https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=lit_arj_descr Arnob Chakrovorty University of Kalyani

Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani Nadia West Bengal 741235 IN

arnobchakrovorty@gmail.com ifornature2k19@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4147-4651 Jiří Háva Private Entomological Laboratory & Collection

Rýznerova 37/37, CZ-252 62 Únětice u Prahy Prague-west CZ

jh.dermestidae@volny.cz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-9538 Banani Bhattacharjee iForNature - Nature Club

Kolkata West Bengal 700028 IN

bananibhattacharjee440@gmail.com ifornature2k19@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6290-3430 Vijay Barve Nature Mates-Nature Club Research Advisor

6/7 Bijoygarh Kolkata West Bengal 700032 IN

vijay.barve@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567 Arnob Chakrovorty University of Kalyani

Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani Nadia West Bengal 741235 IN

arnobchakrovorty@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4147-4651 2026-02-04 eng The diversity of hairy fungus beetles of the subgenus Litargosomus Motschulsky, 1858 under the genus Litargus Erichson, 1846 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Mycetophagidae) of India has been studied and a new species Litargus (Litargosomus) arjanbasui Háva & Chakrovorty sp. nov. is described, illustrated and compared with similar species. Checklist GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction. Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html CC0-1.0 West Bengal and Meghalaya, India 88.451028 90.641667 25.191667 22.987556 1996-05-21 2025-05-08 family Mycetophagidae AC and BB acknowledges iForNature-Nature Club for proving the valuable instruments, kits and facilities used for conducting this research. asNeeded Arnob Chakrovorty University of Kalyani

Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani Nadia West Bengal 741235 IN

arnobchakrovorty@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4147-4651 2025-12-17T22:41:21.045+00:00 dataset Chakrovorty A, Háva J, Bhattacharjee B, Barve V (2025). Litargus (Litargosomus) arjanbasui sp. nov.: A new species of hairy fungus beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Mycetophagidae) from West Bengal, India. Version 1.7. Training Organization. Checklist dataset. https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=lit_arj_descr&v=1.7 Chakrovorty A., Háva J. & Bhattacharjee B., 2025. – Litargus (Litargosomus) arjanbasui sp. nov.: A new species of hairy fungus beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Mycetophagidae) from West Bengal, India. Faunitaxys, 13(46): 1 – 10. https://ipt.gbif.org/logo.do?r=lit_arj_descr https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?id=lit_arj_descr/v1.7.xml