A new record of a genus (Hoplomachus Fieber, 1858) and species (Hoplomachus thunbergii (Fallen, 1807) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) from Turkey

* Correspondence: gulten.yazici@gthb.gov.tr Miridae (plant-bugs) is a group of Miroidea, which at global scale comprises 8 subfamilies: Isometopinae, Psallopinae, Cylapinae, Orthotylinae, Bryocorinae, Deraeocorinae, Mirinae, and Phylinae (Cassis and Schuh, 2012). Throughout the world, they are represented by nearly 10,040 species in 1507 genera (Cassis et al., 2006). The subfamily Phylinae characteristics are straight, hairlike parempodia between the claws, pulvilli being present, male genitalia with rigid ductusseminis, and distinctive left clasper. Hoplomachus is a genus from Phylinae with body elongate-oval, gray species with simple, black pubescence; head oblique; pronotum trapeziform, lateral margin sangulate; pubescence black, erect with black spots at bases; hemelytra shiny; pubescence as on pronotum; tibiae spotted with black (Kelton, 1980). Phoenicocapsus Reuter, 1876, which does not differ significantly from Hoplomachus Fieber, 1858 and has the same type of male and female genitalia, should be considered a synonym of the latter (Matocq and PagolaCarte, 2008). Turkey is biogeographically one of the most interesting countries in the western Palaearctic region. Some faunistic studies have been conducted on this family in Turkey. However, there have been no faunistic and systematic studies on Miridae in the research area. Erzurum Province and its districts have various biotopes and climatic conditions. At the end of this study, the fauna of this region was detailed considerably, and many species were added to the present Miridae fauna of Turkey. In this study, with the determination of fauna and systematica of Miridae, contributions are provided to the Turkish and world fauna; additionally, the biological control potential and applied entomology of some species are discussed. The aim of this paper was to present new collection and biological data on the genus Hoplomachus in Turkey. This study was carried out as PhD research to determine the species of the family of Miridae in Erzurum Province during the spring, summer, and autumn of 2007–2014. Hoplomachus thunbergii (Fallén 1807) is a new record for the Turkish fauna. The material was obtained by sweeping from meadows and pastures containing a variety of flowering plants. Redescriptions for the genus and species were prepared, and the body parts of examined species having taxonomical importance were drawn. In addition, distributional data of the species in Turkey and the rest of the world, the host plants, the number of species, and collection locality information for each of the species investigated are given. Important morphological characters were examined of the genus Hoplomachus Fieber, 1858 and species Hoplomachus thunbergii (Fallen 1807). The specimens were dissected for examination and their abdomens were removed and placed in a cold 10% KOH solution for 10 min. The important terminal parts showing taxonomic characters of the species were then removed from the abdomen. Illustrations were created using CorelDRAW graphics software (version 12.0). Abstract: This study was conducted in Erzurum Province during the seasons of spring, summer, and autumn of 2007–2014. The genus Hoplomachus and species Hoplomachus thunbergii (Fallen, 1807) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. The important taxonomic characters are described and illustrations are provided. In addition, distributional data of the species in Turkey and the rest of the world, the host plants, the number of species, and collection locality information for each of the species investigated are given.