New Distribution Record and Rare Habitat of Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hall. F. (Convolvulaceae) from Kankeshwar Alibag Raigad Maharashtra, India

Despite being located at the confluence of two biodiversity hotspots – the Himalaya and the Indo-Burma – our knowledge on the diversity of longhorn beetle from Northeast India is very limited and account for about a third of the total Indian diversity. Herein, we are reporting a confirmed record of Dorysthenes (Lophosternus) huegelii from Assam, India. A discussion on the limitation on the knowledge of the confirmed distribution range of this species in India based on historical records is also made. Being an economic pest, the knowledge on the distribution of the tree root borer D (L.) huegelii plays an important role in economic pest management. Taxonomic keys to the species under this genus recorded from India is also added.

@article{preeti2026,
  author  = {Preeti V. Phate*1 and Pravin H. Kawale2},
  title   = {{New Distribution Record and Rare Habitat of Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hall. F. (Convolvulaceae) from Kankeshwar Alibag Raigad Maharashtra, India}},
  journal = {Journal of Bioresearch},
  year    = {2026},
  volume  = {2},
  number  = {1},
  doi     = {https://doi.org/10.56716/4/674},
}