Open AccessInventory of insects in the El Ghrous's palm grove (Biskra; Algeria)
Author(s) -
H. Zakaria,
Saliha Benhissen,
Wafa Habbachi,
F Masna,
AY Asloum,
S Ben Lemkherbeche,
K Rebbas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of biodiversity conservation and bioresource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2412-2416
DOI - 10.3329/jbcbm.v7i1.57126
Subject(s) - hemiptera , orthoptera , palm , biology , geography , species richness , insect , ecology , forestry , zoology , physics , quantum mechanics
The diversity and species richness of insects were studied at the palm grove of El Ghrous. The insects were collected using two types of traps: Barber and Aerial. Forty-four insect species were inventoried. This inventory shows a predominance of Order Coleoptera with 6 families, 13 species and 241 individuals, followed by Hemiptera with 5 families, 7 species and 111 individuals, and Orthoptera with 2 families, 7 species and 54 individuals.J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2021, 7(1): 85-94