A new species of Terellia (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey with a key to Turkish species of the subgenus Cerajocera

Year 2011, Volume: 35 Issue: 2, 207 - 213, 30.06.2011

Murat Kütük , Neslihan Bayrak , Rüstem Hayat

Abstract

Terellia askaleensis n. sp. which was collected from Kop Mountain, Aşkale, Erzurum, Turkey on Centaurea carduiformis in the summer season of 2008 and 2009, was described, illustrated and placed in the subgenus Cerajocera. The species is mostly similar to Terellia (Cerajocera) yukseli Kütük, Terellia (Cerajocera) setifera Hendel and T. (C.) clarissima Korneyev having entirely hyaline wing. It can be distinguished from the other Turkish species of Terellia by the reduction of wing spot pattern, the presence of a spinose antennal horn, and characters of glans and aculeus. Original photographes of the specimens and detailed illustrations of the genitalia structures are provided and the key of subgenus Cerajocera is given.

Keywords

Terellia (Cerajocera) askaleensis, new species, Tephritidae, Turkey

Supporting Institution

This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, project number: 107O487) and Atatürk University, Scientific Research Fund (project number: 2007/26)

Project Number

This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, project number: 107O487) and Atatürk University, Scientific Research Fund (project number: 2007/26)

Thanks

We thank Prof. Hüseyin ZENGİN (Atatürk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Erzurum, Turkey), for host plant determination of the new species. This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, project number: 107O487) and Atatürk University, Scientific Research Fund (project number: 2007/26).

Türkiye’den Terellia (Diptera: Tephritidae)’nın yeni bir türü ile Cerajocera altcinsine ait Türkiye’de bulunan türlerinin teşhis anahtarı

Abstract

Terellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830'nın bir altcinsi Cerajocera içinde yer alan Terellia askaleensis n. sp. Türkiye’den tanımlanmıştır. Tip lokalitesi Erzurum, Aşkale, Kop Dağı olup örnekler Centaurea carduiformis D.C. bitkisi üzerinden 2008- 2009 yıllarında toplanmıştır. Bu tür, Terellia (C.) yukseli Kütük, Terellia (Cerajocera) setifera Hendel ve T. (C.) clarissima Korneyev türlerine saydam kanat özellikleri bakımından benzemektedir. Diğer Terellia türlerinden, kanat nokta deseni, antende mevcut çıkıntısı, karakteristik glans ve aculeus yapıları ile ayırt edilebilmektedir. Türe ait orijinal resimler ve genital yapıların ayrıntılı çizimleri verilmiştir.

Keywords

Terellia (Cerajocera) askaleensis, yeni tür, Tephritidae, Türkiye

Project Number

This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, project number: 107O487) and Atatürk University, Scientific Research Fund (project number: 2007/26)

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