Insecta non gratae: New Distribution Records of Eight Alien Bug (Hemiptera) Species in Turkey with Contributions of Citizen Science

Cerci B., Karatas A., Karatas A.

ZOOTAXA, cilt.5057, sa.1, ss.1-28, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5057 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/zootaxa.5057.1.1
  • Dergi Adı: ZOOTAXA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-28
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Citizen science, invasive alien species, Hemiptera, Turkey, iNaturalist, Dogalhayat, ZELUS-RENARDII KOLENATI, CONIFER SEED BUG, OAK LACE BUG, LEPTOGLOSSUS-OCCIDENTALIS HEIDEMANN, PERILLUS-BIOCULATUS FABRICIUS, CORYTHUCHA-CILIATA SAY, 1ST RECORD, HETEROPTERA REDUVIIDAE, HALYOMORPHA-HALYS, TINGIDAE HEMIPTERA
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study is prepared to provide an example for the utility of citizen science in faunistic research, which is becoming popular as a data source, especially for invasive alien species. With the globalization tendency of many living species by human impact, alien species rapidly spread far from their natural distribution range and become invasive in their newly settled ecosystems. Some of these invasive alien species become one of the most important problems for nature. This study focuses on distribution of following eight alien Hemiptera species that have previously been recorded from Turkey: Zelus renardii (Reduviidae), Corythucha arcuata and Corythucha ciliata (Tingidae), Leptoglossus occidentalis (Coreidae), Perillus bioculatus and Halyomorpha halys (Pentatomidae), Stictocephala bisonia (Membracidae) and Metcalfa pruinosa (Flatidae). New distributional and seasonality data for all these species are presented based on observations shared by citizen scientists in the websites Dogalhayat and iNaturalist. New provincial records for each species are given. As a result, it is apparent that citizen science is an important data source, supplies remarkable contribution for increasing the understanding on expansion of invasive alien species as well as providing clear picture on their distribution.