| Volume: 2; Issue: 1; June 2020 |
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| Title : HOLISTIC SURVEY ON PREDATORY LADYBIRD BEETLE DIVERSITY AT SELECTED REGIONS OF NASHIK DISTRICT (MAHARASHTRA), INDIA |
| Authour(s): Shaikh Yasmeen and Punam Dugaje |
| Keywords: Biodiversity, Coccinellids, Fauna, Ladybird beetles, Nashik. |
| Abstract: A survey was conducted during January 2016 to December 2017 in four sites of Nashik to study the diversity of the predatory beetles. During the present study, a total of 14 species belonging to 11 genera and 4 subfamilies were recorded from the area studied. Subfamily Chilorinae is represented by 2 species belonging to 2 genera, Subfamily Coccinellinae by 8 species belonging 6 genera, Subfamily Scymninae by 2 species belonging to 2 genera and Subfamily Sticholotidinae by 2 species belonging to the same single genus from the different sites of the study area. The Subfamily Coccinellinae was the most variant and abundant among all the four subfamilies. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2020.2108 |
| How to cite this article: Yasmeen S. and Dugaje P. (2020). Holistic Survey on predatory Ladybird Beetle Diversity at selected regions of Nashik District (Maharashtra), India. International Journal of Biological Innovations. 2(1): 52-62. https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2020.2108 |
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