INVENTORY OF THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERIMETER OF THE K'SOB DAM, EAST OF THE ALGERIAN STEPPE, IN THE WILAYA OF M'SILA

Abstract

The study was conducted, on the arthropodological fauna, in the perimeter of the dam of K'sob, in the wilaya of M'sila, which is located in a semi-arid bioclimatic area. An inventory of arthropods was carried out using Barber traps. The results showed the dominance of species from the class Insecta (75.29 %). The total species richness consisted of 96 species corresponding to 35 families of which the family Formicidae (Hymenoptera) was the most represented (46.77%). The most abundant order is Hymenoptera with a representation of 49.05%.

Keywords

• k'sob area
• arthropod fauna
• barber traps