Species Composition of Chortobiont Beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae, Oedemeridae) Less Studied In Azerbaijan

Abstract

The paper contains information about hortobiont beetle species from families Lycidae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae and Oedemeridae less studied in Azerbaijan. Check list of species distributed in Azerbaijan is presented basing on own materials and literature data. Materials were collected in the Greater Casucasus, the Kur River lowland, Lankaran and Middle Araz (Nakhchivan) natural regions and was recorded 1 species from Lycidae, 2 species from Lampyridae, 4 species from Cantharidae and 4 species from Oedemeridae families. From them Oedemera virescens (Linnaeus, 1767), Cantharis rufa Linnaeus, 1758, Cantharis melaspis Chevrolat, 1854, Cantharis melaspoides Wittmer, 1971 and Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798 are new to Azerbaijan fauna.

Keywords

• Lycidae
• Lampyridae
• Cantharidae
• Oedemeridae
• fauna
• hortobiont

Azerbaycan’da Az Çalışılmış Hortobiont Böcek Gruplarının (Coleoptera: Lycidae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae, Oedemeridae) Tür Kompozisyonları

Abstract

Bu araştırmada Azerbaycan’da az çalışılmış Lycidae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae ve Oedemeridae ailelerine ait olan hortobiont böcekler konusunda bilgi verilmiştir. Azerbaycan’da kayda alınmış bu gruplara ait böceklerin listesi hem literatür bilgileri hem de şahsi materyaller doğrultusunda sunulmuştur. Araştırma verilileri Azerbaycan’ın Böyük Kafkas, Küçük Kafkas, Nahçivan, Lenkeran doğal bölgelerinde çeşitli biotoplardan toplanmış ve Lycidae ailesine ait 1 tür, Lampyridae ailesine ait 2 tür, Cantharidae ailesine ait 7 tür ve Oedemeridae ailesine ait 4 tür böcek kayda alınmıştır. Bunlardan Oedemera virescens (Linnaeus, 1767), Cantharis rufa Linnaeus, 1758, Cantharis melaspis Chevrolat, 1854, Cantharis melaspoides Wittmer, 1971 ve Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798 Azerbaycan faunası için ilk sayılmaktadırlar.

Keywords

• Lycidae
• Lampyridae
• Cantharidae
• Oedemeridae fauna
• hortobiont

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