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Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Maharashtra, India: diversity, taxonomy and miscellaneous studies.


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Authors
Amol Patwardhan & Raghunandan Athalye
Conference Name
International Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation
Conference From
28-Jan-2011
Conference Venue
Modern College, Pune
  • Abstract

Total 52 species of click beetles were reported from different parts of Maharashtra in ongoing studies since 2002. Specimens were collected from different forest regions of the state. The specimens were brought to the laboratory and kept alive in the terrarium as far as possible. They were fed with different types of food. A preliminary study of the jump was also carried out. The dead specimens were preserved in 70% alcohol. They were studied for their taxonomy.