Diversity and Abundance of Coleopteran insects belonging to Family Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae from Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- Pranil Jagdale
- Sujata Magdum
Coleoptera, Dung Beetles, Diversity, Abundance, Maharashtra
The present coleopteran diversity, abundance and composition of 24 types of dung beetles from Nashik, Maharashtra, India were collected, identified and classified using the Keys described by fauna of British India. These was further authenticated by ZSI, Pune, Maharashtra, India. These documented coleopterans were placed in 14 genera,06 subfamilies and 03 families viz. Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae and Hybosoridae . Dung beetles were collected using dung baited pitfall traps, light traps and handpicking at five regions belonging to different localities within the study area. Scarabaeinae and Rutelidae were the dominant subfamily belonging to our collection.
Pranil Jagdale, Sujata Magdum. "Diversity and Abundance of Coleopteran insects belonging to Family Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae from Nashik, Maharashtra, India".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ISSN:2321-9939, Vol.5, Issue 4, pp.413-420, URL :https://rjwave.org/ijedr/papers/IJEDR1704066.pdf
Volume 5 Issue 4
Pages. 413-420