FAUNA AND SOIL DISTRIBUTION OF TENEBRIONIDS (COLEOPTERA:TENEBRIONIDAE) IN CHIKKABALLAPURA AND KOLAR DISTRICTS OF KARNATAKA

K.N. MUNISWAMY GOWDA¹*, N. UMASHANKAR KUMAR², B. TAMBAT^3
1Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Karekere, Hassan, 573225, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
²Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Karekere, Hassan, 573225, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
³Department of Crop Physiology, College of Agriculture, Karekere, Hassan, 573225, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : muniswamygowda64@gmail.com

Received : 19-09-2018     Accepted : 12-10-2018     Published : 15-10-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 19       Pages : 7273 - 7274
Int J Agr Sci 10.19 (2018):7273-7274

Keywords : Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera, Fauna, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Karmataka
Academic Editor : Shulbhi Verma
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful College of Agriculture, Karekere, Hassan, 573225, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A total of 21 tenebrionid species under 17 different genera were recorded from Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts, south Karnataka of south India. Most tenebrionid species found active during rainy season and few were found active during winter season. Among 17 genera encountered the genera Derosphaerus, Menearchus, Notocorax and Rhytinota were found to be dominant by representing more than one species. Of 17 genera, 14 were found distributed in five different soil types and remaining three were collected near light source during night for which habitat is not known.

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