Draft:Thorictus bengalensis

Thorictus bengalensis Háva & Chakrovorty, 2024 is a species of myrmecophilous beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species lies in the subfamily Thorictinae Agassiz, 1846, which comprises of 189 described species worldwide. This species is describe from the rooftop garden experimental garden of iForNature - Nature Club, located at Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The host ant species is Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851).