TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.415-426, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
In this study species of genus Aprostocetus of Kirikkale and Cankiri provinces are identified and data about some ecological aspects (locations, hosts, their distributions in the world) of the species are given. Samples were picked up on the plants between months June-August of 2010-2012. In this study 154 (147 females, 7 males) samples have been evaluated. 29 species of genus Aprostocetus have been detected by identifying the samples from locations. 11 species of them are new records for the Turkish fauna. These species are; Aprostocetus aartseni Graham, 1987, A. artemisicola Graham, 1987, A. balasi (Erdos, 1954), A. constrictus Graham, 1987, A. flavifrons (Walker, 1849), A. incrassatus Graham, 1961, A. ligus (Walker, 1839), A. micantulus (Thomson, 1878), A. nubigenus Graham, 1986, A. palustris Graham, 1987, A. serratularum Graham, 1987. With this study the number of Aprostocetus species were updated to 60 species that was previously 49 species.