Published January 1, 2012
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A new species of Tephritis Latreille (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey
Creators
- 1. Gaziantep Univ, Dept Biol, Fac Sci & Art, Gaziantep, Turkey
- 2. Ataturk Univ, Dept Plant Protect, Erzurum, Turkey
- 3. Suleyman Demirel Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Plant Protect, TR-32200 Isparta, Turkey
Description
Tephritis ozaslani sp. nov. is described from Artvin Province of Turkey and placed in the T pulchra species group. The key to the T pulchra group is provided, which includes 9 species. The main characters that distinguish the new species from the closely resembling Palaearctic species, T cometa israilis Freidberg, T. acanthiophilopsis Hering, T. erdemlii Kutuk, T. divisa Rondani, T. recurrens Loew, T. merzi Freidberg & Kutuk, and T. hurvitzi Freidberg, are discussed. In addition, Inula oculus christi L. (Asteraceae) is determined as a host plant of the new species.
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