Bembidion (Testedium) capito J. Müller, 1918

Avgin, Sakine Serap, 2011, A Synopsis of the SubgenusTestedium Motschulsky, 1864 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini: Bembidion Latreille) in Turkey, with One New Country Record, The Coleopterists Bulletin 65 (1), pp. 39-42 : 40

Bembidion (Testedium) capito J. Müller, 1918

Material Examined. Amanos Mountains, Hatay province, Dörtyol, Kuzuculu , Deliçay , 36°53′21″N, 36°15′17″E, 152 m, 17 June 2010, 2♂♂, 1♀ .

Distribution in Turkey. Amanos Mountains, Hatay province, Dörtyol, Kuzuculu, Deliçay ( Fig. 1 ). This species is reported for the first time from Turkey.

World Distribution. Iran ( Marggi et al. 2003) and Turkey ( Fig. 2 ).

Remarks. Specimens were collected from a gravelly, rocky stream margin by hand ( Fig. 3 ). Bembidion capito was previously only known from Sultanabad, Iran, thus with this new record its Palaearctic distribution is expanded westward.

Müller (1918) described B. capito as a subspecies of B. bipunctatum and stated it has a larger head, due to larger eyes, pronotum with lateral margin narrower, and elytra shorter and wider than Bembidion (Testedium) bipunctatum rugiceps Chaudoir (= B. bipunctatum bipunctatum ). However, Marggi et al. (2003) consider B. capito a valid species. Bembidion capito is closely related to B. bipunctatum bipunctatum , but can be easily distinguished by its large eyes, more transverse pronotum, head and pronotum less punctured, and elytral striae shallower with faint punctures.

The Amanos Mountains, which are one of the most tectonic ranges in the world, possess a unique importance because of their geographical position (Okur and Yalçın-Özdilek 2008). The Amanos mountain range is accepted as a typical barrier (or border) for the distribution of syrio-exemial faunal elements in the west or for the Mediterranean faunal element in the east ( Çıplak et al. 1993; Demirsoy 1996; Uğurtaş et al. 2000).

Figures

Fig. 1. Distribution of Bembidion (Testedium) capito in Hatay province, Turkey.

Fig. 2. Distribution of Bembidion (Testedium) capito in Iran (dot) and Turkey (triangle).

Fig. 3. Collection locality habitat of Bembidion (Testedium) capito in the Amanos Mountains, Turkey.