Indian Journal of Entomology

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  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue: 1

New Distributional Records of Carabidae from the Wetlands of South India

  • Author:
  • V P Neethu1,*, K Shigina1, K Thomas Sabu2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 38 to 42

1Entomology Research Lab, PG and Research Department of Zoology, College Research Centre Affiliated to University of Calicut, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous)Devagiri, Kozhikode673008, Kerala, India

2Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Thenhipalam673635, Kerala, India

*Email: neethuvp333@gmail.com (corresponding author):

Online published on 26 February, 2026.

Abstract

Clivina ursulae Balkenohl, 2020 (subfamily Scaritinae) hitherto known only from Sri Lanka is recorded for the first time from India. This study also reports Elaphropus fumicatus (Motschulsky, 1851), Elaphropus virgatus (Andrewes, 1925) (subfamily Trechinae), Lebidia bioculata himalayica Andrewes, 1924, and Pentagonica erichsoni Schmidt-Göbel, 1846 (subfamily Lebiinae) for the first time from South India, earlier which have been reported from northern, north eastern and eastern regions of India.

Keywords

Ground beetles, Indian mainland, Kerala, Light trap, Mavoor, New record, Subfamily, Subspecies, Tamil Nadu, Taxonomy