Parasitoids of the Small Poplar Longhorn Beetle, Saperda populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), in the Aras Valley (Kars and Erzurum Provinces), Turkey

Authors

HİKMET ÖZBEK
GÖKSEL TOZLU
SALİHA ÇORUH

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0806-25

Abstract

The parasitoids of the small poplar longhorn beetle, Saperda populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), were studied in the Aras Valley (Kars and Erzurum provinces), Turkey, during 2006-2007. Five parasitoid species, Paraperithous gnathaulax (Thomson), Dolichomitus populneus (Ratzeburg), Dolichomitus tuberculatus (Geoffroy) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Ipbiaulax impostor (Scopoli) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and Billaea irrorata (Meig.) (Diptera: Tachinidae), were reared from the over-wintering larvae living in the galls of S. populnea. Dolichomitus populneus was the most numerous of the parasitoids and accounted for 55% of all parasitoids reared. Ipbiaulax impostor and B. irrorata were reared from S. populnea for the first time in Turkey. Additionally, B. irrorata is a new record for the Turkish fauna.

Keywords

Saperda populnea, parasitoids, Paraperithous gnathaulax, Dolichomitus populneus, Ipbiaulax impostor, Billaea irrorata, new records, Turkey

First Page

111

Last Page

113

Recommended Citation

ÖZBEK, HİKMET; TOZLU, GÖKSEL; and ÇORUH, SALİHA (2009) "Parasitoids of the Small Poplar Longhorn Beetle, Saperda populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), in the Aras Valley (Kars and Erzurum Provinces), Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 33: No. 1, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0806-25
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol33/iss1/17