The Rove Beetles (Coleoptera : Staphylinidae) of Three Tobacco Fields in South of Syria

Abstract

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) were surveyed across three horticultural farms, Abo Jarash in Damascus, the two other farms (Alkawm and Khan Arnabah) are located in (Alqounaitra province) in the season 2016 and 2017. Their biodiversity was estimated using pitfall traps. A total of 614 specimens , 19 genera and 22 species were collected during the survey. The rove beetle assemblage displayed the dominance of  Lobrathium sp., Platystethus cornutus, their percentage is 30.61% of all species. Land use seemed to have a significant effect on the number and composition of the species.