A new species of Otiorhynchus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Turkey

Abstract

Otiorhynchus (Sulcorhynchus) emrei Avgın & Colonelli sp. n. is described from the Amanos mountains (Hatay), southern Turkey. This is the first record of the subgenus Sulcorhynchus Magnano, 1998 outside the Caucasian area.

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Curculionidae
• Otiorhynchus
• new species
• Turkey

Türkiye’den Otiorhynchus Germar’un yeni bir türü (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Öz

Otiorhynchus (Sulcorhynchus) emrei Avgın & Colonnelli sp. n. Türkiye’nin güneyinde yer alan Amanos dağlarından (Hatay) tanımlanmıştır. Bu yeni tür Kafkas bölgesi dışında altcins Sulcorhynchus Magnano, 1998’un ilk kaydıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Coleoptera
• Curculionidae
• Otiorhynchus
• yeni tür
• Türkiye

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