Title: Fauna Composition and Distribution Characters of Chafer Beetles in Ningxia
Abstract: There are 9 families 36 genera 55 species chafer beetles of Scarabaeoidea in Ningxia,which were reported and taken as materials to discuss the fauna composition and areal distribution.On fauna characters: 47 species were defined as Mongolia-Xinjiang member(85.4%),42 species were North China member(76.3%),18 species were Qinghai-Xizang member(32.7%),37 specie were Northeast China member(67.3%) and 17 species(30.9%) were Southwest China and South China member respectively and 20 species were Middle China member(36.4%).The results indicated that the chafer beetles in Ningxia owned dominance as member of Mongolia-Xinjiang Region and North China Region in faunal composition;the next is member of Northeast China Region.As for the distribution of regional geography,the Liupan Mountain Region: total 34 species(61.8%);the desert and semi-desert region: total 38 species(69.1%);the Loess Plateau Region: total 27 species(49.1%).
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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