Ecological Properties of Epigeal Invertebrate Communities in Green Areas in the City of Plovdiv. Part 3 - Lauta Park

Some ecological properties of the epigeal invertebrate community in “Lauta” Park in the city of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) is presented. The predominating taxa in the epigeal invertebrate community are Diptera, Brachicera and Coleoptera, Carabidae, followed by Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Diptera, Nematocera and Oniscus sp. (Crustacea, Isopoda). Three species from the Coleoptera order were identified to the species level: Dorcus parallelipipedus (Lucanidae), Cetonia aurata (Scarabaeidae) and Staphylinus caesareus (Staphylinidae). The community of the epigeal invertebrates is most likely bidominant with moderate diversity.