Contributions to the Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) Fauna of Kazan Hills (Ankara-Turkey)

Abstract

This study, aimed to determine the Scarabaeidae fauna of Kazan hills, which is an important nature protection area, located between Kazan and Çubuk districts of Ankara province. Samples caught in pitfall traps set at different times in six different areas were examined. Among the traps, 50 species and subspecies level taxa belonging to 4 subfamilies were determined. The distribution of the determined species and subspecies in Turkey is given. As a result of the study, 22 species and subspecies with this species were recorded for the first time from Ankara.

Keywords

• dung beetle
• fauna
• aphodiinae
• cetoniiae
• rutelinae
• scarabaeinae