Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

The present catalogue contains 1,611 valid genera, 678 valid subgenera, 15,407 valid species, 1,042 valid subspecies and 9,381 names of invalid or nomenclaturally unavailable species-group or infrasubspecific taxa belonging to the six families of Coleoptera Curculionoidea recognised in the Palaearctic Region. New comb…

The leaf beetle fauna of Turkey is reviewed and a complete checklist with provincial distributions is presented for the first time. Seven hundred and seventy-six species are catalogued in total. This represents approximately 22% of the known Palaearctic leaf beetle fauna. The Turkish leaf beetle fauna is characterized…

The superfamily Hydrophiloidea of Turkey is catalogued. A total of 23 genera and 161 valid species and subspecies are recorded of which six species (3.7%) are recorded as endemic. Forty-eight species and two subspecies are from the family Helophoridae, three species are from the family Georissidae, seven species are f…

• ÜMİT İNCEKARA

The Superfamily Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) or scale insects, contains many agricultural pests throughout the world. The last checklist for Turkey was published in 2007, and included 267 species in 12 families. Here we update the list which now has 359 species belonging to 134 genera in 18 families. These spe…

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Abstract The Aegean archipelago, as an ‘evolutionary laboratory of nature’, is an ideal model for research in phylogeography. In this area, the darkling beetles of the genus Dendarus (distributed from Morocco to the Caucasus) exhibit a high level of diversity with 36 species, 27 of which are island endemics. However,…

The oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata (Say) is an important invasive species that causes severe damage to oak species. It was first identified in Europe in 2000. It was recorded for the first time in Turkey in 2003 in Bolu. The sycamore lace bug Corythucha ciliata (Say) is an invasive species that causes severe damage…

• İBRAHİM KÜÇÜKBASMACI

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In this study, we establish the presence of 24 aquatic beetle (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) species belonging to 13 genera and five families in Markazi Province of Central Iran. Specimens were collected between 2001 and 2005. Eleven species and four genera are recorded from Iran for the first time. The ecological significan…

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New faunistic data are presented on Lamiinae (Cerambycidae) of Turkey. The faunistic data in the present paper on almost all species add to knowledge on their distribution in Turkey. Mainly interesting records are: Dorcadion leave Faldermann, 1837, Dorcadion rosti Pic, 1900 and Phytoecia (Musaria) affinis (Harrer, 178…

The aim of this study was to determine the diversity of bark beetle predators in the coniferous forests of the Balıkesir Province of Turkey. Six plots were established that each contained five pheromone traps and two log traps. Eight bark beetle predator species: Aulonium ruficorne, Clerus mutillarius, Corticeus fraxi…

A survey of scale insects was carried out in Ankara, in Middle Anatolia, Turkey from 2001 to 2003. Twenty-three species belonging to 5 families were recorded. Eleven of these species are new record for Turkey, namely; Exaeretopus agropyri (Hadzibejli), Exaeretopus formiceticola Newstead, Exaeretopus tritici Williams,…