The Tipulidae (Diptera) fauna of the Marmara region, with nine new records and one new genus record (Tanyptera Latreille, 1804) for Turkey

Abstract

The study was conducted in the Marmara region, which forms a passage between the Balkan peninsula and Anatolia from June 2008 to April 2011. In this study, a total of 64 taxa belong to Tipulidae were detected. Among these, Tanyptera (s. str.) atrata atrata (Linnaeus, 1758), Tipula (Acutipula) balcanica Vermoolen, 1983, Tipula (A.) vittata Meigen, 1804, Tipula (Lunatipula) caudatula Loew, 1872, Tipula (L.) hera Theischinger, 1979, Tipula (L.) pannonia jordansi Mannheims, 1954, Tipula (L.) selene Meigen, 1830, Tipula (Pterelachisus) pseudovariipennis Czizek, 1912 and Tipula (Savtshenkia) benesignata Mannheims, 1954 were recorded for the first time from the Turkish fauna. The genus Tanyptera Latreille, 1804 was also recorded for the first time in Turkey.