BEETLES OF JALGAON DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

ABSTRACT

           The study presents record of 35 species belonging to 28 genera under 13 families of the order Coleoptera (Linnaeus, 1758) from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. The families viz. Carabidae ( 4 genera and 4 species), Gyrinidae (1 genus and 1 species), Dytiscidae (1 genus and 2 species), Geotrupidae (1 genus and 1 species), Scarabaeidae (9 genera and 9 species), Buprestidae (1 genus and 3 species), Coccinellidae (2 genera and 2 species), Tenebrionidae (3 genera and 3 species), Chrysomelidae (1 genus and 2 species), Cerambycidae (1 genus and 1 species), Curculionidae (2 genus and 2 species), Meloidae (4 genera and 4 species) and Cetoniidae (1 genus and 1 species).

Keywords – Beetle diversity, Coleoptera and Jalgaon district

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