A New Species of theAgriotes nuceusSpecies Group from Turkey
Author(s) -
Mahmut Kabalak,
Osman Sert,
İnanç Özgen,
Giuseppe Platia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1536-2442
DOI - 10.1673/031.013.1701
Subject(s) - aedeagus , biology , imago , species group , zoology , key (lock) , taxonomy (biology) , group (periodic table) , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry
A new Elateridae species, Agriotes longipronotum n. sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae: Agriotini), is described from Siirt province, Turkey. Photographs of the imago and the aedeagus, and drawings of the aedeagus of the new species, A. sameki , A. bulgaricus , and A. rahmei are given. A rearranged diagnostic key of all Turkish species of nuceus -group is given. The new species is discussed in relation with closely related species. The species of the Agriotes nuceus -group from Turkey are listed, and their distributions are given.
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