Prey of some robber flies (diptera: Asilidae) in Turkey

HAYAT R.

Zoology in the Middle East, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.87-94, 1997 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09397140.1997.10637743
  • Dergi Adı: Zoology in the Middle East
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-94
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asilidae, Diptera, Middle East, Prey, Turkey
  • Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study the prey of robber flies is identified in Turkey for the first time. The prey of 16 species of Asilidae, belonging to different orders, was identified. The prey consisted mainly of Hymenoptera (57.4%), especially Apis mellifera (Apidae; 33.8%), followed by Diptera (19.1%), Coleoptera (10.3%), Hemiptera (7.3%), Homoptera (4.4%) and Lepidoptera (1.5%). © 1997 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.