Capnia tuberculata Zhiltzova 1964

Vinçon, Gilles & Sivec, Ignac, 2011, Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Capniidae (Plecoptera) Of Turkey., Illiesia 7 (11), pp. 118-126 : 122-123

Capnia tuberculata Zhiltzova 1964

Previous records from Turkey: Zwick (1975), Kazanci (1982, 2008, 2009).

Material examined. Bolu, Gerede, Akyurt vadisi, 1300 m a.s.l., 32°10'E / 40°50N, 19-V-96, 2♀ ; Ankara, Beypazari, Karasar above Egriova , 1000 m, 31°50'E / 40°15'N, 19-V-97, 1♀ (Sipahiler leg.) ; Ordu, Between Ozlu and Ulubey , 37°42'E / 40°49'N, 11-V-97, 1♀ (Vinçon coll.) .

Affinities. Close relative of C. bifrons and C. turkestanica brevicula Berthélemy & Dia ( Lebanon) .

Ecology. Orophilic, stenothermic cold water species. In Anatolia it occurs in brooks and small mountain rivers between 1000 and 1500 m a.s.l. It even reaches 2000 m in the Caucasus ( Zhiltzova 1964). The main flight period is in spring (IV-VI) but it was also collected in summer (VIII) ( Kazanci 1982).

Distribution. Caucasus and northern Anatolia. In Anatolia, it is only reported from the central Pontic Mountains, from Bolu to Ordu ( Fig. 12 ).

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Fig. 12. Distribution area of the Turkish Capniidae.