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Turkish Journal of Zoology

2011

Fauna

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Description Of A New Species Of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera:Coccoidea) From Turkey, Lerzan Erkiliç, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Ferenc Kozar Jan 2011

Description Of A New Species Of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera:Coccoidea) From Turkey, Lerzan Erkiliç, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Ferenc Kozar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

A new species of Eriococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), Proteriococcus lauri Erkılıç sp. nov., collected on Laurus nobilis in Turkey is described and illustrated based on the adult female, and first-instar nymph.


Notes On The Halictus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Fauna Of Turkey, Fati̇h Di̇kmen, Ahmet Murat Ayteki̇n Jan 2011

Notes On The Halictus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Fauna Of Turkey, Fati̇h Di̇kmen, Ahmet Murat Ayteki̇n

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Halictidae collections of the Natural History Museum of Vienna (Austria), the Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum of Linz (Austria), and the Université de Mons-Hainaut (Belgium) were inspected in order to review the Halictus Latreille (Halictidae: Hymenoptera) fauna of Turkey. Added to this were data from the literature as well as data collected during our personal field studies in the central Anatolian and Mediterranean regions of Turkey between the years 2000 and 2009. Distribution maps are presented of 34 species from Turkey. In addition, information on world distributions and foraged flowers is given. This study reviews the status of the genus in Turkey …


Medina Separata (Meigen 1824), A New Record For Turkish Tachinidae (Diptera), Sali̇ha Çoruh, Kenan Kara Jan 2011

Medina Separata (Meigen 1824), A New Record For Turkish Tachinidae (Diptera), Sali̇ha Çoruh, Kenan Kara

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Medina separata Mesnil (Diptera: Tachinidae) is recorded for the first time from Turkey.


Bark Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) Of The Coniferous Forests In The Mediterranean Region Of Western Turkey, With A New Record For Turkish Fauna, Oğuzhan Sarikaya, Mustafa Avci Jan 2011

Bark Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) Of The Coniferous Forests In The Mediterranean Region Of Western Turkey, With A New Record For Turkish Fauna, Oğuzhan Sarikaya, Mustafa Avci

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species and their host plants of coniferous forests of the Mediterranean region of Western Turkey were determined between 2006 and 2008. A total of 27 species of Scolytinae were collected from 59 different sites in Afyonkarahisar, Antalya, Burdur, Denizli, Isparta, and Muğla provinces. Hylastes angustatus (Herbst), H. linearis Erichson, Tomicus destruens (Wollaston), Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius), Pityogenes calcaratus (Eichhoff), P. pennidens Reitter, Orthotomicus robustus (Knotek), and O. suturalis (Gyllenhal) were recorded as new species for the Scolytinae fauna of the Mediterranean region of Western Turkey. Orthotomicus robustus (Knotek) was recorded for the first time from Turkey.


Contributions To The Opiinae Fauna Of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Ahmet Beyarslan, Maximilian Fischer Jan 2011

Contributions To The Opiinae Fauna Of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Ahmet Beyarslan, Maximilian Fischer

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study was carried out in order to determine the species of the subfamily Opiinae in Turkey. Between 1991 and 2008, malaise and light traps and sweeping nets were used to obtain adult specimens from various habitats in Turkey. A total of 116 species from 7 genera and 28 subgenera of the Opiinae were determined, and 45 of these species were new records for the Turkish fauna. The distribution of the species was evaluated taking into consideration the zoogeographic regions and phytogeographic provinces of Turkey.


A Survey On Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Species Of Turkey, With A Key To European Genera, Andrey Ivanovich Khalaim, Murat Yurtcan Jan 2011

A Survey On Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Species Of Turkey, With A Key To European Genera, Andrey Ivanovich Khalaim, Murat Yurtcan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Thirty-five species from 7 genera of Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) occur in Turkey. Of these, 20 species are new records for Turkish fauna. The general distribution and data on the biology of Turkish species are provided. Keys to all European genera and subgenera are given, with a short annotation on the taxonomy, distribution and biology of each genus.


The Fauna And Systematic Of The Genus Terellia R-D., 1830 (Diptera: Tephritidae) With A Key To The Species Of Terellia In Turkey, Murat Kütük, Mehmet Yaran Jan 2011

The Fauna And Systematic Of The Genus Terellia R-D., 1830 (Diptera: Tephritidae) With A Key To The Species Of Terellia In Turkey, Murat Kütük, Mehmet Yaran

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study is based on the Terellia species collected from 27 provinces of Turkey during 1999-2006. The locality, host plants (including new records), and figures of the wing pattern of each species are given. An identification key to all 15 species of Terellia known from Turkey is presented and their distribution in Turkey and other countries summarized.


Orthoptera And Mantodea Fauna Of Kazdağı (Ida) National Park With Data On The Calling Songs Of Some Bush-Crickets, Hasan Sevgi̇li̇, Ali̇ İsmet Demi̇rsoy, Yusuf Durmuş Jan 2011

Orthoptera And Mantodea Fauna Of Kazdağı (Ida) National Park With Data On The Calling Songs Of Some Bush-Crickets, Hasan Sevgi̇li̇, Ali̇ İsmet Demi̇rsoy, Yusuf Durmuş

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Orthoptera and Mantodea fauna of Kazdağı National Park (Balıkesir) were investigated. Field studies were conducted between 2004 and 2005. During this study, 34 species of Orthoptera (16 Tettigoniidae, 1 Oecanthidae, 2 Pamphagidae, 1 Tetrigidae, and 14 Acrididae) and 3 species of Mantodea were investigated. Isophya cania, Poecilimon luschani egrigozi, Anadolua schwarzi, Rhacocleis acutangula (Tettigoniidae), Paranocaracris rubripes burri (Pamphagidae), and one recently described species, Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) kazdaghensis (Acrididae), are endemic taxa. Metrioptera (Broughtonia) arnoldi,, known from the Balkan fauna until now, is a new record for Turkish fauna. The calling songs of Metrioptera arnoldi, Rhacocleis acutangula, Anadolua schwarzi, Isophya cania, …


Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Pompilidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) Fauna Of Turkey With The Checklist Of Species, Erol Yildirim, Raymond Wahis Jan 2011

Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Pompilidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) Fauna Of Turkey With The Checklist Of Species, Erol Yildirim, Raymond Wahis

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study is based upon material of family Pompilidae collected from different localities in Turkey between 2000 and 2009; the other related studies on the Pompilidae in Turkey were reviewed. Dicyrtomellus kizilkumii (Radoszkowski, 1877) is a new record for Turkish fauna. The authors present also an updated checklist of the Pompilidae fauna of Turkey. Including the new taxon determined in this study a total of 200 species and 5 subspecies from 35 genera of the family Pompilidae were recorded from Turkey to date. Among them, the type localities of 23 species and 1 subspecies from Pompilidae are situated in Turkey. …