Aquatic beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Koundinya wildlife sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India

The present investigation was carried out to study the fauna of aquatic beetles of Koundinya wildlife sanctuary (India). A total of forty two species belonging to four families was recorded. The highest number of species was found in the family Dytiscidae followed by Hydrophilidae, Gyrinidae and Not...

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Published in:Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2023-09, Vol.9 (3), p.449-467
Main Authors: Shankar, Shiva, Kumar, Devadoss, Deepa, Jaiswal, Madasamy, Karuthapandi, Jadhav, Shrikant, Kunte, Kalyani B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
beetles
diversity
ecosystems
environment
koundinya
wildlife
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Summary:The present investigation was carried out to study the fauna of aquatic beetles of Koundinya wildlife sanctuary (India). A total of forty two species belonging to four families was recorded. The highest number of species was found in the family Dytiscidae followed by Hydrophilidae, Gyrinidae and Noteridae. All the species are recorded for the first time from the wildlife sanctuary and 9 species are new from the state of Andhra Pradesh.
ISSN:2423-8112
2423-8112
DOI:10.52547/jibs.9.3.449