A study on the Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) fauna of Amasya Province (Türkiye) with new records

Abstract

In this study, 367 adults from the Rhyparocromidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) family were gathered between 2020 and 2021 from 51 various locations in the Amasya Province (T & uuml;rkiye). After the specimens were identified, it was discovered that 40 species of the 22 genera that make up the Rhyparocromidae family had been reported. The findings have revealed that all species are new records for the Rhyparocromidae fauna of Amasya province. Among these, the species Drymus ryeii Douglas & Scott, 1865, is a new record for the Heteroptera fauna of T & uuml;rkiye. Additionally, 17 species are new records for the Black Sea Region while 7 species are new records for the Central Black Sea Region. The species Emblethis amplus Seidenst & uuml;cker, 1987, are given second locality from T & uuml;rkiye. In addition to all of the previously provided data, the study included a chorotype analysis of Rhyparochromidae species and updated the distribution area of these species with new locality information. Rhyparochromidae species from Amasya have been categorized into 13 groups based on chorotype analysis.