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A Preliminary Study On The Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Of Edirne In North-Western Turkey, Selçuk Yurtsever
A Preliminary Study On The Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Of Edirne In North-Western Turkey, Selçuk Yurtsever
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Preliminary investigations were carried out to determine the ladybird species of Turkish Trakya. Population samples for the study were obtained from several sites in different habitats near Edirne province. A total of twelve different ladybird species were determined. Of these, the 7-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata, was the commonest species. The density of the 22-spot ladybird, Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, was higher than that of the other ladybirds in almost all habitats surveyed. Frequencies of the black and yellow forms of the 14-spot ladybird, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, in the area showed a tendency to be associated with open and shaded habitats respectively. Moreover, the …
A Study On Helophorusfabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) Species, Abdullah Mart, Orhan Erman
A Study On Helophorusfabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) Species, Abdullah Mart, Orhan Erman
Turkish Journal of Zoology
In this study, a list of Helophorus species known in Turkey is presented with their distribution in Turkey and the rest of the world. Of these, Helophorus (Atracthelophorus) arvernicus Mulsant, 1846 and Helophorus (Rhopalhelophorus) kirgisicus Knisch, 1914 are recorded in Turkey for the first time and are reviewed according to our specimens. H. (Transithelophorus) ter- minassianae Angus, 1984, Helophorus (Empleurus) nubilus Fabricius, 1776, H. (Eutrichelophorus) micans Faldermann, 1835, H. (A.) abeillei Guillebeau, 1896 and H. (Rhopalhelophorus) lapponicus Thomson, 1854 have been collected in Erzurum for the first time.