Contribution to the Knowledge of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) Species Feed on Wild Plants in the North East Anatolia Region

Abstract

This study was carried out in Ağrı, Ardahan, Erzurum, Iğdır, Kars and Van provinces in Eastern Anatolia Region to determine the species of weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural areas in 2016, as well as in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Surveys have been made 2-weeks apart intervals between march and november to determine the weevils. During the studies, the whole plants (root, stem, leaf and generative organs) have been examined. As a result of the research, 23 species belonging to 8 genera of the family Curculionidae feeding on weeds have been identified. Information about the locality of the species, their host plants, their distribution in The World and Turkey was given. Among these species, Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807 and Larinus latus (Herbst, 1783) had been to be more encounter than other species. Also, Chlorophanus vittatus Schoenherr, 1832 was determined to be a new record for Turkey.

Keywords

• Curculionidae species
• Wilds plants
• Fauna
• North East Anatolia
• Turkey

References

1. Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Barrios, H., Borovec, R., Bouchard, P., Caldara, R., Colonnelli, E., Gültekin, L., Hlavac, P., Korotyaev, B., Lyal, C.H.C., Machado, A., Meregalli, M., Pierotti, H., Ren, L., Sánchez-Ruiz, M., Sforzi, A., Silfverberg, H., Skuhrovec, J., Trýzna, M., Velázquez de Castro, A. J., Yunakov, N.N. 2023. Cooperative Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Curculionoidea. 2nd Edition. Coordinator: M.A. Alonso-Zarazaga, Monografías electrónicas Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa, 729.
2. Bajtenov, M. S. & Lodos, N. 1980. Notizen über Apionen (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in der Turkei. Türk. Bit. Kor. Derg., 4 (4): 229-230.
3. Bolov, A. P. & A. A. Bolov. 1997. K faune zhukov-dolgonosikov (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Kabardino-Balkarii. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 76(4): 777-779.
4. Bolu, H., 2016. Southeastern Anatolia Reion İnsect Fauna I (Coleoptera II: Curculionoidea, Tenebrionoidea) of Turkey. Agriculture & Forestry, Podgorica, 62(3), 73-91.
5. Campobasso, G., Colonnelli, E., Knutson, L., Terragitti, G., Cristofaro, M., 1999. Wild Plants and Their Associated İnsects in the Palearctic Region, Primarily Europe and the Middle East. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service, Washington, ARS-147, 249.
6. Dorofeyev, V.I., Korotyaev, B.A., Gültekin, L. 2004. A New Species of the Genus Stroganowia Kar. et Kir. (Cruciferae) from Northeast Turkey and Rhynchophorous Beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) Associated with it. Bulletin of the Naturalist Society of Moscow, 109(2), 72-76.
7. Dorofeyev, V.I., Korotyaev, B.A., Konstantinov, A.S., Gültekin, L. 2005. A Relict Crucifer, Sisymbrium elatum C. Koch (Cruciferae), and Associated Phytophagous Beetles in Northeastern Türkiye, with Redescription of Psylliodes pallidicornis Heikertinger (Pp. 81-89). In: Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin. Pensoft Series Faunistica 43, 450.
8. Erbey, M. 2010. Taxonomic and Morphologic Studies on the Family Curculionidae (Coleoptera) of Bolkar Mountains (Ph.D. Thesis). Gazi University, Institute of Science and Tecnology, Ankara. (In Turkish).

9. Fairmaire, L. 1866. Notice sur les Coléoptéres récoltés Par P. J. Lédérer de I’Asie Mineure. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 249-280.
10. Gadeau de Kerville, H. 1939. Voyage zoologique d’Henri Gadeau de Kerville en Asie Mineure (Avril-Mai 1912). Paul Le Chevalier, Paris, 148 pp.
11. Güçlü, C. and Özbek, H. 2007. Biology and Damage of Thamnurgus pegani Eggers (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Feeding on Peganum harmala L. in Eastern Turkey, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 109 (2), 350–358.
12. Gültekin, L., Güçlü, Ş., Özbek, H., 2000. The biology of Larinus latus (Herbst) and Lixus cardui (Oliver) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Onopordum bracteatum Boiss. et Heldr. (Asteraceae). Türkiye 4. Entomoloji Kongresi, 12-15 Eylül 2000, Aydın, 197-206 (In Turkish).
13. Gültekin, L., Güçlü, Ş., Nikulina, O. 2003. The Life History of the Capitulum Weevil, Larinus latus (Herbst) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, 46(3), 271-274.
14. Gültekin, L., Zengin, H., Hayat, R. 2004. Life History of Lixus bardanae on Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) in Turkey. Phytoparasitica, 32(1), 97-99.
15. Gültekin, L. 2004. Weevils associated with Musk thistle (Carduus nutans L.) and biology of Lixus filiformis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Northeastern Turkey. J. Ent. Res. Soc., 6 (3): 1-8.
16. Gültekin, L. 2004a. Bionomics and Host Plant of Herpes porcellus Lacordaire, 1863 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 6(1), 33-38.
17. Gültekin, L., Korotyaev, B.A. 2005. Biology and Distribution of Larinus sibiricus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 7(3), 47-53.
18. Gültekin, L. 2005a. Biological and Distributional Notes on Lachnaeus horridus Reitter, 1890 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae). Weevil News: http://www.curci.de/Inhalt.html, No: 23,1-3.
19. Gültekin, L. 2005b. New Ecological Niche for Weevils of the Genus Lixus Fabricius and Biology of Lixus obesus Petri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae). Weevil News: http://www.curci.de/Inhalt.html, No: 24, 1-3.
20. Gültekin, L. 2005c. A New Species of the Weevil Genus Ceutorhynchus Germar from Eastern Mediterranean Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zootaxa 883, 1-5.
21. Gültekin, L., Davidian, G.E. 2006. Contribution to the Knowledge of the Weevil Genus Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Northeastern Türkiye and Transcaucasia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 85(4), 479-492.
22. Gültekin, L., Colonnelli, E. 2006. A New Species of Mogulones from Northeastern Turkey, with Revision of the Abchasicus Group (Insecta, Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Aldrovandia, 15-22.
23. Gültekin, L., 2006. A New Weevil Species Larinus araxicola sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae) from Northeastern Turkey with Biological Notes. Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society 77, 44-47.
24. Gültekin, L. 2006a. A New Species of the Weevil Genus Larinus Dejean from Türkiye and Suriye (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae). Zootaxa 1248, 21-26.
25. Gültekin, L. 2006b. Host Plants Range and Biology of Lixus nordmanni Hochhuth (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) on Hogweed Heracleum L. in Eastern Türkiye. Journal of Pest Sciences 79, 23-25.
26. Gültekin, L. 2006c. Seasonal Occurrence and Biology of Globe Thistle Capitulum Weevil Larinus onopordi (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Northeastern Türkiye. Munis Entomology and Zoology, 1(2), 191-198.
27. Gültekin, L., Davidian, G.E. 2007. A New Species of the Weevil Genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822, Subgenera Proremus Reitter, 1912 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from NE Türkiye. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin, 3(2), 197-199.
28. Gültekin, L. 2007. Oviposition Niches and Behavior of the Genus Lixus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae). Entomologica Fennica 18, 74-81.
29. Gültekin, L., Borovec, R., Cristofaro, M., Smith, L. 2008. Broad-Nosed Weevils Feeding on Centaurea solstitialis L. in Türkiye, with a Description of the New Species Araxia cristofaroi sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 101(1), 7-12.
30. Gültekin, L. 2008. Hibernation Places and Behavior of the Some Weevil Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin., 4 (2), 209-213
31. Gültekin, L. 2008a. Taxonomic Review of the Stem-İnhabiting Trehala-Constructing Larinus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): New Species, Systematics and Ecology. Zootaxa 1714, 1-18.
32. Gültekin, L. 2008b. Host Plants of Larinus latus (Herbst 1783) in Eastern Türkiye. Weevil News: http://www.curci.de/Inhalt.html, No: 40, 1-7.
33. Gültekin, L., Podlussany, A. 2012. New Faunistic Data on Selected Palaearctic Species of the Genus Larinus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 14(2), 71-85.
34. Gültekin, L., and Korotyaev, B. A. 2012. Ecological description of two seed-feeding weevils of the genus Mononychus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Iris iberica Hoffmann and Iris spuria L. in Northeastern Turkey. Coleopterists Bulletin, 66(2), 155-161.
35. Gürler, Y. 2014. Curculionids (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of Beypazarı (Ankara). (M. Sc. Thesis). Gazi University, Institute of Science and Tecnology, Ankara.(In Turkish).
36. Güvenç, A., Kurucu, S., Koyuncu, M., Arıhan, O., Erdurak, C. S. 2005. Investigation on the seeds of Iris spuria L. subsp. musulmanica (Fomin) Takht. (Iridaceae). Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2(3): 125–136. Hoffman, A. 1964. Türkiye’de Mahsule Zarar Veren Curculionid’ler. Türkiye Ziraatına Zararlı Olan Böcekler ve Mücadelesi. Fasikül 10, 129-143 pp.
37. Curculionids damaging crops in Turkey. Insects harmful to Turkish agriculture and their control. Fascicle 10, 129-143 pp.
38. İreç, A. 2017. The Determination of Biological Criteria the Basis to Struggle Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera Postica (Gyllenhal, 1813) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) On Alfalfa in Iğdır Province. Master Thesis, Iğdır University, Institute of Science and Tecnology, Iğdır. (In Turkish).
39. Legalov, A. A., Ghahari, H., and Arzanov, Yu. G. 2010. Annotated Catalogue of Curculionid-Beetles (Coleoptera: Anthribidae, Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae, Brentidae, Brachyceridae, Dryophthoridae and Curculionidae) of İran. Amurian zoological journal II (3).191-244.
40. Löbl, I., Smetana, A. 2013. Catalogue of Palaeartic Coleoptera. Volume 8. Curculionoidea II. – Leiden: Brill, 700 pp.
41. Lodos, N., 1960. Orta Anadolu Meyve Ağaçlarında Zarar Yapan Curculionidae (Hortumlu Böcekler) Türleri Üzerinde Sistematik Araştırmalar. Ege Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 29, 76 pp.
42. Lodos, N., Önder, F., Pehlivan, E., Atalay, R. 1978. Ege ve Marmara Bölgesinin Zararlı Böcek Faunasının Tesbiti Üzerinde Çalışmalar (Curculionidae, Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera); Pentatomidae, Lygaeidae, Miridae (Heteroptera)). T.C. Gıda-Tarım ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı Zirai Mücadele ve Zirai Karantina Genel Müdürlüğü. Ankara, 301.
43. Lodos, N., Önder, F., Pehlivan, E., Erkin, E., Karsavuran, Y., Aksoy, S. 1983. Orta Anadolu ve Batı Karadeniz Bölgeleri’nin Böcek Faunasının Tespiti Üzerinde Çalışmalar Curculionidae, Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera), Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, Lygaeidae, Miridae (Heteroptera). Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi 7, 207-212.
44. Lodos, N., Önder, F., Pehlivan, E., Erkin, E., Karsavuran, Y., Tezcan, S. 1989. Akdeniz Bölgesi’nin Ziraatta Zararlı ve Faydalı Böcek Faunasının Tespiti Üzerinde Araştırmalar. Curculionidae, Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera), Plataspidae, Cydnidae, Acanthosomatidae, Scutelleridae, Pentatomidae, Lygaeidae, Miridae (Heteroptera). Doğa Tarım ve Ormancılık Dergisi, 13(1), 81-88.
45. Lodos, N., Önder, F., Pehlivan, E., Atalay, R., Erkin, E., Karsavuran, Y., Tezcan, S., Aksoy, S. 2003. Faunistic Studies on Curculionidae (Coleoptera) of Western Black Sea, Central Anatolia and Mediterranean Regions of Turkey. Meta Press. İzmir, 1-83.
46. Korotyaev, B.A., Gültekin, L. 1999. A New Species of Weevil Genus Baris from NE Türkiye (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 8(1), 141-142.
47. Korotyaev, B.A., Gültekin, L. 2002. New Records Weevils for the Fauna of Northeastern Türkiye (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 11(1), 174.
48. Korotyaev, B.A., Gültekin, L., Colonnelli, E.A. 2002. New Species of Weevil Genus Coeliastes Weise (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Zoologicheski Zhurnal, 81(10), 1273-1277.
49. Korotyaev, B.A., Davidian, G.E., Yunakov, N.N., Gültekin, L. 2004. On the Weevil (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Faunal Links Between the Crimea, the Caucasus, and Northeastern Anatolia In: Proceedings of the Conference on Invertebrate Zoology Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of S.M. Iablokoff-Khnzorian, September.Yerevan. 81-82.
50. Korotyaev, B. A., Gultekin, L. & Colonnelli, E. 2002. A new species of the Weevil genus Coeliastes (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Turkey. Entomological Review, 82 (4): 500-504.
51. Korotyaev, B.A., Gültekin, L. 2003. Biology of Two Weevil, Lixus ochraceus Boheman and Melanobaris gloriae sp. n. (Insecta: Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Associated with Tchihatchewia isatidea Boissier, a Cruciferous Plant Endemic of Turkey. Entomologische Abhandlungen, 61(1), 93-99.
52. Korotyaev, B. A., Gültekin, L., Volkovitsh, M. G., Dorofeyev V. I., Konstantinov, A. S. 2016. Bioindicator beetles and plants in desertified and eroded lands in Turkey. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 4(1): 1–47.
53. Mandelshtam M. Yu., Petrov A. V. & Korotyaev. B. A. 2011. To the knowledge of the herbivorous scolytid genus Thamnurgus Eichhoff (Coleoptera, Scolytidae). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 80(3): 595–621.
54. Mathew, B. 1984. Iris L. In: Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Volume 8 (P. H. Davis, editor). Edinburgh at the University Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 382–411.
55. Mathew, B. 1988. Iris L. In: Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Volume 10 (P. H. Davis, editor). Edinburgh at the University Press, Edinburgh, UK, 227–228.
56. Oberprieler, R.G., Marvaldi, A.E. and Anderson, R.S. 2007. Weevils, weevils, weevils everywhere. Zootaxa, 1668, 491–520.
57. Osella, G., Lodos, N. 1979 a. Un Nuovo Genre (Parhaptometus Osella e Lodos) per Haptomerus schneideri (Kirsh.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Türk. Bit. Kor. Derg., 3 (2): 75-82.
58. Osella, G., Lodos, N. 1979 b. Haptomerus lutosus (Frivaldsky): Brevi note Sisteamtiche (Coleoptera: Curculionidae-Hylobiinae). Türk. Bit. Kor. Derg., 3 (3): 161-170.
59. Özbek, H., Gültekin, L., Davidian, G. 2007. Otiorhynchus lederi Stierlin (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A New Record and a New Pest in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 31, 213-217.
60. Pehlivan, E., Karsavuran, Y., Tezcan, S., 2005. Contributions to the Knowledge of the Lixinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Turkey. Türkiye Entomoloji Dergisi, 29(4), 259-272.
61. Perju, T., Moldovan, I., Bunescu, H., 1997. Gărgărita Semintelor de Stânjenel – Mononychus punctum-album Hbst. (Curculionidae, Coleoptera) sin Mononychus pseudacori Fb. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 27(1): 79–83.
62. Rheinheimer, J. and Hassler, M. 2010. Die Rüsselkäfer Baden-Württembergs. Verlag Regionalkultur, Heidelberg, 944 pp.
63. Scherf, H., 1964. Die Entwicklungsstadien der Mitteleuropäischen Curculioniden (Morphologie, Bionomie, Ökologie). Abhandlungen des Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellshaft 506, Verlag Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt, 1-335.
64. Sert, O., Çağatay, N. 1994. Sitona, Bangasternus ve Larinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Cinslerinden Bazı Türler Üzerinde Sistematik Çalışmalar. Türkiye Entomoloji Dergisi, 18(4), 223-236.
65. Sert, O., 1995. İç Anadolu Bölgesi Curculionidae (Coleoptera) famliyası üzerinde taksonomik çalışmalar, Doktora Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Ankara, 1-184.
66. Voss, E. 1962. Curculioniden aus Anatolien nebst einigen Bemerkungen (172. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Curculioniden). Reichenbachia, 1 (2): 5-15.