A study on the Coreoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) fauna of Amasya province, Turkey

The study material was obtained from 44 localities with different vegetation and habitat in Amasya province in the year 2018. Furthermore, the unpublished material previously collected in Amasya, which is preserved in the collection at theBiology Department of the Faculty of Arts and Science, Amasya University. 2 species belongingto 1 genera of the Stenocephalidae family, 13 species belongingto 8 genera of the Rhopalidaefamily, 3 species belongingto 2 genera of theAlydidae family and 16 species belongingto 11 genera of the Coreidae family have been recorded from the environment of Amasya. Of them, 29 species are new records for the Heteroptera fauna of Amasya and Brachycarenus languidus, Agraphopussuturalis, Coriomeris alpinus and Corizus brevicornis for the Black Sea region of Turkey. The geographical location of Amasya within many microclimateareas is very important for faunal component of Turkey. 20 species origin of Holomediterranean, 3 speciesorigin of Irano-Turanian, 3 speciesorigin of Pontomediterranean, 3 species origin of Euro-Siberian, 2 species origin of Mediterranean, 2 species origin of cosmopolitan, 1 species endemic have been recorded from Amasya. Holomediterranean species are a very common and abundant in the surroundings of Amasya. Furthermore, the record of an endemic species has been reporded from Amasya.