20 Kas 2024 Çarşamba
Members of two monotypic genus-group taxa Cardoria Mulsant and Coptosiella Kasatkin (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Turkey with taxonomical notes
Abstract : The paper presents accumulated data of the members of the monotypic Cardoria Mulsant and Coptosiella Kasatkin in Turkey with taxonomical notes. As a result, Cardoria Mulsant, 1862 upgraded to the genus level. Also, Coptosiella Kasatkin, 2015 transferred to the genus Cardoria Mulsant, 1862. In addition, Coptosia antoniae v. uniformis that was regarded as a synonym of Cardoria (Coptosiella) antoniae (Reitter), was described by Pic (1933) from Sarıkamış district (Kars province). This is a single objective record from Turkey for this rare and interesting species. Thus, after 91 years, C. antoniae (Reitter) is recorded for the first time from Erzincan and Erzurum provinces with the present study.