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A faunistic study on the family Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) in the Upper Kelkit Valley with two new records and a checklist for Turkey
Abstract
This paper reports a study of Sphecidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) fauna of the Upper Kelkit Valley, one of the important natural areas of Turkey. In total, 316 adult sphecid specimens were collected by insect net from various habitats in Erzincan, Giresun, Gümüşhane and Sivas Provinces between 2015-2018. The specimens were stored in Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Entomology Research Laboratory, Tokat, Turkey. Thirty-two taxa were identified. Of these, 12 species and subspecies are new records for the fauna of the study area, and Ammophila gussakovskii (Dollfuss, 2013) and Podalonia nigrohirta (Kohl, 1888) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Currently, 34 species of five genera of Ammophilinae, 13 species and one subspecies of two genera of Sceliphrinae and 29 species and two subspecies of five genera of Sphecinae of Sphecidae, giving 76 species and three subspecies belonging to 12 genera, are known from Turkey. A distributional checklist of the Turkish Sphecidae is included.
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Supporting Institution
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit
Project Number
2017/44
Thanks
We are grateful to Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project number: 2017/44) for financial support.
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Details
Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 1, 2021
Submission Date
April 29, 2021
Acceptance Date
July 29, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 45 Number: 3
APA
Can, İ., & Gülmez, Y. (2021). A faunistic study on the family Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) in the Upper Kelkit Valley with two new records and a checklist for Turkey. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 45(3), 305-322. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.929607
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