International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 7 6 2018 06 10 Preliminary study on diversity of coleopteran fauna from Kopargaon Tahsil, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India 23 25 EN Dil Afroza Khanom 1 Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Ananna Das 2 Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Md. Abu Sayed Jewel 3 Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Md. Ayenuddin Haque 4 Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Md. Delwer Hossain 5 Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Jigar D. Joshi 1 Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, Indroda Nature Park, P.O. Sector-7, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 007, India Ketan Tatu 2 Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, Indroda Nature Park, P.O. Sector-7, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 007, India Darpak Joshi 3 Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, Indroda Nature Park, P.O. Sector-7, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 007, India R.D. Kamboj 4 Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, Indroda Nature Park, P.O. Sector-7, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382 007, India A.T. Anji 1 Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria P.A. Addass 2 Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria D.S. Gwaza 3 Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria Hon Shashikant Trimbak 1 Dept. of Zoology, Sanjivani Arts, Commerce & Science College, Kopargaon- 423601, MS, India > Short Communication 2016 11 14 2018 06 10 Present communication reports the diversity of beetles from Kopargaon tahsil. The study period was from June 2015-May 2016 of different locality viz agro ecosystem, temporary reservoir and local residential rural area. Total of 29 species was recorded under 23 genera belonging to 8 families. Scarabaeidae was most divers family with 8 genera and 12 species followed by Cerambycidae with 4 genera and 4 species, Elateridae with 1 genera and 1 species, Meloidae with 2 genera and 3 species, Tenebrionidae with 2 genera and 3 species, Coccinellidea with 3 genera and 4 species, Buprestidae with 2 genera and 1 species, and Trogosiitidae with 1 genera and 1 species. Field based observation indicate relative abundant of beetles in monsoon than in winter and summer. Copyright@ International Science Community Association