A faunistic study on cerambycidae (coleoptera) of Kocaeli province (Turkey)

Abstract

Article history: DOI: 10.16955/bitkorb.796414 Received : 17-09-2020 Accepted : 29-05-2021 Due to the importation of lumber, timber, and wooden packaging materials via international ports, Kocaeli province is at risk of contamination of invasive forest pests, which is mentioned in the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) alarm list. Fieldworks were carried out between March 2016 and October 2017 to determine the fauna of the family Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) in Kocaeli province. Species and specimen numbers were evaluated. Sixty-two species belonging to 39 genera were identified within 24 tribes, that classified under five subfamilies of Cerambycidae. Cerambycinae was the most represented subfamily with 29 species (634 specimens), and Prioninae was the least represented subfamily with three individuals in two species. Thirty-six of 62 species were the new records for Kocaeli province. Among them, Leptura aurulenta was reported for the second time in Turkey. A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T