Brachinus devagiriensis sp. nov. is described from the Western Ghats, a global hot spot of biodiversity in southwest India. Detailed diagnostic features of the 27 species of Indian Brachinus with a key to the species are provided.
A checklist, distribution pattern and taxonomic keys to the Carabidae fauna of the Thar Desert (Rajasthan) are provided. Seventeen species belonging to five subfamilies (Anthiinae, Brachininae, Carabinae, Harpalinae, and Licininae) were recorded. Eight species of Carabidae are first records from the state of Rajasthan.
Two new species of Macrocheilus Hope 1838, Macrocheilus chinnarensis sp. nov. (type locality: India: Kerala: Chinnar) and Macrocheilus bandipurensis sp. nov. (type locality: India: Karnataka: Gundlupet) are described from the dry rain shadow belts of south Western Ghats. A modified taxonomic key to all the known species of the genus from India is provided. Key Words: Macrocheilus, Western Ghats, Gundlupet, Chinnar wild life sanctuary
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