A New record of the genus Scutellathous (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Denticollinae) in Iraq
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10269968Keywords:
Scutellathous, Elateridae, Coleoptera, Canaan forests, IraqAbstract
A new record of Genus Scutellathous in Iraq which belongs to the family Elateridae in order Coleoptera when studying the diversity of insects in Canaan forests in Diyala governorate, it recorded a high density in months May- April in temperature ranged between ( 11-23)ᵒC, Humidity of soil ( 12-7)%, salinity (2-3)ms/cm and pH about to ( 7.37 - 8.14) while the texture of soil was silty loam.
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