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A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE'S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 393 - 399, 27.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769

Abstract

An insect species is considered invasive if it is non-native, introduced either intentionally or unintentionally, and poses or is likely to pose environmental, economic, or human-related harm. An invasion is completed in four steps. These are an introduction, establishment, spread, and naturalization. During the faunistic research in September 2024 in Bahçeköy-Sarıyer to determine insect species, a species belonging to the Curculionidae family, which attracted attention with its size, was seen on a fig tree. Ten adult beetles were caught, placed in plastic containers, and brought to the laboratory. Through laboratory examination and literature review, it was identified that the species is Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae). Although it prefers Ficus carica L. as its primary host, it also occurs on F. benjamina L., F. microcarpa L.f., F. pandurata Hance, and F. retusa L. species. A. taiwanensis native distribution area is Taiwan. It was introduced to France, Italy, Slovenia, and Poland. This study reports A. taiwanensis for the first time in Türkiye. It is not inside the List of Agricultural Quarantine Species, Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Since Türkiye ranks first in the world in fig production, it is necessary to investigate the distribution areas of this species and start eradication efforts.

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  • Çerci, B. & Koçak, O. (2017). Further contribution to the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey with a new synonymy. Acta Biologica Turcica, 30(4), 121-127.
  • Fuentes, L.M.H., Vildozola, A.C. & Urías-López, M.A. (2017). Weevil borers in tropical fruit crops: Importance, biology and management. Insect Physiology and Ecology (Edited by Vonnie D.C. Shields). DOI: 10.5772/66635
  • Güncan, A. & Gümüş, E. (2019). Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855)(Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Pentatomidae), a new and important pest in Turkey. Entomological News, 128(2), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.128.0208
  • Hızal, E., Arslangündoğdu, Z., Göç, A. & Ak, M. (2015). Türkiye istilacı yabancı böcek faunasına yeni bir kayıt Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University, 65(1): 7-10. DOI: 0.17099/jffiu.48469
  • Iannone, B. V., Carnevale, S., Main, M. B., Hill, J. E., McConnell, J. B., Johnson, S. A., Enloe, S. F., Andreu, M., Bell, E. C., Cuda, J. P. & Baker, S. M. (2020). Invasive species terminology: Standardizing for stakeholder education. The Journal of Extension, 58(3), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.58.03.27
  • Kaplan, C. & Dilmen, H. (2024). Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799) (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae) Pest of fig in Siirt Province. ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 8(2):422-430. Doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11239900.
  • Kôno, H. (1933) Die Hylobiinen aus formosa. Insecta Matsumurana, 7 (4), 182–189.
  • Mazur, M.A., Grzywocz, J. & Zyla, W. (2024). First case of introducing the exotic weevil Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) in Poland, Polish journal of Entomology, 93(1):1-4.
  • Meregalli, M., Boriani, M., Taddei, A., Hsu, C.F., Tseng,W.Z. & Mouttet, R. (2020a) A new species of Aclees from Taiwan with notes on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae). Zootaxa, 1, 4868. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4868.1.1
  • Meregalli, M., Boriani, M., Bollino, M. & Hsu, C-F. (2020b). Review of the species of Aclees described by Kȏno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae). Zootaxa, 4768 (1): 146-150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.10
  • Oğuzoglu, Ş., Harman, İ., & Avcı, M. (2024). Current situation of Citrus Longhorned Beetle [Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771)] (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Türkiye and the world. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 25(1): 145155. Doi: 10.17099/jffiu.48469
  • Özdemir, İ. O. & Tuncer, C. (2021). Türkiye’de yeni bir istilacı polifag zararlı, kahverengi kokarca [Halyomorpha halys (stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)]: Tanımı, benzer türler ve mevcut durum. Black Sea Journal of Engineering and Science, 4(2), 58–67. https://doi.org/10.34248/bsengineering.844095
  • Öztemiz, S. & Doğanlar, M. (2015). Invasive plant pests (Insecta and Acarina) of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 10 (1): 144-159]
  • Öztürk, N. (2023). Akdeniz Bölgesi incir ve avokado bahçelerinde zararlı, İncir Tekeböceği [Batocera rufomaculata (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)], Alatarım, 22 (1): 65-75
  • Perrin H. 1997. Récoltes accidentelles de Curculionidae tropicaux en France Polish Journal of Entomology métropolitaine (Coleoptera). Entomologiste, 53: 155–158.
  • Priscilla, F., Giuseppe, M., Claudia, B., Ilaria, C., Paolo G., Giorgio, C., Barbara, C., Stefano, B. & Elisabetta, G. (2021). Aclees taiwanensis: Biology and spread of the invasive species recently introduced in Europe, XXVI Italian National Congress of Entomology 7-11 June 2021, pp 120.
  • Sevcan, Ö. & Doğanlar, M. (2015) Invasive plant pests (Insecta and Acarina) of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 10 (1): 144-159.
  • Tani, C., Conti, B. & Bedini, S. (2023). Biological insights on the invasive fig pest Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Insects, 14, 223, https://doi.org/ 10.3390/insects14030223.
  • Tozlu, G. & Özbek H. (2000). Tropical fig borer, Batocera rufomaculata (DeGeer) (Col.: Cerambycidae), A new record and a new pest for Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East, 20: 119-122. Doi: 10.1080/09397140.2000.10637821
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  • Valladares, L. & Tamisier Jean-P. (2023). Continued expension of Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 in France (coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae), Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux, Tome 158, 51:93-100.

TÜRKİYE İSTİLACI EGZOTİK BÖCEK FAUNASINA YENİ BİR KAYIT Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 393 - 399, 27.10.2025
https://doi.org/10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769

Abstract

Bir böcek türünün istilacı olarak kabul edilebilmesi için yerli bilinen tür olmaması, kasıtlı yahut kazara alana getirilmiş olması, çevresel, ekonomik yada insan sağlığına yönelik zararlara yol açması veya verme ihtimalinin bulunması gerekir. Bir istila dört adımda gerçekleşir. Bunlar giriş, yerleşme, yayılma ve doğallaşmadır. Eylül 2024'te Bahçeköy-Sarıyer'de böcek türlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılan faunistik araştırma sırasında bir incir ağacında morfolojik olarak büyüklüğü ile dikkat çeken Curculionidae familyasına ait tür gözlemlenmiştir. İncelenen bitkiden 10 adet ergin böcek yakalanarak plastik kaplara konulmuş ve laboratuvara getirilmiştir. Laboratuvar incelemesi ve literatür taraması sonucunda türün Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Birincil konukçu olarak Ficus carica'yı tercih etmesine rağmen, F. benjamina L., F. microcarpa L.f., F. pandurata Hance ve F. retusa L. türlerinde de görüldüğü literatürde belirtilmektedir. A. taiwanensis'in doğal yayılış alanının Tayvan olduğu bilinmektedir. Fransa, İtalya, Slovenya ve Polonya'da da yayılış gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada A. taiwanensis Türkiye'de ilk kez rapor edilmiştir. Bu tür Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Zirai Karantina Türleri Listesi'nde yer almamaktadır. Türkiye incir üretiminde dünyada ilk sırada yer aldığı için bu türün yayılış alanlarının araştırılması ve eradikasyon çalışmalarının başlatılması gerekmektedir.

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  • Ak, K., Uluca, M., Aydın, O. & Göktürk, T. (2019). Important invasive species and its pest status in Turkey: Halyomorpha halys (Stål)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 126(5), 401-408.
  • Ak, K., Uluca, M. & Tuncer, C. (2023). Distribution and population density of Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 47(2), 120-129.
  • Bolu, H., Erbey, M. & Çelik, H. (2023). Contributions to an Insect Fauna of Southeastern Anatolia Region of Türkiye: Curculionidae (Coleoptera). KSU Journal of Agriculture and Nature, 26 (6), 1305-1311.https//doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1135442
  • Ciampolini, M., Perrin, H. & Regalin, R. (2005). Aclees cribratus, nuovo per l’Italia nocivo al fico allevato in vivaio. L’Informatore Agrario, 2005, 47: 69-72 pp.
  • Çerci, B. & Koçak, O. (2017). Further contribution to the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) fauna of Turkey with a new synonymy. Acta Biologica Turcica, 30(4), 121-127.
  • Fuentes, L.M.H., Vildozola, A.C. & Urías-López, M.A. (2017). Weevil borers in tropical fruit crops: Importance, biology and management. Insect Physiology and Ecology (Edited by Vonnie D.C. Shields). DOI: 10.5772/66635
  • Güncan, A. & Gümüş, E. (2019). Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855)(Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Pentatomidae), a new and important pest in Turkey. Entomological News, 128(2), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.128.0208
  • Hızal, E., Arslangündoğdu, Z., Göç, A. & Ak, M. (2015). Türkiye istilacı yabancı böcek faunasına yeni bir kayıt Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University, 65(1): 7-10. DOI: 0.17099/jffiu.48469
  • Iannone, B. V., Carnevale, S., Main, M. B., Hill, J. E., McConnell, J. B., Johnson, S. A., Enloe, S. F., Andreu, M., Bell, E. C., Cuda, J. P. & Baker, S. M. (2020). Invasive species terminology: Standardizing for stakeholder education. The Journal of Extension, 58(3), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.58.03.27
  • Kaplan, C. & Dilmen, H. (2024). Choreutis nemorana (Hübner, 1799) (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae) Pest of fig in Siirt Province. ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 8(2):422-430. Doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11239900.
  • Kôno, H. (1933) Die Hylobiinen aus formosa. Insecta Matsumurana, 7 (4), 182–189.
  • Mazur, M.A., Grzywocz, J. & Zyla, W. (2024). First case of introducing the exotic weevil Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) in Poland, Polish journal of Entomology, 93(1):1-4.
  • Meregalli, M., Boriani, M., Taddei, A., Hsu, C.F., Tseng,W.Z. & Mouttet, R. (2020a) A new species of Aclees from Taiwan with notes on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae). Zootaxa, 1, 4868. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4868.1.1
  • Meregalli, M., Boriani, M., Bollino, M. & Hsu, C-F. (2020b). Review of the species of Aclees described by Kȏno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae). Zootaxa, 4768 (1): 146-150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.10
  • Oğuzoglu, Ş., Harman, İ., & Avcı, M. (2024). Current situation of Citrus Longhorned Beetle [Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771)] (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Türkiye and the world. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 25(1): 145155. Doi: 10.17099/jffiu.48469
  • Özdemir, İ. O. & Tuncer, C. (2021). Türkiye’de yeni bir istilacı polifag zararlı, kahverengi kokarca [Halyomorpha halys (stål, 1855) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)]: Tanımı, benzer türler ve mevcut durum. Black Sea Journal of Engineering and Science, 4(2), 58–67. https://doi.org/10.34248/bsengineering.844095
  • Öztemiz, S. & Doğanlar, M. (2015). Invasive plant pests (Insecta and Acarina) of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 10 (1): 144-159]
  • Öztürk, N. (2023). Akdeniz Bölgesi incir ve avokado bahçelerinde zararlı, İncir Tekeböceği [Batocera rufomaculata (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)], Alatarım, 22 (1): 65-75
  • Perrin H. 1997. Récoltes accidentelles de Curculionidae tropicaux en France Polish Journal of Entomology métropolitaine (Coleoptera). Entomologiste, 53: 155–158.
  • Priscilla, F., Giuseppe, M., Claudia, B., Ilaria, C., Paolo G., Giorgio, C., Barbara, C., Stefano, B. & Elisabetta, G. (2021). Aclees taiwanensis: Biology and spread of the invasive species recently introduced in Europe, XXVI Italian National Congress of Entomology 7-11 June 2021, pp 120.
  • Sevcan, Ö. & Doğanlar, M. (2015) Invasive plant pests (Insecta and Acarina) of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 10 (1): 144-159.
  • Tani, C., Conti, B. & Bedini, S. (2023). Biological insights on the invasive fig pest Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Insects, 14, 223, https://doi.org/ 10.3390/insects14030223.
  • Tozlu, G. & Özbek H. (2000). Tropical fig borer, Batocera rufomaculata (DeGeer) (Col.: Cerambycidae), A new record and a new pest for Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East, 20: 119-122. Doi: 10.1080/09397140.2000.10637821
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  • URL-2. (2025) Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Zirai Karantina Yönetmeliği, https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=15548&MevzuatTur=7&MevzuatTertip=5. Accessed 02.02.2025
  • Valladares, L. & Tamisier Jean-P. (2023). Continued expension of Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 in France (coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae), Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux, Tome 158, 51:93-100.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Forest Entomology and Forest Protection
Journal Section Research Article
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Erdem Hızal 0000-0002-8347-6842

Publication Date October 27, 2025
Submission Date March 11, 2025
Acceptance Date May 3, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 9 Issue: 2

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APA Hızal, E. (2025). A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE). Turkish Journal of Forest Science, 9(2), 393-399. https://doi.org/10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769
AMA Hızal E. A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE). Turk J For Sci. October 2025;9(2):393-399. doi:10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769
Chicago Hızal, Erdem. “A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees Taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)”. Turkish Journal of Forest Science 9, no. 2 (October 2025): 393-99. https://doi.org/10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769.
EndNote Hızal E (October 1, 2025) A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE). Turkish Journal of Forest Science 9 2 393–399.
IEEE E. Hızal, “A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)”, Turk J For Sci, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 393–399, 2025, doi: 10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769.
ISNAD Hızal, Erdem. “A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees Taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)”. Turkish Journal of Forest Science 9/2 (October2025), 393-399. https://doi.org/10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769.
JAMA Hızal E. A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE). Turk J For Sci. 2025;9:393–399.
MLA Hızal, Erdem. “A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees Taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)”. Turkish Journal of Forest Science, vol. 9, no. 2, 2025, pp. 393-9, doi:10.32328/turkjforsci.1655769.
Vancouver Hızal E. A NEW RECORD FOR TÜRKİYE’S INVASIVE EXOTIC INSECT FAUNA Aclees taiwanensis Kôno, 1933 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE). Turk J For Sci. 2025;9(2):393-9.