Abstract
Studies on scarab (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) seasonality from central Indian province are sparse, particularly from tropical dry deciduous forests. Our study of seasonal distribution of scarabs in Bor forest, a tropical dry deciduous forest of central India, led to a collection of 72 species belonging to 35 genera under seven subfamilies namely, Aphodiinae, Cetoniinae, Dynastinae, Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae and Orphnini. Subfamily Scarabaeinae is found to be the most speciose with 36 species under 14 genera. Genus Onthophagus is the most speciose genus with 15 species. Subfamily Orphninae found to be the least diverse with a single species. Season and weather parameters shaped the scarab beetle assemblages in the tropical dry deciduous Bor forest. Scarab species richness is found to be positively and significantly related to the mean temperature ( β =0.03±0.01 SE , p <0.05) and to the mean precipitation ( β =0.03±0.01 SE , p <0.05). Constrained by logistics, we could not identify optimum temperature or precipitation values on which the scarab species richness can be highest for both the fitter models
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Published in: Biosystematics and Ecology https://doi.org/10.1553/biosystecol.4.e162198
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01 Jul 2025
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Suvarna Khadakkar
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Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Assistant Professor and Head , Wardha, India
Wildlife Institute of india, Dehradun, India
RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
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