Studies on the Ennominae Fauna and Taxonomy of the Dağlıca (Geometridae, Lepidoptera)

Abstract

In this study, the results of a faunistic and taxonomic survey on the Ennominae species of Dağlıca (Hakkari, Yüksekova) are discussed. Faunistically, Charissa onustaria, Charissa subtaurica and Crocallis tusciaria species were added to Hakkari province. The Neognopharmia cataleucaria, Crocallis loebeli and Ramitia kufrana identified from the area are also important endemic taxa for the fauna of Turkey. Rhoptria mardinata and Eumera hoeferi, which are only known from Turkey and Iran, are other rare species found in the area. Rhoptria mardinata was presented for the first time with male genital photographs. The morphological and taxonomic aspects of the species under the genera Dicrognophos, Gnopharmia, Crocallis, Bellachima, Charissa, Synopsia and Nychiodes were discussed. Considering the 28 species identified in the area and the literature records, the number of Dağlıca Ennominae species has increased to 31. The 21 genera to which the species belong are listed at the end of the study under current tribuses.