Lacewings Fauna of Çimen Mountain and Its Surroundings (Neuroptera: Planipennia) Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Abstract

In this study, totally 146 specimens belonging to the Neuroptera Order (Neuroptera: Planipennia) were collected and evaluated in Çimen Mountain, between May and August in the years of 2015 and 2016. Totally, 16 species belonging to the Neuroptera Order have been determined. All of those species were recorded from Çimen Mountain for the first time. Among these species; Chrysopa perla (Linnaeus, 1758), Italochrysa italica (Rossi, 1970) and Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764) are abundant and widespread species in the research area.