First record of Metatropis rufescens (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae) from Turkey

Authors : Petr KMENT, Meral FENT

Pages : 828-830

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The stilt bug Metatropis rufescens insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae); is reported as a new record for Turkey and also represents the first record of the tribe Metatropini Henry, 1997 for the Turkish fauna. The specimens of the species were collected from its host plant, Circaea lutetiana L. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Onagraceae);, in the forest area of Rize Province. The biology and habitat characteristics of the species are briefly discussed.
Keywords : Key words Heteroptera, Berytidae, Metatropis rufescens, faunistics, Anatolia, Turkey