Turkish Journal of Zoology

Systematic position of Kervillea (Kervillea) ancyrana Bergevin, 1918 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) from Turkey, with a new synonym of the species
Veysel KARTAL, Ali MİROĞLU
Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 55139, Kurupelit, Samsun - TURKEY

Abstract: Based on the study of specimens from the type locality, Kervillea (Kervillea) ancyrana Bergevin, 1918 is restored as a valid species and a valid type species of the genus Kervillea Bergevin, 1918. Hysteropterum parvissimum Dlabola, 1957 is synonymized with K. (K.) ancyrana Bergevin, 1918. K. (K.) ancyrana Bergevin, 1918 and Kervillea (Kervillea) placophora (Horvath, 1905) are redescribed and figured based on the examination of the materials from Turkey.

Key words: Kervillea (Kervillea) ancyrana, Kervillea (Kervillea) placophora, systematic position, syn. n., redescription, Turkey

Turk. J. Zool., 35, (2011), 57-62.
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