Murat Kütük

The Fauna of Spider (Araneae) in the Nizip and Karkamis—Gaziantep (Turkey)

ABSTRACT In this study, the fauna of spider was researched in the Nizip and Karkamıs (Gaziantep). At the end of work; 26 families were determined at family base, furthermore seven families (Gnaphosidae, Lycosidae, Theridiidae, Thomisidae, Philodromidae, Liocranidae and Miturgidae) were examined till to species level. The rate of sex and individual members in the families were stated out. These families found out that belonging to the 29 genera and the 56 species in the taxonomical order. The individual sex, adult/sub-adult ratios of each family were listed. It is found out that the male to female ratio in these seven families were found as 1: 2.93 and 1: 1.34 in adult and subadult respectively.

Revision of the Terellia virens Group (Diptera, Tephritidae) with Description of Three New Species

Abstract The Terellia virens group includes eight species of uniformly greenish flies with white setulose abdomens and hyaline wings, variable in the characters of the male and female terminalia. Three new species are described and illustrated: Terellia freidbergi sp. n. from Middle and Near East, from flower heads of Centaurea behen L., T. ivannikovi V. Korneyev et Evstigneev, sp. n. from European Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, breeding in flower heads of Ce. chartolepis Greuter, and T. whitei V. Korneyev et Mohamadzade, sp. n. reared from flower heads of Cousinia spp. in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Illustrated diagnoses or redescriptions of other species and a key to the species of Terellia with hyaline wings and white setulose abdominal tergites are given. Группа Terellia virens включает в себя 8 видов однообразно зеленоватых мух с прозрачными крыльями и беловолосистым брюшком, отличающихся строеним гениталий самцов и самок. Описаны Terellia freidbergi sp. n. со Среднего и Ближнего Востока, выведенная из соцветий Centaurea behen L., T. ivannikovi V. Korneyev et Evstigneev, sp. n. из Европейской России, Казахстана и Узбекистана, развивающейся в соцветиях Ce. chartolepis Greuter, и T. whitei V. Korneyev et Mohamadzade, sp. n. связанная с соцветиями Cousinia spp. в Казахстане, Кыргызстане, Туркменистане и Иране. Представлены также иллюстрированные переописания других видов и определительная таблица видов рода Terellia с прозрачными крыльями и беловолосистыми тер- гитами брюшка.

Bazı Terellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Tephritidae) türlerinin spermateka morfolojisi ve sistematik açıdan değerlendirilmesi

Terellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Tephritidae) cinsine ait Terellia colon (Meigen, 1826), Terellia gynaecochroma (Hering, 1937), Terellia quadratula (Loew, 1869) ve Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794) dort turun spermateka yapilari taramali elektron mikroskobu (SEM) ile incelenmistir. Turler 1999-2013 yillari arasinda Turkiye’nin cesitli illerinden toplanmistir. Ornekler Emitech SC 7620 Sputter Coater ile orneklere altin/paladyum kaplamasi yapilarak Jeol 6390 LV SEM ile 10 kV’ da incelendi. Her bir tur icin ince spermateka yapilarin tanimlamalari turler arasindaki morfolojik farkliliklar belirlendi. Sonuclar, bu turler arasinda kaydedilen morfolojik varyasyonlara katkida bulunmaktadir.

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) fauna in Nevşehir and Niğdeprovinces with a new record from Turkey

* Correspondence: yaran@gantep.edu.tr Tephritidae are picture-winged flies of variable size belonging to the superfamily Tephritoidea within the suborder Brachycera (De Meyer, 2006). According to Freidberg (2006), fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) include 3 to 6 subfamilies, about 40 tribes and subtribes, approximately 500 genera, and about 4500 species. It seems that we already have enough suprageneric taxa and that not many additional genera are still to be discovered. According to Carroll et al. (2002), 190 species of fruit flies have economic importance all over the planet. According to Koçak and Kemal (2013), 156 species of fruit flies are located in Turkey. Yaran and Kütük (2014) described a new species of Urophora Rob-Des from Turkey, and Yaran and Kütük (2015) also recorded 2 species of fruit flies for the first time from Turkey. Thus, 159 species of fruit flies have been recorded from Turkey to date. With the present study, the number of fruit flies species increases to 160. The research area is located at 37°25′–39°20′N, 33°10′– 35°51′E. Adult specimens of fruit flies were collected from host plants randomly or systematically by using an insect net in various locations of Nevşehir and Niğde provinces during 2012–2013. Species were identified by using the keys given by Hendel (1927), White (1988), Freidberg and Kugler (1989), Merz (1994), Korneyev and White (1993 and 1999), Kütük (2003 and 2006), Korneyev (2003 and 2006), and Korneyev et al. (2013). Adult specimens are deposited in the insect laboratory of Gaziantep University. In total, 59 species belonging to 17 genera in 4 subfamilies (Myopitinae, Tephritinae, Terellinae, Trypetinae) were determined from Nevşehir and Niğde provinces. Urophora trinervii Korneyev and White 1996 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Species are listed in alphabetical order. In addition, wing figures of all species and adult figures of the new record are given in this paper. Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794) (Figure 1) Specimens examined: Nevşehir, Avanos, 38°42′N, 34°51′E, 977 m a.s.l., 07.06.2012, 1 ♀; Gümüşkent, 38°51′N, 34°33′E, 1292 m a.s.l., 27.06.2012, 1 ♀; Avanos, 38°41′N, 34°52′E, 987 m a.s.l., 27.06.2012, 2 ♂♂; Ürgüp, 38°36′N, 34°49′E, 1323 m a.s.l., 26.05.2013, 1 ♂; Ürgüp, 38°39′N, 34°57′E, 1075 m a.s.l., 19.06.2013, 1 ♂; Gülşehir, 38°51′N, 34°33′E, 1272 m a.s.l., 19.06.2013, 1 ♂; Niğde, Bor, 37°55′N, 34°27′E, 1099 m a.s.l., 20.06.2012, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂; Centrum, 38°03′N, 34°46′E, 1330 m a.s.l., 20.06.2012, 1 ♂; İçmeler, 38°04′N, 34°52′E, 1400 m a.s.l., 21.06.2012, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂; Centrum, Kızılören village, 38°00′N, 35°02′E, 1636 m a.s.l., 21.06.2012, 1 ♂; Çamardı, 37°44′N, 35°00′E, 1334 m a.s.l., 21.06.2012, 1 ♂; Ulukışla, 37°36′N, 34°32′E, 1513 m a.s.l., 21.06.2012, 3 ♂♂; Altunhisar, 38°00′N, 34°20′E, 1215 m a.s.l., 21.06.2012, 1 ♀; Altunhisar, 38°03′N, 34°23′E, 1698 m a.s.l., 21.06.2012, 1 ♂; Yeşilgölcük, 38°16′N, 34°45′E, 1325 m a.s.l., 27.06.2012, 3 ♂♂; Centrum, 38°04′N, 34°52′E, 1398 m a.s.l., 27.06.2012, 1 ♂; Çamardı, 37°50′N, 35°02′E, 1450 m a.s.l., 27.06.2012, 2 ♂♂; Çamardı, 37°47′N, 35°00′E, 1399 m a.s.l., 10.07.2012, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂; Çamardı, Bademdere, 37°35′N, 35°05′E, 1634 m a.s.l., 10.07.2012, 1 ♀; Centrum, Çiftelli village, 38°03′N, 34°23′E, 1688 m a.s.l., 11.07.2012, 1 ♀, 2 ♂♂; Centrum, Çiftelli village, 38°03′N, 34°24′E, 1684 m a.s.l., 11.07.2012, 1 ♂; Bor, 37°42′N, 34°33′E, 1200 Abstract: This study was based on fruit flies collected from Nevşehir and Niğde provinces in spring and summer of 2012–2013 in Turkey. During the study, samples were collected from host plants randomly or systematically by using an insect net. In the study, 59 species belonging to 17 genera from 4 subfamilies have been determined, and Urophora trinervii (Korneyev and White, 1996) has been recorded for the first time in Turkey. In addition, adult figures of the new record and wing figures of all species are given.

A NEW SPECIES OF UROPHORA ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) FROM TURKEY

ABSTRACT: Urophora hani n. sp. associated with Centaurea babylonica (L.) in Turkey (type locality: Hatay, skenderun, Çerçikaya) is described and illustrated. It resembles U. congrua (Loew), U. cardui (Linnaeus), U. variabilis Loew, and U. neuenschwanderi Freidberg in having the subbasal crossband extending to the posterior margin of the wing and the aculeus with one pair of steps, but readily differs from the former by the whitish microtrichose mesonotum (shining in U. neuenschwanderi), and from the latter by the discal and preapical crossbands widely divergent at the posterior margin, and from both by the tip of aculeus pointed (truncated in U. congrua, U. cardui and U. neuenschwanderi); the new species also differs from all other Palaearctic species of Urophora by the dark crossbands fused at anterior margin along R2+3 vein almost to level R4+5