Taxonomic and Ecological Analysis of the Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Lower Zarafshan (Uzbekistan)
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Taxonomic and Ecological Analysis of the Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Lower Zarafshan (Uzbekistan)
1F.Z. Khalimov*, 2L.Kh. Alimova, and 3D.F. Zokirova
Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences
Zoology (Animal Science), Vol.42A, No.1,
January-June 2023: P.7-15
DOI: 10.48165/bpas.2023.42A.1.2
Original Research Article
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Taxonomic and Ecological Analysis of the Fauna of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Lower Zarafshan (Uzbekistan)
1F.Z. Khalimov*, 2L.Kh. Alimova, and 3D.F. Zokirova
| Author’s Affiliation:
1Gulistan State University, 4th micro district, Gulistan city, Uzbekistan 2Bukhara State University 3Samarkand State University, 15, University Avenue, Samarkand city, Uzbekistan
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| *Corresponding author:
F.Z. Khalimov, Gulistan State University, 4th micro district, Gulistan city, Uzbekistan E-mail: xalimov1968@list.ru
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| Article Info:
Received on 25.09.2022 Revised on 23.11.2022 Approved on 05.03.2023 Accepted on 15.03.2023 Published on 16.06.2023 |
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Zarafshan River, ground beetles, taxonomic composition, similarity coefficient, new records.
