Battal Ciplak

Akdeniz University · Department of Biology

We report the comparative examination of the complete mitochondrial genome of the pygmy mole cricket Xya pfaendleri (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Tridactylidae). The mitogenome consists of 13 protein-coding regions, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and one control region, following the gene order of the ancestral pancrustacean mitogenome. The length of the mitogenom...

The complex and dynamic history of the Anatolian Peninsula during the Pleistocene set the stage for species diversification. However, the evolutionary history of biodiversity in the region is shrouded by the challenges of studying species divergence in the recent, dynamic past. Here, we study the Poecilimon bosphoricus (PB) species group to underst...

We report the complete mitochondrial genome of the Cretan bush cricket Poecilimon cretensis. The mitogenome consists of 13 protein-coding regions, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs, and one control region. The length of mitogenome in P. cretensis varies between15477 and 15631 bp, mainly due to variability in control region. The start and stop codons of protein c...

The stabilized and the trailing edge glacial relicts are candidate model organisms to be used to link taxonomy to phyloge- ography. We attempted to establish such a link by considering the taxonomy and phylogeography of the genus Anterastes, consisting of glacial relict taxa/populations. Species delimitation tests indicated 13–22 candidate species...

Our study focuses on the origin, dispersal patterns, evolutionary strategies and systematics of Poecilimon, the largest bush-cricket genus in the Palaearctic with over 150 taxa described. We employ phylogenetic and divergence time estimation analyses based on multilocus sequence data (ND2 + COI + 12 S + 16 S + ITS+28 S), perform ancestral area reco...

Anatolia harbours diverse and unique biodiversity. Nearly half of the genera and more than 80% of the species belonging to the tettigoniid subfamily Tettigoniinae are endemic to Anatolia. Although the Anatolian Tettigoniinae have been well studied, proper documentation of Tettigoniinae biodiversity requires studies using contemporary approaches and...

Nonnative cichlids (Coptodon zillii) have established populations in the Köyceğiz and Koca Lakes, located on the west coasts of Mediterranean Turkey. Conflicting species names in these lakes have been reported for many years. We studied samples from current populations of Coptodon in these lakes and the Pecenek canal concerning existing GenBank dat...

The present study examines the phylogeography of Pholidopterini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae), a lineage distributed in the East Mediterranean and estimated substitution rates for the three mitochondrial and two nuclear gene segments. The last common ancestor of Pholidopterini was dated to 18 myr ago, in Early Miocene. Phylogeography of the lineage w...

After a recent revision of the tribe Pholidopterini, the generic status of Apholidoptera becomes questionable and requires to be clarified by determining its phylogenetic position. The present study aims to obtain a phylogenetic tree using published DNA sequence data of Pholidopterini and representative sequences from Apholidoptera kurda, the only...

Review of Uvarovistia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae): genetic data indicate a new cryptic species, Uvarovistia munzurensis sp.n. Abstract Genus Uvarovistia ranged along the Zagros Mountain belt. We presented first genetic data from three species of the genus and a taxonomic rectification indicated by these data. Sequences of three mitoc...

Plagues of locust possibly date back to before humanity, as they evolved before humans. Following the Neolithic revolution and the permanent settlement of humans in Mesopotamia, locusts and grasshoppers have become a serious problem for people, as imprinted on archaeological remains. In the Near East, desert locust may be an important problem durin...

This study aims to rectify the taxonomy of Pholidopterini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae) using a phylogenetic approach. To this end, DNA sequences of three mitochondrial and two nuclear genes were produced and analysed. Reconstructed phylogenetic trees were consistent with the limits of the tribe and internal generic clades. However, th...

The Aegean archipelago is among the largest on Earth with astonishing biodiversity within Europe. Its territory underwent a massive geotectonic transformation in Neogene that resulted in multitude of changes in land-sea configuration and disintegrated the formerly united Aegean land to a complicated mainland-archipelago system. Therefore, it repres...

A new form of beta coronavirus called severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing a recent pandemic outbreak possesses a linear positive ss-RNA genome with a length of 29,903 nt. Here, the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 from 821 samples were characterised for its better understanding of the genomic and evolutionary patterns. The...

ITS2 is often suggested as a potential marker for evolutionary studies and species barcoding. However, there are many lineages have not been studied. This study focuses on ITS2 in Polyneoptera at the order and species levels. ITS2 sequences representing six polyneopteran orders and 15 species in the genus Anterastes are studied. We arrived at the f...

Development of next generation sequencing rapidly increased the number of total mitogenome in data bases. However, the documented number of total mitogenome from species of Tettigoniinae is still limited and a comparison at subfamily level has not been made sufficiently. This paper aims to describe total mitogenome of A. babadaghi (Orthoptera, Tett...

Mitogenomes are popular sources of data in evolutionary studies. By development of next generation sequencing the number of total mitogenome in data bases rapidly increased. However, there is still a limited number of total mitogenome known from species of Tettigoniinae. This paper aims to describe the total mitogenome of Psorodonotus venosus (Orth...

This paper aims to present a phylogenetic evaluation of mitogenomes of Phaneropteridae (Orthoptera). Mitogenomes of Isophya major and Poecilimon luschani from Barbitistini are presented for the first time. Mitogenomes of Phaneropteridae were analysed comparatively to describe subfamilial and tribal intra phylogeny of Phaneropteridae from the struct...

The tools to define biodiversity have changed through time. DNA sequences have been widely used to define biodiversity as they provide objective data and are suitable for computerization. The Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2) is a well known nuclear marker used in phylogenetic and biodiversity studies either by its linear sequences and secondary...

Mitochondrial DNA has been the preferential genome biodiversity studies. However, several factors contribute to its inadequacy. Numts constitute one of the main complications that prevent obtaining orthologous mitochondrial sequences. Orthoptera have been a model group in numt studies because of their huge genome size. In this study we aimed to; (i...

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 g...

High mountain ranges within and around Anatolia have played an important role in the biogeography of mountainous organisms, which are threatened by climate change. Using the Psorodonotus caucasicus species group (PCG), whose range is the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Balkans, as a model group, this study aims to determine the importance of Anatolian m...

EVRİMSEL BİYOLOJİ VE EVRİMSEL TIP İLİŞKİSİ Özet: UNESCO 2009’u Darwin’e atıf etti. Bu atıf biyolojinin düzenleyici ilkesi olan evrimin tüm canlı bilimlerinde işlevselliğinin ve bilgi üretiminin itici gücü olduğunun anlaşılması nedeniyledir. Yirminci yüzyılda evrim yaklaşımının biyolojideki kapsayıcılığının anlaşılmasında iki önemli aşama vardır. İl...

Due to active tectonic evolution of the Aegean Area during Miocene and Pleistocene, the Balkans and Anatolia have repeatedly connected and disconnected causing isolation and secondary contact of populations along the present Dardanelles – Sea of Marmara – Bosphorus waterway. This has led to an outstandingly rich fauna and a reticulate biogeography...

The accurate identification of biological diversity is an important task in biology. Conventional characters used for identification has been inappropriate for many reasons and a few molecular markers have been proposed for identification of species in recent years. The COI was the first commonly applied barcoding marker for identification but its...

The peripatric or budding species model has remained theoretical until recently. The habitat preference and range pattern of the mountainous Psorodonotus venosus species group, distributed in Anatolia and Caucasus, offered potential to test the predictions of the model. The study aimed to confirm the parameters and to provide evidence for peripatri...

The peripatric or budding species model has remained theoretical until recently. The habitat preference and range pattern of the mountainous Psorodonotus venosus species group, distributed in Anatolia and Caucasus, offered potential to test the predictions of the model. The study aimed to confirm the parameters and to provide evidence for peripatri...

The Poecilimon bosphoricus species group, representing the most diverse lineage of the bushcricket genus Poecilimon, has been studied in the Basin of Marmara Sea. Two new species, P. warchalowskae sp. n. and P. canakkale sp. n., are described morphologically and acoustically in comparison to their related taxa of the P. bosphoricus species group. S...

A review of the Balkan representatives of the genus Psorodonotus was made with the aim of revealing the relationships between taxa and their systematic arrangement. For this purpose we used morphological (qualitative and quantitavive), acoustic (amplitude- temporal song parameters) and molecular (mtDNA COI gene sequence) data. The analyses and comp...

The Anatolio-Caucasio-Balkan genus Psorodonotus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) presently includes 13 species belonging to three species groups. In the present study we review the Specularis group and describe two new species-P. rize Kaya & Ciplak sp. n. and P. giresun Kaya & Ciplak sp. n.. Data obtained of 21 different populations from the North-easte...

The Quaternary biogeography of Anatolia has received considerable interest recently. Here, the genealogical history of the Anatolio−Balkan lineage of the Poecilimon luschani species group was evaluated. Using concatenated data from 16S rDNA and cytochromec oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences, the timings of inter- and intraspecies radiations were est...

Aim Chorthippus parallelus is one of the classic model systems for studying genetic structure and phylogeography in the Western Palaearctic. Here, we investigate the regional genetic differentiation of C. parallelus and evaluate the historical and evolutionary processes responsible for such genetic structuring, test the nature of the Turkish Strait...

Psorodonotus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) includes 11 species distributed in Caucasus, Anatolia and Balkans. Although its present taxonomy is problematic, mainly three species groups can be distinguished; (i) The Specularis Group, (ii) The Caucasicus Group and (iii) The Venosus Group. Our recent studies on the genus have revealed presence of two new...

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 a...

Active tectonic history of the Eastern Mediterranean, especially around Aegean area, through the Neogene led to interesting radiation patterns of animal lineages, allowing intriguing biogeographical hypotheses to be tested. Descendants of the ancestral stock in the Miocene Aegean Plate presently occur in the Anatolia, Aegean islands and the Balkan...

Although changes in biodiversity and in ecosystems are surely caused by a range of interacting drivers, such as natural or human-induced factors, one of the important drivers having major impacts on climate and biodiversity and leading to range changes and fragmentation is global warming. Defining past range changes/fragmentations during interglaci...

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 s...

A new species for the genus Isophya, I. bumerangoides, is described from the Northeastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. The new species differs from closely related species in some aspects of morphology, mainly in male and female genitalia. Illustra-tions of external morphological characters and male and female songs are provided. Additional data on...

A new species for the genus Isophya, I. bumerangoides, is described from the Northeastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. Thenew species differs from closely related species in some aspects of morphology, mainly in male and female genitalia. Illustra-tions of external morphological characters and male and female songs are provided. Additional data on m...

More than 20 species were reported under the circum Black Sea lineage Poecilimon bosphoricus group (Orthoptera, Tet-tigonioidea, Phaneropterinae). The taxonomy of the group has for a long time been controversial; once these species were transferred to Eupoecilimon and many new species have been described since the revision by Ramme (1933) or synony...

Myrmeleotettix Bolivar, 1914 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae) is a genus represented by nine species in the whole Palaearctic. It is poorly known in Anatolia except some records of M. maculatus. As for the other glacial refugia, cold preferring members of this genus are discontinuously distributed on high altitudes in Anatolia. Additionally,...

Among the Anatolian Tettigoniinae (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) the genera Anterastes, Koroglus, Sureyaella and Rhaco-cleis are distinguishable from the others by presence of one pair of spurs on the apico-ventral end of hind tibiae. The last two can be easily distinguished from the others by several distinct features, but the separation of the first...

Ephemeroporus barroisi, accepted as nomen dubium though there are many reports to date, is redescribed on the basis of parthenogenetic female, ephippial female and male collected from Mediterranean Anatolia, Turkey. It is decided that Anatolian specimens represent the species described by Richard. On the basis of nineteen diagnostic characters that...

Ten species of the genus Anterastes Brunner von Wattenwyl (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) show insular distribution in mountain meadows of Anatolia and the Balkans. Current understanding of the taxonomy and species relationships within the genus is based on morphological characters. However, the extent to which morphological characters are phylogenetic...

Recently, the systematics and biogeography of the Mediterranean biota have received much attention. This paper deals with Eupholidoptera Mařan, a Mediterranean lineage of Tettigoniidae. The genus is restricted to the northern and eastern basin of the Mediterranean, with a significant number of species found on the Aegean islands. To produce a phylo...

Previously described patterns of altitudinal differences in species diversity and abundance still need to be tested in respect of generality across lineages and regions. Grasshopper diversity and abundance of an altitudinal transect in the eastern Mediterranean were studied to test the generality of these patterns. To identify the reasons underlyin...

The Chorthippus biguttulus group distributed in the west Palaearctic, while intensively examined in Europe, is poorly known in the glacial refugia such as Anatolia. This produces constraints in making accurate statements about evolution and the biogeography of the group. The C. brunneus subgroup of this lineage is examined using large amounts of mo...

The Chorthippus biguttulus group distributed in the west Palaearctic, while intensively examined in Europe, is poorly known in the glacial refugia such as Anatolia. This produces constraints in making accurate statements about evolution and the biogeography of the group. The C. brunneus subgroup of this lineage is examined using large amounts of mo...

The bush cricket genus Eupholidoptera, distributed across the northern Mediterranean Basin from Southern France to Israel, is reviewed. An illustrated key for males is presented. Two new species are described: Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak sp. n. and Eupholidoptera kykladica Heller & Fer Willemse & Luc Willemse sp. n.. Four species are synonymised:...

Anatolia is one of the most important refugia of glacial ages and probably a centre for many Palaearctic species. In addition to being a refugium in the Pleistocene glacial ages, Anatolia harbours significant intra- and/or interspecific genetic diversity due to its various topography and climate. Therefore, an investigation on population dynamics o...

We examined size clines for various external body structures in two grasshopper species (Chorthippus vagans and Oedipoda miniata) and one katydid species (Poecilimon birandi), along an altitudinal gradient ranging from sea level to 1,980 m in southwest Anatolia (Turkey). In O. miniata and P. birandi all measured structures (body, tegmina, pronotum,...

Regional communities are characterised by unique temporal successions of geological and geographical events responsible for the processes that originated extant biodiversity patterns. Present day biodiversity is considered to have been evolved from native forms confined to glacial refugia under the effects of climaticshifts through repeated Quatern...

The genus Eupholidoptera occurs with about 50 species in the central and eastern Mediterranean area. In the southeastern part of its range most species can be easily separated morphologically. This is, however, not the case in the northwestern part. In the Balkan Peninsula north of 39 degree of latitude nine forms have been described or recorded, s...

The new species Platycleis (Montana) helleri Ciplak & Taylan sp.n. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae) is described on the basis of morphology and male calling song. The phylogenetic relationships of the new species are evaluated using both song and morphological characters, for which illustrations are provided. The species Platycleis (Monta...

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 m...

The bioecology of the Orthoptera species living in the Setif region of Algeria was studied between 1995 and 1999. The research was conducted at 12 ecologically homogeneous sites with typical biotopes for the Orthoptera species in the region. Thirty-six Orthoptera species were recorded, of which 6 belonged to Tettigonioidea and 30 to Acridioldea. Th...

The demokidovi-like short winged Glyptobothrus species in Anatolia, belonging to the genus Chorthippus Fieber (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae), are reviewed. Chorthippus demokidovi (Ramme) is redescribed presenting comments on its old synonyms C. satunini Mistshenko and C. pygmaeus (Bei-Bienko). Two new species are described; Chorthippus kazd...

The genus Scotodrymadusa, distributed in south-west Asia, is revised based on previous materials and new specimens collected from new localities. A key to all species is presented. Paradrymadusa palaestina Uvarov is placed in synonymy with Scotodrymadusa philbyi (Uvarov). Scotodrymadusa anatolica (Werner), Scotodrymadusa rammei (Uvarov), Scotodryma...

A new species, Alona mediterranea is described(4)) and illustrated based on specimens from the western part of Mediterranean Anatolia (Turkey). The new species belongs to the verrucosa species-group of the genus Alona by the presence two semi-circles of lateral head pores. The diagnosis is based on 25 characters that are either newly described, or...

Alona cambouei of the pulchella group in Anatolia is considered in this study. A description of the species is supplemented with new data obtained from new specimens and necessary illustrations are provided. A. cambouei is diagnosed from other Alona species of Anatolia. Some conclusions are given about the distribution of the pulchella group and it...

The new genus Demirsoyus Sirin & Ciplak n. gen. (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Oedipodinae) and Demirsoyus salmani Sirin & Ciplak n. sp. are described on the basis of specimens from Antalya in Mediterranean Turkey. The necessary illustrations are provided to support the description. Relationships between new genus and closely related genera are discussed....

Çıplak, B. (2004). Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of Anterastes (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae): evolution within a refugium. —Zoologica Scripta, 33, 19–44. The genus Anterastes, distributed in southeastern Europe and the western part of Anatolia, is revised based on previous materials and numerous specimens collected from new l...

Orthoptera are used as a marker group in order to define biogeography of Anatolia. Some distribution patterns among them, possibly reflecting the tectonic and climatological changes in Anatolia, are presented. Species in the genera Eupholidoptera and Poecilimon are assumed to be derivatives of some stocks present in the Miocene in Aegean Plate. It...

Song and morphology of the three endemic Anatolian species of the genus Chorthippus are presented. A new species, C. helverseni n. sp. is described. Descriptions of C. bozdaghi Uvarov and C. ilkazi Uvarov are supplemented both on the basis of morphology and of male calling song, and characters supporting the descriptions are illustrated. The new sp...

The distribution of Tettigoniinae (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) specieswithin four phytogeographical provinces in Turkey is reviewed and presented onthe basis of field and collection studies during 1987–2001 andmiscellaneous data from previous literature. One hundred and sixty speciesbelonging to 28 genera have been recorded. The Anatolian species co...

Species of Platycleis from Turkey are reviewed. Twenty-three species are recorded: Platycleis affinis (Fieber, 1853), P. albopunctata (Goeze, 1778), P. escalerai (Bolívar, 1899), P. intermedia (Serville, 1838), P. incerta Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882, P. persica Uvarov, 1917, P. ankarensis (Karabag, 1950), P. armeniaca Ramme, 1951, P. elegans (Uvaro...

Data on the song and stridulatory organs of the monotypic genus Bolua Ünal (Orthoptera, Tettigoniinae) are presented. Based on new material, descriptions of the genus and the species are supplemented. The phylogenetic relationships of the genus are evaluated using both song and morphological characters, for which illustrations are provided. The gen...

Summary Genus Parapholidoptera is revised and three species, P. yoruka sp.n., P. bolkarensis sp.n. and P. salmani sp.n., are described. Parapholidoptera delineata Stolyarov is placed in synonymy with P. ziganensis Karabağ. Parapholidoptera bodenheimeri Karabağ and P. distincta bodenheimeri Karabağ are placed in synonymy with P. distincta (Uvarov)....

Previous records and 1920 newly collected specimens formed the basis of this survey of the Orthoptera of Şanliurfa (Urfa) province in southeastern Turkey. Eighty‐six species and subspecies were recorded, both as the result of the field study and use of published data; they belong to seven families and fifty genera. Eleven genera and thirty‐two spec...

The genus Festella was previously monotypic having only F. festae. A new species Festella rammei sp. n. is described and a key to both species presented including drawings of diagnostic characters. An evaluation is given about the relationships and distribution of the genus.

In this study, fruit morphology of sections of the genus Onobrychis were examined. Fruit morphology origin, taxonomic position, and phylogeny of the genus are discussed. The hypothesis obtained from a phylogenetic analysis based on fruit morphology suggests the polyphyly of the genus excluding section Dendrobrychis. However, the result supports mon...