23 Ara 2024 Pazartesi
Identification of bio-ecological characteristics of Saga ephipigera syriaca (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
Abstract :The
aim of this study is to identify the bio-ecological characteristics of Saga ephippigera syriaca Lucas, 1864
species under Saginae Sub-family of Orthoptera Order. Cephalaria salicifolia Post (Dipsacaceae) plant, which is an
endemic plant for Kahramanmaraş Province, is the host for Saga ephippigera syriaca. The male and female individuals of Saga ephippigera syriaca have been
collected from Cephalaria salicifolia
plant from May to late September for a period of 2 years. The male and female
individuals have been cultivated in the laboratory and fed with live insects
from various families and order collected from the nature. The male and female
individuals have been mated and ovulated; and then the eggs have been collected
and their lengths and widths have been measured.
Saginae,
Saga ephippigera syriaca, Cephalaria salicifolia, bioecology,
Kahramanmaraş