04 Haz 2025 Çarşamba
Insect fauna of Balıkesir province (Türkiye)
Abstract : In this study, which was carried out to determine the insect diversity of Balıkesir province (Türkiye), the book “1030 Insect Species from Balıkesir”, Ph.D./Master's theses and faunistic studies carried out in Türkiye and abroad were evaluated. According to this study, 261 families and 2683 species / subspecies belonging to these families have been recorded in Balıkesir province. The highest number of species is found in Coleoptera (1035 species / subspecies). This is followed by Hymenoptera (391 species / subspecies), Hemiptera (369 species / subspecies), Lepidoptera (328 species / subspecies) and Diptera (267 species / subspecies). In addition, 89 of the 2683 species / subspecies identified are endemic (Balıkesir, Türkiye). According to IUCN, 7 of these species are classified as VU, 384 as LC, 26 as NT and 1 species as EN. The paucity of research conducted on certain insect orders within this province is particularly pronounced, with Neuroptera being the order for which data is most lacking.