Faunistical and systematical studies on the genus Tephritis Latreille, 1804 (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the South West of Turkey along with new records

Abstract

The present study is based on Tephritis Latreille samples collected from South West Anatolia Region of Turkey during the years of 1999 - 2001. During the study, eleven species belonging to the genus Tephritis were recorded. Among these species, Tephritis hyoscyami (Linnaeus), T. nigricauda (Loew), T. sauteri Merz, T. seperata Rondani, T. vespertina (Loew) are new records for the Tephritidae fauna of Turkey. Identification key to the species were prepared. The distribution of the species in Turkey and elsewhere in the world is reported.