Thorectes brullei anatolicus (Jekel, 1866)

Ziani, Stefano, Bezděk, Aleš, Branco, Tristão, Hillert, Oliver, Jákl, Stanislav, Král, David, Mantič, Marion, Rössner, Eckehard & Sehnal, Richard, 2015, New country records of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Palaearctic Region, Insecta Mundi 2015 (409), pp. 1-36 : 6

Thorectes brullei anatolicus (Jekel, 1866)

Material examined: GREECE: Thrace, Evros River, Mouth , 4.iv.1995, A. Ballerio leg. (2 spec. in OHCS) ; Kos Island, NE of Zia, Dikeos Mt. , 700 m, 20.-27.x.2011, O. Hillert leg. (111 spec. in OHCS) ; Kalimnos Island , 20.-27.x.2011, O. Hillert leg. (22 spec. in OHCS) . TURKEY: Çanakkale, Europ. Turkey, 2 km W of Behramli , W of Çanakkale, 16.-20.iv.2012, O. Hillert leg. (4 spec. in OHCS) .

Distribution. Previously recorded from Rhodes and west and central Turkey ( Baraud 1966) and from Hatay, south Turkey ( Tauzin 2003). First record from continental Greece, further records from the Dodecanese Islands and first record from European Turkey.

Responsible author: O. Hillert