A new Diptera family (Pallopteridae Loew, 1862) for the fauna of Turkey with four new records

Abstract

Family Pallopteridae Loew, 1862 is a small Diptera family which is well known in the Palearctic Region. Species of this family have been reported especially in the many countries of Europe. However, there has been no study of the distribution of the family Pallopteridae in Turkey. This study was based on fly specimens collected from Amasya, Çorum and Sinop Provinces of Turkey between 2017 and 2018. Four species [Palloptera ustulata Fallen, 1820, Palloptera umbellatarum (Fabricius, 1775), Toxoneura basimaculata (Czerny, 1934) and Toxoneura trimacula (Meigen, 1826)] of Pallopteridae (Diptera) recorded for the first time in Turkey. A key for the Turkish Pallopteridae species, zoogeographic distribution, and figures of wing and adult of each species are included.

Keywords

• Fauna,new record,Palloptera,Pallopteridae,Toxoneura,Turkey

Türkiye faunası için dört yeni kayıtla yeni bir Diptera familyası (Pallopteridae Loew, 1862)

Öz

Pallopteridae Loew, 1862 familyası Palearktik bölgede iyi bilinen küçük bir sinek ailesidir. Özellikle Avrupa’nın birçok ülkesinde bu familyaya ait türlerin varlığı bildirilmiştir. Bununla birlikte Pallopteridae familyasının Türkiye’deki yayılışı ile ilgili bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’den Amasya, Çorum ve Sinop illerinden, 2017 ve 2018 yılları arasında toplanan sinek örneklerine dayanmaktadır. Pallopteridae (Diptera) familyasının dört türü [Palloptera ustulata Fallen, 1820, Palloptera umbellatarum (Fabricius, 1775), Toxoneura basimaculata (Czerny, 1934) ve Toxoneura trimacula (Meigen, 1826)] Türkiye’de ilk kez kaydedilmiştir. Türkiye Pallopteridae türleri için teşhis anahtarı, her bir türün zoocoğrafik yayılışları ve ergin ve kanat fotoğrafları sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Fauna,yeni kayıt,Palloptera,Pallopteridae,Toxoneura,Türkiye

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