Psallus (Psallus) mollis (Mulsant & Rey, 1852)

Material examined

Psallus (Psallus) varians

TURKEY – Çanakkale Province • 2 ♀♀; Gökçeada; 29 May 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Isparta Province • 1 ♀; Eğirdir; 11 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – İzmIr ProvInce • 1 ♀; Bergama, Kozak; 23 May 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 2 ♀; Kemalpaşa; 23 May 1970; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Manisa Province • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Salihli, Sart; 7 May 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Muğla ProvInce • 1 ♂; Fethiye, Seki; 9 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – TekIrdağ ProvInce • 1 ♀; Şarköy; 31 May 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT . – Uşak ProvInce • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Merkez; 17 Jun. 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT • 1 ♀; Eşme; 16 Jun. 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Psallus (Psallus) asthenicus

TURKEY – Kütahya Province • 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Merkez; 21 Jun. 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus

TURKEY – Samsun Province • 2 ♂♂; Bafra; 4 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Psallus (Psallus) turcicus

TURKEY – Kayseri Province • 1 ♂; Talas; 31 May 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Psallus (Hyalopsallus) perrisi

TURKEY – Kayseri Province • 1 ♂; Merkez; 1 Jun. 1973; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Comments

This species was recorded from numerous localities in Turkey by Önder (1976). After re-examination of the voucher specimens from all localities, except from Ödemiş, İzmir, we concluded that none of these specimens belong to P. mollis, but to other taxa. Records from Çanakkale, Isparta, İzmir, Manisa, Muğla and Tekirdağ refer to Psallus (Psallus) varians (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841), those from Kütahya to Psallus (Psallus) asthenicus Seidenstücker, 1966, those from Samsun to Psallus (Psallus) anaemicus Seidenstücker, 1966, that from Merkez, Kayseri to Psallus (Hylopsallus) perrisi (Mulsant & Rey, 1852) and that from Talas, Kayseri to Psallus (Psallus) turcicus Wagner, 1971 . The specimens from Uşak were all females and could not be reliably identified to species level.