An analysis of Scutelleridae, Cydnidae and Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) fauna of farming terraces in Aspat (Strobilos) ancient city and its territorium, Bodrum, Muğla, western Turkey

Abstract

This paper provides information about Scutelleridae, Cydnidae and Pentatomidae fauna of farming terraces in Aspat (Strobilos) ancient city and its territorium, Bodrum, Muğla, western Turkey, during the years of 2008-2009. As a result of this study, thirty three species were identified. Those were Eurygaster maura (Linnaeus, 1758), Odontoscelis byrrhus Seidenstücker, 1971, Odontotarsus purpureolineatus (Rossi, 1790), O. rufescens Fieber, 1861, Psacasta tuberculata (Fabricius, 1781), Byrsinus pilosulus (Klug, 1845), Cydnus aterrimus (Forster, 1771), Macroscytus brunneus (Fabricius, 1803), Microporus nigrita (Fabricius, 1794), Acrosternum heegeri Fieber, 1861, A. millierei (Mulsant & Rey, 1866), Aelia acuminata (Linnaeus, 1758), A. rostrata Boheman, 1852, Ancyrosoma leucogrammes (Gmelin, 1789), Carpocoris mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958, C. purpureipennis (De Geer, 1773), Codophila varia (Fabricius, 1787), Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758), Eurydema ornatum (Linnaeus, 1758), E. rugulosa (Dohrn, 1860), E. ventralis Kolenati, 1846, Eysarcoris ventralis (Westwood, 1837), Graphosoma semipunctatum (Fabricius, 1775), Holcostethus strictus strictus (Fabricius, 1803), Mustha spinosula (Lefebvre, 1831), Neottiglossa bifida (Costa, 1847), N. leporina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1830), Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758), Sciocoris cursitans (Fabricius, 1794), S. helferi Fieber, 1851, S. ochraseus Fieber, 1861, Staria lunata (Hahn, 1835) and Ventocoris achivus (Horváth, 1889). Among them G. semipunctatum, E. ornatum, A. acuminata and C. varia were the most abundant species. 17 species were recorded for the first time from Muğla province of Turkey. Data on horizontal and vertical distribution, collection methods and seasonal occurrence periods of all species were also analyzed in this study.

Keywords

• Fauna
• Turkey
• Muğla

Aspat (Strobilos) antik kenti ve çevresindeki (Bodrum, Muğla) tarım teraslarının Scutelleridae, Cydnidae ve Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) faunası üzerinde bir analiz

Öz

Bu çalışma Aspat (Strobilos) antik kenti ve çevresindeki tarım teraslarının Scutelleridae, Cydnidae ve Pentatomidae faunasını belirlemek amacıyla 2008-2009 yıllarında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma sonunda Eurygaster maura (Linnaeus, 1758), Odontoscelis byrrhus Seidenstücker, 1971, Odontotarsus purpureolineatus (Rossi, 1790), O. rufescens Fieber, 1861, Psacasta tuberculata (Fabricius, 1781), Byrsinus pilosulus (Klug, 1845), Cydnus aterrimus (Forster, 1771), Macroscytus brunneus (Fabricius, 1803), Microporus nigrita (Fabricius, 1794), Acrosternum heegeri Fieber, 1861, A. millierei (Mulsant & Rey, 1866), Aelia acuminata (Linnaeus, 1758), A. rostrata Boheman, 1852, Ancyrosoma leucogrammes (Gmelin, 1789), Carpocoris mediterraneus Tamanini, 1958, C. purpureipennis (De Geer, 1773), Codophila varia (Fabricius, 1787), Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758), Eurydema ornatum (Linnaeus, 1758), E. rugulosa (Dohrn, 1860), E. ventralis Kolenati, 1846, Eysarcoris ventralis (Westwood, 1837), Graphosoma semipunctatum (Fabricius, 1775), Holcostethus strictus strictus (Fabricius, 1803), Mustha spinosula (Lefebvre, 1831),Neottiglossa bifida (Costa, 1847), N. leporina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1830), Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758), Sciocoris cursitans (Fabricius, 1794), S. helferi Fieber, 1851, S. ochraseus Fieber, 1861, Staria lunata (Hahn, 1835) ve Ventocoris achivus (Horváth, 1889) olmak üzere otuz üç tür saptanmıştır. Bunlar içinde G. semipunctatum, E. ornatum, A. acuminata ve C. varia en bol olan türlerdir. 17 Tür Muğla İlinden ilk kez bildirilmiştir. Türler ayrıca yatay ve dikey dağılımları ile yakalanma yöntemi ve mevsimsel bulunuşları açısından da analiz edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Fauna
• Türkiye
• Muğla