Faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of the family Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey
Hacettepe University Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06532 Beytepe Ankara, Turkey
Abstract
The focus of this study was to understand the faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian region. 72 species belonging to seven subfamilies and 25 genera were identified. The major part of the Elateridae fauna of the Central Anatolian region is formed by the subfamilies Elaterinae and Cardiophorinae. The genus Cardiophorus was the most species-rich genus. The species composition of the Elateridae fauna of the Central Anatolian region is partially consistent with known Elateridae fauna of Turkey. The Central Anatolian region shares most species with the European part of the Western Palaearctic as does the Elateridae fauna of Turkey. Detailed localities of nine species are given for the first time for Turkey, with emphasis on the Central Anatolian region.
Keywords: Click beetles, species composition, phenology, abundance, habitat preference, distribution
Correspondence:
1 mahmut@hacettepe.edu.tr,
2 sert@hacettepe.edu.tr
Editor: Takumasa Kondo was Editor of this paper
Received: 4 January 2011 | Accepted: 19 April 2011 | Published: 4 May 2011
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 11, Number 57
Kabalak M, Sert O. 2011. Faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of the family Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Journal of Insect Science 11:57 available online: insectscience.org/11.57
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