Community structure of Coleoptera in Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, India

We focused on the coleopteran species assemblage in a tropical deciduous forest in the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, India. During a 2-year survey, we collected 56 species belonging to 13 families of Coleoptera, in varying relative abundance. Among the species, 15 belong to the famil...

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Published in:Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) 2017-06, Vol.13 (3), p.2154-8
Main Authors: Basu, Paramita, Aditya, Gautam, Sanyal, A. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coleoptera
Community structure
Deciduous forests
Insects
Relative abundance
Species
Tropical forests
Wildlife
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife sanctuaries
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Summary:We focused on the coleopteran species assemblage in a tropical deciduous forest in the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, India. During a 2-year survey, we collected 56 species belonging to 13 families of Coleoptera, in varying relative abundance. Among the species, 15 belong to the family Chrysomelidae, nine to the Staphyllinidae, and four to the Coccinellidae. Our results substantiate the importance of the Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary for the conservation of coleopteran insects.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/13.3.2154