author(s)
KC Sahoo, V Sunitha, V Vasudeva Rao and D Srinivasa Chary

abstract
The abundance and diversity of Coleoptera (Insecta: Animalia) at Agri-biodiversity park of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India was studied from September 2019 to January 2020. Using five different collection methods (pitfall trap, yellow pan trap, manual collection, light trap and yellow sticky trap), 5,580 individuals under 21 families of Coleoptera were recorded. The most abundant family was Staphylinidae with 31.27% species followed by Scarabaeidae (21.72%). Among the collection methods employed, the light trap method yielded the maximum number of individuals (3,558) besides as many as 18 representative families. The Shannon-Weiner diversity Index, Margalef’s species richness index and Pielou’s evenness index for coleopteran fauna of the study area were 2.231, 2.318 and 0.732, respectively. The present study indicates a great diversity of beetles in the area and provides preliminary data for future works.