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A rare and endemic species distributed in the Black Sea Region of Türkiye with first description of its female: Agatharchus ponticus Belousova, 1999 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Abstract
During a study conducted in Amasya and Çorum Provinces of Türkiye between 2020-2021, the endemic species Agatharchus ponticus Belousova, 1999 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) was recorded for the first time in the Black Sea Region. The female of the species, whose original description was based on a male specimen, is described here for the first time. In addition, new locality information has been added to the distribution area of the species, which have previously been known to be rare in Anatolia, and male and female genitalia with photographs are given to verify the identification of the species.
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Thanks
We thank Barış Çerçi for providing the literature, Nazım Akman for providing material, Lokman Baş for taking photographs of the specimens and Prof Dr. Volkan Aksoy (Trakya University, Edirne, Türkiye) for English grammar check.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 30, 2022
Submission Date
April 28, 2022
Acceptance Date
August 30, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 46 Number: 3
APA
Dursun, A., & Fent, M. (2022). A rare and endemic species distributed in the Black Sea Region of Türkiye with first description of its female: Agatharchus ponticus Belousova, 1999 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Turkish Journal of Entomology, 46(3), 335-342. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1108696