Volume

Author(s), date, title

Abstracts

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Seven,S. & S.Bulguer, 1991,

A Bibliographical list of the homonymous generic names in Zoology based on S.A.Neave’s Nomenclator Zoologicus (vols.I-VII). Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 1: x + 1-114.

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Koçak,A.Ö. & S.Seven,    1994,   

Türkiye Lepidoptera Bibliyografyası.    Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 2: 1-141.

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Koçak,A.Ö. & M.Kemal (eds.), 2007,

Results of the International Projects of the Cesa  on the World Lepidoptera - I. Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 3-4: v + 1-1989 pp. 49 Col. Plates [date of publication 10th December 2007]

Abstract: Results of the International Projects of the CESA on the World Lepidoptera - I. Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 3-4: v + 1-1989 pp. 49 Col. Plates.

The first results of the twentyfour major scientific projects of the Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (CESA) are presented. The Scientific research activities of the CESA are compiled under the following Project titles: (1) Diversity of the Lepidoptera in the World (DLW); (2) Researches on the animal- plant interaction:  Foodplants of the Lepidoptera (FL); (3) Bibliography of the Lepidoptera (BL); Secondary Projects of the CESA: I- Faunas of Actual States: (4) Lepidoptera of Turkey (LTR); (5) Lepidoptera of the Philippines (LPH); (6) Lepidoptera of Thailand (LTH); (7) Lepidoptera of South Africa (LZA); (8) Lepidoptera of Uighur Ili (LUi); (9) Lepidoptera of Iran (LIR); (10) Lepidoptera of Ethiopia (LET); (11) Lepidoptera of Middle East (LME); (12) Lepidoptera of Indo-China (LIC); (13) Lepidoptera of Africa (LAF); (14) Lepidoptera of Orientalic Region (LOR); (15) Lepidoptera of Asia (LAS); (16) Lepidoptera of Old World (LOW); II- Faunas of Historical States: (17) Lepidoptera of Urartu (LUR); (18) Lepidoptera of Uighur State (LUI); (19) Lepidoptera of Gazne State (LGZ); (20) Lepidoptera of Seljuk State (LSE); (21) Lepidoptera of Cenghiz Khan Emperor (LCE); (22) Lepidoptera of Timur Emperor (LTI); (23) Lepidoptera of Eretna Sultanate (LER); (24) Lepidoptera of Ottoman Emperor (LOT).

The first part of the results of the projects are published by various authors in the third and fourth volumes of the Cesa’s serial Memoirs. Aim and scopes of the projects are explained in the Chapter 1 “Introduction”. Some other foreign projects on the similar subjects are compared and discussed briefly. The project, The Diversity of the Lepidoptera of the World (DLW) is introduced. The results of the project  “The Diversity of the Lepidoptera in the World (DLW)” are given in the Chapter 2 as synonymous list of the valid genus-group names (8251 valid taxa) and in the Chapter 3 as synonymous list species-group names (82189 valid taxa), in accordance with the current ICZN Rules. The temporary results of the project “Bibliography of the Lepidoptera (BL)” are given as the list of the publication used in the Cesa’s projects (7500 publications) in the Chapter 4. The original references to the genus- and species group names in the Lepidoptera have been preparing by the author within the project “BL”. Temporary result for more than 14500 taxa is published in Chapter 5 with their original references. Some results of the following projects are also mentioned and discussed under the following chapters:  In Chapter 6, results of the animal -  plant interaction: Food-Plants of the Lepidoptera (FL) (for 3950 lepidopterous taxa);  in Chapter 7, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “Illustrated list of the Lepidoptera recorded in the Transvaal (South Africa) (LZA)” (2125 species); in Chapter 8, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “Illustrated list of the Lepidoptera recorded in Uighur Ili (LUi)” (1271 species);  in Chapter 9, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “List of the Lepidoptera recorded in Iraq (LAS)” (1184 species);  in Chapter 10, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled “List of the Lepidoptera recorded in Doi Inthanon (North Thailand) (LTH)” (438 species); in Chapter 11, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “Illustrated list of the Lepidoptera recorded in Chiang Dao (North Thailand)” (LTH) (618 species); in Chapter 12, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “Illustrated list of the Lepidoptera recorded in Chiang Mai University Campus (North Thailand) (LTH)” (328 species); in Chapter 13, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “List of the Lepidoptera recorded in Afghanistan (LAS)” (1599 species);  in Chapter 14, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled  “Illustrated list of the Lepidoptera recorded in Iran (LIR)” (3295 species); in Chapter 15, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Actual States, is published entitled “List of the Lepidoptera recorded in the Philippines (LPH)” (2337 species), and in Chapter 16, one of the results of the Projects, Faunas of Historical States, is published entitled   “Lepidoptera of Eretna Sultanate in Asia Minor (LER)” (4067 species or subspecies).

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Koçak, A. Ö. & M.Kemal (eds.), 2008, Lepidoptera of the Continent Africa –I. Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 6: ca. 2400pp.

Abstract: Lepidoptera of the Continent Africa –I. Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 5: ca. 2400pp. in preparation, expected in 2008.

This study, as the first attempt of the series “Lepidoptera of the Continent Africa –I.” is based upon the Info-System of the Cesa, comprising the whole Continent of Africa and the partial faunas of 53 States. It is  composed of  about 2400 pages in 58 Chapters and Addenda. The authors of the chapters are listed separately. In its category, this publication may be considered as a comprehensive reference, in spite of the submitted faunal lists of the African States are preliminary ones.

Totally 21885 species group taxa are listed together here for the first time with their valid scientific names, authors and the dates of the publication, synonyms, and geographical ranges with codes. The larval foodplants of about 1500 species/subspecies are given with their scientific names. Totally 5867 geographical codes are presented according to their states. Selected 1354 publications on African Lepidoptera are listed according to the authors and date of publications.

The readers may find brief zoogeographical evaluation of the Lepidoptera faunas of the African states, some complementary information on Dr. Emin Pasha, an Ottoman naturalist in Central Africa, as well as  the patronymic geographical and orientational scientific names in African Lepidoptera, Turkish vernacular names among African Lepidoptera, some results of the Taxonomical Evaluations of the Taxonomists (TET Project), and the Mapping Projects of the Cesa in the Chapters 1-4. In the Chapters 5-57, the state faunas based upon the temporary information of the Cesa are submitted. The species are listed alphabetically under the related families. Codes of the zoogeographical elements are added to each species. If available, the Turkish vernacular names of the species found in each African states are listed. The expanded and revised list of the valid names of the selected species group taxa are listed alphabetically in the Chapter 58. Explanations of the 5867 geographical codes used in the publications of the CESA are listed in Addenda I. As complementary information,  for the first time, 8522 scientific names of the genus group taxa are listed alphabetically in Addenda II.

For the time being, this study reflects the African part of the aimed dimensions of the worldwide scientific projects of the Cesa. Certainly, the present results are far from to be completed, just as in case of every other foreign scientific studies. Within the coming years, the detailed, more complete and comprehensive faunal studies of some important African states will be prepared and published by the authors. 

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Koçak,A.Ö. & M.Kemal, 2008,

Results of the International Projects of the Cesa  on the World Lepidoptera - II. Cent. ent. Stud., Memoirs 6: ca. 1000 pp. + Col. Pls. [in preparation]