Occurrence of Chrysochus asclepiadeus (Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Turkey: Two distinct subspecies or the same taxon with slightly different populations?

EKİZ A. N., Şen I., GÖK A., Turantepe E.

Zoology in the Middle East, vol.61, no.2, pp.148-152, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 61 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09397140.2015.1020608
  • Journal Name: Zoology in the Middle East
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.148-152
  • Keywords: Chrysochus asclepiadeus asiaeminoris syn. n., Eumolpinae, Synonymy, Turkey
  • Uşak University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

According to the literature, Chrysochus asclepiadeus (Pallas, 1773) is represented by two subspecies in the western Palaearctic, including C. asclepiadeus asiaeminoris De Monte, 1948, which was described from south-western Turkey but has not been recorded since 1948. Recently collected specimens from the provinces of ̄zmir and Isparta (not far from the type locality of C. asclepiadeus asiaeminoris) were compared with specimens of the nominate subspecies from Kiev (Ukraine). It is concluded that C. asclepiadeus asiaeminoris is a synonym of the nominate subspecies (syn. n.). The distribution of the species in Turkey is discussed.