The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye

The genus Isodontia Patton, 1880, consisting of grass-carrying wasps belonging to the family Sphecidae, has 62 described species distributed worldwide. Two are native to the Western Palaearctic and occur in Türkiye: Isodontia paludosa (Rossi, 1790) and Isodontia splendidula (A. Costa, 1858). Isodont...

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Main Author: İlyas Can
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Language:English
Published: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University 2024-08-01
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description The genus Isodontia Patton, 1880, consisting of grass-carrying wasps belonging to the family Sphecidae, has 62 described species distributed worldwide. Two are native to the Western Palaearctic and occur in Türkiye: Isodontia paludosa (Rossi, 1790) and Isodontia splendidula (A. Costa, 1858). Isodontia mexicana (de Saussure, 1867) and Isodontia nigella (F. Smith, 1856) are non-native species recorded in the Western Palaearctic. Former is the North American species of the genus, accidentally introduced into Europe and spread to many countries. This study reports for the first-time presence of Isodontia mexicana in Türkiye. The present record from near the western edge of Asia Minor constitutes the second locality where the species was detected in the Asian continent after Iran. Differential morphologic characters for the species are provided and illustrated. This new species record brings the number of Sphecidae fauna of Türkiye to 80.
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spelling doaj-art-062c5a1a36864a5dadc8cf994e01cb962025-08-20T02:41:08ZengTokat Gaziosmanpasa UniversityJournal of New Results in Science1304-79812024-08-0113212813310.54187/jnrs.1520708142The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiyeİlyas Can0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3013-6614TOKAT GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİThe genus Isodontia Patton, 1880, consisting of grass-carrying wasps belonging to the family Sphecidae, has 62 described species distributed worldwide. Two are native to the Western Palaearctic and occur in Türkiye: Isodontia paludosa (Rossi, 1790) and Isodontia splendidula (A. Costa, 1858). Isodontia mexicana (de Saussure, 1867) and Isodontia nigella (F. Smith, 1856) are non-native species recorded in the Western Palaearctic. Former is the North American species of the genus, accidentally introduced into Europe and spread to many countries. This study reports for the first-time presence of Isodontia mexicana in Türkiye. The present record from near the western edge of Asia Minor constitutes the second locality where the species was detected in the Asian continent after Iran. Differential morphologic characters for the species are provided and illustrated. This new species record brings the number of Sphecidae fauna of Türkiye to 80.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4090195türkiyehymenopterainvasiveisodontia mexicananew record
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The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye
Journal of New Results in Science
türkiye
hymenoptera
invasive
isodontia mexicana
new record
title The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye
title_full The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye
title_fullStr The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye
title_full_unstemmed The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye
title_short The invasive Nearctic wasp Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) now established in Türkiye
title_sort invasive nearctic wasp isodontia mexicana hymenoptera sphecidae now established in turkiye
topic türkiye
hymenoptera
invasive
isodontia mexicana
new record
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4090195
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