Kafkas Üniversitesi Kafkas University Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Institute of Natural and Applied Science Journal Cilt 12, Sayı 2, 56-67, 2019 Volume 12, Issue 2, 56-67, 2019 Original Article Investigations on Heteroptera (Hemiptera) Species in Cereal Agroecosystem of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK1*, Ayda KONUKSAL2 1 University of Iğdır, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Iğdır, Turkey 2 Agricultural Research Institute, Lefkoşa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (İlk Gönderim / Received: 11.09.2019, Kabul / Accepted: 26.12.2019, Online Yayın / Published Online: 30.12.2019) Keywords: Abscract: In this study, 35 specimens belonging to Coreidae (3), Lygaeidae (5), Cereal agroecosystem, Miridae (6), Pentatomidae (12), Pyrrhocoridae (1), Reduviidae (1), Rhopalidae (3), Heteroptera, Scutelleridae (3) and Tingidae (1) families of Heteroptera suborder (Hemiptera) have Turkish Republic of been determined in cereal agroecosystem of Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus in 2018- Northern Cyprus 2019. The most of these species are new record for these locations. Among them, Lygaeosoma anatolicum Seidenstücker, 1960 (Lygaeidae) is new record for the island of Cyprus. Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Hububat Alanlarında Heteroptera (Hemiptera) Türleri Üzerine Araştırmalar Anahtar Kelimeler: Abscract: Çalışmada Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti hububat alanlarında 2018-2019 Hububat alanları, yıllarında Heteroptera (Hemiptera) alt takımının Coreidae (3), Lygaeidae (5), Miridae Heteroptera, (6), Pentatomidae (12), Pyrrhocoridae (1), Reduviidae (1), Rhopalidae (3), Scutelleridae Kuzey Kıbrıs (3) ve Tingidae (1) familyalarına ait 35 tür belirlenmiştir. Bu türlerden çoğu bulunduğu lokasyonlarda, Lygaeosoma anatolicum Seidenstücker, 1960 (Lygaeidae) ise Kıbrıs adasında ilk defa kaydedilmiştir. 1. INTRODUCTION are serious plant pests or predators of other insects (Safavi, 1973). The Hemiptera is one of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the largest insect groups with at least 82.000 located in the north east of the island. described species (Arnett, 2000), with the Agriculture and livestock are one of the Heteroptera being the largest group with more important livelihoods of country. Cereals are than 35.000 species (Slater, 1982). The true cultivated in large areas to support livestock. bugs that occur in cereals fields of Northern Many species of insect directly or indirectly Cyprus are poorly known. This study proposed cause damage to cereals. The heteroptera to identify the species found in the barley and suborder among insects are the important pests wheat fields in different regions and resulted in of cereals. Most heteroptera pierce tissues of finding of 35 Heteroptera species one of which plants and feed on their juices (Knight, 1941; is new for the Heteroptera fauna of Cyprus McGavin, 1992), live as entomophagous Island. (Hassanzadeh et al., 2009), and many of them *İlgili yazar: [email protected] 56 GÖZÜAÇIK & KONUKSAL 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Asian part) (Önder et al., 2006). The specimens were collected from Host plants: Bromus sp. (Dursun and Fent, cereal fields of Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa, Girne, 2009). Güzelyurt, and Iskele regions of Turkish Note: First record in Girne districts. Republic of Northern Cyprus by standard Spathocera lobata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840) sweeping net on barley and wheat in 2018- Material examined: 2 specimens were 2019. Insect specimens of large and medium collected from Çatalköy, Girne district in size were mounted on pin while small insects 17.04.2019. were preserved in 70% alcohol. Locality and Distribution in the world: Euro- date of collection were provided and Mediterranean region to Central Asia (Dolling, Heteroptera species were diagnosed by Barış 2006) Çerçi (İzmir). Host plants: Polygonum equisetiforme L., Imperata cylindrica (L.) (Gadalla, 1999). 3. RESULTS Note: First record in Girne districts. Family: Coreidae Family: Rhopalidae Centrocoris variegatus Kolenati 1845 Brachycarenus tigrinus (Schilling, 1829) Material examined: 1 specimen was collected Material examined: 3 specimens were from Serdarlı, Gazimağusa district, and 2 collected from Çömlekçi, Lefkoşa district, 2 specimens were collected from Hisarköy, Girne specimens were collected from Geçitkale, district in 27.03.2018. Gazimağusa district, and 2 specimens were Distribution in the world: EU: Albania, collected from Hisarköy, Girne district in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, 28.03.2018. France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Distribution in the world: It is widespread in Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, the Palearctic region (Hoebeke and Wheeler Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia (Serbia, 1982; Önder et al., 2006). Montenegro); NA: Algeria, Canary Isles, Host plant: Brassicae (Wheeler, 2004), Egypt, Libya, Morocco (Spanish Possessions Brassica sp., Capsella sp., Sinapis sp., incl.), Madeira, Tunisia; AS: Azerbaijan, Trifollium sp., Cirsium sp. (Dethier and Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Gallant, 1998), Artemisia sp., Carduus sp., Turkey (European and Asian parts) (Önder et Ephedra nebrodensis, Eryngium sp., al., 2006). Gysophilla struthium, Juniperus thurifera, J. Host plants: Sambucus ebulus L. (Dursun and phoenica, Onopordum sp., Salsola sp. (Ribes et Fent, 2009). al., 1997). Note: First record in Gazimağusa and Girne Note: First record in Gazimağusa, Girne and districts. Lefkoşa districts. Coriomeris affinis (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839) Corizus hyoscyami (Linnaeus, 1758) Material examined: 2 specimens were Material examined: 5 specimens were collected from Çatalköy, Girne district in collected from Paşaköy, Gazimağusa district, 4 17.04.2019. specimens were collected from Taşpınar, Distribution in the world: EU: Albania, Güzelyurt district, and 2 specimens were Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, collected from Çamlıbel, Girne district in France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, 18.04.2019. Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Distribution in the world: Europe, Morocco, Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro); NA: Tunisia (Önder et al., 2006) and Iraq (Razzaq Algeria, Canary Isles, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Nassreen, 2013) . Tunisia; AS: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, 57 Investigations on Heteroptera (Hemiptera) Species in Cereal Agroecosystem of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Host plants: Ononis spinosa, Cirsium, and Aelia rostrata Boheman, 1852 Serratula given (Göllner-Scheiding,1976), Material examined: 2 specimens were Echinops viscosus DC. subsp. bithynicus collected from Çatalköy, Girne district, 1 (Asteraceae) and Solanum nigrum L. subsp. specimen was collected from Akdeniz, nigrum (Solanaceae) (Özsaraç and Kıyak, Güzelyurt district in 18.04.2019. 2001), Asteraceae (Linnavuori, 2007). Distribution in the world: Iran, Serbia Note: First record in Gazimağusa, Girne and (Hassanzadeh et al 2009), the Mediterranean Güzelyurt districts. Countries, Romania (Morariu and Moglan, Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabricius, 1794) 2014). Material examined: 2 specimens were Host plants: Triticum spp. (Fent and Aktaç, collected from Çatalköy, Girne district in 1999), Hordeum vulgare (Poaceae), Secale 17.04.2019. cereale (Poaceae), Triticum sativa (Poaceae) Distribution in the world: Germany (Lodos et al., 1998), Aegilops cylindrica (Heckmann and Rieger, 2001), Canaries (Gözüaçık et al., 2011). (Aukema et al., 2006), Japanese (Tomokuni, Note: First record in Girne, Güzelyurt and 1989), Belgium (Baugnée et al., 2000), Spain Lefkoşa districts. (Vázquez et al., 2003), Iran (Linnavuori & Peribalus strictus strictus (Fabricius, 1803) Modarres, 1998), Jordan (Katbeh et al., 2000) Material examined: 2 specimens were Ancienne Yugoslavia (Protıć, 2001), Slovenia, collected from Çamlıbel, Girne district, and 4 Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, specimens were collected from Yeşilırmak, Tunisia (Carapezza, 1997), Bargu (Kment & Güzelyurt district in 4.05.2018. Batelka, 2005) Turkey (Önder et al., 2006). Distribution in the world: Mediterranean Sea Host plants: Atriplex, Centaurea, Gypsophila, and surroundings, Near East, Central Asia, Helianthemum, Lavatera and Salsola (Ribes et Euro-Siberia, Pakistan, Iran (Ghahari et al., al., 1997). 2014), Romania (Morariu and Moglan, 2014), Israel, Cyprus, Syria (Önder et al., 2006). Family: Pentatomidae Host plants: Medicago sativa, Morus sp., Aelia acuminata (Linnaeus, 1758) Trifolium sp. (Gözüaçık et al., 2011). Material examined: 4 specimens were Note: First record in Girne and Güzelyurt collected from Karşıyaka, Girne district, 4 districts. specimens were collected from Akdeniz, Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758) Güzelyurt district in 18.04.2019, and 3 Material examined: 5 specimens were specimens were collected from Kırklar, collected from Kırklar, Çömlekçi Lefkoşa Lefkoşa district, in 17.04.2019. district, 2 specimens were collected from Distribution in the world: Eastern Europe, Geçitkale, Gazimağusa district, specimens Iran, Israel, the Caucasus, Cyprus, Turkey and were collected from Koruçam, Girne district in Turkmenistan (Önder et al., 2006). 3.05.2018, and 5 specimens were collected Host plants: Aegilops cylindrica Host., from Aşağı Bostancı, Taşpınar, Güzelyurt Alopecurus myosuroides Hudson, Avena district in 18.04.2019. sterilis L., Bromus inermis Leysser, B. Distribution in the world: Germany, Albania, tectorum L., Hordeum geniculatum All., H. Austria, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Bulgaria, murinum L., Hordeum sp., Lolium rigidum Czechoslovakia, China, Denmark, Finland, Gaudin, Oryza sativa L., Phalaris France,