Levent GÜLTEKİN, Ph. D.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION:

• Field and laboratory studies in weevils ecology and taxonomy
• Experience in laboratory work with various weevils
• Experience in field collection and ecological studies of weevils

POSITION and EDUCATION DEGREES

• since 2002 Assistant Professor, Plant Protection Department, Atatürk Univ.
• 2001. Ph. D., Plant Protection Department, Atatürk Univ., Ph. D. Dissertation: "Taxonomical and Systematic Investigations on Ceutorhynchinae Gistel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Species in the Northeastern Anatolia", gained at Science Institute, Atatürk Univ., Department of Entomology.
• 1994 - 2001 Research Assistant, Plant Protection Department, Atatürk Univ.

MAIN CURRENT RESEARCH TOPICS

• Taxonomy, phylogeny and ecology of Lixini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae) at Palearctic Region
• Taxonomy, phylogeny and ecology of Larinus Dejean, Eustenopus Petri, Lachnaeus Schoenherr genera in worldwide.
• Weevil biodiversity at Anatolia (mainly: Lixinae, Ceutorhynchinae, Baridinae)
• Bio-Indicators of Desertification and Erosion in Turkey.

ASKING SPECIMENS and IDENTIFICATION

• I would like to see and to supply identification members of the Larinus Dejean, Eustenopus Petri, Lachnaeus Schoenherr genera from worldwide; genus of the Lixus F. from Palearctic.

PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC GRANTS

• Gültekin, L., 2005: Doğu Türkiye’de Larinus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Cinsi Biyoçeşitliliği Üzerinde Araştırmalar. TÜBİTAK-TOVAG-105O038.
• Gültekin, L., 2005: Taxonomic Revision Genus of the Larinus Dejean (Curculionidae: Lixinae) in Palaearctic Region. EU-FP-6 SYNTHESYS, Synthesys of Systematic Resources FR-TAF 613.
• Gültekin, L., 2005: Taxonomic Revision Genus of the Larinus Dejean (Curculionidae: Lixinae) in Palaearctic Region. EU-FP-6 SYNTHESYS, Synthesys of Systematic Resources SE-TAF 614.
• Gültekin, L., Korotyaev, B.A., Volkovitsh, M. G., Konstantinov, A., Dorofeyev, V. I. 2004: Bio-Indicators of Desertification and Erosion in Turkey. NATO- Collaborative Linkage Grant-NR-CLG-981318.
• Gültekin, L., 2004: Lixini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Biodiversity in Turkey: Revision of the Some Selected Groups. EU-FP-6 SYNTHESYS, Synthesys of Systematic Resources DK-TAF-167.
• Cristofaro, M., Gültekin, L., 2004: Investigation on Biological Control of Centaurea solstitialis in Eastern Turkey. Biotechnology and Biological Control Agency (BBCA).
• Cristofaro, M., Gültekin, L., 2003: Investigation on Larinus filiformis, a Biological Control Candidata of Centaurea soltitialis in Erzurum. Biotechnology and Biological Control Agency (BBCA).
• Gültekin, L., Korotyaev, B.A., Dorofeyev, V. I., Nikulina O., 2002: Cleoninae Biodiversity in NE. Anatolia and Biology of Selected Species. NATO-Collaborative Linkage Grant, NO: Ref. 978845.

SCHOLARSHIP

• TUBITAK-BAYG/Nato-A2, 2000, NO: 1450/3402, training at Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg-Russia
• ENEA, 2004: "Programs of applied entomology, in particular the classical biological control projects, in the framework of the Project BRIMET and the European Project COST 849" Ref.: ENEA/2004/50061/RES.

MEMBERSHIP

• Member of Turkish Entomological Society-Turkey
• Member of Turkish Biological Control Society-Turkey
• Member of Curculio Institute-Germany
• Member of Entomological Society of Washington-USA
  

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Korotyaev, B.A. and Gültekin, L., 1999. A new species of weevil genus Baris from NE
        Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 8(1)141-142.

Gültekin, L., Güçlü, Ş. and Özbek, H., 2000. The biology of Larinus latus (Herbst) and Lixus
       cardui (Oliver) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) on Onopordum bracteatum Boiss. et
       Heldr. (Asteraceae). Proceedings of the Fourth Turkish Entomology Cong.,
       Kuşadası-Aydın, 197-206.

Korotyaev, B.A. and Gültekin, L., 2001. A new weevil species of Ceutorhynchus inaffectatus
        group from North-Eastern Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Revue française
        d’Entomologie (N.S.), 2001, 23(1): 119-123.

Korotyaev, B.A., Gültekin, L. and Colonnelli, E., 2002. A new species of weevil genus
        Coeliastes Weise (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Zool Zh, 81(10): 1273-1277.

Korotyaev, B.A. and Gültekin, L., 2003. A new species of weevils of the genus Baris
        (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Northeastern Turkey. Zool Zh. 82 (6): 752-757.

Korotyaev, B.A. and Gültekin, L., 2003. Biology of two weevil, Lixus ochraceus Boheman
       and Melanobaris gloriae sp. n. (Insecta: Coleoptera, Curculionidae), associated
       with Tchihatchewia isatidea Boissier, a cruciferous plant endemic of Turkey.
       Entomologische Abhandlungen, 61(1): 93-99.

Gültekin, L., Güçlü, Ş. and Nikulina, O.N., 2003. The life history of the capitulum weevil,
        Larinus latus (Herbst) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). N. Z. Journal of Agriculture 46:
        271-274.

Gültekin, L., Zengin, H. and Hayat, R., 2004. Life History of Lixus bardanae on Curly Dock
        (Rumex crispus) in Turkey. Phytoparasitica 32 (1): 97-99.

Dorofeyev, V.I., Korotyaev, B.A. and Gültekin L., 2004. A new species of the genus
        Stroganowia Kar. et Kir. (Cruciferae) from northeast Turkey and Rhynchophorous beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) associated with it. Bulletin of the Naturalist
        Society of Moscow. 109 (2): 72-76.

Nikulina, O.N., Gültekin, L., and Güçlü, Ş., 2004. Larval morphology of the capitulum weevil,
        Larinus latus (Herbst) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) N.Z. Journal of Zoology 31: 23-26.

Gültekin, L., 2004. Bionomics and host plant of Herpes porcellus Lacordaire, 1863
        (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Ent. Res. Soc. 6 (1): 33-38.

Gültekin, L., 2004. Weevils associated with Musk thistle (Carduus nutans L.) and biology of
        Lixus filiformis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Northeastern Turkey. J. Ent.
        Res. Soc. 6(3): 1-8.

Korotyaev, B. A., Davidian, G. E., Yunakov, N. N. and Gültekin L., 2004. On the weevil
        (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) faunal links between the Crimea, the Caucasus, and
        Northeastern Anatolia [Pp. 81-82]. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Invertebrate
        Zoology dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of S. M. Iablokoff-Khnzorian, September
        6-8, 2004. Yerevan, Armenia.

Gültekin, L. 2005. Biological and distributional notes on Lachnaeus horridus Reitter, 1890
        (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae) - Weevil News: http://www.curci.de/Inhalt.html,
        No. 23: 3 pp.

Gültekin, L. 2005. New ecological niche for weevils of the genus Lixus Fabricius and biology
        of Lixus obesus Petri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae) - Weevil News:
        http://www.curci.de/Inhalt.html, No. 24: 3 pp.

Gültekin, L. 2005. A new species of the weevil genus Ceutorhynchus Germar from Eastern
        Mediterranean Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zootaxa. 883: 1-5.

Dorofeyev, V. I., Korotyaev, B. A., Konstantinov, A. S. and Gültekin L. 2005. A relict crucifer,
        Sisymbrium elatum C. Koch (Cruciferae), and associated phytophagous beetles in
        Northeastern Turkey, with redescription of Psylliodes pallidicornis Heikertinger (Pp. 81-
        89). In: Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers Celebrating the
        80th Birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin. Pensoft Series Faunistica 43, 450 pp.

Gültekin L. and Korotyaev B. A. 2005. Biology and distribution of Larinus sibiricus Gyllenhal
        (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae). J. Ent. Res. Soc. 7(3): 47-53.

Gültekin, L. 2006. Host plants range and biology of Lixus nordmanni Hochhuth (Coleoptera,
        Curculionidae) on hogweed Heracleum L. in eastern Turkey. Journal of Pest Sciences
        79: 23-25.

Gültekin, L. 2006. A new weevil species Larinus araxicola sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
        Lixinae) from northeastern Turkey with biological notes. Proceedings of the
        Russian Entomological Society. St. Petersburg, 2006. Vol. 77: 44–47.

Davidian, G. E. and Gültekin L. 2006. Contribution to the knowledge of the weevil genus
        Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from northeastern Turkey and
        Transcaucasia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 85 (4): 479-492.

Gültekin, L. 2006. Seasonal occurrence and biology of globe thistle capitulum weevil Larinus
        onopordi (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in northeastern Turkey. Munis Entomology
        and Zoology. 1 (2): 191-198.

Gültekin, L. 2006. A new species of the weevil genus Larinus Dejean from Turkey and Syria
        (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae). Zootaxa, 1248: 21–26.

Gültekin L., Korotyaev, B. A., Volkovitsh, M. G., Dorofeyev, V. I., Konstantinov, A. S. 2006.
        Bio-Indicators of desertification and erosion in Turkey. VIII^th European Congress of
        Entomology, September 17-22, Izmir, Turkey, Abstract Book, p.139.

Gültekin, L., Cristofaro, M., Tronci, C., Smith, L., 2006. Life history of Larinus filiformis Petri
        (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), potential biological control agent for Centaurea
        solstitialis L., and geographical distribution in Turkey. VIII^th European Congress of
        Entomology, September 17-22, Izmir, Turkey, Abstract Book, p.151.

Gültekin, L. 2006. On some Lixinae types of J. C. Fabricius (Coleoptera, Curculionidae).
        Fragmenta entomologica, 38(1): 111-133.

Gültekin, L. and Perin H. 2006. The species of Larinus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera:
        Curculionidae) described by J. Desbrochers: lectotype designations and new
        synonymies. Zootaxa. 1350: 55-68.

IN PRESS MANUSCRIPTS:
Gültekin, L., and Colonnelli, E. 2006. A new species of Mogulones Reitter, 1916 from
        Northeastern Turkey, with revision of the abchasicus group (Coleoptera:
        Curculionidae). Aldrovandia. (in press)

Gültekin, L. 2007. Oviposition niches and behavior of the genus Lixus Fabricius (Coleoptera:
        Curculonidae, Lixinae). Entomologica Fennica: 18:00 (in press)