Assessment of Pentatomoidea in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India: Faunal Composition, Abundance and Distribution

This study documents new distributional record of Pentatomoidea species along with their relative abundance in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand. The Pentatomoidea, a remarkably diverse group encompassing over 8000 species across 1400 genera globally, is the focus of our research. The 22 species from 18 genera and 3 families (Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, and Scutelleridae) of Pentatomoidea in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary were recorded which were undocumented. Among these, 16 species representing 13 genera and 3 families constitute the first record for state of Jharkhand.