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VOL. 7, ISSUE 7 (2022)
A survey of the biology, ecology and distribution of some cimicomorpha (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) species from Kazakhstan
Authors
Kenzhegaliev Arnur, Esenbekova Perizat Abdykairovna, Zhaksybayev Murat, Jurij Homziak
Abstract
A survey of the biology and natural history of the infraorder Cimicomorpha of Kazakhstan, based on fieldwork throughout the country between 2010 and 2020 and a review of the lead author's personal collection, identified 31 species from 17 genera belonging to 4 families. Of these, 19 species were zoophages, 1 species was a mycetophage, and 11 species were phytophages, divided into 3 subgroups: polyphages, broad and narrow oligophages. The majority, (26 species, 84%), overwintered in the adult stage, three species (10%) wintered as nymphs, and two species (6%) overwintered in the egg stage. Based on habitat moisture requirements, the following groups were identified: mesophiles (27 species), meso-xerophiles (1 species), xerophiles (1 species), hygro-mesophiles (1 species) and hygrophiles (1 species). Habitat structure requirements also divided the surveyed species into 9 groups: dendrobionts, tamno-dendrobionts, dendro-chortobionts, chorto-tamnobionts, chortobionts, herpetobionts, herpeto-chortobionts, epigeobionts and eurychortobionts. The species belonged to 12 zoogeographical regions: Holarctic (1), Trans-Palearctic (3), West Palearctic (3), Trans-Eurasian (10), West Eurasian (6), European-Kazakh (1), Iranian-Turanian (2), Turanian (1), Mid-eastern Tethyan (1), Turkestan (1), North Turkestan (1).
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Pages:91-102
How to cite this article:
Kenzhegaliev Arnur, Esenbekova Perizat Abdykairovna, Zhaksybayev Murat, Jurij Homziak "A survey of the biology, ecology and distribution of some cimicomorpha (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) species from Kazakhstan". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 7, Issue 7, 2022, Pages 91-102
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