Diagnosis and distribution of Alcidodes karelinii (Boheman, 1844): a new record for Turkey (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Mecysolobini)

WOS: 000489689200009The tribe Mecysolobini Reitter, 1913, the genus Alcidodes G.A.K. Marshall, 1939 and the species Alcidodes karelinii (Boheman, 1844) are new to fauna of Turkey. The species is redescribed based on diagnostic morphological characters which are presented with their digital images. Genital structures with abdominal terminalia segments are studied and depicted for the first time. Geographical data with new locations and a distribution map are provided. The host plant of A. karelinii is Convolvulus arvensis L., confirmed based on rearing samples from seed capsules.Ataturk University Scientific Research Funding [BAP-2016250]; Russian Foundation for Basic ResearchRussian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) [19-04-00565 A]; Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. PetersburgRussian Academy of Sciences [AAAA-A19-119020690082-8]This study was supported by the Ataturk University Scientific Research Funding (BAP-2016250). We would like to express our best thanks to Dr. Chris Lyal (Department of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, London) for his valuable comments on Alcidodes taxonomy. The study by B.A. Korotyaev was performed based on the collection of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, within the framework of the State project AAAA-A19-119020690082-8 and with a financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 19-04-00565 A)