Insects included in the red book of the Azerbaijan Republic

Abstract : The paper presents the insect species in Azerbaijan fauna with a rarely status: vulnerable, critically endangered, and endangered, included in the Red Book of the Azerbaijan Republic, in three editions: 40 species in the 1st edition (1989), 77 species in the 2nd edition (2013) and 82 species in the 3rd edition (2023 in press). The 82 species in the 3rd edition belong to 7 orders (Phasmatodea, Orthoptera, Odonata, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, and Neuroptera). These species entered the red book of the Azerbaijan Republic according to the following rarity status: Vulnerable (VU) – 1 species, critically endangered (CR) -23 species, endangered (EN) – 46 species, and date deficient (DD) -12 species. As a result of research carried out during the past 10 year, 25 species were excluded from the 2nd edition of the red book of the Azerbaijan Republic and 30 species were included in the 3rd edition.
Keyword : Date deficient, endangered, endemic, critically endangered, status, vulnerable
Author(s) : Eyvazov, A. G., Snegovaya, N. Y., Kerimova, I., Huseynzade, G. A., Huseynova, E. A., Nuriyeva, I. A., Hajiyeva, S. A.
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Published Issue : 2023 Vol. 18 Number 2


2023 Vol. 18 Number 2