The tribe Mecysolobini Reitter, 1913, the genus Alcidodes G.A.K. Marshall, 1939 and the species Alcidodes karelinii (Boheman, 1844) are new to fauna of Turkey. The species is redescribed based on diagnostic morphological characters which are presented with their digital images. Genital structures with abdominal terminalia segments are studied and depicted for the first time. Geographical data with new locations and a distribution map are provided. The host plant of A. karelinii is Convolvulus arvensis L., confirmed based on rearing samples from seed capsules.
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27 May 2019
Diagnosis and Distribution of Alcidodes karelinii (Boheman, 1844): A New Record for Turkey (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Mecysolobini)
Levent Gültekin,
Boris A. Korotyaev,
Neslihan Gültekin,
Genrik E. Davidian,
Melek Güdek
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Alcidodes
Curculionidae
Mecysolobini
new records
Sternuchopsis
Turkey