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8 November 2008
Occurence of Soldier Bug (Spilostethus pandurus)
in Van Province (Turkey)
(Hemiptera, Lygaeidae)
Muhabbet Kemal Ahmet Omer KoQak
Within the frame of the Cesa Project entitled Entomofauna of Turkey (Eiy, the following
Soldier Bug {Spilostethus pandurus) is reported from Van Province (East Turkey) for the first time.
This species feeds on many herbaceous plant species. It sucks the plant juices usually from stems
and fruits.
The species is widely distributed from South Europe, to Namibia in Africa, and South East
Asia. Information on the distribution of this species in Turkey is rather incomplete. According to
OzsaraQ & Kiyak (2001)^ the species is found in the Aegean, Marmara, Middle Anatolia, West Black
Sea, and West Mediterranean regions of Turkey. In East Turkey, it is known only from Elazig.
Range of the species is illustrated below (Map 1).
Lygaeidae
Spilostethus pandurus (Scopoli,i763)
Cimex pandurus Scopoli,i763, Entomologia Carniolica, 126-127, nr. 368: Type(s): Carniolia [see Fig.i].
Material examined: i(^ Turkey: Van Province, Qatak, ArdiQ valley 2100m, 24 6 2007 M. Kemal &
A.O.KoQakleg. (coll. Cesa).
1 Announcement of Entomofauna of Turkey.- Cesa News 31: 7-8.
2 6zsaraQ,6. & S.Kiyak, 2001, A study on the Heteroptera fauna of Bozcaada (Qanakkale Province). - Turk. J. Zool. 25: 313-322.
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Fig. 1 - Original description of Spilostethus pandurus (Scopoli,i763, Entomologia Carniolica, 126-127, nr.
368)
Map 1 Range of the Soldier Bug {Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli) in the Old World (Info-system of the Cesa)
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Fig. 2- Habitat of the Soldier Bug {Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli) in Van Province, Ardig valley 2ioom 24 6 2007 photo
M. Kemal (Cesa)
Fig. 3- The Soldier Bug {Spilostethus pandurus Scopoli) in Van Province, Ardig valley 2100m 24 6 2007 photo M. Kemal
(Cesa)
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On the autumnal butterflies
in the vicinity of Antakya
(Hatay Province) (Lepidoptera)
Turgut Sanguis
The Lepidoptera of Hatay Province was published by Kogak & Kemal (2007)4 with the 510
recorded species. The following 12 butterfly species were observed and most of them photographed
by the author around Titiis Tunnels, Samandag on 2 October, 2008. Among them two species were
observed in the province for the first time. Thus, the total species of Hesperioidea increased to 18,
and Papilionoidea to 111 in Hatay Province.
The recorded species are listed below with their vernacular name in Turkish.
Nymphalidae
Aglais urticae (Linnaeus,i758) (KiiQiik Kaplumbaga)
Vanessa (Cynthia) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dikenkelebegi)
Vanessa (s,strj atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atalanta)
Satymdae
Ypthima asterope (Klug,i832) (Karagoz) (Fig. 1)
Lycaerddae
Cigaritis acamas (Klug,i834) (§eytancik) (Figs. 2-3)
Zizeeria (s,str,) karsandra (Moore,i865) (Figs. 4-5) (Karsandra)
Chilades (Freyeria) trochylus (Freyer,[i843]) (Fig. 6) (Miicevherkelebegi)
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) (Lampides)
Hesperiidae
Spialia (Neospialia) orbifer {Hiihnev, [1823]) (Fig. 7) (Kizil Zipzip)
Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer,i8o8) (Akdeniz Zipzipi) (Fig. 8) New record!
Gegenes nostrodamus (Fabricius,i793) (Nostrodamus) (Fig. 9) New record!
Car char odus (s.strj alceae(Esipev, [1780]) (Fig. 10) (Hatmi Zipzipi)
Literature
Ko^akjA.O. & M.Kemal, 2007,
Synonymical and distributional list of the species of Hatay Province (South Turkey) (Lepidoptera)
Cent. ent. Stud., Misc. Pap. 120/121: 1-16.
3 turgutsarigul(g) superonline.com
4 http://www.archive.org/details/CentreForEntomologicalStudiesAnkaraMiscellaneousPapers120-121
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Fig. 1- Ypthima asterope, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
Fig. 2 - Cigaritis acamas in copula, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
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Fig. 3" Cigaritis acamas, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
Fig. 4" Zizeeria (s.str.) karsandra, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
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Fig. 5" Zizeeria (s.str.) karsandra, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
Fig. 6- Chilades (Freyeria) trochylus, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
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Fig. 8- Muschampia proto, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
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Fig. 9" Gegenes nostrodamus, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
Fig. lo- Carcharodus (s.str.) alceae, photo Turgut Sarigiil ©
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On the Agrochola consueta (H.-Sch.) in East Turkey
{Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
Muhabbet Kemal Ahmet Omer Ko^ak
The species was originally described by Herrich-Schaffer in 1852 as Orthosia consueta
from the vicinity Istanbul. The species is currently placed in the genus Agrochola Hbn and in the
subgenus Anchoscelis, In Anchoscelis, totally 18 species are known in Turkey. Among them, the
species consueta H.-Sch. is recorded in Siirt Province for the first time. With this record, totally
number of Agrochola species in Siirt Province raised to six, namely, Agrochola egorovi O. Bang-
Haas, A. consueta H.-Sch., A. imitata Ronkay, A. sairtana Derra, A. mansueta H.-Sch., and A.
pistacina Goeze (=#lychnidis Denis & Schiff.).
In the spring of this year, the first author recorded a caterpillar of this species in northern
Siirt, §irvan district, Hesko stream at 975m (Fig. 1). The caterpillar was captured on 24 April (Fig.
2). Pre-pupa stage seems to have a long period, from 30 April to 21 September under the
laboratory conditions (Fig. 3). The specimen pupated on 21 September (Figs. 4-5). Adult female
emerged on 29 October, 2008 (Fig. 6).
Regarding to this species, the studies are still continuing. Explanatory images of the habitat,
caterpillar and adult moth of the species are given below:
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Fig. 1- Habitat of Agrochola consueta H.-Sch. Siirt Prov., Hesko valley, 24 4 2008, photo Erdem Seven.
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Fig. 2- Female caterpillar of Agrochola consueta. Turkey Siirt Pr., §irvan, Hesko, 975m, 24 4 2008, photo
M. Kemal (Cesa)
Fig. 3- Pre-pupa stage of Agrochola consueta under the laboratory conditions, 19 9 2008, photo M. Kemal
(Cesa)
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Fig. 4-
(Cesa)
Young pupa of Agrochola consueta under the laboratory condition, i lo 2008, photo M. Kemal
Fig. 5- Mature pupa of Agrochola consueta under the laboratory condition, 26 10 2008 Photo M. Kemal
(Cesa)
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Fig. 6- Adult female of Agrochola consueta emerged on 29 October,20o8 under the laboratory condition,
photo M. Kemal (Cesa)
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V / Correction: The figure 4 of the Cesa News Nr. 25, must be read as Melitaea fascelis, instead of
Melitaea cirvcia. My thanks to Mr. T. Sarigiil are due to his kind attention on this matter. A.O.K.
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Announcement of the Short Documentary Films of the Cesa
Within the publication program of the Cesa, the following issues of the Iconographia Insectorum (Series A)
and Iconographia Arachnidorum (Series A) were published.
The titles of the Mpeg films and their URL addresses are as follows:
Acraea natalica in Butterflies of South Africa (September 3, 2008)
Life of butterflies at Medike in Soutpansberg Mountains. Acraea natalica during feeding nectar on the
flower, mpeg2, 0.39 minutes.
by Muhabbet Kemal
http://www.archive.org/details/AcraeaNatalicaInButterfliesOfSoutliAfrica
Biodiversity of Soutpansberg Mountains, the South Africa I. Butterflies, Behaviours of some
Acraea species (September 25, 2008)
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Behaviours of some Acraea species. Iconographia Insectorum (Series A) A Documentary Video Records in
Nature for Scientific Purpose by the CESA, mpeg2, 3.45 minutes.
by Muhabbet Kemal & Ahmet O.Ko^ak
http://www.archive.org/details/BiodiversitvOfSoutpansbergMountainTheSouthAfricaI.Butterflies
1. A hunting Camel Spider at Catak, Van Province, East Turkey (Galeodidae, Solifugae).
Behaviours in the night.
Iconographia Arachnidorum Series A (Nr.i) by the Cesa (October 8, 2008), mpeg2, 2.09 minutes.
by Muhabbet Kemal
http://www.archive.org/details/IconographiaArachnidorumSeriesAByTheCesa
2. A Camel Spider at Kemaliye, Erzincan Province, East Turkey (Galeodidae, Solifugae).
Behaviours in the night.
Iconographia Arachnidorum Series A (Nr.2) by the Cesa (October 9, 2008), mpeg2, 2.06 minutes.
by Muhabbet Kemal
http://www.archive.org/details/IconographiaArachnidorumSeriesAnr.2ByTheCesa
A Firefly at Mon Long Summit (December 21, 2005)
http://www.archive.org/details/AFireflyatMonLongSummit
A short film on the behaviour of a lampyrid species (Coleoptera), during a short visit to a view point of Doi
Suthep (Mon Long Summit), Chiang Mai, North Thailand, mpeg2, 5.32 minutes.
by Muhabbet Kemal
This film is also a part of the scientific project of the Cesa entitled Entomofauna of the Old World (EOW)
^^ Announcement on the forthcoming electronical publications
of the Cesa
Taking the recent progresses on the electronical publications in the Zoology (see ICZN- Zootaxa 1908: 57-67,
17 October, 2008) into consideration, the status of the scientific serials and other publications of the Cesa
should be updated.
According to the new publication strategy of the Cesa, the scientific articles will be published in the following,
exchangable serials as online access available to the readers. For this purpose, the previous exchange
agreements will be revised and new agreements will be established with the entomological institutions,
societies, museums of nature, and related departments of the universities in the World.
Currently available publications of the Cesa maybe divided into two groups:
Publications may be obtained through Exchange agreements
Priamus
Priamus Supplement
Memoirs
Miscellaneous Papers
Cesa News
Studies on African Lepidoptera
Mpeg Films
Publications may be obtained through purchase
Iconographia Series A-D (Insectorum & Arachnidorum)
DVD Films
Cesa International Books as CDs
For more information please send e-mail to
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Omer Kogak cesa tr(5)yahoo.com.tr
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Editorial Board of all Scientific Serials / Biitiin Bilimsel Yayinlarin Yayin Kurulu: Insecta, taxonomy,
nomenclature, ecology, faunistics: Prof Dr. Ahmet Omer Ko9ak (Ytiztincti Yil Universitesi, Turkey), Asst.
Prof Dr. Muhabbet Kemal Ko9ak (Ytiztincti Yil University, Turkey), Asst. Prof Dr. Selma Seven (Gazi
University, Turkey), General Entomology: Assoc. Prof Dr. Paitoon Leksawasdi (Chiang Mai University,
Faculty of Science, Thailand); Homoptera: Dr. Emine Demir (Turkey). Orthoptera: Dr. Piotr Naskre9ki
(Connecticut University, U.S.A.), Assoc. Prof Dr. Mustafa Unal (Abant tzzet Baysal University, Turkey),
Asst. Prof Dr. Yusuf Htiseyinoglu (Mersin University, Turkey), Asst. Prof Dr. Ya§ar Gtilmez (Gazi Osman
Pa§a University, Tokat). Coleoptera / Chrysomelidae: Assoc. Prof M.S.Mohammedsaid (Malaysia). - Plant
taxonomy, flora and vegetation: Prof. Dr. Ltitfi Beh9et, Asst. Prof. Dr. Fevzi Ozgok9e, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mural
Unal (Ytiztincti Yil University, Van, Turkey).
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