Aquatic beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Koundinya wildlife sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 4, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 449-467 PDF (5.38 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.52547/jibs.9.3.449 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shiva Shankar* 1; Devadoss Kumar1; Jaiswal Deepa2; Karuthapandi Madasamy2; Shrikant Jadhav2; Kalyani B. Kunte3 | ||
| 1Department of Zoology, Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College, Virudunagar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India | ||
| 2Freshwater Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India | ||
| 3Andhra Pradesh state Biodiversity Board, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522510, India | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Beetles; diversity; Ecosystems; environment; Koundinya; wildlife | ||
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