Dung Beetles (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Coprinae) of Thar Desert of Gujarat

Contents: Introduction. 1. Systematic account of dung beetles. Table: 1. District-wise localities surveyed in Thar Desert of Gujarat. 2. Species wise distribution of dung beetle in district of Thar desert of Gujarat. Discussion. Summary. Acknowledgement. References.

From the introduction: The present study is based on the collection of dung beetles, collected from Ahemdabad, Banaskantha, Jamnagar, Junagarh, Kuchchh, Mahesana, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot and Surendernagar districts of Thar Desert of Gujarat. The district Banaskantha, Mahesana, Rajkot and Junagarh are partly comes under desert."