To Study Dung Beetle Fauna’s Diversity In The Bargi Region Of Jabalpur (M.P.)

Abstract

Dung beetles are affected by a number of abiotic and biotic factors, including temperature, moisture content, soil pH, average rainfall, local flora and fauna, and most significantly, the type and availability of excretory materials for diet. They act as the environment’s “Scavengers of Nature,” assist in the cycling of nutrients, are essential to the maintenance of the grassland ecosystem, distribute seeds, and act as Bioindicators for tracking biodiversity loss and environmental deteriorations. The order Coleoptera includes the dung beetles (Scarabaeoid). One of the taxonomically diverse beetle families among the coelpteran families, the Scarabaeidae, has a large global representation. Faunistic surveys were undertaken during July 2017- October 2018, and a total of 1115 beetles representing 19 speices of 08 genera from various localities in and around the Bargi region, whereby the Scarabaeinae subfamily has a greater population than the others.