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Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero and Dellapé, 2006, originally from Australia, has become a cosmopolitan alien species associated with Eucalyptus spp. (Myrtaceae). In this study, the species is recorded for the first time in Cyprus from the Limassol district and the Akrotiri UK Sovereign Base Area. The adverse socioeconomic impacts of the species on the island are briefly discussed.

Collartida phantasma Davranoglou & Baňař, sp. nov. (Figs. 1–14) Type material. Holotype (male): Spain, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Telde, Los Cernícalos ravine, Mina La Federica, 27°58’58.44”N, 15°27’52.92”W, 347 m. a.s.l., hand collected, 4.xi.2017, M. Naranjo leg. Paratype (one female): same as above, 3.iii.2018, M. Naranjo leg. Deposited at the University of Barcelona. Additional material examined. One larva tentatively considered conspecific, same data as paratype female. Diagnosis. Due to their notable sexual dimorphism, the two sexes are diagnosed separately. The macropterous male differs from all congeners by the following combination of characters: eyes surpassing dorsal and ventral outline of head in lateral view (Fig. 2B); head 1.1 times wider than long; anteocular part of head distinctly and abruptly declivous beyond antennifer (Fig. 2B); first antennal segment with very long, erect hairs (Fig. 3A); anterior pronotal lobe two times wider than long, collar with indistinct, subtriangular processes with rounded apex (Fig. 4A); fore coxa with two large dorsal spines (Fig. 6B); parameres with a rounded apex, slightly notched dorsally (Figs. 9A–B, 10A–B). Female apterous (Fig. 12); head with well-developed eyes (Fig. 11A–B); width across eyes 1.6 times as long as interocular distance; anteocular 1.3 times longer than postocular; first antennal segment glabrous, 3.9 times longer than segment two (pedicel) (Fig. 11A); anterior pronotal lobe 1.2 times longer than posterior lobe; fore coxa with two large dorsal spines (Fig. 11C). Description (holotype male). Colouration (Fig. 1). Head and thorax light orange yellowish. Body surface and vestiture. Integument weakly sclerotized, largely transparent, smooth; head covered dorsally with short, adpressed setae (Fig. 2B), scape with sparse, very long, erect setae (Figs. 1, 3A), longest ones about 6.8 times longer than diameter of respective segment; pedicel and flagellomeres covered by short, semierect hairs; legs with dense, short pilosity (Fig. 3B, C). Structure. Head: elongate, about 1.1 times wider than long; anteocular part 1.3 times longer than postocular part, distinctly and abruptly declivous beyond antennifer; eyes large, strongly projecting in dorsal view (Fig. 2A), surpassing both dorsal and ventral outlines of head in lateral view (Fig. 2B); width across eyes about 2.5 times as long as interocular distance; ventral surface of head armed with three pairs of spine-like setae (Fig. 2B): one pair at level of gena, one pair anterior to eye, and one pair on the lateral surface immediately posteriad to eye. Labium: second labial segment (first visible) about 1.6 times longer than third, not attaining proximal margin of eye, armed with one pair of large spines, and two smaller pairs of hair-like spines immediately proximal and distal to it, respectively (Fig. 2B); third segment subequal in length to fourth, armed with a pair of large spines, two pairs of smaller spines anteriad to them, and one small pair posteriorly (Fig. 2B); fourth segment with one very small pair of spines. Antenna: very long and slender, scape 2.6 times longer than pedicel (Fig. 1). Thorax: Anterior lobe of pronotum quadrangular, transverse, two times as wide as long, 1.7 times longer than maximum length of posterior lobe (Fig. 4A); collar indistinct, its dorsolateral margins ending in a faint subtriangular process with a rounded apex (Fig. 4A); anterior lobe of pronotum with a distinct emargination below collar (Fig. 4A, dashed outline indicated by arrow); posterior lobe extremely reduced, dorsally present as a narrow strip, distinctly concave medially (Fig. 4A); longest part of posterior lobe of pronotum rounded, visible only in lateral view (Fig. 4B); mesoscutellum unarmed, postscutellum armed with a rounded spine (Fig. 5); direct (IIdvm1) and indirect (IIdlm1) wing muscles distinctly visible through cuticle (Figs. 4A, 5). Legs: Fore coxa elongate, cylindrical, 0.85 times as long as fore femur, with two spine-like setae on its dorsal surface (Fig. 6B) and two smaller ones in its inner surface; fore trochanter with 4–5 spines in succession (Fig. 6C); femur about 11 times longer than its greatest width; posteroventral series beginning at base of femur (Fig. 6A–C), not extending to apex, composed of 4 long spine-like setae (2.2 times longer than maximum width of article), intermixed with shorter spines, which predominate at beginning of this series; anteroventral series reduced, hard to discern in transparent specimen; fore tibia 0.9 times the length of fore femur, distinctly thickened at apex (Figs. 6A, 7A); fore tarsal segment 1 shortest, segments 2 and 3 subequal in length (Fig. 7A); claws symmetrical, unmodified; mid and hind legs slender and very long (Fig. 1); mid and hind tibiae 1.4 and 1.8 times longer than respective femora, respectively; mid and hind tarsi three-segmented (Fig. 7B, C). Fore wing (Figs. 1, 8): basal portion of wing veins sclerotised, distal part of wing transparent, with veins hardly discernible; wing 3.2 times longer than maximum width; discal cell short, about 1.5 times longer than basal cell; postcubitus (Pcu) linked to basal cell with a short cross-vein (Fig. 8, blue arrow). Genitalia (Figs. 9, 10): pygophore posteriorly with paired, rounded processes that diverge outwards (Fig. 9A, B); setae uniformly distributed on posterior margin of pygophore (Fig. 9A); parameres rounded, with a weak notch dorsally (Figs. 9A, B, 10A, B); articulatory apparatus as in Figs. 9B, D, 10E, F), with a thick ponticulus transversalis; struts entirely fused for most of their length (Fig. 10E, F); dorsal phallothecal sclerite as in Fig. 10E, endosoma not everted (black mass in Fig. 10E, F). Measurements (in mm). Male (holotype): Total body length 3.39 (without pygophore); length of head without neck: 0.55; width across eyes: 0.49; interocular distance: 0.20; length of postocular part of head: 0.22; length of anteocular part of head: 0.29; lengths of labial segments: II – 0.33, III – 0.20, IV – 0.20; lengths of antennal segments: I – 2.78, II – 1.05, III – 2.8, IV – 0.75; length of pronotum along midline: 0.58; length of anterior lobe along midline: 0.22; greatest width of anterior lobe: 0.44; length of posterior lobe along midline: 0.07; length of fore wing: 3.08, greatest width of fore wing: 0.95; length of fore coxa: 0.89; length of fore femur: 1.04; greatest width of fore femur: 0.09; length of greatest spine of femur: 0.20; length of fore tibia: 0.93; length of fore tarsus: 0.27; length of mid femur: 3.22; length of mid tibia: 4.49; length of mid tarsus: 0.30; length of hind femur: 3.53; length of hind tibia: 6.25; length of hind tarsus: 0.32; length of pygophore: 0.38. Female. Colouration. Light yellowish-creamy (Figs. 11A, 12); apex of fore tibia and middle of pedicellus distinctly darker than rest of body (Fig. 11A). Body surface and vestiture. Integument largely transparent, smooth and in most part glabrous (Figs. 11A, 13); short, adpressed setae on dorsal surface of head (Fig. 11B); antennae largely glabrous (Fig. 11A), with extremely small, almost imperceptible setae; short, erect setae present only in fore legs, especially on the tibia (Fig. 11C, D). Structure. Body much stouter than male. Head: elongate, about 1.3 times wider than long; anteocular part 1.3 times longer than postocular part; eyes medium-sized, not reaching dorsal or ventral margin of head in lateral view (Fig. 11A, B); width across eyes 1.6 times larger than interocular distance; ventral surface of head armed with four pairs of spine-like setae (Fig. 11A, B): one pair at level of gena, one pair anteriad to the eye, and two pairs immediately posteriad to eye, first one laterally placed, distinctly projecting anteriad, second one ventrally placed projecting ventrad (Fig. 11B). Labium: second labial segment (first visible) 1.6 times longer than third segment, not attaining proximal margin of eye, armed with one pair of large spines, and one smaller pair distally (Figs. 11A, B); third segment subequal in length to that of fourth, armed with a single pair of large spines, two pairs of smaller spines proximally to the latter, and one small pair distally (Fig. 11A); fourth segment unarmed. Antenna: very long and slender, scape 3.9 times longer than pedicel (Fig. 11A, 12A). Thorax: anterior pronotal lobe bulbous, 1.2 times wider than long, medially divided by a deep sulcus (Fig. 12B); posterior lobe extremely reduced, strip-like, 5.5 times smaller than anterior lobe (Fig. 12B). Wings completely absent (Fig. 13B, D); mesothorax dorsally with a distinct median keel (Fig. 13D); postscutellum with a short bump (Fig. 13D). Legs: Fore coxa elongate, cylindrical, 0.9 times as long as fore femur, with two spine-like setae on its dorsal surface (Fig. 11A, C), and 4–5 very long spines on its inner surface (Fig. 12A), intermixed with several small ones; fore trochanter with several spines (Fig. 11A, C); femur about 11 times longer than its greatest width; posteroventral series beginning at base of femur (Fig. 11A–C), not extending to apex, composed of 4–5 long spine-like setae (largest barely longer than maximum width of article), intermixed with shorter spines; anteroventral series comprising two rows of about 20 short spines each; fore tibia 0.7 times the length of fore femur, distinctly thickened at apex (Fig. 11A, C); fore tarsal segment 1 shortest, segments 2 and 3 subequal in length (Fig. 11D); claws symmetrical, unmodified (Fig. 11D, E), with two distinct campaniform sensilla at base (Fig. 11F); mid and hind legs slender and very long (Fig. 13A, B); mid and hind tibiae 1.3 and 1.7 times longer than respective femora, respectively; mid and hind tarsi three-segmented. Pregenital abdomen: Elongate oval, with triangular apex (Fig. 13A–C). A single egg distinctly visible (Fig. 13A, white arrows). Genitalia: As in Fig. 13C, with a triangular apex. Measurements (in mm). Female (paratype): Total body length: 4.14; length of head without neck: 0.56; width across eyes: 0.44; interocular distance: 0.27; length of postocular part of head: 0.24; length of anteocular part of head: 0.31; lengths of antennal segments: I – 2.36, II – 0.60, III – 0.56, IV – 0.98; lengths of labial segments: II – 0.36, III – 0.22, IV – 0.20; length of pronotum along midline: 0.38; length of anterior lobe along midline: 0.38; greatest width of anterior lobe: 0.47; length of posterior lobe along midline: 0.07; length of fore coxa: 1.16; length of fore femur: 1.22; greatest width of fore femur: 0.11; length of fore tibia: 0.89; length of fore tarsus: 0.31; length of mid femur: 2.66; length of mid tibia: 3.65; length of mid tarsus: 0.22; length of hind femur: 3.45; length of hind tibia: 5.83; length of hind tarsus: 0.33. Etymology. The name of the new species is the latinized form of the Greek noun φάντασμα, which means ‘ghost’, referring to the transparent, phantom-like appearance of the species. Noun in apposition. Habitat. The type locality is an abandoned human-made water mine locally known as ‘La Federica’, whose fauna and biological attributes have been described in detail in Suárez, Martín & Naranjo (2018) and Naranjo et al. (2018). The mine is divided in two parts: a west sector, in which oxygen levels are low and CO 2 is always higher than 10,000 ppm, and an east sector, in which the relative humidity is about 85%, but air conditions are more similar to those of the surface. All individuals of C. phantasma sp. nov. were hand collected from the floor of the east sector (Fig. 14), about 150 metres from the mine entrance. The landscape surrounding the mine consists of degraded thermo-sclerophyllous woodland, of Pistacia lentiscus L. and Olea cerasiformis Rivas-Mart. & del Arco.

Troglophilus zorae Karaman & Pavićević, 2011 New record Greece, Epirus, Konitsa Municipality, Pades, Stontzi geological formation, 40°2 ʹ 40.85”N, 20°54 ʹ 27.26”E, 1230 m, 21.vii.2020, collectors James Kempton and Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou, 4 larvae [2 m # (1 in NHM, 1 in ZMUA), 2 f# (1 in NHM, 1 in ZMUA)]. Known distribution Albania, North Macedonia (Karaman et al. 2011). Diagnosis Although the collected individuals are represented by larvae, they possess a combination of characters that separate them from all known Greek species and are diagnostic for T. zorae as described in Karaman et al. (2011), namely: (1) the species-specific shape of tergum ten (Figure 6 (b)) (2) colouration (Figure 6 (a)) (3) short ovipositor (Figure 6 (a)) and (4) mid tibia armed with spines on dorsal side (not imaged here). These characters are in agreement with those mentioned by Karaman et al. (2011) and with larval material in the Ivo Karaman collection (University of Novi Sad, Serbia) [Karaman, personal communication (30/10/2020)]. We are therefore confident that our identification is correct. Karaman et al. (2011) speculated that a record of T. neglectus Krauss, 1879 from Naousa, Greece, may actually refer to T. zorae, although stressed that this remains unconfirmed. This makes our study the first confirmed record of this species in Greece.

genus Zoufalia Reitter, 1918: 201 ; type species Amaurops corcyrea Reitter, 1884 7. corcyrea Reitter, 1884: 106 (Amaurops); Greece (Kerkyra) 8. epirotica J. M��ller, 1944: 91 (Amaurops); Greece (Macedonia) 9. holdhausi Winkler, 1911: 4 (Amaurops); Greece (Kefalonia) 10. nobilis Holdhaus, 1908: 23 (Amaurops); Greece (Kerkyra) 11. winkleri Holdhaus, 1908: 24 (Amaurops); Greece (Kefalonia), Published as part of Hlav����, Peter, Ba��a��, Petr, Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos & Kempton, James, 2021, Endogean and Cavernicolous Coleoptera of the Balkans. XXIII. A new species of Paramaurops J. M��ller (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Greece, pp. 195-200 in Zootaxa 4970 (1) on page 198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4970.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/4756005, {"references":["Reitter, E. (1884) Resultate einer coleopterologischen Sammel-Campagne wahrend den Monaten Februar bis April 1883 auf den jonischen Inseln. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 28, 101 - 122. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 48018840203","Muller, G. (1944) Die Amaurops - Arten der Balkanhalbinsel. Mitteilungen der Munchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 34, 82 - 103.","Winkler, A. (1911) Sechs Nova aus Sudeuropa. Coleopterologische Rundschau, 1 (1 [1911]), 3 - 8.","Holdhaus, K. (1908) Kritisches Verzeichnis der Pselaphiden und Scydmaeniden der Jonischen Inseln (Col.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1908 (1), 17 - 31."]}

genus Pseudamaurops Jeannel, 1948: 7 ; type species Bergrothiella albanica Apfelbeck, 1907 5. graecus Hlav��č, 2005: 2; Greece (Macedonia) 6. tymficus Bekchiev & Hlav��č, 2019: 403; Greece (Macedonia), Albania, Published as part of Hlav����, Peter, Ba��a��, Petr, Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos & Kempton, James, 2021, Endogean and Cavernicolous Coleoptera of the Balkans. XXIII. A new species of Paramaurops J. M��ller (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Greece, pp. 195-200 in Zootaxa 4970 (1) on page 198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4970.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/4756005, {"references":["Jeannel, R. (1948) Revision des Amaurops et genres voisins (Pselaphidae). Revue Francaise d'Entomologie, 15 (1), 1 - 19.","Hlavac, P. (2005) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Pseudamaurops (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), with a description of three new species from Albania and northern Greece. Entomological Problems, 35 (1), 1 - 4.","Bekchiev, R. & Hlavac, P. (2019) Description of new species of Pseudamaurops Jeannel, 1948 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Greece and North Macedonia. Zootaxa, 4688 (3), 399 - 406. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4688.3.6"]}

genus Protamaurops J. M��ller, 1944: 84 ; type species Amaurops macrophthalma J. M��ller, 1944 2. assingi Brachat, 2016: 1283; Greece (Lesbos) 3. macedonicus J. M��ller, 1934: 181 (Amaurops); Greece (Macedonia), Bulgaria 4. macrophthalmus J. M��ller, 1944: 87 (Amaurops); Greece (Macedonia), Northern Macedonia, Published as part of Hlav����, Peter, Ba��a��, Petr, Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos & Kempton, James, 2021, Endogean and Cavernicolous Coleoptera of the Balkans. XXIII. A new species of Paramaurops J. M��ller (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Greece, pp. 195-200 in Zootaxa 4970 (1) on page 198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4970.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/4756005, {"references":["Muller, G. (1944) Die Amaurops - Arten der Balkanhalbinsel. Mitteilungen der Munchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 34, 82 - 103.","Brachat, V. (2016) s. n. In: Assing, V. (2016 b) On the Staphylinidae of the Greek island Lesbos II, with supplementary notes on the fauna of Samos and Chios (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Koleopterologische Rundschau, 86, pp. 103 - 138.","Muller, G. (1934) Diagnosi preliminari di nuovi coleotteri ipogei e cavernicoli. Atti del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Trieste, 12, 176 - 181."]}

genus Paramaurops Jeannel, 1948: 7; type species Amaurops exaratus Baudi di Selve, 1875 1. zagoricus sp. n.; Greece (Epirus), Published as part of Hlav����, Peter, Ba��a��, Petr, Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos & Kempton, James, 2021, Endogean and Cavernicolous Coleoptera of the Balkans. XXIII. A new species of Paramaurops J. M��ller (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Greece, pp. 195-200 in Zootaxa 4970 (1) on page 198, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4970.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/4756005, {"references":["Jeannel, R. (1948) Revision des Amaurops et genres voisins (Pselaphidae). Revue Francaise d'Entomologie, 15 (1), 1 - 19."]}

Paramaurops zagoricus sp. n. (Figs 1–6) Material studied: HOLOTYPE: GREECE: ♂: two labels: „GREECE, Epirus / Mikro Papingo, 23.VII. 2020, 870 m / 39°58’7.23N 20°43’31.51E / Davranoglou & Kempton leg.” [white, printed], “ Acer-Fagus-Platanus litter / large leaf-litter accumulation / next to stream” [white, printed], “HOLOTYPE / PARAMAUROPS / zagoricus sp.n. / P. Hlaváč det., 2020” (NMPC). Description. Body shiny (Fig. 1), light reddish-brown, with sparse pubescence, covered with golden setae of medium length; legs, antennae, and maxillary palpi slightly lighter. Length 2.45 mm; maximum width of elytra 0.70 mm. Head slightly longer than wide, ratio 1.13; each eye composed of four ommatidia located above robust ocular spine; labrum large, rounded, bearing few long, golden setae; frons with well-defined rhomboidal impression between prominent supra-antennal tubercules; rear edge of rhombus in middle convex posteriorly, disc and vertex slightly convex, with well-defined median carina, median carina remote from occipital constriction and reaching convex edge of rhomboidal impression; lateral carinae well-defined, reaching posterior third of head length; vertexal foveae minuscule, distance between each fovea and median carina subequal to 1/3 of that between foveae and lateral margin of head; surface of disc and vertex wrinkly, with few long setae. Antennae (Fig. 2) 1.14 mm long; scape cylindrical, 1.55 × as long as wide and 1.05 × as long as pedicel; pedicel longer than wide, 1.13 × as long as antennomere III; antennomeres III, IV, VI and VII equal in length, V 1.25 × as long as III, antennomere VIII shortest, VI 1.15 × as long as VIII, IX and X strongly transverse, equal in length, 1.3 × as long as VIII; IX 1.22 × as wide as long; X 1.56 × as wide as long; terminal antennomere 2.7 × as long as X and 1.5 × as long as wide. Pronotum slightly constricted before posterior margin, about 1.07 × as long as wide, slightly shorter than head; ratio length of pronotum / length of head ratio = 0.91; lacking median sulcus and carinae, median antebasal and lateral foveae well-defined, lacking transversal sulcus connecting foveae; with two short dorsal spines in posterior fourth. Elytra lacking foveae and striae, about as wide as long, 1.39 × as long as pronotum. Abdomen slightly narrower than elytra, first visible tergite (IV) large, slightly widening posteriad, lateral carinae parallel to lateral tergal margin, located closely to lateral margin, short, almost reaching half of tergal length, about twice as long as median carinae, median carinae parallel to each other, short, 0.23 of length of tergite, distance between them 0.28 of basal width of abdomen; with three, subequal basal depressions; tergite VIII slightly longer than sternite VIII, sternite VIII with median excavation and with long macroseta on each side (Figs 3, 4). Legs long and slender, mesotibiae slightly curved in distal third. Aedeagus (Figs 5–6) 0.45 mm long, moderately sclerotized, asymmetrical, with long and slender apical lobe, basal capsule oval. Female unknown. Differential diagnosis. Males of Paramaurops zagoricus can be readily separated from its congeners by the following combination of characters: 1) strongly transverse antennomeres IX and X; 2) pronotum with two short spines in posterior fourth, lacking sulci and carinae; 3) abdomen with short lateral carinae parallel to lateral tergal margin and located closely to lateral margin, almost reaching half of tergal length; and 4) abdomen with short median carinae parallel to each other, almost as long as anterior fourth of length of tergite. Etymology. The new species is named after the Zagori region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, a complex of 46 outstandingly beautiful villages (Zagorochoria), one of which is Mikro Papingo, the type locality. The etymology of Zagori stems from Slavic “ zagore ”, which means “beyond the mountains”, referring to the location of the Zagorochoria in the Pindus mountain range and around the Vikos Gorge. Habitat. Paramaurops zagoricus is known only from the holotype which was collected by sifting in Acer- Fagus-Platanus deciduous forest near a shallow stream (Fig. 7). The forest is dense, humid and, during the day, the canopy does not allow much light to reach the understorey (Fig. 8). These conditions allow pselaphines to persist in such sheltered microhabitats, even when their surroundings are scorching hot. Finding such microhabitats has allowed us to collect pselaphines from across Greece even during the peak of summer (Davranoglou, personal observation). Distribution: Only known from northern Greece (Epirus). Given the fairly close proximity of Zagori to Albania (a straight line of about 30km), it is likely that the new species lives in the latter country as well.

The broad-headed bug Nemausus sordidatus (Stål, 1858), distributed across Africa, the Near East, southern Iberian Peninsula and Sicily, is recorded from Greece and Cyprus for the first time. Habitus photographs of the recorded specimens are presented, and the status of the species as invasive in the two countries is discussed, Το Ημίπτερο Nemausus sordidatus (Stål, 1858), με εξάπλωση στην Αφρική, στη Μέση Ανατολή, στη νότια Ιβηρική χερσόνησο και στη Σικελία, καταγράφεται για πρώτη φορά στην Ελλάδα και την Κύπρο. Η παρούσα μελέτη παρουσιάζει φωτογραφίες των καταγεγραμμένων ατόμων, και συζητά την πιθανότητα το είδος αυτό να έχει εισαχθεί ανθρωπογενώς στις δύο χώρες.

The Turkestan cockroach Shelfordella lateralis is a peridomestic species originally from the Middle East and Central Asia, which has recently become an invasive species in the USA, Mexico, Japan and Sardinia, where it is considered as a pest. We provide the first records of this species from Cyprus and Turkey, making these the second records of established populations of the Turkestan cockroach in Europe. We also provide biological information regarding its reproduction in semi-natural conditions in Cyprus, as well as a detailed description and images of the male genitalia., ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΗ Η κατσαρίδα του Τουρκιστάν Shelfordella lateralis είναι ένα περιοικιστικό είδος ιθαγενές στη Μέση Ανατολή και την Κεντρική Ασία, το οποίο πρόσφατα έχει επε­κτείνει την εξάπλωσή του ως εισβάλλον είδος στις ΗΠΑ, το Μεξικό, την Ια­πω­νία και την Σαρδηνία, όπου θεωρείται ζιζάνιο. Σε αυτήν την έρευνα, κα­τα­γρά­φουμε το είδος αυτό για πρώτη φορά από την Κύπρο και την Τουρκία, κα­θισ­τώντας την αναφορά μας ως την δεύτερη καταγραφή εγκατεστημένου πλη­θυσμού της κατσαρίδας του Τουρκιστάν στην Ευρώπη. Επίσης, παρέχουμε βιο­λογικές πληροφορίες για την αναπαραγωγή της κατσαρίδας του Τουρκιστάν σε ημιφυσικές συνθήκες στην Κύπρο, καθώς και λεπτομερή περιγραφή και φω­το­γραφίες των αρσενικών γεννητικών μορίων. ÖZET Türkistan hamam böceği Shelfordella lateralis Orta Doğu ve Orta Asya asilli in­sanlar arasında yaşan bir cinstir ve yakın geçmişte Amerika, Meksika, Japon ve Sardinya adasinda istilacı ve haşere olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Kıbrısta ve Tür­kiyede bu cins tespit edilmesinden sonra Türkistan hamam böceği Avrupada ikinci belirlenmiş nüfus dağılımıdır. Kıbrısta yarı doğal koşullarda reprodüksion için biyolojik bilgiler sağlandirilmiştir, ayrıca erkek cinsi için ayrıntılı tasvir ve görüntüler sunuldu.

The presence of Ploiaria domestica Scopoli, 1786 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) in Cyprus was considered doubtful. Hereby we report the first confirmed occurrence of this species in the island. Images of a living specimen and diagnostic characters for recognition of this species are provided. Whether this spe­cies has a native population in this island remains to be found.

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