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THE FIRST OBSERVATION ON HOST PLANT OF CHRYSOLINA BLANCHEI (FAIRMAIRE, 1865) (CHRYSOMELIDAE: CHRYSOMELINAE)

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THE FIRST OBSERVATION ON HOST PLANT OF
CHRYSOLINA BLANCHEI (FAIRMAIRE, 1865)
(CHRYSOMELIDAE: CHRYSOMELINAE)
Erol Atay* and Hüseyin Özdikmen**
* Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Arts, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay,
TURKEY. Email: eatay@mku.edu.tr, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5274-1025
* Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, TURKEY.
Email: ozdikmen@gazi.edu.tr, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9568-0093
[Atay, E. & Özdikmen, H. 2022. The first observation on host plant of Chrysolina
blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865) (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Munis Entomology & Zoology,
17 (2): 1502-1505]
ABSTRACT: The paper presents the first observation on host plant of the very rare species,
Chrysolina blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865) (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from Hatay
province of Turkey.
KEY WORDS: Chrysomeloidea, Chrysomelidae, new data, fauna, Kayseri, Turkey
The species Chrysolina blanchei was described by Fairmaire (1865: 75) from
Syrian coasts as Chrysomela blanchei. It was previously placed in the subgenus
Colaphoptera Motschulsky, 1860 of the genus Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860 for
a long time. This was accepted until recently (e.g. Bienkowski, 2001). In 2010, it
was transferred by Kippenberg (2010: 67) from the subgenus Colaphoptera to the
subgenus Chrysolina with Chrysolina rufa (Duftschmid, 1825). As a result of this,
according to Kippenberg (2010), the subgenus Chrysolina (s. str.) Motschulsky,
1860 includes 6 species (Chrysolina bankii (Fabricius, 1775), Ch. blanchei
(Fairmaire, 1865), Ch. costalis (Olivier, 1807), Ch. rufa (Duftschmid, 1825), Ch.
staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758) and Ch. wollastoni Bechyne, 1957) in the Palaearctic
region. In Turkey, the subgenus represents only with 2 species as Ch. blanchei
(Fairmaire, 1865) and Ch. staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Kippenberg, 2010; Ekiz
et al., 2013; Özdikmen, 2014).
After the original description of Ch. blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865) from Syrian
coasts, Bechyné (1950) described a new subspecies from Egypt (Cairo province) as
Ch. blanchei subsp. nilotica. He also reported the nominate subspecies from
Syria, Lebanon (Beirut province), Israel (Haifa province) and Cyprus (Mount
Armenian) in his same work. Bienkowski (2019), however, proposed Ch. blanchei
nilotica Bechyné, 1950 as a synonym of the nominative form. Then, this species
has subsequently been reported from the same countries but also from different
localities (e.g. Lopatin et al., 2003). In addition, it was recorded by Bienkowski
(2001) from Turkey. Therefore, it has been reported from Cyprus, Egypt, Israel,
Lebanon, Syria and Turkey up to now (Bechyné, 1950; Bienkowski, 2001, 2019;
Kippenberg, 2010; Özdikmen, 2014). Accordingly, it has an E-Mediterranean
(Palaestino-Cyprioto-Taurian) chorotype.
Ch. blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865) (Fig. 1) is a very rare species for Turkey. To
date, only 2 records of the species have been found in Turkey. It was firstly
recorded by Bienkowski (2001) from Turkey (İskenderun and Yayladağı districts
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of Hatay province) based on 1 male and 1 female specimen respectively. Then, it
was also reported by Özdikmen (2011) from Eflani district of Karabük province
based on 1 specimen. Therefore, it has been known only from Hatay and Karabük
provinces up to now (Bienkowski, 2001; Özdikmen, 2011, 2014; Ekiz et al., 2013)
(Fig. 2).
Figure 1. Chrysolina blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865).
Figure 2. Provincial and regional distribution of Chrysolina blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865) in
Turkey.
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Despite all distribution data mentioned above, there is no data on the biology
or at least the host plant of the species. Therefore, with this study, data about the
host plant of the species is presented for the first time. The examined material (1
adult specimen) was collected by the first author on Teucrium montbretii subsp.
montbretii Benth. (Lamiaceae) from Hatay province in Turkey with fieldworks
(Figs. 3, 4).
Therefore, this is the first observation on the host plant of Ch. blanchei
(Fairmaire, 1865). The records presented in this study also have a special value as
the third record of the very rare species from Turkey.
Figure 3. An adult of Chrysolina blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865) on the host plant, Teucrium
montbretii subsp. montbretii Benth. (Lamiaceae).
Figure 4. Host plant of Chrysolina blanchei (Fairmaire, 1865), Teucrium montbretii subsp.
montbretii Benth. (Lamiaceae).
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Material examined. Turkey, Hatay prov.: Antakya, Habib Neccar Mountain, St.
Pierre church env., 36o12’24” N 36o10’52” E, 25.12.2021, on Teucrium montbretii
subsp. montbretii Benth. (Lamiaceae), leg. E. Atay, 1 specimen.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank to Andrzej O. Bieńkowski (Russia) for his valuable comment, and
also Dr. Yelda Güzel (Turkey) for identifying the host plant.
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