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The Lepidoptera (Insecta) Fauna Of Düzce Province, Turkey, Süleyman Akbulut, Beşi̇r Yüksel, Aki̇f Keten
The Lepidoptera (Insecta) Fauna Of Düzce Province, Turkey, Süleyman Akbulut, Beşi̇r Yüksel, Aki̇f Keten
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The lepidopteran species of Düzce province were investigated. To collect specimens, a sweep net and light traps were used. A total of 109 species belonging to 17 families of the order Lepidoptera were identified. The family Geometridae was represented by the highest number of species (20), followed by Noctuidae (19), Lycaenidae (12) and Nymphalidae (12). This was the first study to determine the Lepidoptera fauna of Düzce.
Faunistic Studies On The Species Of The Subfamily Clytrinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) Of Dedegöl Mountains (Isparta), Ali̇ Gök
Turkish Journal of Zoology
We determined 20 species belonging to seven genera in the subfamily Clytrinae from Dedegöl Mountains and the vicinity between 1996 and 1998. Among them, Cheilotoma beldei Kasap is an endemic species for Turkey. Although the distribution area of Labidostomis peregrina Weise (Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Russia) is known, it has also been reported from the East Anatolian region of Turkey. The present study reports it from the western part of Turkey. The body part figures of taxonomic importance for each species are presented. In addition, their distribution generally and in Turkey are given.
Microcrustacean Fauna Of Lake Sazlıgöl (Menemen, İzmir), Mustafa Ruşen Ustaoğlu, Süleyman Balik, Di̇dem Özdemi̇r Mi̇s, Cem Aygen
Microcrustacean Fauna Of Lake Sazlıgöl (Menemen, İzmir), Mustafa Ruşen Ustaoğlu, Süleyman Balik, Di̇dem Özdemi̇r Mi̇s, Cem Aygen
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Thirty-five microcrustacean taxa, comprising 21 species of cladocerans, eight species and one subspecies of copepods, and five species of ostracods were identified from Lake Sazlıgöl during a 17-month research period in 1998-1999. Of these species, Eucypris ornata (Müller, 1776) (Ostracoda) was recorded as new species for the freshwater fauna of Turkey.