SOME SYSTEMATIC DATA FOR STINK BUGS (PENTATOMIDAE) IN KRUJA REGION

Abstract

This study present a systematic and ecological analysis to the family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs (Hemiptera), in the different ecosystems of Kruja region (Albania). The collection of biological material is performed during the period 2019- 2021. The study represents 14 genus and 19 species. By analyzing the collected material, genus Carpocoris is represented with more species, 3 specie respectively and frequency 15.79%. Habitats of Droja station are represented by more species than the other stations, with 14 species and a frequency of 73.68%, with less species Boje station with 8 species and a frequency of 42.11%. Based on the “Jaccard index of similarity coefficient”, Droja and Bret have a higher similarity coefficient than the other stations, of 47.05%, with the lowest coefficient are Boje with Mali Kruje stations with 5.26%, showing a similarity of the ecological factors between these stations, which means a similarity between these habitats.