A Preliminary Review of the Subfamily Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Turkey

Authors: İRFAN ASLAN, BLAGOY GRUEV, HİKMET ÖZBEK

Abstract: Distributional data about 234 species and subspecies belonging to 21 genera of Alticinae in Turkey are given. Thirteen of these taxa, Altica lythri Aubé, Aphthona rugipennis Ogloblin, Chaetocnema laevicollis (Thomson), Dibolia rugulosa Redtenbacher, Longitarsus atricillus (Gyllenhal), L. bytinskii Furth, L. jacobaeae (Waterhouse), L. reichei (Allard), L. salviae Gruev, Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius), Ph. tetrastigma (Comolli), Psylliodes saulcyi Allard, P. testaceiconcolor Heikertinger, and one subspecies, Longitarsus alfierii furthi Gruev are new records for the fauna of Turkey. Four species (Longitarsus artvinus Gruev et Aslan, L. kopdagiensis Gruev et Aslan, Phyllotreta oltuensis Gruev et Aslan, Ph. ozbeki Gruev et Aslan) the orginal descriptions of which are in press, are briefly mentioned.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae, Review.

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