Contents: 1. An overview/J.K. De and G.Maheswaran. 2. Mammals/J.E. De. 3. Birds/G. Maheswaran. 4. Amphibia/K.P. Dinesh and C. Radhakrishnan. 5. Fishes/Laishram Kosygin. 6. Insecta: Odonata/K.G. Emiliyamma and Radhakrishnan. 7. Insecta : mantodea/P.M. Sureshan. 8. Insecta: Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridea, Lygaeidae/Pradip Chandra Saha and Bulganin Mitra. 9. Insecta: hemiptera: pentatomoidea/B. Biswas and Bulganin Mitra. 10. Insecta : Hemiptera: Homoptera: Cicadidae, Fulgoridae, Nogodinidae, Cicadellidae/Maya Ghosh and Bulganin Mitra. 11. Insecta: Hymenoptera: aculeate/P. Girish Kumar and P.M. Sureshan. 12. Insecta : Hymenoptera: chalcidoidea/P.M. Sureshan and P. Girish Kumar.