A New Species of the Genus Aphrophora Germar (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae) from Turkey

Abstract

Aphrophora geruzei sp. n. is described from samples collected from Sinop and Kastamonu, in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey. This species has been found to have genital structure features different from the other species of Aphrophora. Morphological and genital structure characteristics of male and female materials of the species collected by the authors following the field studies conducted between May and October in 2017 are presented.