25 Haz 2025 Çarşamba
Investigations on biodiversity of beetles in soil layer of agricultural and nonagricultural areas captured by pitfall trap method in the Campus of Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey: (Part III) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae and Cantharidae)
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, Izmir, Turkey. 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 10 species belonging to eight genera of three families (Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Cantharidae) of Coleoptera determined. Among them, Longitarsus aramaicus Leonardi, 1979, Phyllotreta erysimi erysimi Weise, 1900 and Rhagonycha chevrolati Marseul, 1864 were evaluated as the first record for İzmir fauna. The most common species in the study area was Podagrica malvae (Illiger, 1807) and it was captured in pitfall traps within an eight-month period.