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VOL. 8, ISSUE 9 (2023)
Diversity of leaf chafer beetles (Rutelinae: Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India
Authors
Sumana Saha, Soumodip Das, Dinendra Raychaudhuri
Abstract
In this communication we have collated an aggregate of 10 species
belonging to 4 genera distributed over 2 tribes so far from Jaldapara Wildlife
Sanctuary during survey from 2001 to 2003. Tribe Anomalini is the most dominant. Adoretosoma
galerucina (Arrow) and Anomala lignius Arrow,
are listed first time from West Bengal. Also, 40%
of the recorded taxa are endemic to India. Anomala bilunata Fairmaire is the only palaearctic
element. More species occurrence was during premonsoon (60%), followed by
monsoon & postmonsoon seasons (30% each). More
expeditious explorations need to be undertaken in order to confront the
challenges associated with its functional significance.
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Pages:37-41
How to cite this article:
Sumana Saha, Soumodip Das, Dinendra Raychaudhuri "Diversity of leaf chafer beetles (Rutelinae: Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 9, 2023, Pages 37-41
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