Larinus atauni sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a new species from eastern Turkey, with taxonomic notes on the leuzeae species complex

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GÜLTEKİN L.

Journal of Insect Biodiversity, vol.36, no.2, pp.42-57, 2022 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 36 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2022
• Doi Number: 10.12976/jib/2022.36.2.2
• Journal Name: Journal of Insect Biodiversity
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.42-57
• Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Notes on the Larinus leuzeae species complex are given. Lectotypes are designated for Larinus leuzeae Fabre var. staehelinae Bedel, 1908 and L. microlonchi Peyerimhoff, 1911. The new species Larinus atauni sp. nov., closely related to L. leuzeae and L. microlonchi, is described from Turkey. Its biology on the Serratula serratuloides (Asteraceae) is also described.