Two new records of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) for the fauna ofAksaray and Mersin provinces

Abstract

This study was based on fruit flies collected from Aksaray and Mersin provinces in spring and summer of 2012-2013. During the study, samples were collected from host plants randomly or systematically by using an insect net. In the study, 62 species belonging to 21 genera from 5 subfamilies have been determined, and Dioxyna sororcula and Terellia ivannikovi have been recorded for the first time in Turkey. In addition, adult figures of new records and wing figures of all species are given.

Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Fauna of Ordu (Turkey) Province

“…The last two decades have been identified only 14 new fruit fly species (Tephritis merzi Freidberg & Kütük, 2002; Urophora doganlari Kütük, 2006; Myoleja korneyevi Han & Kütük, 2006; Tephritis erdemlii Kütük, 2008; Urophora hani Kütük, 2009a; Terellia yukseli Kütük, 2009b; Terellia askaleensis Kütük et al, 2011;Tephritis ozaslani Kütük et al, 2012; Terellia freidbergi Korneyev et al, 2013; Urophora turkeyensis Yaran & Kütük, 2014;Carpomya liat Freidberg, 2016;Terellia akguli Yaran et al, 2018;Tephritis turkeri Kütük & Yaran, 2020;Tephritis kutuki Yaran & Görmez, 2020) from Turkey. Moreover, the 75-fruit fly has been also reported as new records for Turkey (Kütük, 2003a(Kütük, , 2003bKütük & Özgür, 2003aKütük & Özgür, , 2003bKütük & Özgür, , 2004Özgür & Kütük, 2003Özgür & Kütük, , 2005Özgür & Kütük, , 2006Kütük & Özaslan, 2006;Kütük & Varol, 2006;Pakyürek, 2006;Görmez, 2011;Bayrak, 2011;Kütük et al, 2013;Yaran & Kütük, 2015, 2016Yaran et al, 2018aYaran et al, , 2018bÇalışkan Keçe et al, 2019;Görmez & Kütük, 2020;Kütük & Yaran, 2020). With all these data, the fruit fly fauna of Turkey has reached 173 species.…”

Two New Records of Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) for the Fauna of Türkiye

“…Tephritidae includes more than 5000 valid species worldwide. In Türkiye, 175 species of fruit flies have been reported up to date by several authors (Kütük, Bayrak, & Hayat, 2011Korneyev, et al, 2013;Kütük, Yaran, Hayat, Koyuncu, Görmez, & Aytekin, 2013;Yaran & Kütük, 2012, 2015, 2016Yaran, Kütük, Görmez, & Koyuncu, 2018a, 2018bÇalışkan Keçe, Çatal, & Ulusoy, 2019;Görmez & Kütük, 2020;Kütük & Yaran, 2020;Yaran & Görmez, 2020;Yaran, Görmez & Koyuncu, 2021;Görmez & Kütük, 2022;Kütük, Junaid, Akpınar, Görmez, & Can, 2022).…”