Research Article

Tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitoids reared from lepidopterous and hymenopterous hosts in southern forests of Turkey

Volume: 45 Number: 1 March 1, 2021
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Tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitoids reared from lepidopterous and hymenopterous hosts in southern forests of Turkey

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitoids of lepidopterous and hymenopterous hosts from forests of southern Turkey (Adana, Hatay, Karaman, Mersin, Niğde and Osmaniye) in 2002-2019. For this purpose, host larvae were collected from forests and herbaceous plant communities and brought to the laboratory with their food-plants. As a result of the study, six tachinid species were reared from nine hosts. Four new hosts for Turkey were recorded. These are Vanessa cardui (L., 1758) and Polygonia c-album (L., 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) for Sturmia bella (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae), Utetheisa pulchella (L., 1758) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) for Exorista segregata (Rondani, 1859) (Diptera: Tachinidae) and Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams, 1924 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) for Compsilura concinnata (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae). In addition, two parasitoid-host couples were recorded for the second time in the world. These are U. pulchella for E. segregata and T. wilkinsoni for C. concinnata.

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Thanks

We are grateful to Dr. Mehtap Öztekin (Systematic Botany, Department of Collections, National Botanical Gardens Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Turkey, Ankara) for identification of plants.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 1, 2021

Submission Date

August 12, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 45 Number: 1

APA
Aytar, F., Kara, K., & Atay, T. (2021). Tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) parasitoids reared from lepidopterous and hymenopterous hosts in southern forests of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 45(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.779465

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