دراسة تصنيفية مظهرية لعائلة حشرات الخنافس الحارقة Coleoptera : Meloidae في محافظة بابل == Taxonomical and Morphological study on the Blister Beetles (Coleoptera : Meloidae) in Babilon province
Author name:
اميرة ابراهيم عبد الزهرة
Supervisor name:
سعدون ابراهيم اسماعيل
General topic:
Biology
Specific topic:
Life Science
Degree:
Master
University:
Mustansiriyah University - Faculty Of Basic Education - Department Of Biology
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
24T3493 - p.pdf
Abstract:
The present study deals with morphology and taxonomy of blister Beetles (Coleoptera : Meloidae) in Babylon province.In our investigations ; there were fifteen species representing in nine genera under two subfamilies have been registered, these species are : 1 - Epicauta hirticornis (Haag - Rutenberg) Croscherichia goryi (Marseul)10 - Lydomorphus sp. MaranCerocoma graeca - 1112 - Cerocoma scovitzi Faldermann13 - Lydus mesopotamicus sp. nov.(Linnaeus) 14 - Lydus algiricus Fabricius Lytta nitidula - 2 - Nemognatha chrysomelina (Fabricius)sp. 3 - Nemognatha4 - Zonitis immaculate (Olivier)5 - Zonitis fernancastroi, Pardo Alcaide6 - Mylabris sp.klug 7 - Mylabris syriaca8 - Mylabris tenebrosa Laporte de CastelnauThe species of Lydus mesopotamicus sp. nov. has been described as a new species for science in Iraq, and has been given scientific geographical name.The genus Zonitis Fabricius and its two species; and the genus Lydomorphus Fairemaire have been recorded for the first time in Iraq.Three other species has been diagnosed and recorded for the first time in Iraq, they are : Epicauta hirticornis (Haag - Rutenberg)Fabricius Lytta nitidulaMaranCerocoma graecaThe Epicauta hirticorins (Haag - Rutenberg, 1880) was chosen as a simple type species of this family ; adults are described in details and all species body parts were drawn and pictured.Taxonomic keys for subfamilies, genera and species were desigend according to different of the important characters, especially pronotum, antennae, claws, spines of hind tibiae and pathches of elytra.
