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AI InsightIn addition, new locality information has been added to the distribution area of the species, which have previously been known to be rare in Anatolia, and male and female genitalia with photographs are given to verify the identification of the species.
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Abstract
During a study conducted in Amasya and Çorum Provinces of Türkiye between 2020-2021, the endemic species Agatharchus ponticus Belousova, 1999 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) was recorded for the first time in the Black Sea Region. The female of the species, whose original description was based on a male specimen, is described here for the first time. In addition, new locality information has been added to the distribution area of the species, which have previously been known to be rare in Anatolia, and male and female genitalia with photographs are given to verify the identification of the species.
Özet
Amasya ve Çorum illerinde 2020-2021 yılları arasında yapılan çalışmada, endemik bir tür olan Agatharchus ponticus Belousova, 1999 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), Karadeniz Bölgesi'nde ilk kez kaydedilmiştir. Tek erkek örneğe dayanılarak orijinal tanımı yapılmış olan türün dişisine ait ilk tanımlama bu çalışmada verilmiştir. Ayrıca daha önce Anadolu'da nadir olduğu bilinen türün yayılış alanına yeni lokalite bilgileri eklenmiş, erkek ve dişiye ait genital organ fotoğrafları verilerek türün ayırt edici karakterleri ortaya konmuştur.