TurkJZool 26(2002)1-13 ©TÜB‹TAK ResearchArticle Chelonus Jurine(Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae) SpeciesoftheMarmaraRegion MitatAYDO⁄DU,AhmetBEYARSLAN DepartmentofBiology,FacultyofArtsandSciences,UniversityofTrakya,22030,Edirne-TURKEY Received:28.05.2001 Abstract: ThegenusChelonus Jurine(Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae)speciesintheMarmararegionofTurkeyaredefined, 12speciesrecordedandakeytospeciesisprovided.Ofthesespecies,Chelonusasiaticus Telenga,Chelonusbidens Tobias,Chelonus canescens Wesmael, Chelonusmicrosomus Tobias, Chelonusoculator (Panzer), Chelonusocellatus Alexeev, Chelonusscabrator (Fabricius),Chelonussmirnovi Telenga, Chelonusszepligetii DallaTorre,Chelonustuberculifer Tobias,andChelonusvarimaculatus TobiasarenewrecordsforTurkeyand Chelonusinanitus (Linnaeus)isanewrecordfortheMarmararegionofTurkey. KeyWords: Braconidae,Cheloninae,Chelonus,Marmararegion,Turkey. MarmaraBölgesiChelonus Jurine(Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae)Türleri Özet: Buçal›flmadaMarmaraBölgesiChelonus Jurine(Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae)cinsineait12türbelirlenmiflvesap- tananbutürleregöretan›anahtar›haz›rlanm›flt›r.Butürlerden Chelonusasiaticus Telenga, Chelonusbidens Tobias, Chelonus canescens Wesmael, Chelonusmicrosomus Tobias, Chelonusoculator (Panzer), Chelonusocellatus Alexeev, Chelonusscabrator (Fabricius), Chelonussmirnovi Telenga, Chelonusszepligetii DallaTorre, Chelonustuberculifer Tobias, Chelonusvarimaculatus TobiasTürkiye,Chelonusinanitus(Linnaeus)MarmaraBölgesiiçinyenikay›tniteli¤itafl›maktad›r. AnahtarSözcükler: Braconidae,Cheloninae,Chelonus,MarmaraBölgesi,Türkiye. Introduction canbeeasilydistinguishedfromtheothersubfamiliesof Adultcheloninesaresmall-ormedium-sized(body Braconidaeinhavingcharacteristicmetasomalcarapaces usually2-6mm)waspswithacompact,sculpturedbody (2). andacarapaceformedbyfusionwiththefirstthree Cheloninaeincludescosmopolitanspeciesthatare metasomalterga.Thefemalewasphasashortovipositor, solitarykoinobiontegg-larvalendoparasitoidsof occasionallyconcealedinsidethecarapace,andantennae Lepidoptera,especiallyTortricoideaandPyraloidea. thickenedinthemiddlewithdepressionsintheapical Chelonusspecieseventuallykillthehostlarvaebylaying flagellarsegments.Themalecanbedistinguishedfrom theireggsintothem.Therefore,theyplayaneffective thefemalebythinnerandlonger,somewhatsetaceous roleintheprotectionoftheecosystem’snaturalbalance antennae.Wingvenationiscompletebutshiftedtothe (3,4). middlepartofthewing(radialand2ndradiomedialcells Thespreadof ChelonusfaunainTurkeyisnotwell short);onlythe1stanalcross-veinisusuallysomewhat known.Nineteenspeciesbelongingtosixgenerawere developed.Thepostpectalridgeiswelldeveloped.Eyes reportedinthefirstfaunisticstudyoftheAkdenizregion. areusuallypubescent;thebodyisusuallyblack,rarely SixofthesespecieswerenewrecordsforTurkey(5). lightcolored(Fig.1).Thegenus Chelonus Jurine,1801 includesapproximately180speciesworldwide,and Theresearchareaincludesdeciduousandscrophyllous forests(25%),cultivatedland(32%),fallowland(6%), nearlyhalfofthemarePalearcticspecies(1). meadow(23%),andunproductiveland(14%).Forest CheloninaeiscloselyrelatedtoNeoneurinae, habitatsarelargelysituatedontheIstranca,Ganosand Cardiochilinae,KhoikhoiinaeandMicrogastrinae. KorumountainsintheEuropeanpartofTurkey,andthe Therefore,somegeneraoftheserelatedfamilieshave Samanl›,Uluda¤andKazmountainsintheAsianpart.The beenoccasionallyaddedtoortakenoffthesubfamily.It regionmayberepresentedbydifferentfaunalelements 1 Chelonus Jurine(Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae)SpeciesoftheMarmaraRegion n mn prd fl mtp o msp c ppc pr te tro e pd f sc ov ti md cl pl pm sp ta 1mm c ar Figure1. Chelonusoculator (Panzer):Lateralview.ar:Arolium,c:Claw,cl:Clypeus,co:Coxa,e:Eyes,f:Femur,fl:Flagellum,md:Mandibul,mn: Mesonotum,msp:Mesopleuron,mtp:Metapleuron,n:Notauli,o:Ocellus,ov:Ovipositor,pd:Pedicel,pl:Palpuslabialis,pm:Pa lpus maxillaris,ppc:Postpectalcarina,pr:Propleuron,prd:Propodeum,sc:Scapus,sp:Spursoftibiata:Tarsus,te:Temple,ti: Tibia,tr: Trochanter. 2 M.AYDO⁄DU,A.BEYARSLAN sinceithasdifferenthabitats,suchashumidforests,dry - Tegulaeblack,faceweaklypubescent,hairsnot forests,steppeandcultivatedlands.Moreover,fromthe conspicuous(Fig.6) ........ microsomus Tobias biogeographicviewpoint,Istranca,UludagandKaz 5. Metasomalongitudinallyoval,posteriorlyslightly mountainsareknowntohaveservedasrefugezones curvedventrally,3.5-4.5timesaslongashighin duringtheglaciationperiods.Also,theBosphorusand apicalthird,inapexwithpointedtubercule.(Fig.7, Dardanellesstraitsconstituteeffectivebarriersto 8)..................... tuberculifer Tobias minimizethedistributionofterrestrialandfreshwater animals.Consequently,thisstudywasundertakento - Metasomatransverselyoval,posteriorlycurved determinethe Chelonus speciesoftheMarmararegion forwardventrally,2-3timesaslongashighinapical and,therefore,tocontributetoknowledgeonTurkish third,inapexuniformlyrounded(Fig.9,10) ...6 faunaaswellaspresentusefuldataonfaunal 6. Metasoma,slightlynarrowedventrally,atapexwith distribution. longitudinalgroove(Fig.11);withnotmorethan5 weaktransversefolds(onvertexbehindocelli) ... ..................... scabrator (Fabricius) MaterialandMethods - Metasomaatapexuniformlyrounded,atapex Adultspecimensof Chelonus (Hymenoptera: withoutlongitudinalgroove(Fig.12);withmore Braconidae:Cheloninae)fromdifferenthabitatsofthe than5weaktransversefolds ..............7 Marmararegionwerecollectedbetween1985and2000 usingsweepingnetsfromgrass-typeplants.Samples 7. Wingshyaline;pterostigma,tegulae,greaterpartof werethenstoredandlabeledaccordingtotaxonomic tibiaeofalllegsyellow,hindfemorablack ...... rulesandregulations. ....................... smirnoviTelenga Therelevantliteraturewasusedforthetaxonomical - Wingsnoticeablydarkened;stigmabrown,usually examinationofmaterials.Thespecimenswereidentified tegulaeandgreaterpartoflegsblack ........8 mostlyusingthekeysbyTobias,Beyarslan,Fahringerand 8. Antennae30-35segmented ...............9 Papp(1,5-7). - Antennae20-27segmented ..............10 9. Templessignificantlylongerthaneye,longitudinal ResultandDiscussion diameterofeye2timesheightofgena;clypeuswith Between1985and2000,418specimenswere twodenticles(Fig.13);metasomaatbasewithnot collectedfrom87localitiesintheMarmararegion(Table yellowspots ................. bidens Tobias 1andFig.2).Twelvespeciesbelongingto Chelonus - Templesapproximatelyaslongaseye,longitudinal (Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae)wereidentified diameterofeye3timesheightofgena;clypeus andakeytothespeciesispresented. withoutdenticles(Fig.14);metasomaatbasewith yellowspots............ szepligetiiDallaTorre Keytothespeciesof ChelonusJurine,1801. 10. Antennae20-22segmented,notgraduallythinning 1. Hindfemorabrownishred ................2 towardapex,square(Fig.15) ............11 - Hindfemorablack .....................3 - Antennae26segmented,graduallythinningtoward apex(Fig.16) .............. asiaticus Telenga 2. Ovipositorlongandthick,distinctlyfalcate(Fig.3) ...................... inanitus (Linnaeus) 11.Metasoma2timesaslongaswide,withyellow spots,occasionallycolorationvarie(Fig.17,18); - Ovipositorshorterandthinner,slightlycurvedor basalsegmentofantennae,occasionallyonlyon straight(Fig.4)............ oculator (Panzer) lowersideandoftenbaseofflagellaalsoyellowish 3. Antennae17-19segmented ...............4 red .................. varimaculatus Tobias - Antennaenotlessthan20segmented ........5 - Metasoma1.7timesaslongaswide,metasoma 4. Tegulaeyellow,facewithdense,shortlightcolored black(Fig.19,20);antennaeentirelyblack ..... hair(Fig.5).............. canescensWesmael ........................ ocellatusAlexeev 3 Chelonus Jurine(Hymenoptera:Braconidae:Cheloninae)SpeciesoftheMarmaraRegion Table1. Collectionsites(formapreferenceseefig.2) 1.Adapazar›-Emirda¤-Mezarl›k 45.Tekirda¤-Ifl›klar 2.Adapazar›-Akyaz›-Dedeler 46.Tekirda¤-Uçmakdere 3.Adapazar›-Göktepe 47.K›rklareli-Lüleburgaz-Türkgeldi 4.Adapazar›-Sapanca-‹st.Üniv.Tesisleri 48.Tekirda¤-Hayrabolu-Kandam›fl 5.‹zmit-Uzuntarla 49.K›rklareli-Lüleburgaz-Sarm›sakl›Farm 6.Bilecik-Bay›rköy 50.Tekirda¤-Ganosmountains 7.Bilecik-Osmaneli-‹çmeler 51.K›rklareli-Çakmak 8.Bilecik-Demirköy 52.K›rklareli-Kayal›köyüBaraj› 9.Bilecik-Ayvac›k 53.Çanakkale-Biga 10.Bilecik-Çak›rp›nar 54.Tekirda¤-Hayrabolu 11.Bursa-‹negöl-Mezitli-Tarakl› 55.K›rklareli-Babaeski-Kumköy 12.Bursa-Yeniflehir 56.K›rklareli-Ürünlü 13.Bursa-‹negöl-Cerrah 57.Tekirda¤-fiarköy 14.Bursa-Burhaniye 58.Tekirda¤-Hayrabolu-Soylu 15.Bursa-Uluda¤-Yefliltarla 59.Çanakkale-Çan-‹stiklalMahallesi 16.Bursa-‹ncirli-Akçaa¤aç 60.Edirne-Lalapafla-Ba¤l›kderesi 17.Bursa-Uluçam-Do¤anl› 61.Edirne-Lalapafla-Vaysal 18.Bursa-Orhaneli-Ç›rp› 62.Tekirda¤-Malkara-Yaylagöre 19.‹stanbul-Çatalca-K›s›rmand›ra 63.Tekirda¤-Malkara-Kafl›kç› 20.Bursa-M.Kemalpafla-Sö¤ütalan 64.Edirne-Lalapafla-Donköy 21.Bursa-Karacabey-Cambazköy 65.Edirne-Büyükismailce 22.‹stanbul-Silivri 66.Edirne-Havsa-Necatiye 23.Bursa-Karacabey-Çingeneçeflmesi 67.Edirne-Hac›umur 24.‹stanbul-Silivri-Küçüksinekli 68.Edirne-Havsa-Abalar 25.K›rklareli-Demirköy-‹¤neada 69.Edirne-Tayakad›n 26.Tekirda¤-Saray-Safaalan 70.Edirne-Havsa 27.Bal›kesir-Manyas-Kuflcenneti 71.Edirne-Havsa-Arpaç 28.Tekirda¤-Çorlu-Seymen 72.Edirne-TrakyaÜniv.Kampüsü 29.Tekirda¤-Çorlu-Vak›flar 73.Edirne-Uzunköprü-K›rcasalih 30.Tekirda¤-Saray 74.Edirne-Uzunköprü-Yeniköy 31.Bal›kesir-Manyas-Kayacaköy 75.Edirne-Had›ma¤a 32.Tekirda¤-Çorlu-Beyazköy 76.Edirne-Büyükdöllük 33.Bal›kesir-Susurluk-Yal›çeflme 77.Çanakkale-Lapseki-Bayramdere 34.K›rklareli-Vize 78.Edirne-Yolüstü 35.K›rklareli-Yeniceköy 79.Edirne-Eskikad›n 36.Bal›kesir-Yakupköy 80.Edirne-Meriçkenar› 37.K›rklareli-Demirköy-Boztafl 81.Edirne-Meriç