Morphological studies of endemic vineyard pest weevil (Megamecus shevketi Marshall & Lodos 1979) and new record of Megamecus bidentatus (Gebler, 1829) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Turkey

A species, Megamegus shevketi Marshall & Lodos 1979, is an endemic agricultural pest in western Turkey. Series of specimens recently collected at vineyards (Vitis vinifera L.) in the Aegean Region of Turkey allowed conducting detailed morphological studies developing an identification tool for this endemic pest weevil species. Internal morphological characters of terminalia segments and genitalia structure of female are described and illustrated for the first time. Megamecus bidentatus (Gebler, 1829) is firstly recorded for Turkish fauna.

Journal

JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY

Year

2024

Volume

59

Issue

1

Pages

1-10

ISSN

2538-1318

eISSN

2147-7612

DOI

10.12976/jib/2024.59.1.1

WoS UID

WOS:001381889600001