Oxypoda (Sphenoma) abdominalis (Mannerheim, 1830)

(Fig. 2)

Material examined. TURKEY: Amasya: 1 ex., Boraboy near Amasya, 26–31.V.1961, leg. Schubert (NHMW); Aydın: 1 ex., Dilek Daġı, "Kanyon", 37°41’N, 27°10’E, 50 m, sycamore litter, 29.III.2006, leg. Meybohm (cAss); 1 ex., Bozdoġan, 37°44’N, 28°20’E, 80 m, 19.IV.2006, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 8 exs., N Aydın, Imambaba Tepesi, 37°53’N, 27°54’E, 250 m, 20.IV.2006, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); Ankara: 8 exs., SE Ankara, N-Elma Daġı, 1300 m, hollow Salix trunk, 31.X.1995, leg. Vít (cAss); Konya: 1 ex., Akşehir env., "Sultan Dagh", 19.V.1960, leg. Petrowitz & Ressl (NHMW); Mersin: 1 ex., Erdemli, 7– 10.V.1965, leg. Schubert (cAss); Bitlis: 2 exs., S Tatvan, 1700–2000 m, 26–29.VI.1975, leg. Schubert (NHMW); 6 exs., same data, but 23.VI–1.VII.1973 (NHMW, cAss); 12 exs., Tatvan, 1800 m, VI.1971, leg. Schubert (NHMW); 1 ex., Bitlis, Mutki, 1700 m, 25.V.1973, leg. Schubert (NHMW).

Comment. Oxypoda abdominalis was only recently recorded from Turkey (Izmir, Muġla, and Niġde provinces) for the first time (Assing 2006a, 2006b). An updated distribution map is given in Fig. 2.