 27°4' latitude, north of equator and between the longitudinal lines 93°20'E and 95°15'E latitude, bounded by Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east, Assam in the west and northwest, Manipur in the south while the eastern limits are continuous with the international boundary between India and Myanmar.

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