DIVERSITY OF BEETLES (INSECTA: COLEOPTERA) FROM THE VICINITY OF SEMADOH-MAKHALA ROAD, SIPNA RANGE, MELGHAT TIGER RESERVE, (M.S.) INDIA

The present investigation was conducted in the month of Oct –Nov 2009 on the coleopteran diversity from the vicinity of Semadoh-Makhala Road, Sipna Range, and Melghat Tiger Reserve. A total of 12 species belonging to 5 different families of beetles viz. Gyrinidae, Tenebrionidae, Carabidae, Scarabaeidae and Meloidae were collected and identified from various habitats.