Faunistic and Zoogeographic Studies on the Family Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Ankara province (Turkey)

Year 2022, Volume: 50 Issue: 4, 415 - 432, 09.10.2022

Hilal Deniz Eşer Mahmut Kabalak

https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.890988

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to determine the Coccinellidae fauna of Ankara. For this purpose, field studies were carried out in May-October 2018 and April-October 2019 in Ankara. 5310 specimens were collected. Totally 38 species belonging to 4 subfamilies and 20 genera were identified. The genus Scymnus Kugelann, 1794 is the most species-rich genus with 11 species. Faunal similarities and species diversities of districts of Ankara province are compared. According to the Brillouin diversity index, species diversities were found the highest in Akyurt and Güdül districts

Keywords

Coccinellidae, Faunistic composition, Ankara, Turkey

Supporting Institution

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Project Number

FBA–2018–16318

Thanks

We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Nedim Uygun for his help about species determination and Ali Kemal Kırçakcı and M. Arif Demir for help during the field studies.

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