Notonecta ( Notonecta ) meridionalis Poisson, 1926

Notonecta ( Notonecta) meridionalis Poisson, 1926 View in CoL

( Figs. 23–29 View FIGURES 22–24 View FIGURES 25–30 )

= Notonecta glauca hybrida Poisson, 1933 View in CoL

= Notonecta glauca kervillei Poisson, 1933 (supposed synonym)

= Notonecta obliqua meridionalis Poisson, 1926 View in CoL

Material examined. EUROPEAN TURKEY: Kırklareli province: Asker Deresi [stream] (loc. 31), 1 ♂ 1 ♀, M. Fent det. ( TUET) . ASIAN TURKEY: KırŞehir province: Çağırgan , 22.vii.1947, 1 ♂ ( Figs. 23 View FIGURES 22–24 , 28 View FIGURES 25–30 ), Exp. N. Mus. ČSR lgt., P. Kment det. ( NMPC) . Kocaeli province: Mollafeneri [= Akören], 21.vi.1947, 1 ♂ 4 ♀♀ ( Figs. 24–27 View FIGURES 22–24 View FIGURES 25–30 ), Exp. N. Mus. ČSR lgt., P. Kment det. ( NMPC) . Tunceli province: Tunceli ( N 39°06' E 39°33'), Munzur Nehri [river] valley, oxbow lake near bridge, 22.vi.2002, 1 ♀ ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 25–30 ), P. Kment lgt. & det. ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

European Turkey. Josifov (1986a), Polhemus (1995e), Önder et al. (2006), Aukema (2009); this paper. First exact records from Turkish Thrace.

Asian Turkey. Poisson (1933, as N. glauca kervillei , types), Gadeau de Kerville (1939, as N. glauca kervillei and N. obliqua meridionalis ), Hoberlandt (1952a, as N. glauca hybrida ( partim), N. obliqua obliqua ( partim), and N. obliqua meridionalis ), Kanyukova (1973, as N. glauca meridionalis ), Balık et al. (2006), Önder et al. (2006), Dursun (2011); this paper.

Turkey (not distinguished). Stichel (1955, as N. glauca hybrida , N. glauca kervillei , N. obliqua merdionalis ), Kıyak & Özsaraç (2001), Kanyukova (2006, revised).

General distribution. Southern parts of western and Central Europe ( Great Britain [ Jersey?]), France, Andorra, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary), southern Europe ( Portugal, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania), Ukraine ( Crimea), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Turkey ( Polhemus 1995 e, Carapezza 1997, Rabitsch & Zettel 2000, Gogala 2003, Papáček 2003, Kanyukova 2006, Soós et al. 2009, Kment & Beran 2011).

Comment. The supposed synonym, Notonecta glauca kervillei , was described from Anatolia ( Poisson 1933). The status of Notonecta meridionalis was for a long time in question. Kanyukova (1973) regarded it a subspecies of N. glauca , whereas Zimmermann (1982) argued for its being a species based on sympatric occurrence with N. glauca . Angus (2006) confirmed the species status of N. meridionalis based on a study of the karyotype.

The 1 ♂ and 4 ♀♀ from ‘Mollafeneri’, identified by Hoberlandt (1952a) as N. glauca hybrida , N. obliqua obliqua , and N. obliqua meridionalis , and 1 ♂ from locality ‘Çağırgan’ identified by him as N. obliqua obliqua , belong in fact to this species. On the other hand, the specimens from ‘Suluhan’ identified as N. glauca hybrida by Hoberlandt (1952a) belong in fact to N. maculata . Some of the previous records of N. obliqua from Turkey may belong to M. meridionalis as well. See also the Identification under N. glauca glauca .

Identification. Kanyukova (1973, 2006), Nieser et al. (1994), Soós et al. (2009).