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NOTE ZOOS' PRINT JOURNAL 19(4): 1447-1448Table 1. Coleoptera from Thar Desert of RajasthanCOLEOPTERA (INSECTA) FAUNA FROMTHE INDIAN THAR DESERT, RAJASTHANSarfrazul Islam Kazmi 1 and V. V. Ramamurthy 21Zoological Survey of India, Desert Regional Station, Jhalamand,Pali Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India.2Division of Entomology, Indian Agriculture Research Institute,Pusa, New Delhi 110012, India.Email: 1 kazmisi@rediffmail.comThe order Coleoptera includes 3,50,000 species, amongst which,about 1,50,88 species are known from Indian region. Roonwal(1983) and Ghosh et al. (1996) provided significant informationon geographical distribution of insect species in the TharDesert. Saha (1979) gave an excellent review on the taxonomyand distribution of the Indian blister beetles (Meloidea) andalso included a few species from his study in the Thar Desert.Tak and Sewak (1987) and Tak (1996) reported 27 species ofaquatic beetles from Jodhpur and Sikar districts belonging tofamilies Haliplidae, Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidaewhich have been included to prepare this checklist. Tandon(1996) reported 34 species, and identified gaps in research onthe distribution of coleopteran species from the Thar Desert ofRajasthan.In view of filling the gaps in our knowledge on the fauna ofThar Desert, Rajasthan, the present study was initiated under aresearch project entitled “Studies on faunal diversity in theThar desert of Rajasthan” sanctioned by the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests, New Delhi, at Zoological Survey ofIndia, Desert Regional Station, Jodhpur. In this paper we havereported 99 species belonging to 60 genera under 13 families ofColeoptera from Thar desert of Rajasthan during May, 2000-June 2003. Besides, eight specimens have been identified upto generic level.Majority of the specimens were collected during the day fromagricultural as well as barren lands or sand dune areas by thefree sweeping method. However, some groups of insects werecollected during night with the help of screen light trap with astrong source of white light (Sengupta & Mukhopathyay, 1990).All the specimens are deposited in the National ZoologicalCollection, Desert Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India,Jodhpur. This checklist covers all the districts of the TharDesert. In Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, part of Bikaner andJaisalmer the crop pattern has entirely changed during the lasttwo decades due to the Indira Gandhi canal.REFERENCESGhosh, A.K., Q.H. Baqri and I. Prakash (1996). Faunal diversity inthe Thar Desert: Gaps in Research. Scientific Publication, Jodhpur i-xi, 1-140.Roonwal, M.L. (1983). Fauna of Great Indian Desert. In: Desert Resourceand Technology. Scientific Publication, Jodhpur 1:1-85.Saha, G.N. (1979). Revision of Indian Blister beetles (Coleoptera:Meloidea: Meloinae). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 74(1): 1-146.Sengupta, T. and P. Mukhopathyay (1990). Coleoptera, pp.151-157.April 2004Scientific nameLocalitiesMeloidaeMylabris phalerata (Pallas)Barmer: Bithuja (CV)Mylabris pustulata ThunbergBarmer: Bithuja (CV),Jodhpur: Rohit (CV)Cylindrothorax audoniui (Haag-Rutenberg) Barmer: Pachpadra (CV)Cyaneolytta coerulea (Leuckart)Barmer: Ashotra (CV)Cyaneolytta pictus (Laporte)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh (CV),Jaisalmer: Chandan, Sam (CV)Cyaneolytta violacea BrandtBarmer: Ashotra (CV)Pseudosybaris kempi SahaBikaner (CV)CicindelidaeCicindela cancellata Dej.Cicindela minuta OliverCicindela sumatrensis var imperfectaW. Horn.CarabidaeCarabus orientalis HopeAnthia sexmaculata (Fab.)Calosoma maderae Fab.HydrophilidaeHydrous senegalensis PerchHydrous olivaceus Fab.Hydrous indicus Bdel.*Helochares crematus Regimbart*Helochares lentus Sharp*Enochrus flavicans Regimbart*Coleostoma horni Regimbart*Coleostoma stuttum Walker*Sternolopus rufipes Fab.*Berosus nigriceps (Fab.) #Berosus pulchellus Mcleay #Berosus indicus Mots*Berosus fairmairizait #HaliplidaeHalipus (Liaplus) pulchellus indicusRegimbart*Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV), Jalore (CV)Jodhpur: Agolai (Ar), Bikaner: Mukham(Ar)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV)Bikaner (CV)Jodhpur: Dechu (Ar)Bikaner (CV)Jaisalmer: Chandan (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB),Bikaner (WB)Sikar (WB)Sikar (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Sikar (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)GyrinidaeOrectochilus (Patrus) limbatus Regimbart* Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)DytiscidaeGuignotus pendjabensis Guignot*Guignotus flammulatus (Reigmbart)*Herophydrus musicus Klug.*Hyphoporus kempi Gschwendtner*Hyphoporus severini Regimbart #Hyphoporus flavicans Regimbart #Laccophilus flexuosus Aube*Laccophilus sharpi Regimbart*Laccophilus parvulus Aube #Laccophilus chinensis inefficiens Walker #Canthydrus laetabilis (Walker)*Erectes sticticus Linn.*Hydaticus fabricii Macleay*Hydaticus vittatus Fab.*Hydaticus histrio ClarkCybister (Meganectes) tripunctatusasiaticus Sharp*Rhantus congestus (Klug) #CoccinellidaeCoccinella septempunctata LinnaeusCoccinella septempunctata var divaricataCycloneda carolinae Muls.Thea bisoctonota Muls.Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Nagaur: Nawa, Guda (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake(WB), Sikar(WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Nagaur: Nawa, Guda (WB), Sikar (WB)Nagaur: Nawa (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB),Sikar (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Bikaner (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB),Sikar (WB)Jodhpur: Kailana Lake (WB)Jodhpur: Osian, Piparcity (CV),Phallodi (CV), Pali: Sumerpur(CV),Ganganagar(CV).Churu: Talchapper (CV)Jaisalmer (CV)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV),Manuscript 1008; Received 27 February 2003; Revised finally accepted 9 February 2004; © Zoo Outreach Organisation1447

Coleoptera fauna from the Thar Desert of RajasthanS.I. Kazmi & V. V. RamamurthyScientific name Localities Scientific name LocalitiesAdonia variegata (Goeze)Coelophora sp.Menochilus (=Chilomenes)sexmaculata undulata Fab.Henosepilachna (=Epilachna)vigintioctopuntata FabriciusHenosepilachna (=Epilachna) indica MulsGanganagar: Suratgarh (CV)Jodhpur: Osian (CV)Jodhpur: Rampura (CV)Jodhpur: Piparcity (CV),Guda bishnoian(CV), Mandore (CV)Jaisalmer: Mohangarh (CV),Jalore: Bhinmal(CV),Pali: Sumerpur (CV)Sikar: Shakhambari (CV)Pali: Kharda (CV)Catharsius sp.ChrysomelidaeClytra succineta LacordElateridaeCardiophorus sp.Silensis inficetus CandzeChandan (CV), Digha (CV)Jodhpur (CV), Bikaner: Mukham(Ar), Ganganagar: Rojari (CV)Jodhpur: Rohit (CV)Pali: Kharda (Ar & CV)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh (CV)Bikaner (CV)CurculionidaeMyllocerus undecimpustulatus Fst.Myllocerus viridanus FabriciusMyllocerus discolor Boh.Myllocerus fabricii Gur.Myllocerus severini Mshl.Myllocerus pustulatus var maculosusDesbrMyllocerus pubescens FaustMyllocerus sabulosus Mshll.Crytozemia dispar Pasc.Amblyrrhinus poricollis Bohem.Lixus (=Hypolixus) trancatulus FabriciusTenebrionidaePimelia inexpectata SenPimelia indica SenOxycara tharensis Klgr.Opatroides vicinus FairmGonocephalum sp.Spyrathus sp.Rhytinota impolita FairmArthrodes sp.Setenis semiopaca StebbingScarabaeidaeScarabaeus cristatus FabriciusScarabaeus gangeticus Cast.Scarabaeus brahminus CestlenauTrox indicus Har.Onthophagus catta FabriciusOnthophagus bonasus Fab.Onthophagus sp.Gymnopleurus cyaneus (Fabricius)Hybosorus orientalis (Westwood)Hybosorus illigeri ReicheAdoretus sp.Adoretus binarginatus OhausAdoretus punjabensis ArrowRhinyptia laeviceps ArrowOchodaeus sp.Copris furciceps FelscheApogonia ferruginea Fab.Apogonia sp.Schizonycha ruficollis (Fabricius)Autoserica insanabilis Brsk.Catharsius pithecus Fab.Ganganagar: RAU Farm (CV)Jodhpur: Kailana LakeJalore: Bhinmal (CV), Ghasari (CV),Barmer (CV).Barmer: Nimbario-ki- dhani (CV),Pali: Rampuron-ki-dhani (CV)Barmer: Nimbario-ki-dhani (CV)Jodhpur: Kailana (CV),Bhopalgarh (CV), Atria Kalan (CV),Hanumangarh (CV).Nagaur (CV)Barmer: Kumaro-ki-dhani (CV)Jodhpur: Atria kalan (CV), Jalore (CV),Barmer (CV), Ganganagar (CV)Hanumangarh: R.A.U. Farm (CV)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV),Hanumangarh: R.A.U. Farm (CV)Churu: Talchappar (Ar),Jaisalmer: Digha (Ar)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV),Churu: Talchappar (Ar),Bikaner: IGNP (CV)Churu: Talchappar (Ar)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh (CV)Barmer: Madhosar (CV)Hanumangarh: R.A.U. Farm (CV)Bikaner: IGNP (CV),Jodhpur: Osian (CV)Bikaner (CV)Barmer: Madhosar (CV)Bikaner: R.A.U. Farm (CV)Bikaner (CV)Barmer: Akoli (Ar), Jaisalmer (Ar)Bikaner (CV)Jodhpur (CV), Jaisalmer: Chandan(CV), Bikaner: R.A.U. Farm (CV)Bikaner: R.A.U. Farm (CV)Jodhpur: Kailana lake (CV)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh (CV)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh (CV)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh (CV),Pali: Sumerpur (CV),Jaisalmer: Sam (Ar)Bikaner (CV)Bikaner (CV)Bikaner (CV)Bikaner (CV)Jaisalmer: Sam (Ar), Jalore:Ahore (CV), Jodhpur: Mathania(CV), Bikaner: Mukham (CV)Jaisalmer: Chandan (CV)Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh(CV,Pali: Sanderao (Ar & CV),Jaisalmer: Dabla (Ar).Jodhpur: Mathania (CV)Hanumangarh (CV), Jaisalmer:* From Tak & Sewak (1987), # Tak (1996)CV – Cultivated / irrigated land; Ar - Arid Areas; WB – Water bodiesIn: Collection and Preservation of Animals. Zoological Survey of India,Calcutta, 226pp.Tak, N. (1996). Aquatic beetles of Thar Desert, pp.221-226. In: FaunalDiversity in the Thar Desert: Gaps in Research. Scientific Publication,Jodhpur, 410pp.Tak, N. and R. Sewak (1987). On the collection of aquatic beetles(Coleoptera) from Lake Kailana (Jodhpur, India). Oikoassay 4(2): 33-38.Tandon, S.K. (1996). Insect Diversity in the Thar Desert, pp.131-143.In: Faunal Diversity in the Thar Desert: Gaps in Research. . ScientificPublication, Jodhpur, 410pp.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTWe are grateful to Dr. Qaiser, H. Baqri, Principal Investigator andAdditional Director, Desert Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India,Jodhpur, for encouragement and providing necessary facilities. We thankDr. P.C. Mathur, Deputy Director, IGNP, Bikaner, for providing thematerial and Dr. H.R. Khan, Scientist-F, Head, Division of ForestEntomology, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, for allowing one ofus (S.I.K) to study specimens deposited in National Insect ReferenceCollection. The Financial assistance from the Ministry of Environmentand Forests, New Delhi, in research project to Q.H.B. is gratefullyacknowledged.1448April 2004 Zoos' Print Journal 19(4): 1447-1448