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Diversity and Abundance of Scarab Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Kolkas Region of Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), District Amravati, Maharashtra, India
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Chandra, Kailash |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | 2 Abstract: A survey of scarab beetle faunal diversity, abundance and composition were studied in Kolkas region of Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati, Maharashtra, during May to October 2009. Scarab beetles were collected by dung baited pitfall traps and handpicking in five transects with different vegetation type and microhabitat. Total 26 species of scarab beetles belonging to 14 genera and 8 subfamilies were reported. Scarabaeinae was the dominant subfamily with respect to species diversity (15 species) and abundance. Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 is the dominant genus observed in the study area. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://idosi.org/wjz/wjz6(1)11/13.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |