NEW RECORDS OF THE GENUS Strumigenys SMITH, 1860 (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) FROM BLACK SEA REGION OF TURKEY

Year 2014, Volume: 15 Issue: 2, 59 - 63, 08.01.2016

Celal Karaman , Kadri Kıran , Volkan Aksoy

Abstract

^{Strumigenys is one of the most speciose genera in the world. Although the genus is speciose, still they are recorded occasionally because of their small size, cryptic lifestyle and slow movements of its members which also stand still when disturbed. We report here two species of the genus, S. argiola and S. baudueri, from Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey, which, until now, were only recorded from İstanbul in the first half of the 20th century. Diagnostic characteristics, details of the localities, photographs of both species, and an identification key for Turkish Strumigenys species are given.}

Keywords

Turkey, Black Sea Region, Strumigenys, new records, key

Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi’nden Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Cinsi İçin Yeni Kayıtlar

Abstract

Tüm Dünya’da en fazla tür içeren cinslerden biri olan Strumigenys cinsi çok tür ile temsil ediliyor olmasına rağmen, çok küçük vücutlu, yavaş hareketli olmaları, kriptik yaşam tarzları ve rahatsız edildiklerinde hareketsiz kalmaları nedeni ile çok nadiren kayıt edilirler. Bu çalışmada 20. yüzyılın ilk yarısında İstanbul’dan kayıt edilmiş, cinse ait iki tür, S. argiola ve S. baudueri, Türkiye’nin Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi’nden kayıt edilmiştir. Saptanan iki türe ait diagnostik karakterler, detaylı lokalite bilgileri ve fotoğraflar ile Türkiye’den bilinen Strumigenys türlerine ait tür tayin anahtarı verilmiştir

Keywords

Türkiye, Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi, Strumigenys, yeni kayıtlar, tayin anahtarı

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