Mesopsallus rhodani (Fieber, 1861)

Material examined

Psallus (Apocremnus) skylla

TURKEY – Hatay Province • 2 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Antakya; 28 Apr. 1986; EUAPP exped.; LEMT . – Kahramanmaraş Province • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Nurhak dağı; 13 Jun. 1985; EUAPP exped.; LEMT • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Göksun; 14 Jun. 1986; EUAPP exped.; LEMT .

Mesopsallus sp.

TURKEY – Antalya Province • 1 ♂; Korkuteli; 23 May 1986; EUAPP exped.; LEMT .

Mesopsallus amygdali

TURKEY – Antalya Province • 1 ♂ Kumluca; 20 Jun. 1986; EUAPP exped.; LEMT .

Comments

A central European species that extends to Ukraine and Romania in the east (Aukema 2023). It was recorded in Turkey from Antalya, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş, by Lodos et al. (2003) as Atractotomus rhodani . A re-examination of these specimens revealed that records from Hatay and Kahramanmaraş referred to Psallus (Apocremnus) skylla Linnavuori, 1994, the record from Kumluca, Antalya to Mesopsallus amygdali (Wagner, 1960), and the record from Korkuteli, Antalya to a new Mesopsallus species closely related to M. rhodani .