Coleoptera (Insecta) diversity of Ilısu Dam basin

Abstract

Coleoptera is the largest order of insects. In adults, the body is mostly covered with a hard and dense exoskeleton. The front wings, known as the elytra, are as hard as the exoskeleton. Elytra, dorsally covers the abdomen and protect the large, membranous hind wings. They live in all terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and they feed on a wide variety of foods. In this study, it was tried to determine species diversity of Coleoptera that has ecologically and biologically great importance in Ilısu dam basin.