A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India
The present study documented 50 species represented by 25 genera, 17 tribes, seven subfamilies belonging to Hybosoridae, Geotrupidae and Scarabaeidae of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The identified specimens are deposited at the National Zoological Co...
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| description | The present study documented 50 species represented by 25 genera, 17 tribes, seven subfamilies belonging to Hybosoridae, Geotrupidae and Scarabaeidae of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The identified specimens are deposited at the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India. This is the preliminary study and a first report on the dung beetle fauna of this region covering almost the entire northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ce32f046a43444f9220ebeb25a1d9aa2022-12-22T01:16:06ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-02-01102113161133110.11609/jott.3844.10.2.11316-113313844A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, IndiaAparna Sureshchandra Kalawate0Zoological Survey of India Western Regional Centre Vidhya Nagar, Sector-29 P.C.N.T. (PO) Rawet Road, Akurdi Pune-411044 MaharashtraThe present study documented 50 species represented by 25 genera, 17 tribes, seven subfamilies belonging to Hybosoridae, Geotrupidae and Scarabaeidae of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The identified specimens are deposited at the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India. This is the preliminary study and a first report on the dung beetle fauna of this region covering almost the entire northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3844dung beetlesscarabaeidaegeotrupidaehybosoridaedung beetles. |
| spellingShingle | Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India Journal of Threatened Taxa dung beetles scarabaeidae geotrupidae hybosoridae dung beetles. |
| title | A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India |
| title_full | A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India |
| title_short | A preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India |
| title_sort | preliminary study on the dung beetles of the northern western ghats maharashtra india |
| topic | dung beetles scarabaeidae geotrupidae hybosoridae dung beetles. |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3844 |
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