A new species and a new record of Tephritis Latreille, 1804 (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey
Abstract
Tephritis Latreille, 1804 is one of the largest genera of Tephritini (Diptera: Tephritidae), which includes about 190 described species. Forty species of this genus have been recorded up to date from Turkey. In the summer 2018, a previously undescribed species of Tephritis was collected by sweeping from Scorzonorea tomentosa L. (Asteraceae: Cichorieae), in Erzurum Province of Turkey, described herein as Tephritis turkeri sp. nov. Also, other Tephritid species Tephritis zernyi Hendel, 1927 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Material is kept in the collection of Gaziantep University Entomology Laboratory.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 1, 2020
Submission Date
December 25, 2019
Acceptance Date
February 22, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 44 Number: 2
Cited By
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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi
https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.915417