Ebru Gül Aslan

HOST-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS OF 65 FLEA BEETLES SPECIES FROM TURKEY, WITH NEW ASSOCIATIONS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: ALTICINAE)

ABSTRACT Feeding records are presented for 65 species belonging to 16 genera of Turkish Alticinae (flea beetles). The determined associations results from field observations gathered during a five-year-period study. Precise host plant, geographical data as well as pertinent literature citations are included for each species. Lamiaceae, Brassicaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Boraginaceae, and Asteraceae seem to be the mostly preferred host plant families.

Checklist of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Turkey, excluding Bruchinae

The leaf beetle fauna of Turkey is reviewed and a complete checklist with provincial distributions is presented for the first time. Seven hundred and seventy-six species are catalogued in total. This represents approximately 22% of the known Palaearctic leaf beetle fauna. The Turkish leaf beetle fauna is characterized by 81 endemic species. Distributions of the species in Turkey are given based on available literature records. Some new materials from new localities are also examined. Taxa in the list are arranged systematically under family, subfamily, genus, subgenus (when recognized) and species. The subspecies are not included in the list but mentioned in the notes given for certain species. The species whose occurrences in Turkey need conformation are not included in the list but are given separately. Additionally, two new synonymies are stated: Psylliodes diversicolor Nadein 2006 = P. kasnakensis Gök et Aslan, 2007 syn.nov.; Phyllotreta maculicornis Pic, 1906 = Ph. ispartaensis Gök, 2005 syn.nov.

Comparative diversity of Alticinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) between Çığlıkara and Dibek nature reserves in Antalya, Turkey

Alticinae species composition, richness and abundance were investigated and compared between Çığlıkara and Dibek nature reserves in Antalya, at the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The study was conducted in six sites, three for each area (C1–C3 for Çığlıkara, D1–D3 for Dibek). The sites have different vegetation structure and degrees of altitudes: Çığlıkara sites (altitudes 1500–1800 m a.s.l.) are dominated by Cedrus libani; Dibek sites (650–1550 m a.s.l.) by juniper and cedar. Collections, using sweep-net and aspirator, were carried out at 15-day intervals from 2005 to 2006. A total of 4,245 individuals belonging to 60 species of Alticinae were captured. Dibek was distinctly more diverse than Çığlıkara in both years. D1, D3, C3 were the most diverse sites in 2005 while the diversity index values were higher for D1, D2, and D3 in 2006. Cluster analyses using Jaccard and Bray-Curtis indices revealed a high degree of similarity between Alticinae communities at sites D1, C3, and D2 in both years. Comparing Alticinae diversity among sites, the highest species richness and diversity was verified at D1, a forest area including mixed populations of Cedrus, Juniperus and Acer (altitude 1553 m a.s.l.). Factors influencing differences in Alticinae diversity among sites and nature reserves were discussed.

List of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Lagodekhi reserve with new records for Transcaucasia and Georgia

Leaf beetles of Lagodekhi National Park have been studied for the first time. Thirty two species were recorded from the area of which 14 are new for Georgia, 1 genus and 8 species are new to Transcaucasus. Together with the additional 16 species that were already known from literature, a total of 48 chrysomelid species for Lagodekhi reserve is listed here with notes on the specimens examined and general distributions. Some insights into the elevational pattern of leaf beetle diversity in Lagodekhi National Park are also provided.

XANTHOGALERUCA SUBCOERULESCENS (WEISE, 1884) (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE), A LITTLE-KNOWN GALERUCINE FROM TURKEY, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE FEMALE, ADDITIONS TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE, AND ECOLOGICAL REMARKS

ABSTRACT Xanthogaleruca subcoerulescens (Weise, 1884), has been rediscovered recently in southern Turkey. Beetles were found feeding on the leaves of Celtis glabrata Steven ex Planchon (Ulmaceae), leaving behind small, round holes. Redescriptions of the male and female are presented. The spermatheca is illustrated for the first time.

A NEW SPECIES OF PSYLLIODES LATREILLE (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) FROM TURKEY

ABSTRACT A new species of Psylliodes (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), P. kasnakensis, is described and illustrated from Isparta, southwest Turkey. The new species, a member of the P. picina Marsham species group, is compared with its congeners. The distinguishing features of the species are specified; habitat and host plant notes are presented.

An Annotated Synopsis of the Flea Beetles of Iran with New Records (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)

ABSTRACT The fauna of Iranian Alticini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) is summarized in this paper. In total, 180 taxa within 18 genera are listed with four new records for the flea beetle fauna of Iran: Altica carduorum Guérin-Méneville 1858, Aphthona euphorbiae (Schrank 1781), Aphthona kuntzei Roubal 1931 and Chaetocnema aridula (Gyllenhal 1827). All taxa are arranged alphabetically including data regarding distribution in Iran, general distribution, and chorotype classification.