Department of Zoology, Durgapur Govt. College, J. L. Nehru Road, Amaravati Colony, Durgapur 713214

  Ants belonging to order Hymenoptera is often thought to be a nuisance in our human life. It is a social insect and can build different nest type. But apart from one Hymenopteran species, i.e. bees which are thought to be beneficial to our ecosystem, ants are not looked upon though roughly. People are always concerned about degradation of ecosystem and its effect on large fauna. But these small organisms are often avoided. Ants though thought to be injurious; it do play essential role in day to day life as to the benefit of ecosystem. The present study tries to emphasize on the diversity profile of ants in an urban area, where different anthropogenic activities are now depleting the normal habitat of ants. Diversity study reveals that Cooch Behar is diverse in ant and a checklist of 12 genera of ant with diversity index of four study sites is provided. It also emphasizes on the fact that Site 4 should be properly restored and freed from human interference, as it shows highest ant diversity.

Keywords: Ants, Diversity, Cooch Behar.