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Tentative ID. Observed on light at night.

Observed on light at night.

A large, rather common monsoon tiger beetle of the northern west coast of India.

Rather common along the wide forest paths of this PA.

Many breeding pairs on a basalt hill.

Scuttling about on a dry deciduous forest path at the onset of monsoon.

Many individuals along a wide patch of a slow-flowing stream. Seemed to be engaged in defending territories.

A distinctly copper coloured individual observed on a forest path leading up to a basalt hill fort. This individual was in a dense patch of a dry deciduous forest as it rained.

An individual observed along forest path; not uncommon.

Observed along a wet forest path in the northern portion of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, called Nagla Block (Bandar).

A small, shiny beetle common throughout the forested paths and basalt plateaus.

A small, shiny beetle common throughout the forested paths and basalt plateaus. This one perched upon langur scat on a boulder to look around.

A small, shiny beetle common throughout the forested paths and basalt plateaus.

A small, shiny beetle common throughout the forested paths and basalt plateaus.

A small, shiny beetle common throughout the forested paths and basalt plateaus.

A small, shiny beetle common throughout the forested paths and basalt plateaus. Observed in the northern portion of Sanjay Gandhi National Park called Nagla Block (Bandar).

Exclusively found along sandy banks of large rivers, mostly towards the end of monsoon and early winters.

A small beetle, seen early during onset of monsoon. Commonly found on forest paths as well as village outskirts.

Rather common after onset of monsoon and through the wet seasons uptil early August. Found in open habitats - from village outskirts to open clearings in forests; commonest beetle on lights at night.

A large beetle. Observed at the onset of monsoon through the month of July. Prefers open habitat, mostly along wide river and stream banks and wide forest paths.

A rather large beetle, observed exploring along the edge of the forest one rainy day.