Xylopertha reflexicauda (Lesne, 1937) a New Species to the Turkish Fauna with a New Pest Record on Fig in Turkey

İnanç Özgen; Jiří Háva

doi:10.3157/021.130.0112

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İnanç Özgen,^1,* Jiří Háva²

¹Fırat University, Engineering Faculty, Bioengineering Department, Elazığ, Turkey.
²Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Strnady 136, CZ-252 02 Praha 5 - Zbraslav, Czech Republic

^*Corresponding author: inancozgen@gmail.com.

Abstract

This study was carried out in 2017 to detect populations of the xyllophagous fig pest Xylopertha reflexicauda (Lesne 1937) (Coleoptera: Bostichidae) in Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. This species has been determined to be a pest after culturing dead fig trees. This is the first report of its spread in Turkey, and the first reported damage to fig in Turkey. Features of the exit hole of the species and some feeding characteristics of the species are provided. This is an important addition to the fauna in Diyarbakır Province.

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İnanç Özgen and Jiří Háva "Xylopertha reflexicauda (Lesne, 1937) a New Species to the Turkish Fauna with a New Pest Record on Fig in Turkey," Entomological News 130(1), 113-116, (9 December 2021). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0112

Received: 8 January 2020; Accepted: 23 May 2021; Published: 9 December 2021

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