The First Record for Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) in Adana Province of Turkey and External and Genital Morphology of the Species
Abstract
This study was conducted in field and laboratory. Peribatodes rhomboidaria was caught in forested areas in Adana (Kozan) with light trap. In the field studies, totally 2 male and 4 female specimens were collected. Specimens were dissected in the laboratory and prepared male and female genitalia and wings slides. We described the external and male and female genital morphology of Peribatodes rhomboidaria in detail and also diagnostical morphological features. As a result of the study, Peribatodes rhomboidaria is a new record for Adana province.
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