Reduvius pallipes KLUG 1830

Yildirim, E., Moulet, P., Külekçi, G. & Bulak, Y., 2010, Contribution to the Knowledge of Reduviidae (Hemiptera) Fauna of Turkey, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 825-831 : 829

Reduvius pallipes KLUG 1830

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Adana: Kozan, Ba tepe, 13.VII.1983, 2, 14. VII.1983 ,, 14.VIII.1983 ,; Aksaray: 8.VIII.2008 ,; Amasya: 03.VIII.1983 ,; Ankara: Haymana , 21.VIII.1997 ,; Artvin: Yusufeli , 14.VIII.1991 ,, Zeytinlik, 26.VII.1990 ,; Bursa: Kemaliye , 20.VII.1979 ,; Elaz: Harput, Miyadin , imal mezras, 20.VIII.1973, 2 ; Gaziantep: 19.VII.1993 ,, 15.VIII.1993 ,; Hatay: skenderun, Deren, 07.VII.1990 ,; Kahramanmara : 550 m, 15.VII.2009 ,; Konya: Bey ehir, Gökçimen , 25.VIII.1997 ,,, Güney S n r, Güra aç, 1017 m, 19.VII.1999 ,; K r ehir: 05.VIII.1993,; Osmaniye: Kadirli , Kabay r, 15.VII.1997 ,; Malatya: 10.VIII.1984 ,, Arapgir, 05.VII.1990 ,; Mersin: Erdemli , 19.VIII.1995 ,; Ni de: Alt nhisar, 15.VII.1993 ,; Sivas: Divri i, 25.VIII.1983 ,; Yozgat: Sorgun , 01.VIII.1983 ,.

D i s t r i b u t i o n i n T u r k e y Ayd n, Diyarbak r, Edirne, zmir, Manisa ( ÖNDER 1980) ; Nev ehir (Avanos) ( KIYAK et al. 2004).

Biology poorly known; caught once in Algeria in the nest of a barn-owl couple ( DISPONS 1955); on sparse grass in vineyards ( HOBERLANDT 1955); on Prunus domestica and Vitis vinifera ( ÖNDER 1980). Close to R. tabidus , but this species lives in North Africa and Near East; the record of this species in Turkey, Iraq and Iran are erroneous or refer to R. komarowii ( PUTSHKOV & PUTSHKOV 1996) . A ponto Mediterranean species from the Balkan peninsula to Central Asia and Saudi Arabia; caught in Sicily.