Record of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Mizoram state, India

Abstract

The earlier compiled collections of Tenebrionidae held at the North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong were identified. The present study reports five species of Tenebrionidae belonging to three genera under three tribes of two subfamilies. The collected and identified Tenebrionid species are reported from the Mizoram state for the first time. The synonyms, distribution and images are also provided.