Thysanoptera fauna of the Aegean region, Turkey, in the spring

Authors : İrfan TUNÇ, Şerife Ünal BAHŞİ, Hüseyin GÖÇMEN

Pages : 592-606

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Thysanoptera fauna of the Aegean region of Turkey was studied in the spring of 1993 and 1995. The surveys were conducted in the following provinces: Afyonkarahisar, Aydın, Denizli, İzmir, Manisa, Muğla, and Uşak. A total of 2899 specimens from 405 samples were examined. The study revealed 82 Thysanoptera species, which included new records for the region and Turkey. One genus, Prosopothrips Uzel, and 3 species, Oxythrips halidayi Bagnall, Prosopothrips nigriceps Bagnall, and Rubiothrips validus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Karny);, are new records for Turkish fauna. The most common and abundant species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(represented with the number of samples-specimens); were Thrips meridionalis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Priesner); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(102-481);, Thrips tabaci Lindeman insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(97-287);, and Thrips angusticeps insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(76-333);. Among the others, Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(65-161);, Aeolothrips collaris Priesner insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(46-96);, Haplothrips reuteri insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Trybom); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54-132);, and Haplothrips tritici Kurdjumov insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(35-158); were relatively more frequent and abundant. The majority of the species were Palaearctic, in particular Mediterranean and European, and inhabit woody plants, cereals, and grasses.
Keywords : Key words Thysanoptera, thrips, Aegean region, Turkey