A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE FAUNA OF DUNG BEETLE (SCARABAEIDAE, COLEOPTERA) AT HORZUM VILLAGE OF ŞANLIURFA
Abstract
The fieldwork for this study was conducted in 2011 and
2013 around the Horzum Village of Şanlıurfa. The aim of this study is the
determination of the dung beetle fauna of the Horzum village. As a result of Scarabaeinae
and Aphodiinae subfamily contains 9 species belonging to 5 genera. All of
species are new record for fauna of Horzum Village. The distributions in
Palaearctic region and Turkey of all species were determined.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 15, 2017
Submission Date
October 18, 2017
Acceptance Date
November 23, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Number: 039