Faunistic and systematics investigations on Sitona germar (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) species in Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey

In this faunistic study conducted in Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey on the genus Sitona Germar, 1817 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Sitona callosus Gyllenhal, 1834, Sitona concavirostris Hochhuth, 1851, Sitona crinitoides Reitter, 1903, Sitona cylindricollis (Fåhraeus, 1840), Sitona fairmairei Allard, 1869, Sitona hispidulus (Fabricius, 1777), Sitona humeralis Stephens, 1831, Sitona inops Schoenherr, 1832, Sitona languidus Gyllenhal, 1834, Sitona lateralis Gyllenhal, 1834, Sitona lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834, Sitona macularius (Marsham, 1802), Sitona sulcifrons (Thunberg, 1798), and Sitona suturalis Stephens, 1831 species were determined. Of these species, Sitona crinitoides Reitter, 1903, Sitona inops Schoenherr, 1832, Sitona languidus Gyllenhal, 1834 and Sitona lateralis Gyllenhal, 1834 are new record for Turkish fauna. According to material examined data, Sitona macularius (Marsham, 1802), Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834 and Sitona humeralis Stephens, 1831 are most common species while Sitona crinitoides Reitter, 1903, Sitona inops Schoenherr, 1832, Sitona languidus Gyllenhal, 1834 and Sitona lateralis Gyllenhal, 1834 are rare species.