Agromyzid (Diptera) Species and Their Parasitoids in Batman Province, Turkey

Abstract

This study was carried out during 2010 and 2012 in province of Batman, Turkey, for surveying the agromyzid fauna. The specimens were collected by rearing of the mine-infested leaves of different cultivated and non-cultivated host plants. Seven species belonging to three genera of the subfamily of Agromyzinae and two species belonging to one genera of subfamily of Phytomyzinae were collected. These species were Agromyza albitarsis, Chromatomyia horticola, Liriomyza bryoniae, Liriomyza cicerina, Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza strigata, Liriomyza trifolii, Phytomyza affinis and Phytomyza orobanchia. In this study, among all determined parasitoids, 3 species were belonging to family of Braconidae and 1 species were belonging to the family of Eulophidae and Aphidiidae each. Among them, Diglyphus isaea Walker was the most widespreading species.