Abstract :
The aim of this study was to determine Insect fauna Southeastern Anatolia Region. Surveys on insect species in various ecologies have been conducted in the provinces (Adıyaman, Batman, Gaziantep, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Siirt, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak) of Southeastern Anatolia region between the years 1948-2013. Almost 2600 species and subspecies among 180 families belonging to 13 insect orders are defined owing to these studies. Coleoptera species formed about 20% of the collected insects. Coleoptera included 32 families were recorded. During this study totally 268 species were found in 13 families and in 6 superfamilies of Coleoptera. Those superfamilies are Caraboidea, Dytiscoidea, Bostrichoidea, Chrysomeloidea, Cleroidea and Cucujoidea. The distribution of determined insect types according to the provinces, plant hosting and feeding type is also done. Information about their identification, host plants, and distribution in Southeastern Anatolia Region was presented as detailed.
Keywords :
Southeastern Anatolia Region , Insect Fauna , Coleoptera , Turkey.
