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A New Species Of Tephritis Latreille (Diptera: Tephritidae) From Turkey, Murat Kütük, Nesli̇han Bayrak, Rüstem Hayat
A New Species Of Tephritis Latreille (Diptera: Tephritidae) From Turkey, Murat Kütük, Nesli̇han Bayrak, Rüstem Hayat
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Tephritis ozaslani sp. nov. is described from Artvin Province of Turkey and placed in the T. pulchra species group. The key to the T. pulchra group is provided, which includes 9 species. The main characters that distinguish the new species from the closely resembling Palaearctic species, T. cometa israilis Freidberg, T. acanthiophilopsis Hering, T. erdemlii Kütük, T. divisa Rondani, T. recurrens Loew, T. merzi Freidberg & Kütük, and T. hurvitzi Freidberg, are discussed. In addition, Inula oculus christi L. (Asteraceae) is determined as a host plant of the new species.
A New Water Mite Species (Hydrachnidia: Aturidae) From Turkey: Barbaxonella Taurusensis Sp. Nov., Yunus Ömer Boyaci, Pinar Gülle, Hakan Di̇di̇nen
A New Water Mite Species (Hydrachnidia: Aturidae) From Turkey: Barbaxonella Taurusensis Sp. Nov., Yunus Ömer Boyaci, Pinar Gülle, Hakan Di̇di̇nen
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Barbaxonella taurusensis n. sp. is described and a list of species of the water mite family Aturidae Thor, 1900 from Turkey is given. Barbaxonella taurusensis n. sp. is the second species of genus Barbaxonella Lundblad, 1954 recorded from Turkey.
Two New Mite Species Of The Genus Stigmaeus (Acari: Stigmaeidae) From Turkey, Güldem Dönel, Sali̇h Doğan, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Durmuş Ali̇ Bal
Two New Mite Species Of The Genus Stigmaeus (Acari: Stigmaeidae) From Turkey, Güldem Dönel, Sali̇h Doğan, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Durmuş Ali̇ Bal
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Two new mite species of the genus Stigmaeus from Turkey, S. tokatensis sp. nov. and S. amasyanus sp. nov., are described and illustrated based on females. A key to all known Turkish species of the genus is included.
Revision Of Graecoanatolica (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) Species In Turkey, Ümi̇t Kebapçi, Seval Bahadir Koca, Mehmet Zeki̇ Yildirim
Revision Of Graecoanatolica (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) Species In Turkey, Ümi̇t Kebapçi, Seval Bahadir Koca, Mehmet Zeki̇ Yildirim
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Graecoanatolica Radoman, 1973 is a remarkable genus of Hydrobiidae, recognized with its disjunct distribution between Macedonia, Greece (Thessaly), and Turkey (Lakes Region). However, the current distribution of the genus is restricted to Turkey, as the 2 Balkan species have been declared extinct. In this study, a taxonomic revision of the Graecoanatolica species in Turkey is presented. Among 6 previously recognized species, G. conica Radoman, 1973 and G. brevis Radoman, 1973 from the provinces of Denizli and Burdur are determined to be extinct. G. anatolica (Schütt, 1965) comb. nov. is transferred to the genus and G. dinarica sp. nov. is described …
A New Freshwater Amphipod Species, Gammarus Obruki Sp. Nov., From Turkey (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), Murat Özbek
A New Freshwater Amphipod Species, Gammarus Obruki Sp. Nov., From Turkey (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), Murat Özbek
Turkish Journal of Zoology
A new species of freshwater amphipod, Gammarus obruki sp. nov., collected from İnderesi Cave, Bartın Province, Turkey, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Gammarus pulex group. The most discriminant characters of this species are the presence of prolonged extremities, a very long antenna 1 (up to 52 segmented flagellum), densely setose fifth peduncle and flagellar segments of antenna 2, and a fourth peduncle segment that has no long setae. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided and differences from related species are discussed.
First Record Of The Mite Family Ctenobelbidae (Acari, Oribatida) From Turkey: Ctenobelba (Ctenobelba) Ayyildizi Sp. Nov., Şule Baran
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The family Ctenobelbidae (Acari, Oribatida) is recorded for the first time from Turkey. A new species of genus Ctenobelba, Ctenobelba (Ctenobelba) ayyildizi sp. nov., is described based on the specimens collected from chestnut forest in the province of Manisa, Turkey. An identification key to the known subgenera of the genus is given. Scanning electron microscopy photographs of the newly described species are also provided. The new species differs from the related species by anteriorly diverging lamellae.