Provincial and regional distribution of the members of tribe Compsocerini J. Thomson (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in Turkey with new records, and known and new host plants

Abstract : The paper presents provincial and regional distributions in Turkey of the members of Compsocerini tribe with their host plants. Rosalia alpina syriaca Pic, 1895 that was a subspecies of R. alpina (Linnaeus, 1758), is upgraded to the species level as Rosalia syriaca Pic, 1895 stat. nov. As a result, only 2 species of one genus were determined and evaluated with their distributions in Turkey and their all host plants for Turkish Compsocerini. In terms of range of provincial and modern regional distribution in Turkey, R. alpina with 10 provinces and 2 regions is strikingly prevailing. R. syriaca with 3 provinces and one region follow it. Similarly, in terms of number of recorded classical regions in Turkey, R. alpina with 5 concepts are strikingly prevailing. R. syriaca with one concept follow it. Moreover, according to the present study, the distribution range of all species in Turkey is expanded by determining new provincial records for them. Thus, R. alpina is recorded for the first time from Artvin and Kastamonu provinces, while R. syriaca is recorded for the first time from Adana and Kahramanmaraş provinces. With the present study, host plants of all species are determined. Apparently, host plants for both species in Turkey are only deciduous trees. R. alpina seems polyphagous, while R. syriaca seems monophagous now. In addition, Betulaceae (Alnus glutinosa) is the first detection as host plant of R. alpina. Finally, the chorotypes of all species are determined as European for R. alpina and Anatolian for R. syriaca. Also, Turkish Certallini has no any endemic. Among the species of Turkish Compsocerini, only R. syriaca is endemic to Turkey. Thus, the endemism ratio of Turkish Compsocerini is high with 50 percent.
Keyword : Cerambycidae, Compsocerini, Rosalia, fauna, provincial and regional records, host plants, Turkey
Author(s) : Özdikmen, H.
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Published Issue : 2024 Vol. 19 Supplement


2024 Vol. 19 Supplement