H. Sevgili, A. Demirsoy, Y. Durmuş / Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem., 2012, Special Issue, 317-335 Orthoptera fauna of Kemaliye (Erzincan) Kemaliye (Erzincan) Orthoptera faunası Research Article Hasan Sevgili1,*, Ali Demirsoy2 ,Yusuf Durmuş2 1University of Ordu, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Cumhuriyet Campus, Ordu 2University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, Beytepe, Ankara ABSTRACT n this study, Orthoptera fauna of Kemaliye (Erzincan) was investigated. In Kemaliye, 91 species/subspecies Ibelonging to 52 genera within 9 families were confirmed to occur. Of these species, 11 species of Tettigoniidae, 1 species of Raphidophoridae, 4 species of Pamphagidae, 5 species of Acrididae are endemic to Anatolia. Key Words Orthoptera, grasshoppers, bush-crickets, Kemaliye, Turkey ÖZET u çalışmada, Kemaliye (Erzincan) Orthoptera faunası araştırılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda Kemaliye’de, B9 familyaya bağlı 52 cins ve 91 tür/alttür tespit edilmiştir. Bu türlerden Tettigoniidae familyasına ait 11, Raphidophoridae familyasına ait 1, Pamphagidae familyasına ait 4 ve Acrididae familyasına ait 5 tür Anadolu’ya endemiktir. Anahtar Kelimeler Orthoptera, çekirge, çalı çekirgesi, Kemaliye, Türkiye. Article History: Received November 17, 2011; Revised March 05, 2012; Accepted May 3, 2012; Avaliable Online: August 10, 2012. Correspondence to: Hasan Sevgili, University of Ordu, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Cumhuriyet Campus, Ordu Tel: +90 452 234 5010/1655-1656 Fax: +90 452 233 91 49 E-Mail:
[email protected] [email protected] 318 H. Sevgili, A. Demirsoy, Y. Durmuş / Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem., 2012, Special Issue, 317-335 INTRODUCTION MATERıALS AND METHODS rthoptera from the Turkey have long been This research covers the results of field studies Ostudied and it’s diversity has led to many conducted between 2005-2007.