Species diversity of family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Gilan province

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1 East-Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Tabriz, Iran

2 Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, Tarbiat Modares University

Abstract

Species diversity means the number of existing species and their abundance in a geographical area, which increases with the number of existing species. Tachinidae is the second family of Diptera in terms of diversity, with about 8500 valid species worldwide, and nearly 1,600 in the Palaearctic region. This family is ecologically and economically important due to their parasitoid lifestyle on other insects. Tachinids attack a wide range of arthropod hosts. In the present study, the relative abundance and biodiversity indices of these flies were investigated based on continuous and regular sampling using Malaise traps traps in Gilan province during 2010. A total of 249 specimens belonging to 57 species of this family were collected and identified. Species of the subfamily Exoristinae are most abundant in the study areas, followed by Tachininae. Biodiversity indices were significantly difference between studied areas of Gilan province (P ≤ 0.05) based on Menhinick and Margalef richness indices, Shannon & Wiener diversity index and Simpson evenness. Orkom region with the predominant vegetation of deciduous trees and hazelnut orchards has the highest values of richness and diversity indices among the studied areas and the lowest values of these indices belong to the region Ashman Kamachal, which covered with rice fields. A positive correlation between biodiversity indices and altitude of studied areas was observed.

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Iranian Journal of Forest and Range Protection Research
Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 37
September 2021
Pages 125-140

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  • Receive Date: 18 February 2021
  • Revise Date: 25 April 2021
  • Accept Date: 12 June 2021

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