Diversity and composition of ground-dwelling beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dhafer, Hathal M. Al; Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.; Aldryhim, Yousif; Fadl, Hassan H.; El-Torkey, Ashraf M.; Elgharbawy, Ali A.; Setyaningrum, Haris

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“…It was recorded from Arabia without exact locality by Emden (1954) and a recent occurrence in KSA has been confirmed by Al Dhafer et al (2016) .…”

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“…Africa : ER, NG, SD. Asia : EG (Sinai), IL, IQ, IR, JO, LB, SA ( Al Dhafer et al 2016 ), SY. North Africa : DZ, EG, LY, TN.…”

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“…The flora and fauna of these unique habitats are under constant threat due to increased anthropogenic activities ( Al-Nafie 2007 ; Al-Qarawi 2011 ). However, relatively little is known about their insect fauna (e.g., Al Dhafer and Platia 2013 , Al Dhafer et al 2016 ; Sharaf et al 2013 ; Alqarni et al 2015 ; Abdel-Dayem et al 2015 , 2016 ) that contribute to the faunal biodiversity of KSA .…”

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The beetle fauna (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Central Saudi Arabia

Abdel-Dayem¹,

Fad²,

El-Torkey³

et al. 2017

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This study was conducted as a part of a comprehensive baseline survey of insect biodiversity of Rawdhat Khorim National Park (RKNP), Central Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). During this study a total of 262 Coleoptera species belong to 182 genera in 35 families were identified, of which 247 are named at a species level. Fifteen species (6.0%) are apparently endemic to KSA. Thirty-eight species are new to the known beetle fauna of KSA, including 25 species reported from the Arabian Peninsula for the first time. The families Tenebrionidae (45 species), Scarabaeidae (34 species), and Carabidae (27 species) were the most species rich families. About 37% of the beetle abundance was represented by species of Scarabaeidae, especially Aphodius ictericus ghardimaouensis Balthasar. Karumia inaequalis Pic (Dascillidae) was also an abundant species. Approximately 43.5% of beetle species collected during this study are considered very rare taxa in RKNP. The RKNP beetle fauna shows more affinity to Sahro-Arabian (36.4%), Afrotropical- RESEARCH ARTICLE Launched to accelerate biodiversity research A peer-reviewed open-access journalMahmoud S. Abdel-Dayem et al. / ZooKeys 653: 1-78 (2017) 2 Sahro-Arabian (17.4%) and Palaearctic-Sahro-Arabian (10.5%). Twenty-three species (9.3%) are considered cosmopolitan or subcosmopolitan. The data on month of collection, method of collection, and abundance status within RKNP, together with the distribution within KSA and the general distribution (zoogeography) of each species are presented.

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“…It was recorded from Arabia without exact locality by Emden (1954) and a recent occurrence in KSA has been confirmed by Al Dhafer et al (2016) .…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Africa : ER, NG, SD. Asia : EG (Sinai), IL, IQ, IR, JO, LB, SA ( Al Dhafer et al 2016 ), SY. North Africa : DZ, EG, LY, TN.…”

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The beetle fauna (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Central Saudi Arabia

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“…The invertebrate fauna of these protected areas has attracted relatively little attention as compared to those of vertebrates (Abuzinada et al 2005), although international conventions signed by SA as a member of the Convention on Biological Diversity since 2001 (CBD 2011). Recent insect biodiversity survey and monitoring research projects in several protected areas in SA have been conducted by King Saud University Museum of Arthropods, Riyadh; resulting in several faunistic and ecological works being published (Aldhafer et al 2012, 2016; Sharaf et al 2013; Abdel-Dayem et al 2016, 2017, 2018; El-Hawagry et al 2016, 2017, 2018). One of these recent projects was focused on the insect biodiversity of Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve (SANR) in Baha Province in southwestern SA.…”

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The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve, Southwestern Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of Paussinae

Abdel-Dayem¹,

Elgharbawy²,

Rasool³

et al. 2019

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We report the Carabidae collected at the Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve (SANR) in Baha Province in southwestern Saudi Arabia during 2013–2015. In total, 62 carabid species and subspecies representing 39 genera, 17 tribes, and 10 subfamilies were identified, including one new species, Paussusminutulus Nagel & Rasool, sp. n, four new country records, and 24 species that are new provincial records for Baha. The carabid fauna was dominated by the Lebiini with 19 species. A high number of species were rarely collected (34 species) in comparison to the more abundant and common species (9 species). The highest number of species (52 species) was collected during autumn. The carabids of SANR are represented by a large component of Afrotropical faunal elements (28.1%) and smaller numbers of Oriental species (3.5%) and endemic taxa (5.3%). In comparison to Garf Raydah Nature Reserve in Asir Province, also in southwestern Saudi Arabia, SANR had an equal number of carabids sharing 64.5% of the species but with lower number of endemic elements. Our study can serve as a component for implementing a conservation plan for SANR using carabid beetles as sentinel taxa. These research results may support future ecological studies on SNAR carabids.

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“…Interaction of many environmental factors may control the variations in biodiversity; species composition, evenness and diversity indices, which include microclimate favorites, resource availability, habitat quality, grazing or the disturbance itself (Hardersen et al, 2014;Aldhafer et al, 2016). The present results indicated that species diversity of tenebrionids varied among the different investigated sites.…”

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Impact of Land Reclamation on the Diversity of Darkling Beetles, (Tenebrionidae) in Arid Ecosystem of El-Kharga, New Valley Governorate, Egypt

MMahbob¹,

Ramzy

El-Wakeil

2018

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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The present study aimed to assess the impact of land reclamation on the distribution, diversity and monthly occurrence of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in El-Kharga, New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Beetles were sampled with pitfall traps over a 6-month, from September 2015 to February 2016. Four different reclaimed sites were selected site I, site II, site III and site IV. The totals of 4725 collected beetles belong to 7 species; Akis elevata Solier , Prionotheca coronata Olivier, Mesostena angustata Fabricius, Trachyderma hispida (Forskal), Akis reflexa Fabricius , Pimelia arabica Klug and Scaurus puncticollis Solier. The abundance of recorded beetles differed significantly in the four studied sites. The highest density of total beetles was recorded at long period reclaimed site; the site I (1.68±1.7 individual/day*trap). P. coronata recorded the highest density (1.85±1.66 individual/day*trap) among the seven collected species. Results indicated monthly variations in the density of the beetles in the studied sites. A. elevata, P. coronata, M. angustata and S. puncticollis showed a significant increase in October. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that the abundance and diversity of beetles mostly related to soil pH followed by wind velocity and relative humidity. The results indicate that land reclamation led to variations in the community of tenebrionids.

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Diversity and composition of ground-dwelling beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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The beetle fauna (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Central Saudi Arabia

The beetle fauna (Insecta, Coleoptera) of the Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Central Saudi Arabia

The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve, Southwestern Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of Paussinae

Impact of Land Reclamation on the Diversity of Darkling Beetles, (Tenebrionidae) in Arid Ecosystem of El-Kharga, New Valley Governorate, Egypt

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