Diversity Of Coleoptera Associated With “Retama Reatam Webb.”, Planted For The Fixation El Mesrane Dune Cordon (Djelfa - Algeria)

Abstract

The study of beetles associated with retame "Retama reatam Webb" was conducted in the plantation in El Mesrane (wilaya of Djelfa, Algeria), carried out 31 years earlier as a means of fixation, this region is characterized by an arid climate with cool winters. The research work was carried out in 2022 in two stations, using Barber pots to trap the beetles. A total of 527 individuals were recorded, representing 38 species of beetles: 15 species of Tenebrionidae, 14 species of Carabidae, 4 species of Chrysomilidae, 3 species of Curculionidae and 2 species of Scarabaeidea.