taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DBF53C387AC639FCE900ED157CFB1A.taxon	description	19 species under 16 genera belonging to 05 families of the order Coleoptera were reported from the tea gardens of North Bengal (Table 6). Of them, Scarabaeidae represent 09 Species followed by Cerambycidae (06 Species), Coccinellidae (02 Species), Lucanidae (01 species) and Curculionidae (01 species). Among the family Scarabaeidae, three species namely, Holotrichia sp., Anomala dimidiata and Xylotrupes gideon are reported as pests of tea (Roy et al., 2014). Only two species of the family Cocinellidae, Micraspis discolor and Coccinella septempunctata are recorded during present study (Table 6). Micraspis discolor is the most abundant species of coccinellid in all the ecosystems. Roy et al., (2010) were observed twenty species of coccinellid predators in Sub-Himalayan tea plantation of North Bengal during 2004 to 2006. Of these, Micraspis discolor (**) was dominant (42.5 %) in the conventionally managed tea plantations. The life cycle studies also suggested that the tea aphid was the preferred prey for Micraspis discolor, but the predator can survive on red spider mite also Roy et al., (2010). The abundance of adult M. discolor in rice at flowering phase does not correspond to prey abundance in the field but rather reflects an inclination to pollen feeding more than entomophagy (Shanker et al. 2013). C. septempunctata (**) has a broad ecological range. Both the adults and the larvae are voracious predators of aphids. The diversity of lady bird beetles in tea ecosystem may be due to the complex and stable ecosystem of tea plantations. 05 species (*) as pest and 02 species as predators (**) of the order Coleoptera were reported from the tea gardens of North Bengal (Table 6). plants of North Bengal No. Species Family CERAMBYCIDAE 1 Dorysthenes (Lophosternus) indicus (Hope, 1831) 2 Dorysthenes (Paraphrus) granulosus (Thomson, 1861) 3 Xystrocera globosa (Olivier, 1795) 4 Aristobia approximator (Thomson, 1865) 5 Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer, 1775) 6 Nupserha sp. Family SCARABAEIDAE 7 * Xylotrupes gideon (Fabricius, 1775) 8 * Catharsius molossus (Linnaeus, 1758) 9 Catharsius sagax (Quenstedt, 1806) 10 Onitis subopacus (Arrow, 1931) 11 * Holotrichia sp. 12 Brahmina sp. 13 Anomala grandis (Hope, 1840) 14 * Anomala dimidiata (Hope, 1831) 15 Melolontha guttigera (Sharp, 1876) Family COCCINELLIDAE 16 ** Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798) 17 ** Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Family LUCANIDAE 18 Odontolabis siva (Hope & Westwood, 1845) Family CURCULIONIDAE 19 * Astycus lateralis (Fabricius, 1792)	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
03DBF53C3875C638FCF704CF16DCF8A8.taxon	description	24 species under 23 genera of (08) families of Diptera were reported from the tea gardens of North Bengal (Table 5). Of them, the family Syrphidae shares maximum number of species (09), followed by Asilidae (04), Bombyllidae (02), Calliphoridae (02), Rhiniidae (02),	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
03DBF53C3875C638FCF704CF16DCF8A8.taxon	description	Family TIPULIDAE 1 Nephrotoma consimilis (Brunetti, 1911) Family ASILIDAE 2 ** Microstyllum pseudoanantakrishnanii (Joseph & Parui, 1982) 3 Microstyllum brunnipenne (Macquart, 1849) 4 Cophinopoda chinensis (Fabricius, 1794) 5 Promachus duvaucelii (Macquart, 1838) Family SYRPHIDAE 6 Volucella sp. 7 Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer, 1776) 8 Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758) 9 Mesembrias sp. 10 Eristalodes paria (Bigot, 1880) 11 Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787) 12 Melanostoma orientale (Wiedemann, 1824) 13 Betasyrphus serarius (Wiedemann, 1830) 14 ** Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805) Family BOMBYLIIDAE 15 Hyperalonia suffusipennis (Brunetti, 1909) 16 Exoprosopa (Exoprosopa) insulata (Walker, 1852) Family CALLIPHORIDAE 17 Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) 18 Hemipyrellia ligurriens (Wiedemann, 1830) Family RHINIIDAE 19 Idiella mandarina (Wiedemann, 1830) 20 Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius, 1794) Family MUSCIDAE 21 Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) 22 Neomyia indica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) Family SARCOPHAGIDAE 23 Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Thomson, 1869) 24 Sarcophaga sp.	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
03DBF53C3875C637FF3102051244FB5B.taxon	description	29 species belonging to 28 genera of hemipteran bugs from the tea gardens of North Bengal were reported. Of them, the family Pentatomidae shares the highest number of species (07), followed by Coreidae (04), Lygaeidae (03), Fulgoridae (03), Reduviidae (03), Cicadidae (02), Cercopidae (01), Membracidae (01), Largidae (01), Pyrrhocoridae (01), Scutelleridae (01), Miridae (01). 05 hemipteran species (*) were reported as pest of tea from North Bengal (Table 4). 1 Leptataspis fulviceps (Dallas, 1850) Family CICADIDAE 2 * Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773) 3 Paomponia picta (Walker, 1870) Family FULGORIDAE 4 Lawana conspersa (Walker, 1851) 5 Ricania speculum (Walker, 1851) 6 Polydictya tricolor (Westwood, 1845) Family MEMBRACIDAE 7 Darthula hardwicki (Gray, 1831) Family COREIDAE 8 Cletus bipunctatus (Herrich-Schafer, 1840) 9 Riptortus linearis (Fabricius, 1775) 10 Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius, 1775) 11 * Elasmomia granulipes (Westwood, 1842) Family LYGAEIDAE 12 Paromius exiguous (Distant, 1883) 13 Metochus uniguttatus (Thunberg, 1879) 14 Graptostethus trisignatus (Distant, 1879) Family PENTATOMIDAE 15 * Halys dentatus (Fabricius, 1775) 16 Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) 17 * Andrallus spinidens (Fabricius, 1787) 18 Tolumnia latipes (Dallas, 1851) 19 Erthesina fullo (Thunberg, 1783) 20 Plautia crossata (Stal, 1869) 21 Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolf, 1811) Family LARGIDAE 22 Macroceraria grandis (Gray, 1832) Family PYRRHOCORIDAE 23 Odontopus nigricornis (Stall, 1861) 24 Physopelta quadrigutta (Bergroth, 1894) Family REDUVIIDAE 25 Vilius melanopterus (Stall, 1863) 26 Coranus spiniscutis (Reuter, 1881) 27 Triatoma rubrofasciatus (De Geer, 1773) Family SCUTELLERIDAE 28 Cantao ocellatus (Thunberg, 1784) Family MIRIDAE 29 * Helopeltis theivora (Waterhouse, 1886)	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
03DBF53C3877C637FF310496153BFDFF.taxon	description	Presently 37 species belonging to 06 families of butterflies from North Bengal tea gardens were collected and identified. Of them, Nymphalidae shares 20 species followed by Pieridae (10 species), Hesperiidae (03 species), Papilionidae (02 species), Lycaenidae (01 species) and Riodinidae (01 species) (Table 2). No. Species Family HESPERIIDAE 1 Celaenorrhinus leucocera (Kollar, 1844) 2 Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) 3 Tagiades japeteus attieus (Fabricius, 1793) Family LYCAENIDAE 4 Poritia hewitsoni Moore, 1865 Family NYMPHALIDAE 5 Aglais cshmirensis (Kollar, 1848) 6 Athyma kanwa Moore, 1858 8 Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) 9 Danaus genutia (Cramer, 1779) 10 Euploea core core (Cramer, 1780) 11 Euploea mulciber mulciber (Cramer, 1777) 12 Junonia almana Linnaeus, 1758 13 Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 14 Junonia hierta (Fabricius, 1798) 15 Junonia iphita Cramer, 1779 16 Junonia lemonias (Linnaeus, 1758) 17 Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758) 18 Mycalesis perseus blasius (Fabricius, 1798) 19 Neptis hylas astola Linnaeus, 1872 20 Parantica aglea melanoides Moore, 1883 21 Symbrenthia hippoclus (Cramer, 1782) 22 Tirumala hamata septentrionis (Butler, 1874) 23 Ypthima hubneri Kirby, 1871 24 Ypthima similis Elwis & Edward, 1893 Family PAPILIONIDAE 25 Papilio polytes stichius Evans, 1912 26 Parides dasarada (Moore, 1857) Family PIERIDAE 27 Appias libythea (Fabricius, 1775) 28 Catopsilia crocale Cramer, 1775 29 Catopsilia pomona (Fabricius, 1775) 30 Catopsilia pyranthe (Linnaeus, 1758) 31 Cepora nadina (Lucas, 1852) 32 Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867 33 Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758) 34 Hebomoia glaucippe (Linnaeus, 1758) 35 Leptosia nina nina (Fabricius, 1739) 36 Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) Family RIODINIDAE 37 zemeros flegyas (Guerin, 1843) Beside above, 40 species belonging to 06 families of moths are found associated with tea plants in North Bengal. The family Erebidae dominates with 15 species followed by the family Crambidae (09 species), Geometridae (08 species), Sphingidae (04 species), Zygaenidae (03 species) and Torticidae (01 species). Present communication reports 20 moth species (*) as tea pests from North Bengal (Table 3). No. Species Family CRAMBIDAE 1 Omiodes surrectalis (Walker, 1866) 2 Arthroschista hilaralis (Walker, 1859) 3 Glyphodes stolalis Guenee, 1854 4 Parotis marginata (Hampson, 1893) 5 Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859) 6 Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) 7 Nosophora semitritalis (Lederer, 1863) 8 Eoophyla sejuncta (Snellen, 1876) 9 Diaphania sp. Family EREBIDAE 10 * Arctornis submarginata Walker, 1855 11 * Somena scintillans (Walker, 1856) 12 * Lymantria marginalis (Walker, 1862) 13 * Miltochrista cuneonotata (Walker, 1855) 14 Chionaema bianca (Walker, 1856) 15 * Nyctemera adversata Schaller, 1788 16 * Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855) 17 Creatonotos gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) 18 * Argina argus (Kollar, 1844) 19 Argina astrea (Drury, 1773) 20 Asota egens (Walker, 1854) 21 * Arna bipunctapex Hampson, 1891 22 * Euproctis sp. 23 * Orgyia sp. 24 Callimorpha plagiata Walker, 1855 Family GEOMETRIDAE 25 * Ascotis selenaria (Denis & Schifermiller, 1775) 26 * Biston suppressaria (Guenee, 1858) 27 * Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 28 * Hyposidra infixaria Walker, 1860 29 Semiothisa eleonora (Villers, 1789) 30 * Ectropis sp. 31 * Cleora sp. 32 * Petelia sp. Family SPHINGIDAE 33 Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 34 Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) 35 Argius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) 36 Acosmeryx omissa Rothschild and Jordan, 1903 Family TORTRICIDAE 37 Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775) Family ZYGAENIDAE 38 * Eterusia aedea aedea Linnaeus, 1763 39 * Eterusia edcola Doubleday, 1847 40 * Trypanophora semihyalina Kollar, 1844	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
03DBF53C387BC639FF31051813A7FBBA.taxon	description	12 species under 08 genera belonging to 02 families of the order Odonata were reported from diferent tea gardens of North Bengal. The family Libellulidae shared 09 species and the family Coenagrionidae shared 03 species. Das et al. (2010) observed that in sub Himalayan tea plantations of North Bengal, 4 % of the predatory insects comprised of odonates. Present study documented Orthetrum sabina (Drury) (**) predates on the Hyposidra talaca (Walker) in the tea gardens of North Bengal (Table 7). of North Bengal Family LIBELLULIDAE 1 Crocothemis erythraea (Brulle, 1832) 2 Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) 3 Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842) 4 Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) 5 Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865) 6 Orthetrum pruinosum (Burrneister, 1839) 7 ** Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770) 8 Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) 9 Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) Family COENAGRlONIDAE 10 Ischnura aurora (Brauer, 1865) 11 Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842) 12 Pseudagrion rubriceps (Selys, 1876)	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
03DBF53C387BC63AFCF704B815C9FE07.taxon	description	plants of North Bengal No. Species Family TETTIGONIDAE 1 * Holochlora indica (Kirby, 1906) 2 Ducetia japonica (Thunberg, 1815) 3 Euconocephalus pallidus (Redtenbacher, 1891) 4 * Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758) Family GRYLLIDAE 5 * Tarbinskiellus orientalis (Fabricius, 1775) Family PYRGOMORPHIDAE 6 * Atractomorpha crenulata (Fabricius, 1793)	en	Mitra, Bulganin, Shah, Suresh Kumar, Mishra, Purnendu (2018): Insect Fauna associated with the Tea Ecosystem of North Bengal, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2): 178, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/120289
