Open AccessThe genus Catapiestus Perty, 1831 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from Arunachal Pradesh with one new record to India
Author(s) -
V. D. Hegde,
Sarita Yadav
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6463.13.12.19867-19869
Subject(s) - fauna , genus , geography , biology , zoology , ecology
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.