Title of article :
A SURVEY OF WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONOIDEA) FROM SOME LOCALITES OF KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ, WITH NEW RECORDS TO THEENTOMOFAUNA OF IRAQ
Author/Authors :
Ismael Akraw, Halgurd Rashed Department of Plant Protection - Duhok University - College of Agriculture - Kurdistan Region, Iraq , Mahmoud, Talal Tahir Department of Plant Protection - Duhok University - College of Agriculture - Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Abstract :
Thiswork is the first study of the Curculionoidea fauna from Kurdistan region of Iraq, based on the intensive survey in different localities of Kurdistan from March 2016 to November 2017. In total, 41 species belonging to 28 genera, 21 tribes and 3 families were collected and identified, including 25 species newly recorded for the Iraqi fauna.General distribution, collecting localities and methods, with plant association data for each species are given.
Keywords :
Coleoptera , Curculionoidea , Entomofauna , Iraq , Kurdistan
Journal title :
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
