@article {58249, title = {Anterastes davrazensis sp. n. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): morphology, song and 16S rDNA phylogeny}, year = {2012}, abstract = {

The new species Anterastes davrazensis sp. n. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) is described from south-eastern Turkey. Description, diagnosis and relationships of the new species were studied utilizing morphology, male calling songs and 16S rDNA sequence data from all species in the genus. Morphology and song syllable structure indicate A. davrazensis sp. n. is related to A. uludaghensis. Phylogenetic analyses based on representative haplotypes of 16S rDNA, using Sureyaella bella, Parapholidoptera distincta and Bolua turkiyae as outgroups, also suggested strong support to the relationship of these two species. A. davrazensis sp. n. differs from its closest relative A. uludaghensis by the higher number of stridulatory pegs and the song, consisting of irregular syllable groups.

}, keywords = {Anatolia, Anterastes, Anterastes davrazensis sp. n., Orthoptera, phylogeny, song, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3401.110.11646/zootaxa.3401.1.4}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.3401.1https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3401.1.4https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/viewFile/49952/43338}, author = {Kaya, Sarp and CHOBANOV, DRAGAN and {\c C}iplak, Battal} } @article {57963, title = {Review of Poecilimon species with inflated pronotum: description of four new taxa within an acoustically diverse group}, year = {2018}, abstract = {

Poecilimon Fischer (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) consists of about 130 species and a functional taxonomy of the genus re- quires arranging species into phylogenetic groups. However, this is a task that requires detailed empirical testing. This paper documents data on Poecilimon species with an inflated pronotum. The Poecilimon (Poecilimon) inflatus group is a lineage ranging along a narrow zone in the south-west corner of Anatolia and in Crete plus some other Aegean islands. By producing data of morphology and calling songs of males and responding songs of females the composition and intra- group diversity of P. inflatus group are studied. Both morphology and male calling and female responding songs, exhibited a considerable intra-group diversity. In the light of data obtained the following nomenclatural changes were made. The genus Parapoecilimon Karaba{\u g}, 1975 syn. n. is synonymised with Poecilimon Fischer and Parapoecilimon antalyaensis Karaba{\u g}, 1975 is given a new combination, Poecilimon antalyaensis (Karaba{\u g}, 1975) comb. n. Four new taxa are de- scribed in the group: (i) Poecilimon isopterus sp.n.; (ii) Poecilimon inflatus lyciae subsp. n.; (iii) Poecilimon antalyaensis myrae subsp. n., and (iv) Poecilimon antalyaensis anemurium subsp. n. The Poecilimon (P.) inflatus species group con- sists of the following species: (i) Poecilimon inflatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891; (ii) Poecilimon martinae Heller, 2004; (iii) Poecilimon cretensis Werner, 1903; (iv) Poecilimon antalyaensis (Karaba{\u g}, 1975) comb. n.; (v) Poecilimon bilgeri Karaba{\u g}, 1953 and (vi) Poecilimon isopterus sp.n. The species group is defined by a combination of characters including the pronotum inflated in metazona and a male cerci mostly black in their apical 1/2\–1/3. The male calling song has typically two types of short syllables and the females respond acoustically with very short latency times. By using combination of morphology and song data we suggest three main lineages in the group: (i) P. bilgeri, (ii) P. antalyaensis and (iii) the other four species.

}, keywords = {Anatolia, Crete, Phaneropterinae, Poecilimon, Poecilimon inflatus group, Poecilimon isopterus sp. n.}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4462.410.11646/zootaxa.4462.4.1}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4462.4https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4462.4.1}, author = {Kaya, Sarp and Dragan Petrov Chobanov and Klaus-Gerhard Heller and {\"O}zg{\"u}l Yahyao{\u g}lu} } @article {57942, title = {Morphology, bioacoustics and phylogeography of the Isophya major group (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae): A species complex occurring in Anatolia and Cyprus}, journal = {European Journal of Entomology}, volume = {103}, year = {2006}, pages = {657}, abstract = {

The species of the Isophya major-group (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae), are reviewed. I. major Brunner von Wattenwyl and I. mavromoustakisi Uvarov are redescribed. Two new species are described; Isophya mersinensis Sevgili \& \Çiplak sp. n. and Isophya salmani Sevgili \& Heller sp. n. from south Anatolia. Illustrations of morphology and male calling song are provided and a detailed comparison of the four species in the group is presented. We conclude that these four species constitute a natural group in sharing male cerci with two or more denticles not ordered in a line, a character unique to this species group within the genus. From an evaluation of their morphology and song characteristics, relationships among the species in the group are I. major + (I. mersinensis sp. n. + (I. salmani + I. mavromoustakisi). Based on the the distribution pattern and habitat preference, we concluded that the division of I. salmani and I. mavromoustakisi was a vicariant event resulting from the separation of Cyprus and Anatolia due to reflooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian salinity crisis at the beginning of the Pliocene, around 5 My ago.

}, keywords = {Anatolia, Biogeography, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, I. major, I. mavromoustakisi, I. mersinensis sp. n., I. salmani sp. n., Isophya, Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae, Turkey}, author = {Hasan Sevgili and {\c C}iplak, Battal and Klaus-Gerhard Heller and Demirsoy, Ali} } @article {57941, title = {Review of the Balkan Isophya (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae) with particular emphasis on the Isophya modesta group and remarks on the systematics of the genus based on morphological and acoustic data}, year = {2013}, abstract = {

A critical review of the taxonomy and systematics of the genus Isophya from the Balkan Peninsula, together with a revision of the I. modesta group, including its representatives outside the Balkans, has been made using morphological, bioacoustic and karyological data. As a result, the following taxonomic considerations have been proposed: (1) the status of two taxa has been reconsidered: Isophya rhodopensis leonorae Kaltenbach, stat.n., I. rhodopensis petkovi Peshev, stat.n.; (2) five synonymies have been established: I. hospodar (Saussure) = I. hospodar medimontana Nedelkov, syn.n.; I. plevnensis Peshev, sensu novo = I. pravdini pravdini Peshev, syn.n.; I. rhodopensis leonorae Kaltenbach = I. kisi Peshev, syn.n.; I. obtusa = I. pravdini bazyluki Peshev, syn.n.; I. modesta Frivaldszky = I. modesta intermedia Kis syn.n. The descriptions of the taxa under consideration are supplemented with unpublished morphological and/or bioacoustic data. An updated list of the taxa occurring on the Balkans includes 24 taxa (21 species, including the doubtful data on I. camptoxypha). A dichotomic and tabulated key for recognition and maps of distribution of the established taxa are presented.

}, keywords = {Anatolia, Barbitistini, Bush-crickets, distribution, evolution, grouping, keys, Southeastern Europe}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3658.110.11646/zootaxa.3658.1.1}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.3658.1}, author = {Dragan Petrov Chobanov and Grzywacz, Beata and Ionut Stefan Iorgu and Battal Ciplak and ILIEVA, MAYA B. and Warcha{\l}owska-{\'S}liwa, El{\.z}bieta} } @article {57375, title = {Bioacoustics review of Anatolian species of the predatory bush-cricket genus Saga (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Saginae) with the description of a new species}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

The genus Saga is a genus of generally large predatory bush-cricket species. It includes 13 taxa in the Palaearctic region. In this research, eight species belonging to Saga (Tettigoniidae, Saginae) were sampled during field studies in different regions of Anatolia of Turkey between 2010 and 2018 (except one specimen). The bioacoustic parameters of these species recorded during the field or in laboratory conditions and the male calling song descriptions, as well as the oscillographic illustrations and distribution maps are given. A new population of Saga found from the South-Eastern Taurus (Hakkari province), which is affiliated to a new species and shows similarity to S. ephippigera, along with the morphological and bioacoustical descriptions of Saga hakkarica sp. n. {\c S}irin \& Taylan from Turkey, are also given. The relationships between the new species and the closest taxa are discussed using morphological and bioacoustical characters. The structural investigations of the male calling songs reveal three different bioacoustic groups affiliated to eight Anatolian Saga species; as (i) Ephippigera group (S. syriaca + (S. ephippigera + Saga hakkarica), (ii) Natoliae group (S. natoliae + (S. beieri + (S. longicaudata + S. puella) and (iii) S. cappadocica.

}, keywords = {Anatolia, bioacoustics, Orthoptera, Saga, Saga hakkarica sp.nov., Tettigonidae}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4664.1.3}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4664.1}, author = {{\c S}{\.I}R{\.I}N, DEN{\.I}Z and TAYLAN, MEHMET SA{\.I}T and Mol, Abbas} } @article {47333, title = {Integrated systematics of the Poecilimon luschani species group (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): radiation as a chain of populations in a small heterogeneous area}, journal = {Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {169}, year = {2013}, month = {Jan-09-2013}, pages = {43 - 69}, abstract = {

The Poecilimon luschani species group (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea, Phaneropterinae), ranging along a narrow line in West Anatolia and the Balkan mountains, has been revised using integrated data from morphology, bioacoustics, and DNA sequences of two matrilineal markers. A taxonomic approach neutral with respect to existing species/subspecies was applied to the sampled populations. The male calling song showed poor variation amongst the populations. Of the morphological structures, only the male cerci and male subgenital plate offer diagnostic characters but they are secondary gains or losses in most cases. Phylogenetic analyses applied to a data matrix consisting of concatenated 1401 bp long sequences of 16S rDNA and cytochrome oxidase subunit I produced from specimens of the group resulted in trees with similar topologies. Both genetic and phenotypic data confirmed the species status of the geographically discrete Izmir, Balkan, Ayd{\i}n, K\ütahya, and Bal{\i}kesir populations. However, 13 populations located in the southern part of the group\&$\#$39;s range in Antalya and Mu{\u g}la Provinces of Turkey present a complex phylogenetic and morphological pattern of three morphological units, but two phylogroups. By integrating song, morphology, and phylogenetic data the following conclusions were made. The species status of Poecilimon ledereri and Poecilimon orbelicus was confirmed. The Ayd{\i}n population was re-established as a valid species, P. tuncayi stat. rev. The K\ütahya population was elevated to species level as Poecilimon egrigozi \Ünal, 2005, stat. nov. The Bal{\i}kesir population is here described as a new species Poecilimon helleri sp. nov. The southern lineage of the species group exhibits characteristics of a chain species with three subspecies. Poecilimon luschani is retained as the species name by priority and the Poecilimon birandi is considered its subspecies as Poecilimon luschani birandistat. nov. A new subspecies Poecilimon luschani chobanovi ssp. nov. is described. The phylogenetic relationships amongst the proposed taxa are as follows: P. ledereri + (P. orbelicus + (P. tuncayi + (P. egrigozi + P. helleri) + (P. luschani luschani + P. luschani birandi + P. luschani chobanovi))).

}, keywords = {Anatolia, chain species, integrative taxonomy, Poecilimon luschani group}, doi = {10.1111/zoj.2013.169.issue-110.1111/zoj.12058}, url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/zoj.2013.169.issue-1https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/zoj.12058https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111\%2Fzoj.12058}, author = {Boztepe, Zehra and Kaya, Sarp and {\c C}iplak, Battal} }