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Contributions to the Aphrophoridae and Cercopidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicodomorpha) fauna of Türkiye alongwith updated checklist

Rukiye Tanyeri(SİNOP ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9994-8763
Serdar Tezcan(EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ZİRAAT FAKÜLTESİ, BİTKİ KORUMA BÖLÜMÜ, ENTOMOLOJİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-1980-9291
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229–243
Publication Date
2026-07-01
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In addition, the distributions of all species belonging to these two families in Türkiye were given as a list and shown with maps alongwith updated checklist.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, undetermined material belonging to Aphrophoridae and Cercopidae families housed in the collection of the Lodos Entomological Museum (LEMT), Izmir, Türkiye was identified and new locality records for 10 species of the Aphrophoridae and 6 species of the Cercopidae families were given.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, undetermined material belonging to Aphrophoridae and Cercopidae families housed in the collection of the Lodos Entomological Museum (LEMT), Izmir, Türkiye was identified and new locality records for 10 species of the Aphrophoridae and 6 species of the Cercopidae families were given.
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Conclusion & Impact:In addition, the distributions of all species belonging to these two families in Türkiye were given as a list and shown with maps alongwith updated checklist.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Aphrophoridae · Cercopidae · Turkey

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In this study, undetermined material belonging to Aphrophoridae and Cercopidae families housed in the collection of the Lodos Entomological Museum (LEMT), Izmir, Türkiye was identified and new locality records for 10 species of the Aphrophoridae and 6 species of the Cercopidae families were given. In addition, the distributions of all species belonging to these two families in Türkiye were given as a list and shown with maps alongwith updated checklist.

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In this study, undetermined material belonging to Aphrophoridae and Cercopidae families housed in the collection of the Lodos Entomological Museum (LEMT), Izmir, Türkiye was identified and new locality records for 10 species of the Aphrophoridae and 6 species of the Cercopidae families were given. In addition, the distributions of all species belonging to these two families in Türkiye were given as a list and shown with maps alongwith updated checklist.

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Tanyeri, R., Tezcan, S. (2026). Contributions to the Aphrophoridae and Cercopidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicodomorpha) fauna of Türkiye alongwith updated checklist. Türk Doğa ve Fen Dergisi, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 229–243. https://doi.org/10.46810/tdfd.1618922

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