New records for Turkish Tachinidae (Diptera) fauna

Nine Tachinidae species were recorded for the first time in Turkey. These are Medina melania (Meigen), Acemya acuticornis (Meigen), Allophorocera ferruginea (Meigen), Graphogaster vestita Rondani, Phasia pandellei (Dupuis), Xysta holosericea (Fabricius), Leucostoma tetraptera (Meigen), Cylindromyia interrupta (Meigen), and Besseria lateritia (Meigen).

New records for Turkish Tachinidae (Diptera) fauna

Nine Tachinidae species were recorded for the first time in Turkey. These are Medina melania (Meigen), Acemya acuticornis (Meigen), Allophorocera ferruginea (Meigen), Graphogaster vestita Rondani, Phasia pandellei (Dupuis), Xysta holosericea (Fabricius), Leucostoma tetraptera (Meigen), Cylindromyia interrupta (Meigen), and Besseria lateritia (Meigen).

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