Murat KÜTÜK, Neslihan BAYRAK, Rüstem HAYAT

A new species of Tephritis Latreille (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey

Tephritis ozaslani sp. nov. is described from Artvin Province of Turkey and placed in the T. pulchra species group. The key to the T. pulchra group is provided, which includes 9 species. The main characters that distinguish the new species from the closely resembling Palaearctic species, T. cometa israilis Freidberg, T. acanthiophilopsis Hering, T. erdemlii Kütük, T. divisa Rondani, T. recurrens Loew, T. merzi Freidberg & Kütük, and T. hurvitzi Freidberg, are discussed. In addition, Inula oculus christi L. (Asteraceae) is determined as a host plant of the new species.

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Key words: New species, Tephritis, Tephritidae, Turkey

A new species of Tephritis Latreille (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Turkey

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Key words: New species, Tephritis, Tephritidae, Turkey,

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