Author/Authors :
Topkara, Esat Tarık Ege Üniversitesi - Su Ürünleri Fakültesi - Deniz, İçsu Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Bölümü, İçsular Biyolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Ustaoğlu, Mustafa Ruşen Ege Üniversitesi - Su Ürünleri Fakültesi - Deniz, İçsu Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Bölümü, İçsular Biyolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
In this study, in order to determine the aquatic Coleoptera and the aquatic and semiaquatic Heteroptera of Gönen River, a total of 8 field observations were carried out between 2010 and 2012 in 15 stations. Samples of aquatic insects were collected by 500 μm square mesh sizes hand net. As a result of laboratory investigations, from Coleoptera order, 3 species of Gyrinidae family, 1 species of Noteridae family, 11 species 1 subspecies of Dytiscidae family, 13 species 1 subspecies of Hydrophilidae family, 1 species of Spercheidae family and 4 species of Hydraenidae family; from Heteroptera order, 1 species of Gerridae family, 3 species 3 subspecies of Corixidae family and 2 species of Notonectidae family were determined.From the taxa, Gyrinus caspius, Gyrinus distinctus, Gyrinus substriatus, Agabus bipustulatus, Agabus guttatus, Hydaticus leander, Hydroporus pubescens, Laccophilus hyalinus, Laccophilus poecilus, Platambus lunulatus, Rhantus suturalis, Scarodytes halensis halensis, Boreonectes griseostriatus, Anacaena rufipes, Berosus byzantinus, Helochares lividus, Notonecta viridis, Notonecta maculata, Sigara striata, Sigara nigrolineata nigrolineata, Sigara lateralis in the stations of Gönen River in Balıkesir; Laccophilus minutus, Spercheus emarginatus, Sigara limitata limitata in the stations of Gönen River in Çanakkale and Enochrus bicolor, Micronecta scholtzi, Micronecta anatolica anatolica, Gerris thorasicus in the stations of Gönen River both in Çanakkale and Balıkesir provinces were recorded as first records.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Gönen River , Fauna , Aquatic Coleoptera , Aquatic and Semiaquatic Heteroptera , Insecta
