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VOL. 9, ISSUE 9 (2024)
Study of Coleoptera fauna at Tal Chhapar wildlife sanctuary, Churu, Rajasthan
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Pritika Jangir, Geeta Meena, Keerti Bairwa, Samiksha Sangwan
Abstract
The present research study was carried out at Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Churu, Rajasthan. Rajasthan state is very diverse due to its topography. Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Thar desert region of Rajasthan. The diversity of any area is affected by the flora and fauna of that area. Insect fauna plays an essential role in the diversity of any region as its most diversified group of animals. In Insect fauna most diversified class is Coleoptera which was collected and studied during the research period from January 2022 to October 2023. The study was carried out for the Season of winter, summer, monsoon, and post-monsoon by Quadrat sampling method. Based on the total number of species Scarabaeidae was the supreme family (6 species) followed by Cerambycidae (3 species), Carabidae, (2 species), Tenebrionidae, Coccinellidae, Elateridae, and Meloidae with one species respectively. Scarabaeidae Family was found Dominant family, as it recorded 40% species followed by Cerambycidae with 20%, Carabidae with 13.4%, and remaining with 6.6% species each.
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Pages:48-51
How to cite this article:
Pritika Jangir, Geeta Meena, Keerti Bairwa, Samiksha Sangwan "Study of Coleoptera fauna at Tal Chhapar wildlife sanctuary, Churu, Rajasthan". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 9, 2024, Pages 48-51
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