Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Diversity Pattern of Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) In and Around the Historic Joysagar Tank of Assam, India

  • Author:
  • I. Rahman, C. Sonowal, M. Nath
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 78 to 79

Department of Zoology, Sibsagar College, Joysagar 786 665, Assam, India

*Email: imdadur123@rediffmail.com

Online published on 23 May, 2013.

Abstract

In the present study 10 species of beetles belonging to 8 different families viz., Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Carabidae, Hydrophilidae, Chrysomelidae, Coccinellidae, Cerambycidae and Tenebrionidae were collected and identified in and around the Joysagar Tank of the Sivasagar District, Assam. Dytiscidae was the predominant family with respect to number and abundance.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Beetles, Insecta, Joysagar Tank