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The Oak Gallwasp Aphelonyx Persica: a New Record from Turkey, with Some New Host Records Phytoparasitica (2009) 37:95–97 DOI 10.1007/s12600-008-0006-3 The oak gallwasp Aphelonyx persica: a new record from Turkey, with some new host records Yusuf Katılmış & Suat Kıyak Received: 21 May 2008 /Accepted: 13 August 2008 # Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2008 Abstract A new record is reported of the oak richness in Turkey, there are very few records of gallwasp Aphelonyx persica on oaks (Quercus cerris, Cynipidae from this country in the reference works by Q. ithaburensis, Q. trojana) in the Inland Aegean Dalla-Torre and Kieffer (Dalla-Torre and Kieffer 1910). Region of Turkey. This species is recorded for the Published studies concern mostly oak gallwasps (tribe first time on Q. cerris and Q. trojana. Details are Cynipini), either as forest pests in Turkey (Katılmış and given of the geographical distribution, hosts and Kıyak 2008;Kıyak et al. 2008; Schimitschek 1944)or phenology. as components in broader studies of Western Palae- arctic gallwasp fauna (Atkinson et al. 2002;Stoneet Keywords Cynipidae . Inland Aegean Region . al. 2007, 2008a; Tavakoli et al. 2006). Quercus cerris . Quercus ithaburensis . Melika and Stone (2001) identified a new species Quercus trojana from Turkey and Iran (Andricus askewi) and Melika et al. (2004) identified a new species from Turkey, Iran and Greece (Andricus megalucidus). In a recent study, Katılmış and Kıyak (2008) listed 81 gall-inducing wasps The Cynipidae is one of the largest families of the (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with a new record from Turkey. Cynipoidea. About 1,400 species are known world- Melika et al. (2004) described Aphelonyx persica wide (Ronquist 1999). The number of valid species on Quercus brantii (= persica) from Iran; Nieves- recorded from Europe and contiguous territories Aldrey and Massa (2006) recorded this species on including North Africa and Turkey is fewer than Quercus ithaburensis in Jordan. 300 (Dalla-Torre and Kieffer 1910; Nieves-Aldrey Aphelonyx persica galls were preserved in 70% 2001; Stone et al. 2001). A recent study by Stone et alcohol and emerged adults were dried and pinned. al. (2008b) listed 133 oak cynipids from the Western The specimens are deposited in the Zoology Museum Palaearctic. Historically, the fauna of Cynipidae from of Gazi University, Turkey. the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East and Turkey has been poorly studied. Despite their high species Aphelonyx persica Melika et al. (2004) Y. Katılmış (*) : S. Kıyak Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Material Afyon province, Emirdağ district, Çatallı Gazi University, village, 38°57′ N 31°07′ E, 1,235 m alt, on Q. 06500 Teknikokullar, ğ ′ ′ Ankara, Turkey ithaburensis; Yüre ir village, 39°01 N, 31°07 E, e-mail: [email protected] 1,006 m alt, 23.IV.2007, 10.VIII.2007, 09.IX.2007, 96 Phytoparasitica (2009) 37:95–97 on Q. ithaburensis;Başkonak village, 38°55′ N, 31°06′ VII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis; Banaz district, Kuşdemir E, 1,207 m alt, 10.IX.2007, on Q. ithaburensis; Bayat village, 38°44′ N, 29°43′ E, 991 m alt, 15.VIII.2007, district, Bayat lake surrounding, 38°58′ N, 30°53′ E, on Q. ithaburensis;Kızılcasöğüt village, 38°40′ N, 1,198 m alt, 18.VI.2007, on Q. ithaburensis; Sultan- 29°39′ E, 956 m alt, 11.IX.2007, on Q. ithaburensis; dağı district, Yakasenek village, 38°32′ N, 31°10′ E, Ulubey district, İnay village, 38°25′ N, 29°12′ E, 1,234 m alt, 09.VII.2007, 13.IX.2007, on Q. cerris; 878 m alt, 16.VIII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis;Eşme Sinanpaşa(Sincanlı)district,Kırka village, 38°42′ N, district, Ahmetler village, 38°24′ N, 29°05′ E, 806 m 30°13′ E, 1,204 m alt, 15.VIII.2007, on Q. cerris; alt, 16.VIII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis. Sandıklı district, Otluk village (Akdağ mountain), 38°26′ N, 29°57′ E, 1,105 m alt, 12.IX.2007, on Q. Hosts Quercus cerris, Quercus ithaburensis, Quercus cerris; Denizli province, Çivril district, Gülpınar trojana. village, 38°25′ N, 29°43′ E, 973 m alt, 13.VII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis; Bekilli district, 38°12′ N, 29°24′ Phenology The galls develop throughout the summer E, 813 m alt, 13.VII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis; and mature in September and October. Adults wasps Buldan district–Güney district, 11 km, 38°05′ N, emerge in March and April of the following year. 28°51′ E, 597 m alt, 14.VII.2007, on Q. ithabur- ensis;Babadağ district, 37°48′ N, 28°51′ E, 745 m World distribution Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan. alt, 13.VIII.2007, on Q. cerris; Kütahya province, Frigian valley, 39°33′ E, 30°12′ N, 960 m alt, 11. Stone et al. (2008b) reported 65 oak cynipids from VII.2007, on Q. cerris; Kütahya-Frigian valley Turkey. Katılmış and Kıyak (2008) added nine 32 km, 39°33′ E, 30°09′ N, 960 m alt, 11.VIII.2007, species from the available literature from local studies 19.VIII.2007, on Q. cerris; Pullar lake surrounding, with a new record on oaks in Turkey. In this study, A. 39°20′ E, 29°49′ N, 1,213 m alt, 11.VII.2007, on Q. persica is recorded for the first time from Turkey. cerris; Gelinkaya village, 39°19′ N, 29°59′ E, 971 m Melika et al. (2004) recorded this species on alt, 10.IX.2007, on Q. cerris; Domaniç district– Quercus brantii in Iran. Stone et al. (2008b) recorded Tahtaköprü district 4th km Tahtaköprü forest, 39°50′ it on Q. brantii, Q. libani and Q. castaneifolia in Iran, N, 29°38′ E, 1,012 m alt, 20.VI.2007, on Q. cerris; Lebanon and Syria. Nieves-Aldrey and Massa (2006) Berçin village, 39°46′ N, 29°34′ E, 864 m alt, 10. found it on Q. ithaburensis in Jordan. In this study, IX.2007, on Q. trojana; Gediz district, Murat we recorded it on Q. cerris, Q. ithaburensis and Q. mountain, 38°58′ N, 29°35′ E, 1,128 m alt, 21. trojana in Turkey. Q. cerris and Q. trojana are new VI.2007, on Q. cerris; Emet district, 39°20′ N, 29°15′ host records for this species. This species was not E, 954 m alt, 11.VII.2007, on Q. cerris; Şaphane found on Q. coccifera, Q. infectoria, Q. frainetto, Q. district, Sofulu village, 38°58′ N, 29°11′ E, 817 m alt, petraea, Q. pubescens, Q. robur or Q. vulcanica in 17.VII.2007, on Q. cerris;Hisarcık district–Emet the same area. district 2nd km, 39°17′ N, 29°13′ E, 742 m alt, 18. VII.2007, on Q. cerris;Tavşanlı district, Köprücek Acknowledgments We thank Dr. Graham Stone and Dr. ı ′ ′ Mustafa Avc for helping to check the literature, and Dr. Hayri village 39°34 E, 29°20 N, 1,027 m alt, 18.VII.2007, Duman and Dr. Zeki Aytaç for assisting in the identification of on Q. cerris; Simav district, Örenli village, 39°11′ N, the plant species. 28°53′ E, 832 m alt, 11.IX.2007, on Q. cerris;Uşak province, Emirfakı village, 38°44′ N, 29°12′ E, 628 m alt, 11.IX.2007, on Q. cerris;Göğen lake surrounding, 38°43′ N, 29°33′ E, 948 m alt, 13.VII.2007, on Q. References ithaburensis;Karahallı district–Sivaslı district, 12 km, 38°21′ N, 29°36′ E, 920 m alt, 22.VI.2007, on Q. Atkinson, R. J., McVea, G. A. T., & Stone, G. N. (2002). Use ithaburensis;Karahallı district, 38°21′ N, 29°36′ E, of population genetic data to infer oviposition behaviour: 918 m alt, 13.VII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis;Karahallı species-specific patterns in four oak gallwasps (Hymenop- ı ′ ′ tera: Cynipidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of district, K rkyaren village, 38°20 N, 29°25 E, 948 m London. Series B, 269, 383–390. alt, 13.VII.2007, on Q. ithaburensis;Sivaslı district, Dalla-Torre, K. W., & Kieffer, J. J. (1910). Cynipidae. Berlin, Pınarbaşı village, 38°27′ N, 29°41′ E, 948 m alt, 13. Germany: Verlag von R. Friedlander und Sohn. Phytoparasitica (2009) 37:95–97 97 Katılmış,Y.,&Kıyak, S. (2008). Checklist of Cynipidae of Stone, G. N., Atkinson, R. J., Rokas, A., Csoka, G., & Nieves- Turkey, with a new genus record. Journal of Natural Aldrey, J. L. (2001). Differential success in northwards History, 42(31–32), 2161–2167. range expansion between ecotypes of the marble gall- Kıyak, S., Kılıç, T., & Katılmış, Y. (2008). A contribution to the wasps, Andricus kollari: a tale of two lifecycles. Molec- knowledge of the Cynipini (Cynipidae: Hymenoptera) fauna ular Ecology, 10, 761–768. of Turkey. Munis Entomology and Zoology, 3(1), 523–535. Stone, G. N., Atkinson, R. 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