Determination of superfamily Coccoidea species on parks and gardens in Diyarbakir

In this study, species belong to Superfamily Coccoidea, their host range and distribution in parks and gardens in Diyarbakır center counties were determined. Study was conducted in Diyarbakır province (Bağlar, Kayapınar, Sur, and Yenişehir ) in 2016 and 2017. Field survey were done in the Spring-Autumn once a week and in Winter-Summer once a month. As a result of this study, 10 species were identified belong to the superfamily Coccoidea. These species are Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché), Didesmococcus unifasciatus (Archangelskaya), Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe), belong to Coccoidae, Leucaspis pusilla (Löw), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targiona-Tozzetti), Mercetaspis halli (Green), Salicicola kermanensis (Lindinger), Parlatoria oleae (Colvée), belong to Diaspididae, Planococcus vovae (Nasonov) (Pseudococcidae), Gossyparia spuria (Modeer), belong to Eriococcidae in this study. Species identified in the study, Leucaspis pusilla (Löw), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targiona-Tozzetti), Salicicola kermanensis (Lindinger) (Diaspididae), Planococcus vovae (Nasonov) (Pseudococcidae) and Gossyparia spuria (Modeer) (Eriococcidae) is first record for Diyarbakır province insect fauna. Keywords: Diyarbakır, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Park, Garden, First record