Open AccessSURVEY OF INSECTS IN SOME SOUTHERN IRAQI MARSHES
Author(s) -
Hanaa H. Al-Saffar,
AUTHOR_ID,
Razzaq Shalan Augul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ matḥaf al-tārīẖ al-ṭabī’ī/bulletin of the iraq natural history museum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2311-9799
pISSN - 1017-8678
DOI - 10.26842/binhm.7.2021.16.4.0571
Subject(s) - odonata , marsh , lepidoptera genitalia , hemiptera , erebidae , hymenoptera , ecology , biology , geography , wetland
This study included a survey and review of the scientific names of the marsh insects (aquatic and surrounding it) for the purpose of unifying and updating the database.The survey reveals 109 species under 77 genera that belong to 32 families and 7 orders as follow: Coleoptera (44 species), Diptera (7 species) Ephemeroptera (2 species), Hemiptera (14 species), Hymenoptera (11 species), Lepidoptera (2 species) and Odonata with 29 species.Information of specimens' collection for each species, synonyms and geographical distribution were provided.