Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye

Acrida is a genus of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is commonly called as Oriental long headed Grasshopper or Chinese Grasshopper  Class- Insecta  Order - Orthoptera  Family - Acrididae  Genus - Acrida Linnaeus  (Oriental long headed Grasshopper ) Grasshopper are jumping insects. Body greenish, long prominent heads and large compound eyes. Forewings are narrow thick while hindwings are thin, triangular. It is one of the most diverse insects.The insects of this genus are omnivorous and pest of  agriculture 

 The insects of the genus Sarcophaga belonging to family Sarcophagidae are commonly called as Common Flesh Fly. Class - Insecta  Order - Diptera  Family - Sarcophagidae  Genus - Sarcophaga   Meigen  Species - S . carnaria   Linnaeus  (Common Flesh Fly ) Body large sized with darker stripes as well as black broad longitudinal bands on thorax. Dark and light square dots with check board pattern on abdomen. Antenna black, red compound eyes. Legs raised. The species are ovoviviparous. Females are larger than males. They are nuisance pests Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra ), Canada, Worldwide  Habitat - Carrion, Animals dung, Decaying material

 Brown Banded Cockroaches  Mating  Supella longipalpa Fabricius 

 The insects moth of genus Scirpophaga belonging to family Crambidae are commonly called as Yellow Stem Borer or Rice Yellow Stem Borer. Class - Insecta  Order - Lepidoptera  Family - Crambidae  Genus - Scirpophaga   Species - S.   incertulas Walker  (Rice Stem Borer Moth ) It is the important pests of rice ( Oryza sativa ). Moth is small in size. Adult is dirty white or greenish yellow forewings. Identified black spots on both of the forewings. Males are smaller than females. Length - 10-15 mm Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra, W. Bengal, Rajasthan ), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Asia 

  The genus Tabanus ( horsefly ) are belonging to family Tabanidae. It is commonly called as oriental horsefly or true horsefly. Class - Insecta  Order - Diptera  Family - Tabanidae  Genus - Tabanus   Species - T . striatus   Fabricius  ( Horse fly ) Large body, female bite animals which have scissor like mouthparts while male adult have weak mouthparts so males feed on nectar and plants exudates. (Host plant - Neolamarekia cadamba ). Eyes are green with red shades Female have  three bands but male have two bands. Fly carry diseases like Anthrax, Trypanosomes, Loa loa, filarial disease among horse, cattle and sheep. This species play a active role in sunlight but inactive at night. Length - 10- 30 mm Distribution - India ( Gondia, Maharashtra ), Pakistan, SriLanka, China 

 The insects Ischnura aurora  are belonging to family Coenagrionidae. It is commonly called as  Golden Dartlet Male. Also known as aurora blue tail damselfly. Class - Insecta  Order - Coleoptera  Family - Coenagrionidae  Genus - Ischnura   Species - I . aurora Brauer   (aurora blue tail damselfly ) Habitat - Paddy fields, long grasses  They are bioindicators of water quality parameter and habitat. Small body,  thorax shining  black with two light green stripes. Sides are pale green. It has large head with large compound eyes.Eyes brown colour half moon like green greenish below. Legs with vertical black stripes on femur. Broad black strips runs along  the upper side of abdomen. Blue tail is a identify this species. This species have large postocular spots, completely blue on eight abdominal segments. Length - 16-20 mm (abdomen ) Distribution - India ( Gondia, Maharashtra ), Iran, Sri Lanka 

  Crocothemis   dragonfly are  belongs to family Libellulidae. It is commonly called as Scarlet skimmer or Ruddy marsh skimmer. Body  form dorsally convex, thorax dark brown with wings transparent. Yellowish brown colour. Antennae seven segmented, piliform types. Wings hold dorsally parallel over the abdomen. Abdomen has a mid - dorsal black stripe. The species are medium to large sized. They can exist in almost all kind of water bodies. Length - 40-44 mm. Distribution - India (Gondia Maharashtra ), Pakistan, Jamaica, Hawaii, Asia, Florida  Class - Insecta  Order - Odonata  Family - Libellulidae  Genus - Crocothemis   Species - C . servilia   Drury 

Euborellia is a genus of family Anisolabididae are commonly called as Ring - legged earwig. Class-Insecta Order - Dermaptera Family - Anisolabididae  Genus - Euborellia Body black, brown wingless species, it is omnivorous. The antennae having 14-16 segments each. Legs light pale brown has two equally spaced dark bands around the legs. Species nymphs are similar look like to adults but are smaller lighter in colour. Length - 10-25 mm Distribution - India (Gondia Maharashtra ), S. America, Europe, N. S. Canada   

           Crocothemis servilia  Drury                            (  Scarlet Skimmer    

  The insects Lucilia are commonly called as Common Green Bottle Fly Blow Fly  Class - Insecta  Order - Diptera  Family - Calliphoridae  Genus - Lucilia   Robineau -Desvoidy  Species - L . sericata Meigen  Body small green/ greenish colour. Wings are transparent with light brown veins. Legs and antenna are black. It is found on fields, carrion  feces etc. This is the first fly may arrive within a few hours after death to lay eggs.It is always used in forensic Lab. work. For detecting postmortem. The two important groups Order  Diptera and Order Coleoptera are often used in forensic Lab. case  work. The age of immature specimens developing on the dead body. Length - 10-14 mm. Distribution - India (Gondia Maharashtra ), Australia, S. America 

 The red bug  Spilostethus are commonly called as Darth Maul Bug/ Milkweed bug. Class - Insecta  Order - Hemiptera  Family - Lygaeidae  Genus - Spilostethus   Species - S .  hospes   Fabricius  Body are medium size, with black and brown pattern. Head is triangular with a prominent median lobe, large round eyes and has black antennae. The thorax is flat wide at the base while anterior  is narrowed.Its common name is star wars character Darth Maul. Sometimes called as milkweed bug. Size -10-13 mm. Distribution- India (Gondia Maharashtra ), Asia, Australasia 

Amata moth are commonly called as Hubners Wasp Moth or Tiger moth / Woolly moth. Class - Insecta  Order - Lepidoptera  Family - Erebidae  Genus - Amata Fabricius  Species - A.   huebneri   Boisduval  Body small black with orange bands across the abdomen. Antennae are black with white on end. Wings black and triangular in shape.This moth mimicry to bees to give protection from the predator. This moth always attracted to lights at night. The life style of this moth are terrestrial or arboreal. Length - 22-24 mm Distribution - India (Gondia Maharashtra ), N. Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore   

 The black carpenter ant is one of the largest and most common species of carpenter ants. The insects of this family Formicidae are commonly called as  burrowing into wood or sap sucking insects. Class - Insecta  Order - Hymenoptera  Family - Formicidae  Genus - Camponotus   Species-  C . compressus   Fabricius  ( Black Carpenter Ant ) The queen is slightly bigger than the workers ants, with longer thorax and wings while most workers are wingless. Wings have two sets but their front wings are larger than hind wings. Antenna are geniculate types. Length - 6-16 mm. Distribution - India ( Gondia Maharashtra ), Southeast Asia 

 House fly Musca domestica L

It is most common fly species  found in houses. Class - Insecta  Order - Diptera  Family - Muscidae  Genus - Musca                             Species - A .  domestica Linnaeus (House fly ) Adult housefly is dull gray with dirty yellowish area on the abdomen. Head has reddish with compound eyes and sponging, lapping types of mouthparts.Thorax bears four narrow black strips with longitudinal lines on the thorax. Female larger than male. Two winged insects. Size - 5-7 mm. Distribution - Arctic, Tropics, World wide   

  The moths of this family  Saturniidae are commonly called as silk moths. The tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta is the non mulberry silk which is cultivated in the tropical forest of India. Silkworm is a polyphagous insect and is reared under natural condition. Length - 40-50 mm. Distribution -India, Nepal, Sri Lanka  Class -Insecta  Order - Lepidoptera  Family -Saturniidae   Genus - Antheraea Hubner  Species - A . mylitta Drury  Body thick bristly with thin dark bands running across  the body. Antenna pectinate type. Female moths are  yellow in colour. Two big ocellated spots on wing. Female usually larger than male. Male moths are yellowish brown provided with grey colour.

  The beetles of this family Dytiscidae are commonly called as water beetles. Class- Insecta  Order- Coleoptera  Family Dytiscidae  Genus - Hydrophilus Leach  Species- H . olivaceous Fabricius  Body inverted boat shaped, brown black colour. Elytra longer than broad, brown black at apical half. Antenna thread like, 11 segmented. Legs are spine, strong and stout, modified for swimming. Length -32 mm Distribution - India, Eurasia, Island 

  The beetles of this family Chrysomelidae are commonly called as leaf beetles. Class- Insecta  Order -Coleoptera  Family - Chrysomelidae  Genus - Aspidomorpha Hope  Species - A.   sanctaecrucis Fabricius  (Golden tortoise beetle ) Body shape are elliptical and circular. Body colour yellow to brown, elytra uniform red brown to yellow to brown. Antenna is fuscous dark. Legs are short. Length - 11-15 mm. Distribution - India, China, Indonesia, Asia 

The beetles of this family is known as Carabidae (ground beetles ) Class -Insecta  Order - Coleoptera  Family -Carabidae  Genus - Anisodactylus   Species - A . binotatus Fabricius   Body shiny black colour,  not metallic but black polish shine. Head, pronotum and femora are black in colour. Elytra has uniform impressed pattern with crinkle like waves. Hair can be found at the base or apex of the elytra and down the side. Antennae are red brown with remaining segment black. Habitat - Green houses, dumps, grass fields  Length - 10-12 mm. Distribution - India, United kingdom, can be found around the world 

The insects of this family Libellulidae is one of the largest families in the world. Class-Insecta Order - Odonata (Dragonfly ) Family - Libellulidae  Genus -Diplacodes  Species - D. trivialis Rambur  It is commonly called as Chalky Percher or Ground skimmer (Dragonfly). Body light bluish colour while female are pale greenish yellow marking on its black body. Male dragonfly wings clear without basal markings. Bluish eyes, greenish yellow thorax abdomen with black marks. Mature male are light bluish. Its anal appendages are creamy or white in colour. Habitat - Wet rice fields, shallow lakes, ponds, grounds. Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra),  Oman, Japan, United Arab Emirates