Aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphidoidae) determined from Antalya, Karaman and Mugla with new aphid records

Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidae) are obligatory phytophagous and many of them highly polyphagous pests and distributed almost all parts of the earth, especially temperature zone. Turkiye has a potential area for aphids because of its rich plant diversity and different climatic region. Most of the aphid species is specific to their host plant and both cause direct and indirect damages. So far, 654 aphid species have been determined on numerous host plants in Turkiye. As a result of the study conducted in Antalya, Karaman and Mugla provinces in Turkiye between March 2020 and September 2021, 12 aphid species were added to Turkiye aphidofauna. These species are Amphorophora urtica Essig, 1942 on Urtica dioica L., Aphis crepidis (Borner, 1940) on Crepis capillaris L. (Wallr.), Chaitophorus utahensis (Knowlton, 1928) on Salix sp., Monelliopsis caryae (Monell, 1879) on Juglans regia L., Doraphis populi (Maskell, 1898) on Populus sp., Eulachnus mediterraneus Binazzi, 1983 on Pinus sp., Metopolophium montanum Hille Ris Lambers, 1966 on Rosa sp., Protaphis echinopis (Hille Ris Lambers, 1948) on Echinops viscosus DC., Prociphilus erigeronensis (Thomas, 1879) on Cichorium sp., Sitobion leelamaniae (David, 1958) on Poa sp. and Triticum sp., Tiliaphis pseudoshinae Quednau, 1979 on Tilia sp. and Uroleucon iranicum Holman, 1980 on Gundelia tournefortii (L.). Turkiye aphidofauna has reached 666 species with this study. Detailed information of locality of new records are also given.