Open AccessFaunistic study of the aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) of Markazi Province (Central Iran) with new records
Author(s) -
R Vafaei Shoushtari,
Hadi Ostovan,
Ümit İncekara,
Vladimir Pešić
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs0703239v
Subject(s) - ecology , geography , biology
In this study, we establish the presence of 24 aquatic beetle (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) species belonging to 13 genera and five families in Markazi Province of Central Iran. Specimens were collected between 2001 and 2005. Eleven species and four genera are recorded from Iran for the first time. The ecological significance of the new records is briefly discussed.
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