Lygus punctatus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Material examined

Lygus rugulipennis

TURKEY – Artvin Province • 22 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Merkez; 12 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 3 ♂♂; Borçka; 20 Aug. 1969; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 1 ♀; ibid.; 27 Aug. 1971; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 1 ♂; ibid.; 17 Aug. 1970; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . • 1 ♂; ibid.; 12 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Erzurum Province • 7 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Merkez; 15 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 1 ♂; ibid.; 16 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Kars Province • 1 ♂; Merkez; 13 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Samsun Province • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Merkez; 9 Jul. 1972; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 2 ♂♂; Bafra; 4 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Trabzon Province • 1 ♀; Merkez; 9 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Comments

Önder (1976) recorded this species for the first time from Turkey, from several provinces in the Black Sea region. This species has not been recorded from Turkey since then. We re-examined the voucher specimens that these records refer to and found that they all belong to Lygus rugulipennis Poppius, 1911 .