Research Article
Insect Diversity of the Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site: An Important Site for Biodiversity Conservation in Ghana
Table 4
Insects families recorded over the entire survey period.
| | | Yenku Block A | Yenku Block B | | Family | July | January | June | July | January | June |
| | Gryllidae | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 11 | | Acrididae | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | | Tettigonidae | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | | Tridactylidae | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Tetrigidae | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Formicidae | 81 | 96 | 31 | 75 | 39 | 29 | | Apidae | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | Evaniidae | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | Sphecidae | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | | Vespidae | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | | Braconidae | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 15 | | Ichneumonidae | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | Scelionidae | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Halictidae | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Pompylidae | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Chalcididae | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Eulophidae | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | Tiphiidae | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Blattidae | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | Mantidae | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Noctuidae | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Arctidae | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | Satyridae | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Pieridae | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Acraeidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Nymphalidae | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Termitidae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | Rhinotermitidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Kalotermitidae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Cercopidae | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 8 | | Aleyrodidae | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Aphididae | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Fulgoridae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Cicadellidae | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 13 | | Delphacidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | Membracidae | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Pseudococcidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Dictyopharidae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | Psyllidae | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | Acanalonidae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Flatidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Isotomidae | 3 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 27 | | Calliphoridae | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 3 | | Sepsidae | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | Tachinidae | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 19 | | Sarcophagidae | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | | Culicidae | 1 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 17 | | Muscidae | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | Tephritidae | 69 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 22 | | Drossophilidae | 1 | 53 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 993 | | Phoridae | 11 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 28 | | Tipulidae | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Asilidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | | Diopsidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Dolichopodidae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | | Syrrphidae | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Rhagionidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Stratiomyiidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Bombylidae | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Tabanidae | 19 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | Glossinidae | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | Simulidae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | Mycetophilidae | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | | Sciaridae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | Chironomidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | Ceratopogonidae | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Conopidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | Lauxanidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Psychodidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Cecidomyiidae | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Platypezidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Trichoceridae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Acroceridae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Empididae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 18 | | Therevidae | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | Otitidae | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Anthomyiidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | | Bibionidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | | Chrysomelidae | 11 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 8 | | Carabidae | 23 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | Tenebrionidae | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Scarabaeidae | 167 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Mordellidae | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | Phalacridae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Coccinellidae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | Dermestidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | Meloidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | Curcujidae | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | | Scolytidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Lampyridae | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | | Staphylinidae | 5 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 51 | | Ptinidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Lucanidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Hesteridae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Anthicidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Cleridae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Scaphididae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Curculionidae | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | Cerambycidae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Hydropsychidae | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | | Polycentropodidae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | Philopotamidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | Leptoceridae | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | | Psychomyiidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Thripidae | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | | Forfinculidae | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Labiidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Carcinophoridae | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Libellulidae | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Coenagrionidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Pyrrhocoridae | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Coreidae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Pentatomidae | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | Reduvidae | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Lygaeidae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Berytidae | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Largidae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Nepidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Alydidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Cydnidae | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Thyreocoridae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Ascalaphidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Sialidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Phasmatidae | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Oligotomidae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Machilidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Panorpidae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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