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Four New Parasitoid Records Of The Subfamilies Euphorinae And Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) From The Adıyaman Province Of Turkey, Emi̇ne Çikman, Ahmet Beyarslan Jan 2009

Four New Parasitoid Records Of The Subfamilies Euphorinae And Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) From The Adıyaman Province Of Turkey, Emi̇ne Çikman, Ahmet Beyarslan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Four Euphorinae and Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoid species, Biosteres (Chilotrichia) arenarius Stelfox, 1959, Opius (Misophthora) bulgaricus Fischer, 1959, O. (Phaedrotoma) umlalaziensis (Fischer, 1996), and Perilitus (Microctonus) cerealium Haliday, 1835 were recorded for the first time in Turkey. All species were collected from the Adıyaman province in 2004 and 2005. The general distribution and known hosts of each species are presented in this paper.


Temporal And Spatial Changes Of Crustaceans In Mixed Eelgrass Beds, Zostera Marina L. And Z. Noltii Hornem., At The Sinop Peninsula Coast (The Southern Black Sea, Turkey), Melek Ersoy Karaçuha, Murat Sezgi̇n, Ertan Dağli Jan 2009

Temporal And Spatial Changes Of Crustaceans In Mixed Eelgrass Beds, Zostera Marina L. And Z. Noltii Hornem., At The Sinop Peninsula Coast (The Southern Black Sea, Turkey), Melek Ersoy Karaçuha, Murat Sezgi̇n, Ertan Dağli

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This research was carried out to determine the macrobenthic crustacean species associated with mixed eelgrass beds (Zostera marina and Z. noltii) occurring in the upper-infralittoral zone of the Sinop peninsula coast (the southern Black Sea, Turkey) and their bioecolological features. From June 2004 to April 2005, investigations were seasonally performed at the depths of 2-4 m at 6 different stations chosen on the Sinop peninsula coast. As a result of the study, a total of 7057 individuals belonging to 55 species and 6 orders were identified. Amphipoda was the dominant group in terms of number of species (63% of the …


External Morphology Of Eggs Of Macronemurus Bilineatus And Megistopus Flavicornis (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae): A Scanning Electron Microscopy Study, Zeki̇ye Suludere, Savaş Canbulat, Selami̇ Candan Jan 2009

External Morphology Of Eggs Of Macronemurus Bilineatus And Megistopus Flavicornis (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae): A Scanning Electron Microscopy Study, Zeki̇ye Suludere, Savaş Canbulat, Selami̇ Candan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The eggs of Megistopus flavicornis (Rossi, 1790) and Macronemurus bilineatus Brauer, 1868 were studied by light and scanning electron microscope and are described in detail in this paper. Both species have roughly elongate and cylindrical eggs with rounded ends and have 2 flattened disc-like micropylar processes at the opposite poles. The chorionic surface is tuberculated and differs between the 2 species. The eggs of M. flavicornis additionally have some rows containing polygonal pattern of exochorion near the micropyles. Moreover, a number of morphological differences between the 2 species are noted.


Karyotype Analysis Of An Endemic Sucker Catfish, Glyptothorax Silviae Coad,1981 (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae), From Iran, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Zeinab Gholami, Narges Nazari, Ali Gholamifard, Fatemeh Shahryari, Somayeh Baghbani, Mehrgan Ebrahimi Jan 2009

Karyotype Analysis Of An Endemic Sucker Catfish, Glyptothorax Silviae Coad,1981 (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae), From Iran, Hamid Reza Esmaeili, Zeinab Gholami, Narges Nazari, Ali Gholamifard, Fatemeh Shahryari, Somayeh Baghbani, Mehrgan Ebrahimi

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The karyotypic and cytogenetic characteristics of southern catfish, Glyptothorax silviae Coad, 1981, was investigated for the first time by examining metaphase chromosome spreads obtained from gill epithelial and kidney cells. The diploid chromosome number of this species was 2n = 52. The karyotype consisted of 9 pairs of metacentric, 14 pairs of submetacentric, and 3 pairs of subtelocentric chromosomes. The arm number was 98. No heteromorphic sex chromosomes were cytologically detected in this catfish. Comparison of the chromosome number of this fish with that of the other members of subfamily Glyptosterninae shows that 2n = 52 may be regarded as …


The Effect Of Lordosis Severity On Juvenile Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax L., 1758) Swimming Performance, Fati̇h Başaran, Hüseyi̇n Özbi̇lgi̇n, Yeli̇z Doğanyilmaz Özbi̇lgi̇n, Şükrü Şenol Paruğ, Osman Özden Jan 2009

The Effect Of Lordosis Severity On Juvenile Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax L., 1758) Swimming Performance, Fati̇h Başaran, Hüseyi̇n Özbi̇lgi̇n, Yeli̇z Doğanyilmaz Özbi̇lgi̇n, Şükrü Şenol Paruğ, Osman Özden

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The relationship between the lordosis severity and swimming performance in sea bass juveniles was investigated. In total, 149 experimental animals 110-130 days old that ranged from 1.44 to 3.44 g (mean_{TW} ± SD: 2.41 ± 0.49 g) and 5.4 to 6.5 cm (mean_{TL} ± SD: 6.03 ± 0.39 cm) were used in experiments to determine critical swimming speed (U_{crit}) in water that was 14 ± 1 °C. Vertebral angle in normal healthy fish is 180°. The lordosis severity in abnormal fish is indicated by a reduction in this value. Vertebral angles (\varphiº) of the experimental animals in this study ranged …


Notes On The True Bug (Heteroptera) Fauna Of Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Mohammad Ali Gharaat, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Hasan Safaralizadeh, Majid Fallahzadeh Jan 2009

Notes On The True Bug (Heteroptera) Fauna Of Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Mohammad Ali Gharaat, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Hasan Safaralizadeh, Majid Fallahzadeh

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Heteroptera fauna in east Azerbaijan and west Azerbaijan provinces in northwestern Iran was surveyed during 2005-2006. In all, 73 species from 18 families were collected and identified, of which 1 species, Mozena lunata (Burmeister, 1835) (Coreidae), is a new record for the Palearctic ecozone and 6 species are newly recorded from Iran.


Notes On Amphipods Caprella Andreae Mayer, 1890 And Podocerus Chelonophilus (Chevreux & Guerne, 1888) Collected From The Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta, Off The Mediterranean And The Aegean Coasts Of Turkey, Murat Sezgi̇n, A. Suat Ateş, Tuncer Katağan, Kerem Bakir, Şükran Yalçin Özdi̇lek Jan 2009

Notes On Amphipods Caprella Andreae Mayer, 1890 And Podocerus Chelonophilus (Chevreux & Guerne, 1888) Collected From The Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta, Off The Mediterranean And The Aegean Coasts Of Turkey, Murat Sezgi̇n, A. Suat Ateş, Tuncer Katağan, Kerem Bakir, Şükran Yalçin Özdi̇lek

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The present study reports the occurrence of 2 amphipod species, Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890 and Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & Guerne, 1888, that appeared on the carapace of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Levantine Sea). The amphipod specimens were found on a male Caretta caretta captured during experimental bottom studies conducted off Samandağ, Hatay (the Turkish Mediterranean coast) on 7 April 2007. In addition, Caprella andreae Mayer 1890 was collected from the nets of fish cages off the Seferihisar (Aegean Sea) coast (38^{°}11^{'}32^{"}N, 26^{°}38^{'}07^{"}E). C. andreae is a first report for the amphipod fauna …


Contributions To The Knowledge Of The Genus Oecobius Lucas, 1846 From Turkey (Araneae: Oecobiidae), Hakan Demi̇r, Osman Seyyar, Meti̇n Aktaş Jan 2009

Contributions To The Knowledge Of The Genus Oecobius Lucas, 1846 From Turkey (Araneae: Oecobiidae), Hakan Demi̇r, Osman Seyyar, Meti̇n Aktaş

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The characteristic features of Oecobius rhodiensis Kritscher, 1966 and Oecobius teliger O.P.-Cambridge, 1872, which are recorded for the first time in Turkey, are presented in this paper. Identification keys for the Turkish species, digital and SEM photographs, and drawings of genitalia of the new recorded species are also given together with their zoogeographical distributions.


Pardosa Roscai (Roewer, 1951), A Spider New To The Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae), Ahmet Bayram, Levent Efi̇l, Christo Deltshev Jan 2009

Pardosa Roscai (Roewer, 1951), A Spider New To The Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae), Ahmet Bayram, Levent Efi̇l, Christo Deltshev

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951), a spider new to the Turkish fauna, is redescribed and illustrated (male/female). The taxon was re-elevated to species rank: Pardosa cribrata roscai (Roewer, 1951) = Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951).


Two New Records Of Caridean Shrimps From Turkish Waters: Eaulus Sollaudi (Zariquiey Cenarro, 1935) (Caridea, Hippolyte) And Palaemonella Rotumana (Borradaile, 1898) (Caridea, Palaemonidae), A. Suat Ateş, Kerem Bakir, Tahi̇r Özcan, Tuncer Katağan Jan 2009

Two New Records Of Caridean Shrimps From Turkish Waters: Eaulus Sollaudi (Zariquiey Cenarro, 1935) (Caridea, Hippolyte) And Palaemonella Rotumana (Borradaile, 1898) (Caridea, Palaemonidae), A. Suat Ateş, Kerem Bakir, Tahi̇r Özcan, Tuncer Katağan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This paper concerns 2 new shrimp records, Eualus sollaudi (Zariquiey Cenarro, 1935) and Palaemonella rotumana (Borradaile, 1898), found during sampling performed by scuba divers near the coast in Fethiye Bay (the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey) in June and July 2008.


Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, And Zerconidae) From Turkey, Raşi̇t Urhan Jan 2009

Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, And Zerconidae) From Turkey, Raşi̇t Urhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two new species of zerconid mites, Zercon cokelezicus sp.n. and Z. mehmeturhani sp.n., collected from soil in Denizli, Turkey are described and illustrated on the basis of females. Additionally, a key to the adults of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is given.


Length-Weight Relationships Of Fishes From Gökova Bay, Turkey (Aegean Sea), Tevfi̇k Ceyhan, Okan Akyol, Mustafa Erdem Jan 2009

Length-Weight Relationships Of Fishes From Gökova Bay, Turkey (Aegean Sea), Tevfi̇k Ceyhan, Okan Akyol, Mustafa Erdem

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) are presented for 17 fish species caught from Gökova Bay (southeastern Aegean Sea) during the 2006 fishing season. Fish samples were collected from small-scale trammel nets and longline fisheries. The values of b ranged from 2.086 (±0.152) for Sphyraena sphyraena to 3.499 (±0.058) for Scomber japonicus. The median value of b was 3.055 (±0.081). The r^2 values ranged from 0.712 for Sphyraena chrysotaenia to 0.996 for Scomber japonicus and all relationships were highly significant (P < 0.001). Estimated LWR parameters of 4 species, Dicentrarchus labrax, Seriola dumerili, Siganus luridus and Sphyraena sphyraena, for Turkish waters are presented for the first time.


The Effect Of Queen Removal On Sexual Production In The Bumble Bee, Bombus Terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Ayhan Gösteri̇t, Aşkin Gali̇ç, Fehmi̇ Gürel Jan 2009

The Effect Of Queen Removal On Sexual Production In The Bumble Bee, Bombus Terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Ayhan Gösteri̇t, Aşkin Gali̇ç, Fehmi̇ Gürel

Turkish Journal of Zoology

We analyzed the effects of queen removal on male and queen production in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. In total, 43 Bombus terrestris colonies were reared under standard laboratory rearing conditions. Before the competition point, when the colonies comprised 35-40 workers and many diploid larvae, we removed the queens from 20 randomly selected colonies to test the effects of queenlessness. The timing of gyne production in queenless colonies (25.6 ± 1.5 days) was significantly earlier than in queenright colonies (32.8 ± 3.2 days). Although queen removal had a significant effect on the timing of gyne production, there was no significant …


New Records Of Psilophrys Parvulus And Its Host Kermes Bacciformis From Turkey, George Japoshvili, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, İsmai̇l Karaca Jan 2009

New Records Of Psilophrys Parvulus And Its Host Kermes Bacciformis From Turkey, George Japoshvili, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, İsmai̇l Karaca

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During 2007-2008 survey conducted on the Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) in Isparta province Psilophrys parvulus (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) and its host Kermes bacciformis (Hemiptera: Coccoidea, Kermesidae) represent new species records for Turkey. Previously, P. parvulus was known only from Italy where it was first recorded. The emergence behavior of this parasitoid differs from that of most scale insect parasitoids emerging from the anal opening of its host rather than chewing a hole in the scale insect's test to emerge.


Food Habit Of Rana (Pelophylax) Kl. Esculenta Females In A New Recorded E-System Population From A Forested Habitat In North-Western Romania, Istvan Sas, Severus Daniel Covaciu Marcov, Alexandru Strugariu, Anamaria David, Cristina Ilea Jan 2009

Food Habit Of Rana (Pelophylax) Kl. Esculenta Females In A New Recorded E-System Population From A Forested Habitat In North-Western Romania, Istvan Sas, Severus Daniel Covaciu Marcov, Alexandru Strugariu, Anamaria David, Cristina Ilea

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This is the first record of a green frog Rana (Pelophylax) kl. esculenta population from the E-system in the north-western part of Romania. From April to July 2005 we analysed the trophic spectrum of 84 Rana kl. esculenta females, extracting and identifying a total number of 801 prey items. Beside animal preys, plant materials and remains of shed skin were identified in the stomach contents. We did not find any Rana kl. esculenta individuals with empty stomachs. The importance of different animal prey categories varied in certain periods of the study. In the stomach contents collected in July we identified …


Gonad Histology Of The Persian Tooth-Carp Aphanius Persicus (Jenkins, 1910) (Cyprinodontidae) In Southern Iran, Malihezaman Monsefi, Amir Houshang Shiva, Hamid Reza Esmaeili Jan 2009

Gonad Histology Of The Persian Tooth-Carp Aphanius Persicus (Jenkins, 1910) (Cyprinodontidae) In Southern Iran, Malihezaman Monsefi, Amir Houshang Shiva, Hamid Reza Esmaeili

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The histological changes of gonads were studied in Aphanius persicus from the Barm-e-Shoor spring (south of Iran). The gonads were extracted and prepared histologically. The maturity stage of each specimen was examined according to size and weight of gonad, degree of occupation in the body cavity, the type and number of germinal cells (in testis) and follicles (in ovary). We have described 5 sexual stages for females and 4 for males. The total length and body and gonad weight of each specimen increased with increasing maturity stages. In females, the appearance of ripe oocytes was in stage IV and V …


Zoeal Stages Of Two Majoidea Crabs, Doclea Muricata (Herbst, 1788) And Acanthonyx Limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), Reared Under Laboratory Conditions, Farhana Shafiq Ghory, Feroz Akhtar Siddiqui Jan 2009

Zoeal Stages Of Two Majoidea Crabs, Doclea Muricata (Herbst, 1788) And Acanthonyx Limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), Reared Under Laboratory Conditions, Farhana Shafiq Ghory, Feroz Akhtar Siddiqui

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The early developmental stages of the Pisidae crab, Doclea muricata (Herbst, 1788), and the Epialtidae crab, Acanthonyx limbatus (A. Milne Edwards, 1862), from Pakistan are described for the first time. Zoeae I and II of Doclea muricata and Acanthonyx limbatus were obtained from field-collected ovigerous females that were kept under laboratory conditions. These larval stages are described, illustrated, and compared with those of earlier studies of known species of the genera. The larval stages of these 2 species can be differentiated by the presence of spines on the posterolateral angles of abdominal somites 3-5 and a pair of lateral spines …


Some Turkish Rotifer Species Studied Using Light And Scanning Electron Microscopy, Ahmet Altindağ, Hendrik Segers, Murat Kaya Jan 2009

Some Turkish Rotifer Species Studied Using Light And Scanning Electron Microscopy, Ahmet Altindağ, Hendrik Segers, Murat Kaya

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A number of records of rotifers from Turkey are discussed. An account is given on trophi morphology in 4 species of Asplanchna Gosse, 1850. Cephalodella segersi De Smet, 1998 is recorded for the second time after its description, and Lecane shieli Segers and Sanoamuang, 1994 is recorded from Turkey for the first time. Both these and a population of Hexarthra polyodonta polyodonta (Hauer, 1957) from the species’ type locality, Lake Van, are illustrated using light and scanning electron microscopic techniques.


Zooplankton Composition And Abundance In Lake Eğrigöl, A High Mountain Lake (Gündoğmuş, Antalya), Cem Aygen, Di̇dem Özdemi̇r Mi̇s, M. Ruşen Ustaoğlu, Süleyman Balik Jan 2009

Zooplankton Composition And Abundance In Lake Eğrigöl, A High Mountain Lake (Gündoğmuş, Antalya), Cem Aygen, Di̇dem Özdemi̇r Mi̇s, M. Ruşen Ustaoğlu, Süleyman Balik

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Field studies were conducted in July and August 2000, and in June and September 2001 in order to determine the zooplankton composition and abundance of Lake Eğrigöl, a high mountain lake located 2060 m a.s.l. in the middle Taurus Mountain Range. In total, 41 species were found, including 30 Rotifera, 8 Cladocera, and 3 Copepoda. Based on the number of species and their abundance (individuals m^{-3}), rotifers were the dominant group (49.75%-90.92%), followed by Cladocera (6.54%-27.52%), and Copepoda (2.54%-22.72%). All taxa were first records for the lake.


Records Of Aquatic Beetles (Helophoridae, Hydrophilidae, Hydrochidae, Dytiscidae) And Physico-Chemical Parameters In A Natural Lake (Artvin, Turkey), Ümi̇t İncekara Jan 2009

Records Of Aquatic Beetles (Helophoridae, Hydrophilidae, Hydrochidae, Dytiscidae) And Physico-Chemical Parameters In A Natural Lake (Artvin, Turkey), Ümi̇t İncekara

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Some ecological requirements of aquatic Coleoptera species were studied in a natural lake. Water beetle samples, collected in 2007 from the National Park Sahara-Karagöl belonging to the families Helophoridae, Hydrophilidae, Hydrochidae, and Dytiscidae were identified and listed. Both physical (conductivity and temperature) and chemical (pH, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, hardness, organic matter, chloride, phosphate, and some metal ions) parameters of the inhabited water were measured.


Multivariate Morphometric Study On Apis Florea Distributed In Iran, Ayça Özkan, Mohammed M. Gharleko, Berna Özden, İrfan Kandemi̇r Jan 2009

Multivariate Morphometric Study On Apis Florea Distributed In Iran, Ayça Özkan, Mohammed M. Gharleko, Berna Özden, İrfan Kandemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Multivariate Morphometric and Spatial Autocorrelation Analyses were performed to determine the morphometric variation in Apis florea colonies representing 13 localities from 4 states on the coastal north-south diagonal in Iran. New morphometric characters (hind wing length, hind wing width, and hind wing angles) were also measured to determine the usefulness of these characters for Apis florea. Analysis of variance of new morphometric characters showed that 7 out of the 8 hind wing variables displayed statistically significant differences among populations (P < 0.05). The scatter plot from Canonical Variate Analysis revealed that the colonies from north (Ilam, Khuzestan, and Bushehr states) showed an overlapping distribution. The colonies from south (Hormuzgan state) formed a non-overlapping distant cluster. Based on the spatial autocorrelation analysis, 14 correlograms were significant for morphometric characters (According to the Bonferroni criterion). Six characters (CuB, C.Ind, HWW, B4, D7, and I13) showed clinal type correlogram.


A New Record For The Fauna Of Pakistan: Hydaticus Leander (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Mustafa Cemal Darilmaz, Zubair Ahmed Jan 2009

A New Record For The Fauna Of Pakistan: Hydaticus Leander (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Mustafa Cemal Darilmaz, Zubair Ahmed

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Hydaticus leander (Rossi, 1790) is recorded from Pakistan for the first time. Faunistic data are also given for some species.


First Record Of Mycterodus (Comporodus) Mutuus Logvinenko, 1968 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) From Turkey, With Redescription Of The Species, Veysel Kartal, Ahmet Dursun Jan 2009

First Record Of Mycterodus (Comporodus) Mutuus Logvinenko, 1968 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) From Turkey, With Redescription Of The Species, Veysel Kartal, Ahmet Dursun

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The species Mycterodus (Comporodus) mutuus Logvinenko, 1968 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. This species is redescribed and figured by examination of specimens from northeast Turkey.


Parasitoids Of The Small Poplar Longhorn Beetle, Saperda Populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), In The Aras Valley (Kars And Erzurum Provinces), Turkey, Hi̇kmet Özbek, Göksel Tozlu, Sali̇ha Çoruh Jan 2009

Parasitoids Of The Small Poplar Longhorn Beetle, Saperda Populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), In The Aras Valley (Kars And Erzurum Provinces), Turkey, Hi̇kmet Özbek, Göksel Tozlu, Sali̇ha Çoruh

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The parasitoids of the small poplar longhorn beetle, Saperda populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), were studied in the Aras Valley (Kars and Erzurum provinces), Turkey, during 2006-2007. Five parasitoid species, Paraperithous gnathaulax (Thomson), Dolichomitus populneus (Ratzeburg), Dolichomitus tuberculatus (Geoffroy) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Ipbiaulax impostor (Scopoli) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and Billaea irrorata (Meig.) (Diptera: Tachinidae), were reared from the over-wintering larvae living in the galls of S. populnea. Dolichomitus populneus was the most numerous of the parasitoids and accounted for 55% of all parasitoids reared. Ipbiaulax impostor and B. irrorata were reared from S. populnea for the first time in Turkey. Additionally, B. irrorata …


Age, Growth, And Gonadosomatic Index (Gsi) Of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus Steindachner, 1868) In The Eastern Black Sea, Cemaletti̇n Şahi̇n, Nazli Kasapoğlu, A. Mutlu Gözler, Ferhat Kalayci, Necati̇ Hacimurtazaoğlu, Cengi̇z Mutlu Jan 2009

Age, Growth, And Gonadosomatic Index (Gsi) Of Mediterranean Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus Steindachner, 1868) In The Eastern Black Sea, Cemaletti̇n Şahi̇n, Nazli Kasapoğlu, A. Mutlu Gözler, Ferhat Kalayci, Necati̇ Hacimurtazaoğlu, Cengi̇z Mutlu

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The aim of this study was to calculate the basic population parameters of Trachurus mediterraneus off the coast of the Eastern Black Sea. Average total length was estimated as 13.52 ± 1.884 cm for the entire population, 13.08 ± 1.594 cm for males, and 13.62 ± 1.804 for females. Average weight was 20.27 ± 8.819 g for the entire population, 18.65 ± 7.626 g for males, and 21.31 ± 9.184 g for females. Age of the fish ranged between 0 and 5 years. Length-weight, age-length, and age-weight relationships were estimated for the population, where W = 0.0089 × L^{2.9552}; L_t …


Introduction To The Asilidae Fauna (Insecta: Diptera) Of Fars Province, Iran, Nazila Saghaei, Hadi Ostovan, Mahmoud Shojaei, Rüstem Hayat Jan 2009

Introduction To The Asilidae Fauna (Insecta: Diptera) Of Fars Province, Iran, Nazila Saghaei, Hadi Ostovan, Mahmoud Shojaei, Rüstem Hayat

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Fars province in the south of Iran was surveyed for Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera) during 2006-2007. Twenty six species, belonging to 19 genera and 7 subfamilies: Apocleinae (5 species), Asilinae (7 species), Dasypogoninae (2 species), Laphriinae (2 species), Laphystiinae (1 species), Leptogastrinae (1 species) and Stenopogoninae (8 species), were recorded. Of these, 5 species are new to the fauna of Iran. Additionally 2 subfamilies, 10 genera, and 22 species were recorded for the first time from Fars province. Distributional data for each species are included.


The First Occurrence Of The Uncommon Family Barbutiidae (Acari: Actinedida) In Turkey: Barbutia Anguineus (Berlese), Sali̇h Doğan, Güldem Dönel Jan 2009

The First Occurrence Of The Uncommon Family Barbutiidae (Acari: Actinedida) In Turkey: Barbutia Anguineus (Berlese), Sali̇h Doğan, Güldem Dönel

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A newly recorded mite species, Barbutia anguineus (Berlese), collected from Turkey is herein re-described and figured. This is the first record of the family Barbutiidae in Turkey.


Hydrochus Ibericus And Hydrochus Nodulifer, Two New Records For The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Abdullah Mart, Ümi̇t İncekara, Ahmet Polat, Hani̇fi̇ Karaca Jan 2009

Hydrochus Ibericus And Hydrochus Nodulifer, Two New Records For The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) Fauna Of Turkey, Abdullah Mart, Ümi̇t İncekara, Ahmet Polat, Hani̇fi̇ Karaca

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study reports the first occurrence of Hydrochus ibericus Valladares, Diaz, and Delgado, 1999, and Hydrochus nodulifer Reitter, 1897 from Turkey.


Diversity Of Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) In Kasnak Oak Forest Nature Reserve, Isparta, Turkey, Ebru Gül Aslan, Yusuf Ayvaz Jan 2009

Diversity Of Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) In Kasnak Oak Forest Nature Reserve, Isparta, Turkey, Ebru Gül Aslan, Yusuf Ayvaz

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Different habitat types chosen from Kasnak Oak Forest Nature Reserve (Isparta, Turkey) and 3 plots with vegetation structure, were studied comparatively with Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) species composition, its richness and abundance. The study was conducted between the months of April and October at 15-day intervals during 2005 and 2006. Sixty-six sets of data were obtained during the survey, including 22 samplings for each plot. A total of 2650 individuals belonging to 57 species were recorded from the chosen plots. Species richness estimators were used to measure the completeness of the inventories. Values predicted by different non-parametric estimators showed that further …


Invasion By The Oak Lace Bug, Corythucha Arcuata (Say) (Heteroptera: Tingidae), In Turkey, Serap Mutun, Zeycan Ceyhan, Can Sözen Jan 2009

Invasion By The Oak Lace Bug, Corythucha Arcuata (Say) (Heteroptera: Tingidae), In Turkey, Serap Mutun, Zeycan Ceyhan, Can Sözen

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Corythucha arcuata (Heteroptera: Tingidae) is an important pest species that causes severe damage to oak species by sucking up the cellular sap material and leaving its eggs on the underside of leaves. Considered a Nearctic species with a wide distribution, especially in the United States and southern Canada, it has recently been reported beyond the North American continent, specifically in Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey. Since its first report from Bolu, in 2003, the oak lace bug has rapidly dispersed throughout Turkey-to Düzce, Zonguldak, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Eskişehir, Ankara, Çankırı, and Bilecik provinces. The present study determined that the oak lace bug …