The first detection of one of the most harmful defoliating insects, the ash weevil Stereonychus fraxini (DeGeer, 1775) in Black Sea Region (Trabzon) of Turkey is reported here. Both the genus StereonychusSuffrian, 1854 and the species S. fraxini are new records for the Turkish fauna. A diagnostic morphological update is presented with digital evident. Female terminalia segments, genital structure, metathoraxic wings are described for the first time.
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15 May 2021
An Updated Morphological Description of Ash Weevil Stereonychus fraxini (DeGeer, 1775): A New Record for Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Neslihan Gültekin
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ash weevil
Cionini
morphology
new record
Trabzon
Turkey