Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Çerçi, Bariş, Karataş, Ahmet & Karataş, Ayşegül, 2021, Insecta non gratae: New Distribution Records of Eight Alien Bug (Hemiptera) Species in Turkey with Contributions of Citizen Science, Zootaxa 5057 (1), pp. 1-28 : 10-11

Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775) —Two-spotted Stink Bug

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Distribution in Turkey ( Map 5 ): Amasya, Ankara, Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ ( Kıvan 2004; Fent & Aktaç 2007; Dursun & Fent 2018; Kıyak et al. 2019); Bolu, Kastamonu, Zonguldak (this study).

New records by citizen scientists in Turkey: 1. Amasya: Merzifon , 25.VII.2017 ( Şeker 2017). 2 . Bolu: road to Avdan Village , 16.XI.2020 ( Okur, 2020). 3 . Kastamonu (centre), 14.VI.2016 ( Yaşayacak 2016). 4 . Zonguldak (centre), 14.X.2019 ( Aşar 2019) .

Comments: P. bioculatus is originally a Nearctic species ( Rabitsch 2008) and it was introduced to Algeria, Greece, Serbia and Turkey in Europe ( Aukema 2021). This alien insect was firstly reported from Tekirdağ in 1997 ( Kıvan 2004). However, the oldest material in Turkey was collected in Edirne in 1993 ( Fent & Aktaç 2007). Later, its distribution range expanded in the West and Central Black Sea and also Ankara in Central Anatolia ( Dursun & Fent 2018; Kıyak et al. 2019; this study). Probably it may appear in the provinces in between these regions. Therefore, additional observations are needed. Two of the new records were obtained in mid-summer (June, July) and the other two in autumn (October, November) ( Graph 5 ).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775): A. Specimen from Amasya (photo:A. Şeker), B. Specimen from Kastamonu (photo: H. Yaşayacak).

MAP 5. Distribution of Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775) in Turkey.

GRAPH 5. Seasonality of Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius, 1775), based on records from Turkey.