Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

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Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 13. Parendacustes sanyali (Bhowmik) Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. Family : TRIGONIDIIDAE 14. Metiochodes striatus (Bhowmik) Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. Family : ENEOPTERIDAE 15. Heterotrypus unicolor (Bhowmik) Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 16. Aphoncides nicobarica (Bhowmik) Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (Middle and South). Status : Information deficient. Order : Dermaptera Through the literature of Burr (1910) and Steinman (1981) and Srivastava (2001), 14 species belonging to 12 genera under 6 families are so far reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Of these 8 species are recorded from Andamans and 5 species are known from Nicobar Islands and 8 species are endemic to these islands. Superfamily : Pygidicranoidea Family : PYGIDICRANIDAE 1. Echinosoma andamanensis Srivastava Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 152

Distribution : India : Andaman Islands (South) Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 2. Echinosoma nandii Srivastava Distribution : India : Andaman Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. Superfamily : Forficuloidea Family : SPONGIPHORIDAE 3. Cricolabia bhatiai Srivastava Distribution : India : Andaman Islands (North and South) Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 4. Circolabia dubronyi (Hebard) Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 5. Chaetolabia sahai Srivastava Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 6. Nesogaster minusculus Rehn Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands (South). Status : Information deficient. Family : CHELISOCHIDAE 7. Hamaxus chandrai Srivastava Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. 153

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

13. Parendacustes sanyali (Bhowmik)<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s (South).<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

Family : TRIGONIDIIDAE<br />

14. Metiochodes striatus (Bhowmik)<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s (South).<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

Family : ENEOPTERIDAE<br />

15. Heterotrypus unicolor (Bhowmik)<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s (South).<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

16. Aphoncides nicobarica (Bhowmik)<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s (Middle <strong>and</strong> South).<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Order : Dermaptera<br />

Through the literature <strong>of</strong> Burr (1910) <strong>and</strong> Steinman (1981) <strong>and</strong> Srivastava (2001), 14 species<br />

belonging to 12 genera under 6 families are so far reported from <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong><br />

Isl<strong>and</strong>s. Of these 8 species are recorded from <strong>Andaman</strong>s <strong>and</strong> 5 species are known from<br />

<strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> 8 species are endemic to these isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Superfamily : Pygidicranoidea<br />

Family : PYGIDICRANIDAE<br />

1. Echinosoma <strong>and</strong>amanensis Srivastava<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

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