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Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

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Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Order : Coleoptera<br />

About 585 species belonging to 368 genera under 37 families are so far reported from<br />

<strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s. Of these 530 species are recorded from <strong>Andaman</strong>s <strong>and</strong> 117<br />

species from <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s. Of these, 194 species are endemic to the isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Suborder : Adephaga<br />

Superfamily : Caraboidea<br />

Family : RHYSODIDAE<br />

1. Omoglymmius (Carynoglymmius) nicobarensis Grouvelle<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Family : PAUSSIDAE<br />

2. Paussus bicolor (R<strong>of</strong>fer)<br />

Family : CICINDELIDAE<br />

3. Neocollyris varricornis flavolabiata W. Horn<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Status : Information deficient.<br />

Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />

Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Family : RHYSODIDAE<br />

4. Mepcpmmos shaumi chevrolati W. Horn<br />

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