New Data on the Scarabaeinae (Scarabaeidae) Fauna of Bozdağ at Eskişehir in Central Anatolia Region

Abstract

Insects are generally dominant in terrestrial ecosystems and play a role in ecologically important functions and ecological processes. Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) are essential for the first decomposition, especially in forest/pasture ecosystems. This study aims to determine the faunistic data of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) depending on three different altitudes in the Bozdağlar region of Eskişehir. In this study, the pitfall trap method collected 34 species and six subspecies belonging to 10 genera belonging to the Scarabaeinae subfamily of the Scarabaeidae family. Cheironitis haroldi Ballion, 1871, Caccobius. mundus Ménétriés, 1839, Onthophagus. (A.) falzonii Goidanich, 1926, Onthophagus (P.) carpanetoi Pittino, 1982, Onthophagus (P.) similis Scriba, 1790, Onthophagus (P). t. truchmenus Kolenati, 1846 and Ateuchetus armeniacus Ménétriés, 1832, are the new data for Eskişehir province.