Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) species of stone fruit trees in Tekirdağ. Field studies was conducted in 4 different districts; Malkara, Muratlı, Şarköy and Süleymanpaşa between March 2014-January 2016. Samplings and observations on cherry, peach and plum orchards will be carried out representing at least 10% of the total area. Species of the family Buprestidae and their densities was determined using different sampling methods as visual observation, trapping, and beating. A total of 13 species belonging to 9 genera were identified. These species were; Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula signaticollis Krynicki, 1832, Anthaxia (Haplantaxia) cichorii (Olivier, 1790), Anthaxia (Anthaxia) bicolor (Faldermann, 1835), Agrilus viridis L., 1758, Capnodis tenebricosa (Olivier, 1790), Capnodis tenebrionis (L., 1758), Chalcophorella (Chalcophorella) stigmatica (Schoenherr, 1817), Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) affinis (Fabricius, 1794), Julodis ehrenbergii Lamporte & Gory 1835, Ovalisia (Palmar) balcanica (Kirschberg, 1876), Ovalisia (Scintillatrix) gloriosa (Marseul, 1865), Perotis lugubris (Fabricius, 1777) and Ptosima undecimmaculata (Herbst, 1784). The most common species was Capnodis tenebrionis and the highest population was determined in cherry orchard.

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