Alticini Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae species occurring on Akşehir extensions Konya of the Sultan Mountains, Turkey

Year 2018, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, 122 - 125, 15.12.2018

Ebru Gül Aslan

Abstract

Alticini Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae species were determined from the Akşehir extensions of the Sultan Mountains which is known as one of the most important mountains of Turkey with respect to its zoogeographical mission. Totally, 25 species belonging to 6 genera were listed from the region. Among the species 13 are new records for Konya province

Keywords

Sultan Mountains, Akşehir, Chrysomelidae, flea beetles, fauna

Sultan Dağları’nın Türkiye Akşehir uzantılarındaki Konya Alticini Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae türleri

Abstract

Çalışmada, üstlendiği zoocoğrafik misyonu nedeniyle Türkiye’nin en önemli dağlarından biri olarak bilinen Sultan Dağları’nın Akşehir uzantılarının Alticini Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae türleri belirlenmiştir. Toplamda 6 cinse ait 25 tür bölgeden listelenmiştir. Bunlardan 13 tanesi Konya ili için yeni kayıt niteliğindedir

Keywords

Sultan Dağları, Akşehir, Chrysomelidae, yaprak pire böcekleri, fauna

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