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ANALYSIS OF TURANIAN SPECIES OF WEEVILS OF DAGESTAN

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Abstract. Turan centre is one of the most important and ancient centres of formation of fauna of arid regions, which had a noticeable impact on the genesis of Coleoptera fauna in the Eastern part of the Greater Caucasus. 45 species of weevils of Turan origin were found in Dagestan, regularities of their distribution and trophic specialization were studied, the most likely ways of their penetration to the Caucasus were identified. Chorological analysis of species and their food plants showed that migration of beetles and their food plants in the Caucasus is connected.

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G. M. Mukhtarova
Dagestan State University
Russian Federation


G. M. Abdurakhmanov
Dagestan State University
Russian Federation

Competing Interests: д.б.н., профессор, заслуженный деятель науки РФ и РД, академик РЭА, Махачкала, ул. Дахадаева, 21. Тел. (8722) 67-46-51


M. Sh. Ismailova
Dagestan State University
Russian Federation

Competing Interests: д.б.н., профессор, эколого-географический факультет, Республика Дагестан, Махачкала, ул. Дахадаева,21


G. M. Nahibasheva
Dagestan State University
Russian Federation


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Mukhtarova G.M., Abdurakhmanov G.M., Ismailova M.Sh., Nahibasheva G.M. ANALYSIS OF TURANIAN SPECIES OF WEEVILS OF DAGESTAN. South of Russia: ecology, development. 2013;8(4):54-61. (In Russ.)

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