22 Ara 2024 Pazar
Rare leaf beetles records for the fauna of Turkey (Chrysomelidae)
Abstract :We
had the opportunity to study some rare material of Chrysomelidae collected
during the expedition of Çankırı province in 2013-2015. As a result of this, a
total of 10 rare species (3 species of Donaciinae, 1
species of Clytrinae, 2 species of Chrysomelinae and 4 species of Galerucinae) of
Turkish leaf beetles were determined. All species are the first record for
Çankırı province. Especially, 5 species of them are the second records for
Turkey as Donacia cinerea Herbst in after 43 years and Plateumaris
consimilis (Schrank) in after 7 years to the subfamily Donaciinae, Chrysolina
analis (Linnaeus) in after 7 years and Colaphellus
sophiae amasiae Machatschke
in after 64 years to the subfamily Chrysomelinae, Calomicrus
circumfusus (Marsham) in after 4 years and Luperus floralis Faldermann
in after 15 years to the subfamily Galerucinae. In addition 5 of them
are the new records for Western Black Sea region of Turkey, and also 4 of them are the new records for
Central Anatolian region of Turkey
Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, fauna, new records, Çankırı, Turkey