Taxonomic and Ecological Analysis of the Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Lower Zarafshan (Uzbekistan)

Authors

  • F Z Khalimov Gulistan State University, 4th micro district, Gulistan city, Uzbekistan
  • L Kh Alimova Bukhara State University ,4th micro district, Gulistan city, Uzbekistan
  • D F Zokirova Samarkand State University, 15, University Avenue, Samarkand city, Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.42A.1.2

Keywords:

Zarafshan River, ground beetles, taxonomic composition, similarity coefficient, new records

Abstract

The taxonomic composition and ecological-faunistic  characteristics of the fauna of ground beetles in the  lower reaches of the Zarafshan River were analyzed. 43  species of ground beetles belonging to 28 genera, 19  tribes and 9 subfamilies were identified. The dominant  species are Calathus ambiguus (20.21%), Machozetus lehmanni (17.44%), Harpalus distinguendus (16.23%),  Scarites bucida (7.6%) and Machozetus concinnus (5.35%),  while the subdominant – Scarites terricola (4.32%)  Megacephala euphratica (3.97%), Amara aenea (2.94%),  Amara ovata (2.25%) and Harpulus rubripes (2.07%). The  composition of the carabid fauna consists of two  ecologically sharply different species complexes:  xerophiles (inhabiting desert biotopes) and  mesohygrophiles (inhabiting agrcenoses). Syntomus obscuroguttatus, Harpalus affinis, and Scarites subcylindricus were noted for the fauna of Uzbekistan for  the first time. 

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2023-06-16

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2023): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Zoology (Jan-Jun) 2023

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Taxonomic and Ecological Analysis of the Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Lower Zarafshan (Uzbekistan) . (2023). Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Zoology , 42(1), 7–15. https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.42A.1.2