First Record On The Aquatic Insect Diversity Of Kishtwar District Of Jammu & Kashmir State, India

An inventory was carried out to study the aquatic entomofauna in three tehsils of Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir state, from 2013 – 2014. A total of 30 species were collected out of which 18 were identified. The identified species represented 18 genera, 14 families and 5 orders. Insects belonging to Coleoptera (22%), Hemiptera (22%), Odonata (22%), Diptera (22%) showed highest species richness followed by Ephemeroptera (11%). Two species of Odonates namely Ischnura senegalensis and Orthetrum triangulare have been reported for the first time by the author from Jammu Division.