The large carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Turkey: a review with a new species record Çiftçi, Derya Růžička, Jan Hasbenli, Abdullah Şahin, Ülfet Zootaxa 2018 2018-06-28 4441 3 555 591 (Reitter, 1885) Reitter 1885 [151,631,1262,1288] Insecta Silphidae Nicrophorus GBIF Animalia Coleoptera 3 558 Arthropoda species antennatus    Material examined. Turkey: Ankara: 2 spec., Ayaş, Wof İlyakut village, 40°04'31.80"N/ 32°26'52.82"E,   1066 m,  18.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağleg. (MAZMGU); 3 spec., Keçiören, S of Sarıbeyler village, 40°06'32.99"N/ 32°46'24.88"E,   1264 m,  18.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağleg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., same locality,   22.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağleg. (MAZMGU), 4 spec.,  06.VII.2010, Mehmet Karadağleg. (MAZMGU), 2 spec.,  12.VII.2010, Mehmet Karadağleg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec.,  03.VIII.2010, Mehmet Karadağleg. (MAZMGU); 10 spec., Nallıhan, between Osmanköy-Yenicevillages, 40° 4'9.29"N/ 30°54'49.70"E,   570 m,  27.VI.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), same locality 1 spec.,  12.VII.2012 D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU);  Erzurum: 2 males, 2 females,  15 kmSW of Erzurum, Palandöken Mts., Tekederesi villageenv., 39°48.8'N/ 041°09.0'E,   1965 m,  26.VI.– 13.VII.2004, Jiří Hájek& Jan Růžičkaleg., steppe near spring on N slope, baited pitfall traps(fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC), 2 males, 7 females, same locality, 2230 m, 26.VI.–13.VII.2004, 39°47.6'N 041°09.7'E, Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., steppe and meadow near spring, baited pitfall traps(fish meat) with ethylene glycol (JRUC);  Eskişehir: 1 spec., Alpu, Başören village, 39°57'0.74"N/ 30°59'20.85"E,  1044 m,  15.VI.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 17 spec., same locality,   28.VI.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 3 spec.,  15.XI.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU); 1 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Güreş—Belenvillages, 39°54'6.88"N/ 31°32'9.71"E,   1220 m,  13.VI.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 5 spec., same locality,   25.VI.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 5 spec.,  11.VII.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 17 spec.,  10.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU); 5 spec., Mihalıçcık, Lütfiye village, 39°54'3.45"N/ 31°27'45.80"E,   1560 m,  14.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi& Ü. Şahinleg. (MAZMGU), same locality 128 spec.,  26.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi& Ü. Şahinleg. (MAZMGU), 80 spec.,  12.VII.2012,   FIGURES 1–4.Habitus in dorsal view of (1)  Nicrophorus antennatus, (2)  N. germanicus, (3)  N. humatorand (4)  N. interruptus(scales: 10 mm).   FIGURES 5–8.Habitus in dorsal view of (5)  Nicrophorus investigator, (6)  N. nigricornis, (7)  N. vestigatorand (8)  Ablattaria arenaria(scales: 5 mm).   FIGURES 9–12.Habitus in dorsal view of (9)  Ablattaria laevigata, (10)  Aclypea undata, (11)  Dendroxena quadrimaculataand (12)  Necrodes littoralis(scales: 5 mm).   FIGURES 13–16.Habitus in dorsal view of (13)  Phosphuga atrata atrata, (14)  Silpha obscura obscura, (15)  S. obscura orientalisand (16)  S. olivieri(scales: 5 mm).   FIGURES 17–20.Habitus in dorsal view of (17)  Silpha tristis, (18)  Thanatophilus rugosus, (19)  T. sinuatusand (20)  T. terminatus(scales: 5 mm).   FIGURES 21–24.Habitus in dorsal view of (21)  Oiceoptoma thoracicum, (22)  Nicrophorus sepultor, (23)  N. vespilloand (24)  N. vespilloides(scales: 5 mm). D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU), 25 spec., 11.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU), 3 spec., 12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU), 183 spec., 11.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU); 1 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Gürleyik—Yalımkaya villages, 39°59'40.51"N / 31°16'9.25"E, 1220 m, 14.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 51 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Narlı-Sekiören villages, 39°55'11.73"N / 31°42'55.28"E, 1100 m, 25.VI.2012,  D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., same locality,  10.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 43 spec., Mihalıçcık, 6th km on road of Gürleyik—Yalımkaya villages, 39°59'50.80"N / 31°19'7.84"E, 1076 m, 26.VI.2012,  D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 29 spec., same locality,  12.VII.2012,  D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU); 11 spec., Mihalıçcık, Yeşilyurt village, 40°1'3.61"N/ 31°11'55.96"E,  1307 m,  26.VI.2012,  D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU), 3 spec., same locality,  12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 43 spec., Mihalıçcık, road of Mihallıçcık—Hamidiye villages, 39°53'16.63"N / 31°33'7.91"E, 1360 m, 12.VII.2012,  D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU); 5 spec., Mihalıçcık, Güreş village, 39°55'14.49"N/ 31°34'18.96"E,  1060 m,  10.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 2 spec., Tepebaşı, road of Avlamış—Alpagut, 39°59'7.69"N / 30°28'39.28"E, 810 m, 13.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 1 spec., Tepebaşı, between Tekeciler—Atalantekke villages, 39°57'42.19"N / 30°30'32.30"E, 970 m, 05.IX.2012,  D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU); Mersin: 1 spec., Mut, Sof Çömelek village, Sason Valley, 36°41'55.00"N/ 33°42'17.00"E,  1040 m,  01.VIII.2007,  A. Hasbenlileg. (MAZMGU); Sivas: 1 spec., İmranlı, SEof Yaylacık village, 39°52'0.07"N/ 38°5'13.99"E,  1637 m,  10.VI.2011,  A. Hasbenlileg. (MAZMGU); Siirt: 51 spec.,  Siirt, Campus of Siirt University, 37°58'12"N/ 41°50'30"E,  587 m,  10.III.2016, D. Çiftçileg. (MAZMGU).   Distribution in Turkey. Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Muş( Háva et al. 1998); İzmir( Tezcan and Háva 2001; Tezcan et al. 2010); Ankara, Niğde( Açar 2008); İzmir, Isparta, Ankara, Çankırı, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Malatya, Erzurum( Sikes & Venables 2013a, b); Eskişehir( Altunsoy et al.2017).   Remarks.Widely distributed Palaearctic species, known from central and southern Europe to the west of China(Růžička 2015). Reported from grassland habitats with chernozem soils in central Europe ( Jakubec & Růžička 2012, 2015) and from xerophilous habitats in southern Russia( Pushkin 2015). This species has many records from all regions of Turkeyexcept for the Black Sea and Marmara Regions ( Fig. 25). Here we provide the first records from Mersin, Sivasand SiirtProvinces. 1977784425 [151,1367,1369,1394] Ayas, W Turkey 40.0755 Ilyakut village 1 32.448006 3 558 1 Ankara 1977784423 2010-06-18 Mehmet Karadag Turkey 1066 40.10916 Saribeyler village 1 32.77358 Kecioren 3 558 1 Ankara 1977784413 [334,1285,1441,1466] 2010-06-18 Mehmet Karadag Turkey 1264 40.10916 Saribeyler village 1 32.77358 Kecioren 3 558 1 Ankara 1977784338 2010-06-22 2010-08-03 2010-06-22 Mehmet Karadag Turkey 40.069244 Osmankoy-Yenice 1 30.913805 Nallihan 3 558 1 Ankara 1977784328 2012-06-27 2012-07-12 2012-06-27 D. Ciftci & Erzurum Turkey 570 39.81333 Tekederesi village 116 41.15 Palandoken Mts. 3 558 4 2 2 Erzurum 1977784417 2004-06-26 2004-07-13 2004-06-26 JRUC Jiri Hajek & Jan Ruzicka Turkey 1965 39.81333 Tekederesi village 116 41.15 Palandoken Mts. 3 558 9 7 2 Erzurum 1977784340 2012-06-15 2004-07-13 2004-06-26 JRUC D. Ciftci Turkey 1044 39.950207 Basoren village 1 30.989126 Palandoken Mts. 3 558 1 Eskisehir 1977784320 2012-06-28 2012-11-15 2012-06-28 D. Ciftci Turkey 39.901913 Gures-Belen 1 31.53603 Mihaliccik 3 558 1 Eskisehir 1977784293 2012-06-13 2012-11-15 2012-06-28 D. Ciftci Turkey 1220 39.901913 Gures-Belen 1 31.53603 Mihaliccik 3 558 1 Eskisehir 1977784323 2012-06-25 2012-08-10 2012-06-25 D. Ciftci Turkey 39.90096 Lutfiye village 1 31.462723 Mihaliccik 3 558 1 Eskisehir 1977784313 2012-06-14 2012-07-12 2012-06-14 D. Ciftci & U. Sahin Turkey 1560 39.90096 Lutfiye village 1 31.462723 Mihaliccik 3 558 1 Eskisehir 1977784331 [567,1280,151,176] 2012-08-10 D. Ciftci 10 565 1 1977784325 [556,1278,223,248] 2012-07-12 D. Ciftci 10 565 1 1977784324 2012-06-26 D. Ciftci & Mihaliccik 1307 40.01767 Yesilyurt village 1 31.198877 10 565 1 1977784424 2012-07-12 D. Ciftci 1307 40.01767 Yesilyurt village 1 31.198877 10 565 1 1977784329 2012-08-10 D. Ciftci & Mihaliccik 1060 39.920692 Gures village 1 31.571934 10 565 1 1977784332 2007-08-01 D. Ciftci & Mut, S 1040 36.698612 Mersin 1 33.704723 10 565 1 Mersin 1977784333 2011-06-10 A. Hasbenli & Imranli, SE 1637 39.866684 Yaylacik village 1 38.08722 10 565 1 Sivas 1977784327 A. Hasbenli Siirt 10 565 1 Siirt 1977784314 2016-03-10 D. Ciftci 587 37.97 Campus of Siirt University 19 41.841667 10 565 1 Siirt