2023 Vol. 29 No.2 PP 366-370
https://doi.org/10.33451/florafauna.v29i2pp366-370
A baseline account of scarabaeid beetles of area within and around historic Ahmednagar city (Maharashtra) India
*G S Pande, F V Parge and A S Kalawate1
Department of Zoology,
BPHE Society’s Ahmednagar College,
AHMEDNAGAR-414001 (MS) INDIA
1Zoological Survey of India,
Western Regional Centre,
PUNE-411044 (MS) INDIA.
*Corresponding Author :
E-mail:gajananspande@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The present study provides a preliminary account of Scarabaeid (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) beetles of some areas in
and around Ahmednagar city, Maharashtra, India. A total of 27 scarabaeoid taxa representing 22 genera and 4 families were
recorded. Family Scarabaeidae is the most diverse of all 4 families recorded. The Scarabaeidae is represented by 24 taxa under
5 subfamilies (Scarabaeinae, Cetoniinae, Dynastinae, Melolonthinae, and Rutelinae). The important scarabaeoid families such
as Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae, Trogidae are also represented from study area. The scarabaeid beetles were recorded for the first
time from the study area, including 5 different localities in and around Ahmednagar city. The genus Onthophagus was the most
dominant comprising 05 species. The result obtained serves as baseline information on the diversity and abundance of Scarab
beetles of Ahmednagar. It will be helpful for future research on the beetle fauna of the study area.
KEY WORDS : Ahmednagar, Diversity, Scarabaeidae