
collected for the study of dragonflies scattered in
large riverbeds and their surrounding channels,
ditches and collectors. The species L. tetraphylla is
not mentioned in the species composition of
dragonflies in these research works (Zokirova,
2021.).
The Fergana Valley is located between
the mountains in Central Asia, is one of the large
mountain ranges (valleys) of Central Asia. It is
surrounded by the Tianshan mountain range in the
north and the Hisar Aloy mountain range in the
south. It is mainly located in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, partly in the territory of the Republics
of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Its wide part is in the
shape of a triangle, extending to the northern slopes
of the Turkestan and Aloy ridges, to the east. It is
surrounded by the Kurama and Chatkal ridges from
the west, and the Fergana ridge from the northeast.
In terms of climate and natural geographical
structure, it differs sharply from the regions of the
Khorezm oasis. Most studies have identified this
species as a species adapted to living in plains and
desert, semi-desert areas (Walker and Pittaway,
1987). The areas under our observation consist
mainly of dark turangil and tugai forests. They were
found mainly breeding and hunting. Exuviums were
not found in our observations. According to the
literature, it was mentioned that the L. tetraphylla
species migrates to places several kilometers away
from the water bodies where it was released. In
some literature (Lohmann, 1992), L. tetraphylla
species is mentioned as a river species, while in
some literature, it is said that it is found on the
shores of lakes. A number of studies have been
conducted in Mediterranean lakes and in Southern
Europe. According to this, it was mentioned that
this species appeared in artificial reservoirs with
concrete stone shores (Kalkman & Van Pelt, 2006)
Belančić et al. (2008) described the habitat of the
species as mostly natural in Croatia. In the Khorezm
oasis, most of the populations are located in natural
areas. We did not record L. tetraphylla species,
although other species were found in areas close to
residential areas, and in areas close to agro-
landscape areas. If we conclude from this, cattle
breeding, farming in the natural protected areas, and
human exploitation of undeveloped lands can cause
the reduction of the range of Lindenia tetraphylla
species. Our future work is to monitor this species
on a national scale.
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Doschanova Manzura Babajanovna,
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