Contributions to the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) Fauna of Turkey

Authors

  • Alper Tonguç
  • Igor Grichanov
  • Hasan Koç
  • Okan Özgül
  • Murat Barlas

Keywords:

Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Turkey, new records

Abstract

Faunistic data are given for 5 species of Dolichopodidae, new to the fauna of Turkey and collected in the Marmara and Eagen regions. The following species are recorded for first time in Turkey Chrysotimus molliculus (Fallén, 1823), Hercostomus libanicola Parent, 1933, Neurigona erichsoni (Zedderstedt, 1843), Teuchophorus cristulatus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1992, Teuchophorus bisetus Loew, 1871. As a result, 104 Dolichopodidae species are known for Turkey at the present. The locations of 5 new collection sites from Turkey are mapped.

Author Biographies

  • Alper Tonguç
    Muğla University Science and Art Faculty Biology Department
  • Igor Grichanov

     

    All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection

  • Hasan Koç
    Muğla University Science and Art Faculty Biology Department
  • Okan Özgül
    Muğla University Science and Art Faculty Biology Department
  • Murat Barlas
    Muğla University Science and Art Faculty Biology Department

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Published

12.07.2010

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Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

Contributions to the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) Fauna of Turkey. (2010). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 12(2), 103-107. https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/211