The brachypterous endemic genus <Ardistomopsis> (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Panagaeinae) of the Indian subcontinent: first report of <Ardistomopsis batesi> Straneo & Ball, 1989 and <Ardistomopsis marginicollis> (Schaum, 1864) (Coleo
The first reports of Ardistomopsis batesi and A. marginicollis of the Gondwanian tribe Peleciini from the high elevation tropical montane cloud forest and the low elevation Palakkad Gap in the Western Ghats, their distributional records and habitus of the Indian species are provided. The biogeographical significance of the first records of the species from the high and low elevations of the Western Ghats is explained.
Authors
- Thomas K. Sabu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8701-0484)
- V.A. Jithmon
- M. Divya
Institutions
- Saint Joseph's College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Threatened Taxa
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7576.17.4.26903-26907
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- Science and Engineering Research Board