Psallus (Psallus) pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966

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Psallus (Psallus) pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966

Fig. 7

Psallus (Psallus) oenderi Wagner, 1976 , syn. nov.

Material examined

TURKEY – Isparta Province • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (paratypes of Psallus oenderi ); Kovada; 11 Jun. 1975; F. Önder leg.; LEMT .

Comments

Psallus oenderi was described from two localities in Turkey by Wagner (1976). In the original article, the author wrote that 14 out of 15 type specimens were collected at Kovada (Isparta) and one of the type specimens was collected at Tak Bah. The latter paratype was preserved in LEMT and we examined the labels of this specimen. The label writes “Fak. Bah.” which stands for the collecting locality and is the abbreviation of “Fakülte Bahçesi” (in English “Garden of the faculty”). Hence this specimen was in fact collected from Bornova, İzmir where the Faculty of Agriculture of Ege University is located. However, an examination of this specimen revealed that it belonged to Psallopsis kirgisica (Becker, 1864) . Moreover, we had the chance to examine some of the paratypes collected at Kovada (Isparta) and we discovered that they do not differ from Psallus (Psallus) pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966 , both in coloration, morphology ( Fig. 7A–B ) and in the structure of vesica ( Fig. 7C ). The illustration of male genitalia of P. oenderi by Wagner (1976) also matches with that of examined paratypes. Therefore, Psallus (Psallus) oenderi Wagner, 1976 is regarded as a junior synonym of Psallus (Psallus) pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966 .

Figures

Fig. 7. Psallus (Psallus) pardalis Seidenstücker, 1966. A–B. Paratype of Psallus (Psallus) oenderi. A. Dorsal view, ♀ (LEMT). B. Ventral view, pygophore enlarged in upper right corner, arrow indicates characteristic pre-apical protrusion of pygophore of P.(P.) pardalis, ♂ (LEMT). C. Vesica, ♂ (LEMT).