LIST OF INSECTS ASSOCIATED WITH MACROFUNGI IN TIKRIT CITY, SALAHADIN GOVERNORATE, IRAQ
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https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2018.15.1.0041Keywords:
Coleoptera, Iraq, Macrofungi, Saladin governorate, Survey.Abstract
In this survey, there are 14 species belonging to 14 genera, nine families and two orders, collected on Macrofungi from Tikrit city, Salahadin Governorate, North Central of Iraq. The members of Coleoptera were more abundant than flies on Macrofungi.
The family of Ciidae and Leiodidae (Order, Coleoptera), Mycetophilidae (Order, Diptera), and 6 species are recorded for the first time for insect fauna of Iraq.
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