First record of Graphosoma inexpectatum (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Podopinae) from Turkey with description of the female

By

Fent, Meral
Dursun, Ahmet
Tezcan, Serdar

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

319

Pages

51-57

Subjects

female description , first record , Graphosoma inexpectatum , Hemiptera , Pentatomidae , Podopinae , Turkey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.319.4298

 

Abstract

Graphosoma inexpectatum Carapezza & Jindra, 2008 is described from Syria, the southern neighbor of Turkey, and is known only from the type locality. The first observation of the species in Turkey dates back to 1995 with two females obtained from the provinces of Gaziantep (Şehitkamil–Aktoprak) and Adana (Pozantı–Bürücek Plateau). These two localities are situated inside the part of the Mediterranean region along the Syrian border. Females of the species, whose original description was based on males, are described here for the first time. A map showing the collecting localities and photographs of the female specimens are given.