Abstract
A new species of the genus Bolboceras Kirby, 1819; Bolboceras arunachalensis Chandra, Gupta & Ghosh, new species (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. Bolboceras perpunctatum Krikken, 2013 is recorded for the first time from Central India.
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