Samanlı dağlarının (Kuzey Batı Türkiye) orthoptera faunası üzerine ekolojik ve sistematik çalışmalar

Orthoptera of Samanlı Mountains was studied faunistically and ecologically by collecting samples between June and October, in the years 2007, 2008, and 2009. In this study 933 specimens belong to 7 families, 15 subfamilies, 53 genera and 75 species have been examined. The examined material is stored at Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Entomoloji Müzesi (AİBÜEM). 33 of these species are new for this area and Euchorthippus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848) is recorded in Turkey for the first time. The colocalizations of the three species which are Bolua turkiyae Ünal, 1999 found in the Western Black Sea Region, Poecilimon kutahiensis Werner, 1901 found in the Central Anatolia and Euchorthippus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848) found in Southeast Europe, in the Samanlı Mountain district showed that this area has been the intersection of these three region and also proved that it was thetransition area of these three faunas. Tropidopola graeca graeca Uvarov, 1926 is a member of tropical region and its location in this study is the northernmost record. In this study, it was observed that the north rim of this area showed Black Sea climate and the south rim of that showed Mediterranean climate. In addition, the phenology of the specieswas determined.