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Diptera) Fauna of Kırklareli Province Turkish Journal of Zoology Turk J Zool (2017) 41: 335-341 http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/ © TÜBİTAK Short Communication doi:10.3906/zoo-1604-10 The Chironomidae (Diptera) fauna of Kırklareli Province Gazel Burcu AYDIN*, Hüseyin GÜHER Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey Received: 05.04.2016 Accepted/Published Online: 01.07.2016 Final Version: 04.04.2017 Abstract: Larval and adult material collected from July 2012 to July 2013 and previously collected larval material were evaluated taxonomically to determine the Chironomidae (Diptera) fauna of Kırklareli Province. Accordingly, a total of 64 species belonging to the subfamilies Tanypodinae, Prodiamesinae, Orthocladinae, and Chironominae of the family Chironomidae were determined, of which Camptocladius stercorarius (De Geer, 1776), Corynoneura sp., Paratanytarsus sp., Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) phatta (Eggert, 1863), Chironomus semireductus (Lenz, 1924), Einfeldia carbonaria (Meigen, 1804), Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes (Meigen, 1818), Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) fuscipes (Kieffer, 1909), and Stictochironomus sp. were determined as new records for Kırklareli Province, Acricotopus lucens (Zetterstedt, 1850), Brillia flavifrons (Johannsen, 1905); Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818), Demicryptochironomus sp., and Harnischia curtilamellata (Malloch, 1915) for Turkish Thrace; and Paratanytarsus laetipes (Zetterstedt, 1850) for Turkish Chironomidae fauna. Key words: Larval midge, adult chironomid, Paratanytarsus laetipes, Turkish Thrace While the individuals of Chironomidae spend their Ekman grab and hand mud ladle (Figure 1). The sampling larval stages in aquatic habitats, the adults are found in localities are shown in Table 1. The mud samples were washed terrestrial environments. The larval chironomids are through mesh nets and preserved in 250-cc plastic bottles used as indicator organisms to determine the quality level containing 70% ethanol. The adult chironomids materials of aquatic habitats. Moreover, they are very important were collected using a sweeping net and 70% ethanol was organisms in the food chain by being food of fish and sprayed on the collected specimens to prevent them from other aquatic invertebrates (Armitage et al., 1995; Ardıç flying. All adult chironomids kept in the sweeping net after and Uygun, 1996; Epler, 2001; Çakmak et al., 2002; Şanlı- alcohol spray were collected by the help of a fine-lead clamp Benzer et al., 2007). The adult chironomids flying around and were preserved in 250-cc plastic bottles containing aquatic habitats are prey for many invertebrates, frogs, and 70% ethanol. All materials were labelled and transferred birds. The studies performed on Chironomidae fauna in to the laboratory for identification. Temporary slides of inland waters were generally based on their larval stages. larval specimens were made in glycerin for initial data However, because of the problems faced during species (presence, position and length of gills, setae, anal tubules, identifications based on larvae, recent studies started to antenna structure) before permanent sliding and examined evaluate the larval and adult individuals together (Sæther under a stereomicroscope (Epler, 2001). For identification and Langton, 2011; Namayandeh and Beresford, 2012). of the larval specimens, Sæther (1980), Cranston (1982), In Turkey, while many studies were performed on larval Fittkau and Roback (1983), Pinder and Reiss (1983), Epler chironomids, there is only one study on adult chironomids (2001), and Vallenduuk and Morozova (2005) were utilized. (Reiss, 1985). The present study was performed to Temporary slides of the adult materials were made in determine the Chironomidae (Diptera) fauna of Kırklareli glycerin for initial data (subfamily, antenna structure, body Province in Turkish Thrace and for this aim both larval and coloration, thorax structure) before permanent sliding and adult chironomids were evaluated together taxonomically. then examined under a stereomicroscope (Wiederholm, Sampling was done between July 2012 and July 2013 to 1989). Sæther (1980), Saether (1985), Wiederholm (1989), determine Chironomidae specimens in Kırklareli Province. Armitage et al. (1995), Kyerematen et al. (2000), Langton The samples were collected from 66 different localities and Pinder (2007), Saether and Oyewo (2008), and including all kinds of freshwater ecosystems like lakes, Moubayed-Breil et al. (2012) were utilized for identification ponds, streams, dam lakes, swamps, and puddles using an of the adult specimens. * Correspondence: [email protected] 335 AYDIN and GÜHER / Turk J Zool Figure 1. Map showing the sampling localities (the numbers in the figure show the locality number in Table 1). A total of 64 species belonging to Tanypodinae, Paratanytarsus laetipes (Zetterstedt, 1850) was determined Prodiamesinae, Orthocladiinae, and Chironominae as a new record for Turkey. were identified. A total of 40 were represented by only The previous studies performed on the family larval individuals, 17 by only adult individuals, and 7 by Chironomidae in the studied area were based only on larval both larval and adult individuals (Table 2). Ablabesmyia stages of chironomids (Özkan, 2006; Özkan, 2009; Çamur- (Ablabesmyia) phatta (Eggert, 1863), Chironomus Elipek et al., 2012) and a total of 101 species were reported semireductus (Lenz, 1924), Einfeldia carbonaria (Meigen, within these studies. In this present study, 15 species 1804), Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes (Meigen, identified based both on larval and adult specimens were 1818), Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) fuscipes (Kieffer, given as new records for Kırklareli Province, increasing 1909), and Stictochironomus sp. identified from larval the species number of Kırklareli Chironomidae fauna specimens and Camptocladius stercorarius (De Geer, from 101 to 116. Among the 15 new records, Acricotopus 1776), Corynoneura sp., and Paratanytarsus sp. identified lucens (Zetterstedt, 1850), Brillia flavifrons (Johannsen, from adult specimens were given as new records 1905), Camptocladius stercorarius (De Geer, 1776), for the Chironomidae fauna of Kırklareli Province; Corynoneura sp., Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818), Acricotopus lucens (Zetterstedt, 1850), Brillia flavifrons Demicryptochironomus sp., Harnischia curtilamellata (Johannsen, 1905), Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818), (Malloch, 1915), Stictochironomus sp., Paratanytarsus Demicryptochironomus sp., and Harnischia curtilamellata sp., and Paratanytarsus laetipes (Zetterstedt, 1850) were (Malloch, 1915) identified from adult specimens were identified based only on adult specimens. Larval stages determined as new records for Turkish Thrace; and of these species were not encountered during the study 336 AYDIN and GÜHER / Turk J Zool Table 1. Name and coordinates of the sampling localities. No. Localities Coordinates No. Localities Coordinates 1 Dereköy Pond - 34 Kırıkköy Pond 41°26ʹ49ʺN, 27°15ʹ55ʺE 2 Dereköy Stream 41°55ʹ48ʺN, 27°22ʹ14ʺE 35 Karacaoğlan Pond 41°32ʹ19ʺN, 27°5ʹ24ʺE 3 Kofçaz Stream 41°57ʹ49ʺN, 27°8ʹ13ʺE 36 Kavaklı Pond 41°40ʹ13ʺN, 27°7ʹ41ʺE 4 Armutveren Village - 37 Oruçlu Pond 41°30ʹ57ʺN, 27°4ʹ37ʺE 5 Şükrüpaşa Village 41°56ʹ3ʺN, 27°30ʹ42ʺE 38 Çeşmekolu Pond 41°31ʹ52ʺN, 27°16ʹ46ʺE 6 Dupnisa Cave - 39 Evrensekiz Pond 41°40ʹ18ʺN, 26°33ʹ4ʺE 7 Arizbaba Stream - 40 Çiğdemli Stream 41°40ʹ18ʺN, 26°33ʹ40ʺE 8 Üsküpdere Stream 41°41ʹ15ʺN, 27°21ʹ50ʺE 41 Tatarköy Pond 41°29ʹ14ʺN, 27°21ʹ3ʺE 9 Hamam Lake 41°49ʹ36ʺN, 27°57ʹ24ʺE 42 Alacaoğlu Stream 41°40ʹ18ʺN, 26°33ʹ40ʺE 10 Hamam Stream - 43 Celaliye Pond 41°32ʹ0ʺN, 27°21ʹ0ʺE 11 Pedina Lake - 44 Ahmetbey Stream 41°40ʹ18ʺN, 26°33ʹ40ʺE 12 Küçük Deep-spot - 45 Kazandere Stream 41°37ʹ57ʺN, 28°5ʹ12ʺE 13 İnece Stream 41°40ʹ32ʺN, 27°4ʹ36ʺE 46 Poyralı Stream 41°37ʹ19ʺN, 27°38ʹ39ʺE 14 Ürünlü Stream 41°40ʹ19ʺN, 26°59ʹ29ʺE 47 Müsellim Pond 41°28ʹ29ʺN, 27°45ʹ17ʺE 15 Manastır Stream 41°40ʹ5ʺN, 27°26ʹ13E 48 Kömürköy Stream 41°40ʹ18ʺN, 26°33ʹ40ʺE 16 Şeytan Stream 41°42ʹ36ʺN, 27°15ʹ43ʺE 49 Kazandere Dam Lake 41°37ʹ49ʺN, 28°5ʹ14ʺE 17 Sakızköy Stream 41°26ʹ25ʺN, 27°28ʹ27ʺE 50 Soğucak Stream 41°37ʹ16ʺN, 27°51ʹ39ʺE 18 Sakızköy Pond 41°28ʹ23ʺN, 27°30ʹ33ʺE 51 Pabuçdere/Kıyıköy 41°39ʹ55ʺN, 27°57ʹ30ʺE 19 Cevizköy Stream 41°32ʹ48ʺN, 27°35ʹ37ʺE 52 Katırsa Stream 41°40ʹ18ʺN, 26°33ʹ40ʺE 20 Tozaklı Pond 41°34ʹ51ʺN, 27°34ʹ44ʺE 53 Pabuçdere/Hamidiye 41°39ʹ55ʺN, 27°57ʹ30ʺE 21 Topçuköy Pond 41°32ʹ34ʺN, 27°39ʹ9ʺE 54 Terzidere Pond 41°57ʹ49ʺN, 27°8ʹ13ʺE 22 Yörükbayırı Village 41°49ʹ36ʺN, 27°20ʹ27ʺE 55 Bulanık Stream 41°49ʹ30ʺN, 27°40ʹ40ʺE 23 Yörükbayırı Village 41°49ʹ40ʺN, 27°20ʹ40ʺE 56 Erikli Lake 41°49ʹ3ʺN, 27°46ʹ40ʺE 24 Geçitağzı Stream 41°56ʹ16ʺN, 27°19ʹ8ʺE 57 Saka Stream 41°48ʹ42ʺN, 27°57ʹ2ʺE 25 Düzorman Stream 41°50ʹ59ʺN, 27°21ʹ55ʺE 58 Saka Lake 41°48ʹ0ʺN, 27°59ʹ40ʺE 26 Armağan Village 41°52ʹ31ʺN, 27°25ʹ43ʺE 59 Balaban Stream 41°49ʹ30ʺN, 27°46ʹ40ʺE 27 Sarpdere Village 41°52ʹ00ʺN, 27°35ʹ16ʺE 60 Mert Lake 41°52ʹ57ʺN, 27°59ʹ56ʺE 28 Armutveren Village 41°53ʹ45ʺN, 27°33ʹ20ʺE 61 Dolhan Pond 41°47ʹ21ʺN, 27°2ʹ20ʺE 29 Karadere Stream 41°55ʹ22ʺN, 27°26ʹ23ʺE 62 Kayalıköy Dam Lake 41°48ʹ38ʺN, 27°7ʹ27ʺE 30 Pehlivanköy Pond 41°22ʹ8ʺN, 26°57ʹ34ʺE 63 Kanara Stream I 41°55ʹ26ʺN, 27°9ʹ52ʺE 31 Kanlıdere Stream 41°20ʹ38ʺN, 26°55ʹ19ʺE 64 Kanara Stream II 41°55ʹ45ʺN, 27°9ʹ31ʺE 32 Kuştepe Stream 41°22ʹ9ʺN, 26°57ʹ32ʺE 65 Kadıköy Stream 41°43ʹ14ʺN, 27°2ʹ18ʺE 33 Doğanca Pond 41°23ʹ35ʺN, 26°58ʹ26ʺE 66 Kırklareli Dam Lake 41°44ʹ58ʺN, 27°17ʹ2ʺE period most probably due to the bioecological features of the bicrenatum, Polypedilum
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