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Assemblage and Functional Guild of Galerucinae Beetles (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) in different Agroeco Systems of Tamil Nadu

Author: Dilipsundar N. , Chitra N. , Balasubramani V. , Arulprakash R. and Kumaraperumal R.

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Abstract

Increasing population growth raise the demand for food requirement which directly forces the agriculture sector to maximise its production. Such intensive cultivation practices will result in deterioration of local flora and fauna. A detailed information on the current status of faunal community in agrarian lands is required to keep check on extinction of local fauna. With this view, the current study on Galerucinae assemblage and their functional guild in different agro ecosystems of Tamil Nadu was undertaken. Galerucinae beetles of Tamil Nadu region comprised of 11 genera and 17 species. Aulacophora, Monolepta Chaetocnema and Madurasia were the dominant genera of Galerucinae beetles recorded in the study locations while A. foveicollis (14.80%) was the most abundant species. Among the different places of collection relative abundance of Galerucinae was highest in plains of Western Ghats. Species richness (Margalef species Richness Index: 2.02), diversity (Shannon-Wiener Index: 2.31) and eveness (Peilou’s Evenness Index: 0.852) was the highest in plains of the Western Ghats. Berger-Parker indices was also higher for plains of the Western Ghats (6.46). Plains were diversified with different crops than hills as monocropping is predominant in hills.

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Agro-ecosystem, Galerucinae fauna, diversity indices, relative abundance, cropping pattern.

Conclusion

Availability of host plants and diversified cropping pattern are the prime factor for the richness of insect species in an agro ecosystem. Due to many socio- economic constraints the cropping pattern has been changing nowadays. A shift from annual crops to plantation crops or fallowing of land has been witnessed nowadays. Such shift in cropping pattern will directly affect the insect community associated with crops. Galeruciane beetles occur in varied habitat with wide host range. They act as indicator for a habitat about its richness in floral community. Assessing the faunal diversity of Galerucinae beetles would be a tool for studying the attributes of an ecosystem.

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Dilipsundar N., Chitra N., Balasubramani V., Arulprakash R. and Kumaraperumal R. (2022). Assemblage and Functional Guild of Galerucinae Beetles (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) in different Agroeco Systems of Tamil Nadu. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(2): 47-52.