23 Kas 2024 Cumartesi
Two new species of Harmonia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Düzce, Turkey
Abstract :This
study was carried out to determine the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) fauna in
Duzce province of Turkey.Two species Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) and Harmonia quadripuctata (Pontoppidan, 1763) belonging to
Coccinellidae family have
been described for
the first time from
Duzce province, the west Black Sea region of Turkey. Sampling was made on
coniferous plants and rose during July 2017. The harlequin ladybird, H.
axyridis was recorded on Macrosiphum
rosae (L.) on rose (Rosa spp.)belonging toRosaceaefamily. The cream-streaked ladybird, H. quadripuctata was recorded on Pineus pini (Gmelin) on pine (Pinus spp.)belonging toPinaceae family in July, 2017.Harmonia
axyridis is one of the most important an invasive biocontrol
agent for
aphid control which
has unexpected impacts on native coccinellid populations, ecosystems and people in the world. Knowing the distribution
of this species plays an important role in dealing with biological invasions. New distribution location of Harmonia species was given in the
present paper
Coccinellidae, fauna, Harmonia, new record, Duzce