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Issue: Vol. 3786 No. 3: 10 Apr. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-04-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.5
Page range: 331–358
Abstract views: 211
PDF downloaded: 6

Carabid (Coleoptera) type collection at National Forest Insect Collection (NFIC), Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (India)

Forest Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, New Forest, Dehradun – 248 006 Uttarakhand, INDIA
Forest Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, New Forest, Dehradun – 248 006 Uttarakhand, INDIA
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Abstract

Members of family Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) are a dominant group of terrestrial predators. National Forest Insect Collection (NFIC) of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (India) has a good collection of carabids rich in type material. Here we report the details of the type specimens of 139 species included in 49 genera, 24 tribes and 14 subfamilies. Colour automontaged photographs of each type along with its original labels are also included.

How to Cite

Faisal, M. & Singh, S. (2014) Carabid (Coleoptera) type collection at National Forest Insect Collection (NFIC), Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (India). Zootaxa, 3786 (3), 331–358. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.5