Beetles of the semi-arid zone
248 beetles on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the semi-arid zone.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for beetles yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
All beetles of the semi-arid zone on the list (248)
- Acanthophorus serraticornis
- Acmaeodera aurifera
- Acmaeodera interrupta
- Acmaeodera stictipennis
- Acylophorus ruficollis
- Agelia pectinicornis
- Agrilus acutus Spiral borer
- Agrypnus truncatus
- Alaolacon murrayi
- Alcidodes fabricii
- Altica birmanensis
- Anegleis cardoni
- Anomala dorsalis
- Anomala pallida
- Anomala polita
- Anomala ruficapilla
- Anomala rugosa
- Anomala varicolor
- Anthaxia baconis
- Anthia sexguttata Six-spot ground beetle
- Anthicus crinitus
- Anthracocentrus rugiceps
- Anthrenus coloratus Asian Carpet Beetle
- Aplosonyx orientalis
- Apodrosus quisqueyanus
- Apogonia ferruginea
- Apomecyna saltator Cucurbit Longicorn
- Araecerus fasciculatus Coffee Bean Weevil
- Archicolliuris bimaculata
- Aspidimorpha furcata Furcated Tortoise Beetle
- Aspidimorpha miliaris
- Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis Golden Tortoise Beetle
- Athesapeuta oryzae
- Atheta lativentris
- Attagenus bezdeki
- Attagenus fasciatus Banded Black Carpet Beetle
- Aulacophora foveicollis Red Pumpkin Beetle
- Aulacophora indica Pumpkin Beetle
- Bagous affaber
- Bagous salebrosus
- Bagous trapae
- Bagous tuberculosus
- Bagous vicinus
- Baris x-album
- Batocera rufomaculata Mango Stem Borer
- Belionota prasina
- Brachinus hexagrammus
- Brachinus pictus
- Bruchus lentis
- Brumoides suturalis Three-striped Lady Beetle
- Calosoma maderae
- Calosoma orientale
- Carabus albrechti
- Cardiaspis pisciformis
- Cassida circumdata Green Tortoise Beetle
- Catharsius molossus Molossus Dung Beetle
- Cerosterna scabrator
- Cheilomenes sexmaculata Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird
- Chiloloba acuta
- Chiridopsis bipunctata Indian Green Tortoise Beetle
- Chlaenius malachinus
- Chlaenius pretiosus
- Chlorophorus annularis Bamboo Tiger Longhorn
- Chlorophorus shoreae
- Chrysochroa ixora
- Chrysolina herbacea Mint Leaf beetle
- Cicindela bicolor Bicoloured Tiger Beetle
- Cicindela chloris
- Cicindela flavomaculata Yellow-spotted Tiger Beetle
- Cicindela guttata
- Cicindela intermedia
- Cicindela punctulata Punctured Tiger Beetle
- Cicindela sexpunctata
- Clinteria confinis
- Clinteria klugi
- Coccinella septempunctata Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
- Coccinella transversalis Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle
- Coelostoma bhutanicum
- Coelostoma fallaciosum
- Coelostoma stultum
- Coleolissus iris
- Conchyloctenia nigrovittata
- Coptops aedificator Albizia long-horned beetle
- Craspedophorus hilaris
- Creophilus flavipennis
- Cryptolestes pusillus Flat Grain Beetle
- Cybister tripunctatus Three-punctured Diving Beetle
- Cyclodinus bremei
- Cylas formicarius Sweet Potato Weevil
- Cylindera brevis
- Cylindera colmanti
- Cylindera decempunctata
- Cylindera grammophora
- Cylindera venosa
- Cylindralcides bubo
- Dermestes maculatus Hide Beetle
- Diapromorpha pallens
- Digitonthophagus gazella Gazelle Scarab
- Eophileurus felschei
- Epicauta waterhousei
- Eretes griseus
- Esamus longulus
- Eucorynus crassicornis
- Evides elegans
- Exomala orientalis Oriental Beetle
- Gametis versicolor Indian Flower Chafer
- Garreta sumptuosus
- Glenea spilota
- Glyphocassis trilineata
- Gnatholea simplex
- Gonocephalum bilineatum
- Gymnopleurus cyaneus
- Gymnopleurus miliaris
- Harmonia axyridis Asian Lady Beetle
- Harmonia dimidiata Greater Asian Lady Beetle
- Harmonia octomaculata Maculate Ladybird
- Heliocopris ares
- Heliocopris midas
- Helochares pallens
- Henicolabus octomaculatus
- Henosepilachna pusillanima
- Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Hadda Beetle
- Heterorhina elegans Heterorrhina elegans
- Hippodamia variegata Variegated Lady Beetle
- Holotrichia consanguinea
- Holotrichia fissa
- Holotrichia serrata
- Hoplapoderus gemmatus
- Hycleus phaleratus
- Hydroglyphus signatellus
- Hydrophilus bilineatus
- Hydrosmecta gracilicornis
- Hypolixus truncatulus
- Illeis confusa
- Illeis indica
- Jansenia tetrastacta
- Julodis whitehillii
- Laccophilus sharpi
- Laccoptera sulcata
- Lampetis crassicollis
- Lampetis fastuosa
- Lampetis orientalis
- Lanelater bartoni
- Lanelater fuscipes
- Lasioderma serricorne Tobacco Beetle
- Lema praeusta
- Lepidospyris demissa
- Lepropus chrysochlorus
- Lophyra cancellata Lattice Tiger Beetle
- Lophyra catena Braided Tiger Beetle
- Lophyra lineifrons Lined Tiger Beetle
- Lophyra striatifrons
- Lophyra striolata Belted Tiger Beetle
- Lophyra vittigera
- Macrocheilus bensoni
- Macrosiagon bipunctata
- Maladera affinis
- Maladera formosae
- Maladera insanabilis Khomeini Beetle
- Merohister asoka
- Merohister jekeli
- Metopides nivosus
- Microschemus elegans
- Monocrepidius exsul
- Monolepta quadriguttata
- Monolepta signata
- Myllocerus discolor
- Myllocerus paetus
- Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Sri Lanka Weevil
- Myriochila atelesta
- Myriochila fastidiosa Yellow-legged Tiger Beetle
- Myriochila melancholica
- Necrobia rufipes Red-legged Ham Beetle
- Necrophila rufithorax
- Nematocerus cognatus
- Nematocerus dispar
- Neocleonus maculipes
- Neorthrius subfasciatus
- Oenopia mimica
- Oides palleata
- Olenecamptus bilobus Cocoa Branch Borer
- Onitis philemon
- Onthophagus acuminatus
- Onthophagus coenobita metallic horned dung beetle
- Onthophagus marginicollis
- Onthophagus taurus Bull-headed Dung Beetle
- Onthophagus unifasciatus
- Oocassida pudibunda
- Ophionea indica
- Ophonus puncticeps
- Oryctes rhinoceros Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
- Paederus littoralis Littoral Whiplash Rove Beetle
- Paradidactylia haafi
- Paragymnopleurus sinuatus
- Paramecops farinosa
- Pentodon algerinus
- Peschetius nilssoni
- Peschetius quadricostatus
- Pheropsophus sobrinus
- Philonthus variipennis
- Phrynocaria perrotteti
- Phyllognathus dionysius
- Phyllotreta striolata Striped Flea Beetle
- Plateros dispellens
- Platycorynus peregrinus
- Platycorynus pyrophorus
- Proagoderus pactolus
- Propylea dissecta
- Prosopocoilus biplagiatus
- Prosopocoilus curvipes Prosopocoilus curvipe
- Prosopocoilus girafa Giraffe Stag Beetle
- Protaetia alboguttata
- Protaetia aurichalcea
- Protaetia fusca Mango Flower Beetle
- Protaetia terrosa
- Prothyma proxima
- Psyllobora bisoctonotata
- Pterostichus strenuus Rough-chested Blackclock
- Pycnodactylopsis hypocrita
- Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Red Palm Weevil
- Rhytidophaena tetraspilota
- Rhyzopertha dominica Lesser Grain Borer
- Ropalopus macropus
- Sandracottus dejeanii
- Sandracottus festivus
- Sipalinus gigas
- Sitophilus oryzae Rice Weevil
- Spercheus belli
- Spercheus hanseni
- Stegobium paniceum Drugstore Beetle
- Stenolophus quinquepustulatus
- Sternocera chrysis
- Stibara nigrovittata
- Stibara tetraspilota
- Strigoptera pulchra
- Stromatium barbatum Teak Trunk Borer
- Synona melanopepla
- Tanysphyrus lemnae Duckweed Weevil
- Tilloidea notata
- Trichius fasciatus Eurasian Bee Beetle
- Xylotrechus smei
- Xylotrechus stebbingi
- Xylotrechus subscutellatus
- Xylotrupes gideon Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle
- Xylotrupes mniszechi
- Xystrocera globosa Lebbek Borer
- Yprezethinus grimaldii
- Zarcosia genjiensis
Beetles elsewhere
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Other species of the semi-arid zone
Birds · Large mammals · Bats · Rodents, shrews and hares · Whales, dolphins and other mammals · Reptiles · Amphibians · Fish · Butterflies · Moths · Dragonflies and damselflies · Bees, wasps and ants · Flies · True bugs · Other insects · Spiders and other arachnids · Molluscs · Crabs, shrimps and kin · Orchids · Grasses and sedges · Ferns and lycophytes · Other flowering plants and conifers · Mosses and liverworts · Lichens · Fungi · Algae and diatoms · Other species