J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(8):360-365 | DOI: 10.17221/50/2023-JFS

First report of Thanasimus femoralis (Zetterstedt, 1828) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) in forest nursery in the Western Black Sea Region of TürkiyeShort Communication

Nuray Öztürk ORCID..., Beºir Yüksel ORCID...
Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Düzce University, Düzce, Türkiye

In this study, the first observation of Thanasimus femoralis was conducted in Türkiye. Adults of T. femoralis and Thanasimus formicarius were collected from pheromone traps together with Ips sexdentatus, Ips acuminatus, Ips mannsfeldi and Scolytus intricatus in forest nurseries located in the Western Black Sea Region, between 2021 and 2022. The clerid and bark beetles were morphologically described. The aedeagus and antennae of T. femoralis were observed by scanning electron microscopy.

Keywords: clerid beetle; Curculionidae; forest nursery; pheromone trap; predator

Received: April 27, 2023; Revised: June 5, 2023; Accepted: June 12, 2023; Prepublished online: August 8, 2023; Published: August 25, 2023  Show citation

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Öztürk N, Yüksel B. First report of Thanasimus femoralis (Zetterstedt, 1828) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) in forest nursery in the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. J. For. Sci. 2023;69(8):360-365. doi: 10.17221/50/2023-JFS.
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