Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) of Ankara (Türkiye) in Terms of Ecological Properties and Zoogeographical Composition

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Demir M. A., Kabalak M.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, vol.149, no.2, pp.151-168, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 149 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.3157/061.149.0202
  • Journal Name: TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.151-168
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aims to perform an ecological and zoogeographical analysis of the Meloidae in Ankara province, Türkiye. The ecological evaluations detected higher species diversities in June, 701-900m in elevation range, and 20.1–25.0°C in air temperature. There was no difference in the detecting elevations according to the phylogenetic positions of the species, a significant difference was observed between the collecting air temperatures. Host plants of 33 species were identified. The zoogeographic analysis revealed that the highest rate (18.6% of the detected species) was in the Turano-European regions.