Morphological Analysis of Male and Female Genital Structures in Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 26 - 34, 30.06.2025

Feyza Kökkaya , Neslihan Bal

https://doi.org/10.46876/ja.1601518

Abstract

The paper presents unknown ultrastructure observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and stereo microscope of aedeagus and spermatheca morphologies of Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Türkiye. This species, which is an important subfamily where the evolution between plants and insects is studied and is recognized as an important biological control agent, was collected in Çankırı in 2015.The genus Galeruca Geoffroy, 1762 includes 62 species in the Palaeartic Region, while it is represented by 13 species in Türkiye. As known, aedeagus and spermatheca morphologies are taxonomically important structures. Before the present study, however, there are no work on these structures of Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758. For this reason, ultrastructural and detailed investigations of aedeagus morphology of Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 from Türkiye were firstly studied with SEM to contain male and female genital descriptions of Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758. Photos in SEM and stereo microscope are also given in the text.

Keywords

Aedeagus , Galerucinae , Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti , SEM , Türkiye.

Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758'de Erkek ve Dişi Genital Yapılarının Morfolojik Analizi

Abstract

Bu makalede, Türkiye'den Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) türünün daha önce bilinmeyen aedeagus ve spermateka morfolojilerine ait ultrastrüktürel yapılar, taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM) ve stereo mikroskop ile gözlemlenerek sunulmuştur. Bitkiler ile böcekler arasındaki evrimin incelendiği bir alt familyaya ait olan ve önemli bir biyolojik mücadele etmeni olarak bilinen bu tür, 2015 yılında Çankırı’dan toplanmıştır. Galeruca Geoffroy, 1762 cinsine Palaearktik Bölgede 62 tür dahil olup, Türkiye'de bu cins 13 türle temsil edilmektedir. Bilindiği üzere, aedeagus ve spermateka morfolojisi taksonomik olarak önemli yapılardır. Ancak, Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 türüne ait bu yapıların daha önce herhangi bir çalışması yapılmamıştır. Bu nedenle, Türkiye’den getirilen Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 türünün aedeagus morfolojisine ait ultrastrüktürel ve detaylı incelemeler ilk kez SEM ile yapılmış ve Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti Linnaeus, 1758 türünün erkek ve dişi genital tanımlamaları elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca, SEM ve stereo mikroskop fotoğrafları metin içinde verilmiştir.

Keywords

Aedeagus , Galerucinae , Galeruca tanaceti tanaceti , SEM , Türkiye.

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