21 Ara 2024 Cumartesi
New locality records and contributions to the fauna of elaterid beetle (Insecta: Coleoptera) of Mizoram, Northeastern India
Abstract : The study reports the occurrence of 13 species of elaterid beetles belonging to 9 genera and 6 subfamilies. Of these 7 species are from the subfamily Agrypninae, 2 species from Dendrometrinae, while 1 species each from Negastriinae, Melanotinae, Elaterinae, and Cardiophorinae. This report constitutes the first occurrence report of elaterid beetles from Mizoram, northeastern India, an Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot region.