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- Contribution to the Knowledge of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) Species Feed on Wild Plants in the North...
Contribution to the Knowledge of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) Species Feed on Wild Plants in the North East Anatolia Region
Authors : Celalettin Gözüaçik, Murat Güven, Levent Gültekin
Pages : 60-75
Doi:10.46876/ja.1327728
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Publication Date : 2023-12-31
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This study was carried out in Ağrı, Ardahan, Erzurum, Iğdır, Kars and Van provinces in Eastern Anatolia Region to determine the species of weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural areas in 2016, as well as in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Surveys have been made 2-weeks apart intervals between march and november to determine the weevils. During the studies, the whole plants (root, stem, leaf and generative organs) have been examined. As a result of the research, 23 species belonging to 8 genera of the family Curculionidae feeding on weeds have been identified. Information about the locality of the species, their host plants, their distribution in The World and Turkey was given. Among these species, Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807 and Larinus latus (Herbst, 1783) had been to be more encounter than other species. Also, Chlorophanus vittatus Schoenherr, 1832 was determined to be a new record for Turkey.Keywords : Curculionidae species, Wilds plants, Fauna, North East Anatolia, Turkey