THE WOOD BORING INSECTS (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE AND BUPRESTIDAE) RECORDED AS THE NEW PESTS FOR ACER UNDULATUM POJARK FROM THE BABADAG MOUNTAIN (SW TURKEY)

Abstract

Acer undulatum Pojark is an endemic species of maple, known so far only from a very restricted area on Mount Babadag (Fethiye district, Mugla province) in Southwestern Turkey, included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1998. In the year 2015 we visited the locality where Acer undulatum grows, on the steep slopes near the summit of Mount Babadag, in order to obtain further data for the study of the Cerambycidae and Buprestidae fauna associated with this tree. In this research, 6 species belonging to 2 families (Cerambyicidae and Buprestidae) of Coleoptera were captured and identified in the study area. These 6 species (Trichoferus kotschyi, Ropalopus clavipes, Lioderina linearis, Anthaxia (Anthaxia) cebecii, Anthaxia (Anthaxia) semicuprea and Anthaxia (Anthaxia) bicolor) are observed first time on Acer undulatum Pojark on Mount Babadag.