New record Leucodellus zagdani (Putshkov, 1970) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) and updated checklist of Heteroptera on maize fields in the Central Anatolia Region

Abstract

This study was carried out in the maize cultivation areas of Aksaray, Kırşehir, Konya, Karaman, Nevşehir, Niğde, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Ankara, Eskişehir, Sivas, Yozgat and Çankırı provinces in the Central Anatolia Region between 2017 and 2022. Surveys were carried out in three different phenological periods of maize, according to the simple random sampling method. In each location where the research was conducted, plants on 2-meter rows at 5 points were examined using visual inspection and traps in the first two periods, and using visual inspection and a Japanese umbrella in the 3rd period. Results showed that 36 species, belonging to 25 genera from 10 families (Alydidae, Anthocoridae, Berytidae, Geocoridae, Lygaeidae, Miridae, Nabidae, Pentatomidae, Rhopalidae, Tingidae) were recorded. Among them, Leucodellus zagdani (Putshkov, 1970) was the second record in Türkiye, and the first record for maize. Kalama trimaizeis (Schrank, 1801) was reported for the third time in the fauna of Türkiye.