Base Line Data of Diversity of Family-Carabidae in pench Tiger Reserve (East) Maharashtra (India)

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Base Line Data of Diversity of FamilyCarabidae in Pench Tiger Reserve (East) Maharashtra (India) *Chitrarekha K. Deshmukh And Sanjay H. Gajbhiye Department of Zoology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 444602 (M.S.) Corresponding author: *E-mail- 1june91ckd.october@gmail.com

ABSTRACT Present study was conducted during

the

These sub-families are Licininae, Paussinae,

year 2012 - 2014 dealing with the exploration

Harpalinae, Scaritinae , Siagoninae, Anthiinae

of beetle diversity from Pench Tiger Reserve

and Panagaeinae and

(PTR), M. S. This is the first base line data

Brachinus,

created for PTR. Beetles were collected by

tricolor, C. velutinus, C. bioculatus, C.

routine methods, later identified up to species

scapularis, Scarites, Eudema tomentosus,

with standard key characters. Carabids are

Siagona,

environmental indicators and their status

Pterostichus.

the

Pheropsophus,

Anthia

affects ecological function. Twelve species of

species are Chlaenius,

sexguttata,

The

Shannon

C.

and

Weiner

family â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Carabidae are reported under nine

diversity

genera belonging to seven sub- families.

Evenness (E) = 0.85 while the diversity index

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H=1.88

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Base Line Data of Diversity of Family-Carabidae in pench Tiger Reserve (East) Maharashtra (India)

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Present study was conducted during the year 2012 - 2014 dealing with the exploration of beetle diversity from Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), M. S. This is the first base line data created for PTR. Beetles were collected by routine methods, later identified up to species with standard key characters. Carabids are environmental indicators and their status affects ecological function. Twelve species of family –Carabidae are reported under nine genera belonging to seven sub- families. These sub-families are Licininae, Paussinae, Harpalinae, Scaritinae , Siagoninae, Anthiinae and Panagaeinae and the species are Brachinus, Pheropsophus, Chlaenius, C. tricolor, C. velutinus, C. bioculatus, C. scapularis, Scarites, Eudema tomentosus, Siagona, Anthia sexguttata, and Pterostichus.