Soomro et al., International Journal on Emerging Technologies 12(1): 103-107(2021) 103 International Journal on Emerging Technologies 12(1): 103-107(2021) ISSN No. (Print): 0975-8364 ISSN No. (Online): 2249-3255 Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Collected from Different Ecological Zones of Sukkur Sindh-Pakistan with New Records Farhan Ali Soomro 1 , Waheed Ali Panhwar 2* , Abdul Manan Shaikh 3 , Khadim Hussain Memon 2 , Zaib Un Nisa Memon 2 , Safdar Ali Ujjan 2 and Javed Ahmed Ujan 3 1 M.S. Research Scholar, Department of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Mirs Sindh, Pakistan. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Mirs Sindh, Pakistan. 3 Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Mirs Sindh, Pakistan. (Corresponding author: Waheed Ali Panhwar) (Received 12 September 2020, Revised 22 December 2020, Accepted 19 January 2021) (Published by Research Trend, Website: www.researchtrend.net) ABSTRACT: Ground beetles very beautiful creatures occurring in the crops, vegetated fields in a particular area. They are regarded as biological indicators in most of temperate zones in addition to the bio-control agents. Family Carabidae comprises nearly 40,000 species, 1927 genera worldwide. These ground beetles reside in the land habitats all over the world. The present study was aimed to explore the biodiversity of ground beetles from different ecological zones of Sukkur. For the present study about 160 specimens were collected from different localities of district Sukkur during the March 2019 - December-2019. Five species were identified into 03 Subfamilies i-e: Carabinae, Licininae, Brachininae, 03 genera and 05 species viz: Carabus cashmirensis, Chlaenius quadricolar, Chlaenius laticollis, Chlaenius hamifer are first time recorded from Sindh and 01 species Pheropsophus andrewesi, first time recorded from Pakistan. Population of these species Chlaenius quadricolar and Chlaenius laticollis is more common while Carabus cashmirensis and Pheropsophus andrewesi was rare in number. Taluka Salehapat and Rohri were observed rich while new Sukkur contain less members. Keywords: Ground beetles, Coleoptera, New record, Ecology Abbreviations: SK, Sukkur; NSK, New Sukkur; RH, Rohri; SP, Saleh Pat; PA, Pano Aqil; T, Total I. INTRODUCTION Ground beetle is the member of family Carabidae, often recognize by big prognathous mandibles, sturdily margined pronotum and antennae elongated thread like. Entomologist fascinated because family has wide number of species [1]. Genitalia have been used to identify different species for more than hundred years, and the technique is constantly become upgrade. Main biogeographical regions of the world dwelled by more than 25000 species and very rich family Coleoptera order [2]. Since commencement of modern entomology distribution, ecology and classification of Carabid have been carefully investigated, and now great material about ground beetles [3]. Even though ground beetles are quite consistent morphologically but have little difference in basic body structure [4]. Previous studies tried to relate the morphological characters with locality but some of the adaptations were found such as cave inhabitant, fosorial and arborial. The majorities of variation are related with habitats [5-7]. Ground beetles are one of the taxonomically varied beetle families, have worldwide distribution and usually employed to show the qualitative status of the environment. Many species of ground beetle are key stone species of ecosystem and thus are frequently studied [8]. Several species of ground beetles feed weed seeds and are predators of pest such as insects and slugs [9]. At present, about 38600 authentic names occur globally and expected about 100 new other species every year [10]. 1927 genera of ground beetles, carabidae including tiger beetle present worldwide. Carabids dwell in the majority land habitats of almost all continents. Bio elements of Pakistan are largely Palaearctic (western Indus valley, Himalaya, Karakorum and more), secondly Oriental (Thar Desert, southern Punjab, eastern Indus valley and more); lastly some elements of Ethiopean region (southwest of Balochistan) [11-12]. The majority of the taxonomic groups that signify in western Palaearctic fauna are discussed in this study, which elaborates the frameworks of concepts in which other species having same morphologies can be simply studied and accommodated. Species having unrelated and contrast morphologies residing in particular habitats (e.g. arboricolous species, such as Dromius) are not under study. However, to keep prejudice away they were introduced and studied in the strong bias they would introduce in the comparative examination. The geographical conditions of the sukkur district comprises cultivated lands, agriculture crops throughout the year due to the presence of water so the environmental features are suitable for the life of ground beetles. It is therefore the proposed study was designed. e t