Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832)

Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832) View in CoL

Material examined: ASIAN TURKEY: Amasya province: Borabay , 05.03.2015, 450 m, 1♂ ; 30.6.2016, 450 m, 6♀♀, 8♂♂; Merzifon, Çavundur , 463 m, 06.09.2016, 1♂ .

Asian Turkey: Mutun (2003), Mutun et al. (2009), Aukema et al. (2013), Küçükbasmacı (2014), Sönmez et al. (2014), Çerçi & Koçak (2016), this study.

European Turkey: Mutun (2003), Çerçi & Koçak (2016).

Comments: This species native to North America has been found first time from Europea ( Italy) by Bernardinelli & Zandigiacomo (2000). This species is distributed in eastern Europe and Anatolia. It was recorded in Turkey by Mutun (2003) from Bolu and Tekirdağ and by Çerçi & Koçak (2016) from Artvin located along the border with Georgia. Distribution of this alien species is expanding to Caucasus and Iran. In this study, it has been found under a bark on Pinus sp. in Borabay ( Amasya), ( 05.03.2015) and in Çavundur ( 06.09.2016) under Astragalus sp. during overwinter and for the first time from central Black Sea region and it has been found from Borabay ( 30.06.2016) on Juncus sp. ( Juncaceae ).