Ecology and systematics of syrphidae family for Erciyes mountain

n ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF SYRPHIDAE FAMILY FOR ERCİYES MOUNTAIN (DIPTERA:SYRPHIDAE) (M. Sc. Thesis) SÜLEYMAN SARIBIYIK GAZI UNIVERSITY INSTITUE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY October 1994 ABSTRACT This study depends on 1095 syrphid samples found in Erciyes Mountain and its environment between May 1993 and September 1993. In this study, 40 species belonging to two subfamily (Syrphinae and Müesiinae) were found. Among the species observed; Epistrophe etigans, Episyrphus balteatus, Meltscaeva aurlcollls, Xanthogramma pedissequum, Melcmostoma mellinum, Spazigaster ambulans, Cheilosia rufipes, Volucella inanis, Lejogaster splendida, Eristatinus sepuichralis, Lathyrophthabnus aeneus, Lathyrophthalmus quinquelineatus, Eoseristalis arbustorum, Eoseristalis pratorum, Helophilus parallelT, Syritta pipiens, arc the first records for research area, Dasysyrphus lunulatus, Sphaerophoria loewi, Platycheirus albimanus, Chrysogaster chatybeata, Sphegina clunipes, Euments tricolor, Helophilus hybridus, Lefops vittatus species are also the first records for Turkey. A determination key and descriptions of fourry Syrphid species are given. The shape of head, antennae, mesonotum, wing, abdomen and leg of this species have also is given. Key words: Diptera, Cyclorrhapha, Syrphidae, Systematics, Ecology, Fauna, Turkey, Erciyes Dağı.