New contributions of the family Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Türkiye, with two new records

Year 2024, Volume: 48 Issue: 1, 111 - 120, 18.03.2024

Emin Kaplan

https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1424938

Abstract

In this study, the species of the family Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Türkiye are reviewed. The adults belonging to Eucharitidae were collected from Bingöl and Diyarbakır provinces between 2021 and 2023. Two species, namely Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) acuminata Ruschka, 1924 and Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček, 1956 are recorded for the first time from Türkiye. Separately, photographs of morphological features for the collected species are also provided, along with an identification key and the first checklist for Turkish Eucharitidae family.

Keywords

Checklist, Hymenoptera, Eucharitidae, new records, Türkiye

Ethical Statement

The work prepared in accordance with ethical rules is not subject to any ethical permission.

Supporting Institution

Bingol University

Thanks

I express our grateful thanks to Dr. Neveen Gadallah (Egypt), Dr. Gary A. P. Gibson (Canada) and Prof. Dr. Erol Yıldırım (Türkiye) for their advice. I also thank Bingöl University for their contribution to this study. I would like to acknowledge also the anonymous referees for their valuable comments on the early version of the manuscript.

Türkiye Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) familyasına iki yeni kayıtla birlikte yeni katkılar

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) familyasının Türkiye'deki türleri incelenmiştir. Eucharitidae’ye ait erginler 2021 ve 2023 yılları arasında Bingöl ve Diyarbakır illerinden toplanmıştır. Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) acuminata Ruschka, 1924 ve Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček, 1956 olmak üzere iki tür Türkiye'den ilk kez kaydedilmiştir. Ayrıca, toplanan türlerin morfolojik özelliklerinin fotoğrafları da verilmiş, teşhis anahtarı ve Türkiye Eucharitidae familyası için ilk kontrol listesi verilmiştir.

Keywords

Tür kontrol listesi, Hymenoptera, Eucharitidae, yeni kayıtlar, Türkiye

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