An updated list of family Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) along with new faunistic records from Mizoram, India

Authors

  • Joyjit Ghosh
     Department of Zoology, Prabhu Jagatbandhu College, Jhorehat, Andul-Mouri, Howrah – 711302, West Bengal
  • Debika Bhunia
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Subhankar Kumar Sarkar
     Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani – 741235, West Bengal
  • Priyanka Ghosh
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Devanshu Gupta
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/172630

Keywords:

Checklist, Diversity, Distribution, Faunistic, Scarabaeoidea

Abstract

Altogether, 56 species belonging to 25 genera and 5 subfamilies of the family Scarabaeidae are reported from the state of Mizoram in this paper based on collected materials and historical records. Maladera hmong Ahrens, 2004 previously known from Nepal, Vietnam, and Thailand reported for the first time from India. This study revealed the present status, distribution, and diversity of scarab beetles in Mizoram that will help in the better conservation of scarab beetle diversity in future. This baseline information will help to strengthen the conservation and management strategies which in turn will help to conserve the forests, vegetation, and wildlife of Mizoram state.

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2023-11-03

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Ghosh, J., Bhunia, D., Sarkar, S. K., Ghosh, P., & Gupta, D. (2023). An updated list of family Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) along with new faunistic records from Mizoram, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/172630

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Volume 123, Issue 2, 2023

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