The genus Catapiestus Perty, 1831 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from Arunachal Pradesh with one new record to India

Authors

  • V.D. Hegde North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Risa Colony, Shillong, Meghalaya 793003, India.
  • Sarita Yadav North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Risa Colony, Shillong, Meghalaya 793003, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-5054

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6463.13.12.19867-19869

Keywords:

Catapiestus, Darkling beetles, Tenebrionidae

Abstract

Three species of the genus Catapiestus Perty, 1831 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cnodalonini), namely Catapiestus subrufescens Pic, 1911, Catapiestus piceiventris Fairmaire, 1893, and Catapiestus rugipennis Chûjô, 1984 have been reported from Arunachal Pradesh, India. These are new records to Arunachal Pradesh state and the species Catapiestus rugipennis is an addition to the Fauna of India. The number of species of Catapiestus from Arunachal Pradesh is now raised to four.  

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Vol. 13 No. 12 (2021)

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