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Issue: Vol. 5729 No. 3: 16 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.3.8
Page range: 489-497
Abstract views: 84
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from north-western Türkiye

Lâpseki Vocational School; Department of Plant and Animal Production; Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University; 17800; Lâpseki; Çanakkale; Türkiye; Faculty of Agriculture; Department of Plant Protection; Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University; 17020; Çanakkale; Türkiye; Biodiversity Application and Research Center; Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University; 17020; Çanakkale; Türkiye
Institute of Zoology; Ilia State University; Giorgi Tsereteli 3; 0162; Tbilisi; Georgia
Hemiptera Aphid Aphidini Valeriana Middle East

Abstract

The new aphid species, - Aphis (Bursaphis) dardanelliensis sp. nov. living on Valeriana alliariifolia Vahl (Caprifoliaceae) in Çanakkale Province, Türkiye, is described based on the apterous viviparous females. Differential diagnosis to morphologically similar species and the Caprifoliaceae-feeding Aphis spp. is given. Identification keys for apterous viviparous females to Caprifoliaceae- and Viburnaceae-feeding Aphis spp. with regularly developed marginal tubercles on abdominal segments II–IV and for Valeriana alliariifolia-feeding aphids worldwide are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Kök Şahi̇n & Barjadze, S. (2025) A new species of Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from north-western Türkiye. Zootaxa, 5729 (3), 489–497. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.3.8