A new species of Tephritis from Turkey, with a key to the species of the Tephritis pulchra group

Freidberg A., Kutuk M.

ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.295-311, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1560/h0a3-jjbu-rx53-wmxj
  • Dergi Adı: ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.295-311
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Tephritis merzi n. sp., reared from flowerhead galls on Scorzonera kotschyi Boiss., is described from Turkey and placed in the T. pulchra species group. The T. pulchra group is redefined and a key to the seven included species is provided. The best characters for defining the group are the preapical step in the female aculeus and the taxonomic affiliation of the host plants, all in Scorzonera and Tragopogon. All species appear to induce galls, either in the flower heads, or in the upper or lower stem, depending on the species. The galls are unilocular, although several individuals usually develop in them.