Türkiye’de Neognopharmia stevenaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)’nın morfolojik varyasyonu

Abstract

Neognopharmia Wehrli, 1953 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae), Palearktik Bölge’de üç tür içermektedir. Bu kapsamlı morfolojik çalışmada, 2001-2025 yılları arasında, Türkiye’nin Asya kısmındaki farklı coğrafi bölgelerden, 10 ilden (Antalya, Isparta, Adana, Hatay, Niğde, Sivas, Denizli, Uşak, Malatya and Şanlıurfa) toplanan erkek bireylerde Neognopharmia stevenaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)’nın ergin, erkek genitaliası, aedeagus ve 8. sternitteki varyasyonlar tanımlanmıştır. Toplanan erkek bireylerin genital preparatları Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Entomoloji laboratuvarında hazırlanmıştır. Teşhis karakterleri gösterilmiş, erkek bireyler ve genitalleri resmedilmiştir. Valvanın ventral kolundaki sklerotize dişlerin sayı ve büyüklüğündeki varyasyon, incelenen örnekler arasında değişkenlik göstermektedir. Aedeagus tüm illerden örnekler arasında tutarlılık göstermektedir. A8 sternit yapısal olarak morfolojik açıdan benzerdir Neognopharmia stevenaria, Antalya, Isparta, Niğde, Sivas, Denizli, Uşak ve Şanlıurfa illerinden ilk kez kaydedilmiş olup, böylece Türkiye’de daha önce bilinen yayılış alanı genişletilmiştir.

Keywords

• Asya kısmı
• Ennominae
• Geometridae
• Neognopharmia
• Türkiye

Morphological variation of Neognopharmia stevenaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) in Türkiye

Abstract

Neognopharmia Wehrli, 1953 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae), comprises three species in the Palearctic Region. In this comprehensive morphological study, variations in adult morphology, male genitalia, aedeagus and 8th sternite of Neognopharmia stevenaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) are described on males collected between 2001 and 2025 from 10 provinces (Antalya, Isparta, Adana, Hatay, Niğde, Sivas, Denizli, Uşak, Malatya and Şanlıurfa) from different geographical regions in the Asian part of Türkiye. The genital preparations of the collected male specimens were prepared in the entomology laboratory of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. Diagnostic characters are depicted and males and their genitalia are illustrated. The number and size of the sclerotized teeth in the ventral arm of the valva vary among the examined specimens. The aedeagus exhibits consistency across specimens from all provinces. The structure of sternum A8 is similar in all examined specimens. Neognopharmia stevenaria has been recorded for the first time from the provinces of Antalya, Isparta, Niğde, Sivas, Denizli, Uşak, and Şanlıurfa, thus expanding its previously known distribution range in Türkiye.

Keywords

• Asian Part
• Ennominae
• Geometridae
• Neognopharmia
• Türkiye

Thanks

We wish to express our thanks to Mürşit Ömür Koyuncu and Dr. Murat Kütük for loaned materials and their additional records of Neognopharmia stevenaria. We are also thankful to the reviewers for their valuable comments.

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