Faunistic study on Noteridae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera: Adephaga) in Ramsar Site Kuyucuk Lake (Turkey), with further distributional notes

Abstract :

In this study we established the presence of 10 aqautic beetle (Coleoptera: Adephaga) species belonging to 2 families (Noteridae and Dytiscidae) in Ramsar site Kuyucuk Lake, Kars. The speciemens were collected between 2010 and 2011. Two species from Eastern Anatolian Region, and eight species from research area were recorded for the first time, and distributions in Turkey of these newly recorded species are presented.
 


Keyword :

Coleoptera, aquatic beetles, Adephaga, new records, Kuyucuk Lake
 


Author(s) : Darılmaz, M., Polat, A., Taşar, G. E.
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Published Issue : 2015 Vol. 10 Number 2


2015 Vol. 10 Number 2