Insect pollinators in different regions of Iraq

Abstract

The aim of this study wasrnto assess species diversity and population abundance of pollinating insects inrnsome different regions of Iraq. There are 611 specimens were collected in therncurrent study; these specimens belong to 5 orders, 25 families, 45 genera andrn52 species. In total the percent of pollinator groups investigated werernrecorded; bees and wasps were the most abundant with 51.3% of the total numberrnof individuals, followed by butterflies 16.03%, beetles 14.07%, flies 13.25%rnand hemipteran with less 5.23%. In this investigation the species of Myathroparnflorae (Linnaeus, 1758) was registered as a new record from Iraq.