Overview of the distribution and biogeography of the Heteroptera (Hemiptera) Collection in The Biodiversity Science Museum of Atatürk University, Erzurum-Türkiye (ABBM)

ABSTRACT: This study reviewed faunistic and systematic studies on the Heteroptera fauna collected from numerous localities in Anatolia, particularly Eastern Anatolia between 1963 and 2017 and their distribution and biogeography are analyzed material in Atatürk University Biodiversity Science Museum, Erzurum, Türkiye (ABBM). Totally, 407 species in 221 genera belonging to the following 30 families are recorded. It was determined that 357 species were from Eastern Anatolia, 105 species from South-eastern Anatolia, 156 species from Black Sea, 171 species from Central Anatolia, 201 species from Mediterranea, 121 species from Aegean and 146 species from Marmara. Species composition, diversity and proportion of endemism varies considerably among the geographic regions of the country.