20 Kas 2024 Çarşamba
Provincial and regional distribution of the members of Aseminae, Saphaninae, Spondylidinae subfamilies (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Turkey with new records, known and new host plants
Abstract : The paper presents updated provincial and regional distributions in Turkey of the members of Aseminae, Saphaninae and Spondylidinae subfamilies with their host plants. As a result, also confirming the previous works, a total of 8 species-group taxa (7 species and 1 non-nominal subspecies) of 4 genera belonging to 2 tribes of Aseminae subfamily, a total of 7 species-group taxa (5 species and 2 non-nominal subspecies) of 5 genera belonging to 2 tribes of Saphaninae subfamily, and a total of one species of one genus belonging to one tribe of Spondylidinae subfamily were determined. Consequently, within the scope of the present study, a total of 16 species-group taxa (13 species and 3 non-nominal subspecies) of 10 genera belonging to 5 tribes of Aseminae, Saphaninae and Spondylidinae are evaluated and updated with their provincial and regional distributions in Turkey and their all host plants. In terms of range of provincial and modern regional distribution in Turkey: For Aseminae, Arhopalus rusticus with 31 provinces and 6 regions is strikingly prevailing. Arhopalus ferus with 21 provinces and 5 regions, Cephalocrius syriacus with 14 provinces and 6 regions, and Asemum striatum with 10 provinces and 4 regions follow it. For Saphaninae, Drymochares cavazzutii cavazzutii with 10 provinces and 1 region and Anisarthron barbipes with 9 provinces and 3 regions are strikingly prevailing. Oxypleurus nodieri with 3 provinces and 2 regions, Alocerus moesiacus with 2 provinces and 2 regions, and Drymochares cavazzutii ivani with 2 provinces and 1 region follow them. For Spondylidinae, Spondylis buprestoides with 17 provinces of 6 regions is rather widely distributed in Turkey. Similarly, in terms of number of recorded classical regions in Turkey: For Aseminae, Arhopalus rusticus with 14 concepts is strikingly prevailing. Arhopalus ferus and Cephalocrius syriacus each with 12 concepts follow it. For Saphaninae, Alocerus moesiacus with 7 concepts is strikingly prevailing. Oxypleurus nodieri with 3 concepts follow it. For Spondylidinae, Spondylis buprestoides with 10 concepts show a rather widely distribution in Turkey. In addition, apparently 7 of 9 taxa in Aseminae are polyphagous but they strongly preferred coniferous trees, while 2 of 9 taxa as Asemum tenuicorne tenuicorne and Asemum tenuicorne claricostulatum seem to be monophagous in coniferous trees of Pinus spp. Also, apparently 5 of 7 species-group taxa in Saphaninae are polyphagous in deciduous trees, while only Oxypleurus nodieri is polyphagous in coniferous trees strongly preferred, and also rarely deciduous trees. In addition, Saphanus kadleci seems to be monophagous in deciduous trees of Quercus sp.. In Spobdylidinae, Spondylis buprestoides seems to be polyphagous in coniferous trees strongly preferred, and also occasionally in deciduous trees of Quercus spp. Asemum tenuicorne claricostulatum, Drymochares cavazzutii ivani, and Saphanus kadleci are endemics to Turkey.