Tachinidae (Diptera) species of Sakarya Province (Turkey), with 2 new recordsTarık BALKAN, Kenan KARA, Turgut ATAY* Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey

Authors: TARIK BALKAN, KENAN KARA, TURGUT ATAY

Abstract: This study was carried out to determinate the Tachinidae fauna of Sakarya Province in 2012 and 2013. Tachinids were collected in the region by sweeping with nets from various plants. As a result of this study, 7 genera and 8 species belonging to the subfamily of Exoristinae, 5 genera and 5 species belonging to the subfamily of Tachininae, 2 genera and 2 species belonging to the subfamily of Dexiinae, and 4 genera and 6 species belonging to the subfamily of Phasiinae were found. Two species among them, Meigenia incana (Fallen, 1810) and Exorista civilis (Rondani, 1859), were recorded for the first time in Turkey.

Keywords: Tachinidae, fauna, new records, Sakarya, Turkey

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