Apodiphus amygdali (Germar, 1817)

Apodiphus amygdali (Germar, 1817)

General distribution: EU: Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro), Turkey (Europian part). AS: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Asian part), Turkmenistan ( Rider, 2006).

Distribution in Turkey: Adana (Saimbeyli, Seyhan-Toros: Feke), Antalya (Kemer), Eskişehir (Sarıcakaya), Artvin (Çoruh-Ardanuç, Central province), Aydın (Karacasu), Burdur (Gölhisar), Bursa (İznik), Çorum (İskilip-Saraylı), Denizli (Central province), Diyarbakır (Ergani, Lice, Central province) Edirne (Central province), Elazığ (Baskil, Central province-Hazar Lake shore, Sivrice), Gaziantep (Central province, Oğuzeli), İstanbul (Bahçeköy, Büyükada, Büyükdere, Heybeliada, Kartal), İzmir (Karaburun, Menemen, Ödemiş-Bozdağ, Urla), Kahramanmaraş (Central province), Kars (Aralık), Kilis (Central province), Malatya (Doğanşehir, Kale), Manisa (Central province-Sultanyayla), Mardin (Derik, Central province, Ömerli) Mersin (Gözne, Mut), Muğla (Köyceğiz), Şanlıurfa (Suruç), Tokat (Artova) ( Horváth, 1883; Puton & Noualhier, 1895; Kiritshenko, 1918; Fahringer, 1922; Schmitschek 1944; Hoberlandt, 1955; Ghauri, 1977; Lodos et al., 1978, 1998; Önder et al., 1983, 1995; Kıyak, 1990; Özgen et al., 2005; Bolu, et al., 2006; Fent & Aktaç, 2008; Dursun & Kartal, 2008).

Material examined: Artvin - Central province , 01.VII.1970, 1 ♁ ; 25.V.1972, 2 ♀♀ ; Çanakkale - Eceabat - Kabatepe , 11.VII.2002, 2 ♀♀, 3 ♁♁ ; Diyarbakır - Lice , 30.VII.1977, 2 ♀♀ ; Silvan , 23.V.1976, 2 ♁♁ ; Edirne - Central province- Söğütlük , 07.IX.2001, 1 ♁ ; Erzincan - Central province, 04.VIII.1977, 1 ♁ ; Gaziantep - Central province , 01.VI.1971, 2 ♁♁ ; 12.VI.1971, 1 ♀ ; 22.IV.1977, 1 ♁ ; İzmir - Balçova , 15.V.1988, 1 ♁ ; Bornova , 16.VI.1961, 1 ♁ ; 04.VI.1976, 1 ♁ ; 03.XI.1990, 1 ♀ ; Gültepe , 22.IV.1977, 1 ♁ ; Ege Univercity Campus , 01.VIII.1985, 1 ♀ ; 09.VIII.1990, 1 ♁ ; 10.VIII.1991, 1 ♁ ; Buca , 15.V.1992, 3 ♀♀ ; Güzelbahçe , 23.IV.1993, 1 ♁ ; Mordoğan , 13.VIII.1976, 2 ♀♀, 2 ♁♁ ; 17.VIII.1976 1 ♀, 1 ♁ ; 17.VIII.1976, 1 ♁ ; Ödemiş, 23.III.19982, 1 ♁ ; Menderes - Özdere, 27.IX.1993, 1 ♁ ; Hatay - Central province , 05.VIII.1972, 1 ♁ ; Mardin - Nusaybin , 13.VIII.1977, 1 ♁ ; Tekirdağ - Central province - Hoşköy , 07.VIII.2003, 1 ♁ ; Oruçbeyli , 07.VIII.2003, 1 ♀ ; Tunceli - Central province , 03.VIII.1977, 1 ♁ .

Host plants: In this study the specimens were found on Cydonia oblong a, Malus sp. , Olea europae , Platanus orientalis , Populus sp. , Prunus amygdalus , P. armeniaca , P. avium, Ulmus sp., Quercus sp. , Salix sp. , cruciferous plants and unidentified herbaceous plants. This species was reported also on fruit trees, maquis, Castanea sp. , Cupressus sempervirens , Eleagnus angustifolia, Ficus sp., Juglans regia , Olea sp. , Pistacia lentiscus , Platanus sp. , Prunus amygdalus , Prunus armeniaca , Pyrus communis , Quercus sp. , Robinia pseudoacacia, Rubus sp., Solanum melongena and Vitis sp. ( Fahringer, 1922; Hoberlandt, 1955; Ghauri, 1977; Lodos et al., 1998; Derjanschi & Péricart, 2005; Dursun & Kartal, 2008).

Bionomic note: The species, overwintering as adults, was observed among the leaves of Verbascum sp. as their wintering location in this study.