Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.141-154, 2023 (Scopus)
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the entomophagous Syrphidae (Diptera) species in the Lakes Region of Türkiye and their distribution in 2014-2016. Material and Methods: Adult specimens were collected from 241 different localities on trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants in agricultural areas, uncultivated lands and forest areas, by using sweep-net and mouth aspirator when the weather was clear and sunny. The pre-adults found during sampling were brought to the laboratory to be cultured together with their hosts. All adult Syrphidae individuals were identified using classical diagnostic methods. Results: According to the results of the study; a total of 38 species having entomophagous character belonging to the genera, Baccha, Chrysotoxum, Didea, Episyrphus, Eupeodes, Heringia, Melanostoma, Meliscaeva, Paragus, Pipiza, Pipizella, Platycheirus, Scaeva, Sphaerophoria, Syrphus, Volucella, Xanthandrus and Xanthogramma were determined. Episyrphus balteatus, Eupeodes corollae, E. nuba, Melanostoma mellinum, Paragus albifrons, P. bicolor, P. haemorrhous, P. tibialis, Sphaerophoria rueppelli, S. scripta and S. turkmenica were the most common species while S. scripta (1937 individuals, 62.10%), M. mellinum (374 individuals, 11.99%) and E. corollae (264 individuals, 8.4%) have been the most sampled species. Conclusion: In this study, Entomophagus Syrphidae species and their distribution were determined in the sampling areas in the Lakes region while prey of some species was also determined.