Morphological variation of<i> Neognopharmia</i><i> stevenaria</i> (Boisduval, 1840) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) in Türkiye
TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, cilt.50, sa.2, ss.171-180, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.16970/entoted.1843630
- Dergi Adı: TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.171-180
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Neognopharmia Wehrli, 1953 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae), comprises three species in the Palearctic Region. In this comprehensive morphological study, variations in adult morphology, male genitalia, aedeagus and 8th sternite of Neognopharmia stevenaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) are described on males collected between 2001 and 2025 from 10 provinces (Antalya, Isparta, Adana, Hatay, Ni & gbreve;de, Sivas, Denizli, U & scedil;ak, Malatya and & Scedil;anl & imath;urfa) from different geographical regions in the Asian part of T & uuml;rkiye. The genital preparations of the collected male specimens were prepared in the entomology laboratory of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. Diagnostic characters are depicted and males and their genitalia are illustrated. The number and size of the sclerotized teeth in the ventral arm of the valva vary among the examined specimens. The aedeagus exhibits consistency across specimens from all provinces. The structure of sternum A8 is similar in all examined specimens. Neognopharmia stevenaria has been recorded for the first time from the provinces of Antalya, Isparta, Ni & gbreve;de, Sivas, Denizli, U & scedil;ak, and & Scedil;anl & imath;urfa, thus expanding its previously known distribution range in T & uuml;rkiye.