title: Bolboceras bilaspuricans (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae), a new species from Chhattisgarh, India.
abstract: Bolboceras bilaspuricans Gupta & Chandra, new species (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae), from the Chhattisgarh state, India is described, diagnosed, and illustrated. The new species is classified in the B. nigricans species group of the genus Bolboceras Kirby, 1819. The new species is morphological similar to Bolboceras malabaricum Krikken, 2013 from southwestern India.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, India.; Email: devanshuguptagb4102@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Devanshu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, India.; Email: kailash611@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Kailash
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandra
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size