Contributions to the Turkish Fauna of Spider Flies (Diptera: Brachycera: Acroceridae)

Abstract

The Acroceridae family, an endoparasite in true spiders, is also referred to as spider flies. In this study, the listof Turkish Acrocerid species was updated with the newly recorded acrocerid species. The specimens in ZoologicalMuseum of Gazi University collected from different regions of Turkey at different times (1997-2013) were evaluated.Acrocera laeta Gerstäcker, 1856 from Konya in central Anatolia and Ogcodes pallipes Latreille in Olivier, 1812 fromArdahan in northern east of Anatolia are recorded for the first time. Now Turkish Acrocerid fauna are ten species. Thedistribution map of the species are given.