Research Article

Cercopis sanguinolenta (Scopoli, 1763) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cercopidae) dilemma and redescription of rare Cercopis Fabricius, 1775 species from Turkey

Volume: 45 Number: 1 March 1, 2021
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Cercopis sanguinolenta (Scopoli, 1763) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cercopidae) dilemma and redescription of rare Cercopis Fabricius, 1775 species from Turkey

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the Cercopidae Leach, 1815 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) fauna of the Central and Southern Kuseyr Plateau (Hatay/Turkey). For this purpose, samples were collected with a net, hand and tweezers from the different habitats of the region in April-June 2014-2015. However, in the process of evaluating the samples, it was found that Cercopis sanguinolenta (Scopoli, 1763) and Cercopis intermedia Kirschbaum, 1868 species were frequently confused with each other. This is because two different approaches were adopted that have resulted in a dilemma over the type of C. sanguinolenta before the “Principle of Priority” was established. With this study, not only the current controversy is eliminated, but also redescriptions of Cercopis distincta (Melichar, 1896), C. intermedia and Cercopis septemmaculata (Melichar, 1903) is made with informative images and morphometric data. Among these species, complete locality record has been provided for an uncertain Turkey records of C. septemmaculata and the first local record of C. distincta, which is defined as an endemic species in Turkey but whose terra typica is unknown, was also revealed with this study. New distribution maps of these species are presented with local and worldwide distributional data, and also an identification key is given, including other Cercopis Fabricius, 1775 species that occur in Turkey.

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Thanks

We thank to Dr. Igor Malenovsky who is a curator in Moravian Museum in Brno, where the personal collection of Dr. Leopold Melichar is preserved, for providing the syntype photos of Cercopis septemmaculata to check the diagnosis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 1, 2021

Submission Date

October 27, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 17, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 45 Number: 1

APA
Demirel, E., & Dinç, H. (2021). Cercopis sanguinolenta (Scopoli, 1763) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cercopidae) dilemma and redescription of rare Cercopis Fabricius, 1775 species from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Entomology, 45(1), 99-114. https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.816903

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