Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Rice Fields and Surrounding Grasslands of Northern Iran

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Authors

  • Ghahari Hassan
     Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shahre Rey Branch, Tehran ,IR
  • Wojci Ech B. Jedryczkowski
     University of Ecology and Management, ul. Wawelska 14, 06102 Warszawa ,PL
  • Memis Kesdek
     Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs, Head of District Agriculture, Koycegiz, Mugla ,TR
  • Hadi Ostovan
     Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Fars Science and Research Branch ,IR
  • Tabari Mehrdad
     Iran Rice Research Institute, Amol, Mazandaran ,IR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2009/3626

Keywords:

Carabidae, Fauna, Iran, New Record and Rice Field.

Abstract

Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) have an effective role in pest control in rice fields. The fauna of these beneficial insects in the rice fields of Northern Iran (Mazandaran Province) was studied based on sampling (pitfall trap and sweeping net) through 2003-2006. Based on the conducted surveys, 27 species of 19 genera and 12 subfamilies were collected and determined. Among these species, 20 species are newly recorded from Iran. Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) rufipes (DeGeer), Harpalus (Harpalus) smyrnensis Heyden, Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze and Scarites (Parallelomorphus) subcylindricus Chaudoir are the dominant species in the rice fields and surrounding grasslands.

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2009-07-16

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Hassan, G., Jedryczkowski, W. E. B., Kesdek, M., Ostovan, H., & Mehrdad, T. (2009). Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Rice Fields and Surrounding Grasslands of Northern Iran. Journal of Biological Control, 23(2), 105–109. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2009/3626

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Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2009

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