25 Haz 2025 Çarşamba
Investigations on biodiversity of beetles in soil layer of agricultural and non agricultural areas captured by pitfall trap method in the Campus of Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Türkiye: (Part IV) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Abstract : This study was carried out in January and December 2019 throughout the year to investigate the beetle species using by pitfall traps in the Campus of Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Türkiye. These practices were carried out in 11 habitats, which were evaluated categories as agricultural and non-agricultural areas. Habitats where olive, pomegranate, fig, vine and mandarin orchards are grown have created agricultural areas. Other areas are stone pine, eucalyptus / stone pine mixed area, cypress, christ’s thorn, grasses and in-stream habitats. As a result of this study, using ethylene glycol pitfall traps placed in the soil, a total of 13 species belonging to eight genera of five subfamilies of Staphylinidae family (Coleoptera) determined. The most common species in the study area was Ocypus mus (Brullé, 1832) (totally 95 specimens, 42,79%) and it was captured in pitfall traps within a twelve-month period. The species captured during 9 months excluding January, July and December is Ocypus olens (O. Muller, 1764).