Morphological description of three species of diving beetles (Dytiscidae: Coleoptera) Recorded in Thi Qar governorate, Southern Iraq
In this study, three species of predatory diving beetles belonging to the suborder: Adephaga (Family: Dytiscidae) were recorded in Thi Qar Governorate, southern Iraq. Six districts of the aforementioned governorate were selected for the purpose of collecting adult-stage insects of water beetles. The results showed the discovery of 98 samples of the species Hyphoporus solieri, 82 samples of the species Laccophilus minutus and 180 samples of the species Hydroporus planus.
Authors
- Alaa N. Hatem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-9913)
- Muthanna M Al-Abadi
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoological and Entomological Letters
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22271/letters.2025.v5.i2a.131
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00