Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) Species on Weeds in Kahramanmaras Province Part I

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the Curculionoidea species on weeds found in non-agricultural areas in Kahramanmaras province between 2021 and 2022, weekly from late March-early April until the end of September after the weeds begin to germinate, and at fifteen-day intervals when the weeds start to dry towards the end of September. Studies were carried out. As a result of this study identified two genera belonging to the family Curculionidae, Lixinae Schoenherr, 1823 subfamily of the superfamily Curculionoidea, and fourteen species belonging to these genera. Larinus cinerascens Capiomont, 1874, one of the identified species, is a new record for the Curculionoidea fauna of Turkey. A total of five species, including Lixus algirus L., Lixus vilis (Rossi, 1790), Larinus cinerascens Capiomont, 1874, Larinus hedenborgi Boheman, 1845, Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835, are new records for Kahramanmaras province. In addition, twelve weed species were identified as new host plants for the identified Curculionoidea species.