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A Study of Coccinellid (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Fauna of Northern-Western Ghats


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Coccinellidae is a family of coleoptera popularly called as ladybird beetles. Globally there are 5000 species of this group (Allen and Humphries, 2000). The majority of these beetles are carnivorous and feed on the small soft bodied insects such as aphids, aleuryds and plant mites (Chakraborty, 2010). Besides, some are mycophagous and phytophagus as well.
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P. S. Bhatnagar
Western Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Pune - 411 044, India

Abstract


Coccinellidae is a family of coleoptera popularly called as ladybird beetles. Globally there are 5000 species of this group (Allen and Humphries, 2000). The majority of these beetles are carnivorous and feed on the small soft bodied insects such as aphids, aleuryds and plant mites (Chakraborty, 2010). Besides, some are mycophagous and phytophagus as well.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v116i1.156816