Abstract
1447 Manuscript 1008; Received 27 February 2003; Revised finally accepted 9 February 2004; © Zoo Outreach Organisation The 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 information on geographical distribution of insect species in the Thar Desert. Saha (1979) gave an excellent review on the taxonomy and distribution of the Indian blister beetles (Meloidea) and also included a few species from his study in the Thar Desert. Tak and Sewak (1987) and Tak (1996) reported 27 species of aquatic beetles from Jodhpur and Sikar districts belonging to families Haliplidae, Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae which have been included to prepare this checklist. Tandon (1996) reported 34 species, and identified gaps in research on the distribution of coleopteran species from the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.
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