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Zoology

2007

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Otiorynchus Lederi Stierlin (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A New Record And A New Pest In Turkey, Hi̇kmet Özbek, Levent Gülteki̇n, Genrick Davidian Jan 2007

Otiorynchus Lederi Stierlin (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A New Record And A New Pest In Turkey, Hi̇kmet Özbek, Levent Gülteki̇n, Genrick Davidian

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Otiorhynchus lederi Stierlin, 1876 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was detected in northeastern Anatolia. This species has been known as a parthenogenetic form so far. We found in Transcaucasus and Turkey several bisexual populations of this species for the first time and we redescribed them. O. lederi is allied to Otiorhynchus erivanensis Reitter, which was described from Armenia. Diagnostic features separating these 2 species were indicated. Both of these species are new records for the Turkish fauna. Although O. lederi is a polyphagous it is a pest of currant (Ribes spp.), rose (Rosa spp.), and strawberry (Fragaria spp.) species in Erzurum province, especially …


Limnolegeria Longiseta Motaş, 1928 And Sperchon Rostratus Lundblad, 1969: Two Water Mite Species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) From Turkey, Yunus Ömer Boyaci Jan 2007

Limnolegeria Longiseta Motaş, 1928 And Sperchon Rostratus Lundblad, 1969: Two Water Mite Species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) From Turkey, Yunus Ömer Boyaci

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two water mite species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) are reported from Turkey. Limnolegeria longiseta Motaş, 1928 and males of Sperchon rostratus Lundblad, 1969 are first records for the Turkish fauna. The morphological features and worldwide distribution of the species are given.


A New Record For The Harvest Spider Fauna Of Turkey: Dicranolasma Giljarovi Silhavy, 1966 (Opilionida, Dicranolasmatidae), Abdullah Bayram, İlkay Çorak Öcal Jan 2007

A New Record For The Harvest Spider Fauna Of Turkey: Dicranolasma Giljarovi Silhavy, 1966 (Opilionida, Dicranolasmatidae), Abdullah Bayram, İlkay Çorak Öcal

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The characteristic features and drawings of Dicranolasma giljarovi Silhavy, 1966, which is a new record for the harvest spider fauna of Turkey, are given. In addition, habitat, phenology and the geographical distribution of the species are presented. The specimens were collected from different parts of Turkey.