Othius laeviusculus Stephens, 1833

Firat, Senem & Sert, Osman, 2016, Faunistic and zoogeographical composition and preliminary evaluations of some ecological features of the subfamily Staphylininae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey, Turkish Journal of Zoology 40 (2), pp. 164-185 : 167-172

Othius laeviusculus Stephens, 1833

Examinedmaterial: Kırşehir: Kaman, Çadırlıhacıyusuf , 39°11′20″N, 33°53′51″E, 1025 m, 27.V.2010, 1♀, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Adıyaman, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Aydın, Batman, Bursa, Denizli, Edirne, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kastamonu, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Rize, Samsun, Tunceli, Van ( Apfelbeck, 1901; Sahlberg, 1913; Horion, 1965; Coiffait, 1966; Assing, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2010b; Anlaş, 2009; Özgen et al., 2010).

Othius lapidicola Märkel & Kiesenwetter, 1848

Examined material: Ankara: Çankaya, Hacettepe University, 39°52′16″N, 32°44′07″E, 1045 m, 11.VIII.2010, 2♂♂ ; Çankırı: Ilgaz, 41°02′35″N, 33°44′41″E, 1702 m, 07. VI.2011, 1♂ ; Kırıkkale: Sulakyurt, Akkuzulu-Koruköy, 40°12′57″N, 33°36′34″E, 668 m, 25.IV.2011, 1♂ ; Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Bitlis, Bolu, Bursa, Isparta, İstanbul, Denizli, Erzurum, Giresun, Gümüşhane, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Konya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Tokat, Tunceli, Van ( Sahlberg, 1913; Horion, 1965; Coiffait, 1966, 1978b; Assing, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2010b; Solodovnikov, 2000; Anlaş, 2009; Japoshvili and Anlaş, 2011).

Othius punctulatus (Goeze, 1777)

Examined material: Çankırı: Ilgaz, Kadınçayırı, 40°01′43″N, 33°43′52″E, 1273 m, 19.X.2011, 1♂ ; Sivas: Doğanşar, Söbüler, 40°04′53″N, 37°33′49″E, 1595 m, 22. VI.2011, 2♀♀ ; Yozgat: Çandır, Kozan, 39°15′13″N, 35°33′58″E, 1261 m, 24. V.2011, 1♂ , Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Afyonkarahisar, Artvin, Aydın, Bitlis, Bolu, Bursa, Isparta, İzmir, Gümüşhane, Karabük, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Manisa, Nevşehir, Tokat, Sinop, Sivas ( Coiffait, 1965, 1966, 1978b; Assing, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2010b; Tezcan and Amiryan, 2003; Anlaş and Rose, 2009).

Tribe Staphylinini Latreille, 1802

Subtribe Philonthina Kirby, 1837

Genus Bisnius Stephens, 1829

Bisnius sordidus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Aksaray: Central County, Dikmen , 38°10′43″N, 34°05′45″E, 1149 m, 18.IV.2010, 1♂ ; Ankara: Çankaya, Hacettepe University , 39°52′16″N, 32°44′07″E, 1045 m, 11.VIII.2010, 1♀ , Leg. Y. Turan ; Kırşehir: Central County, Sıdıklıküçükboğaz , 39°08′36″N, 33°55′01″E, 992 m, 27. V.2010, 2♀♀ ; Konya: Çumra, Beylerce , 37°32′36″N, 32°45′57″E, 1028 m, 12.IV.2010, 1♀, 1♂ ; Ereğli, Halkapınar road, 37°25′45″N, 34°11′36″E, 1160 m, 14. VI.2009, 1♂ ; Nevşehir: Hacıbektaş, Hacılar-Karaburna, Kızılırmak bridge, 38°51′27″N, 34°27′28″E, 974 m, 24. V.2010, 3♀♀, 1♂ ; Yozgat: Akdağmadeni, Eynelli-Akçakışla road, 39°32′55″N, 35°41′33″E, 1340 m, 02.VII.2010, 1♀ , Kılıçlı-Boğazköy road, 39°52′27″N, 35°57′24″E, 1070 m, 03.VII.2010, 1♀ , Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Antakya, Manisa ( Fauvel, 1874; Bordoni, 1978; Anlaş and Rose, 2009).

Genus Erichsonius Fauvel, 1874

Erichsonius cinerascens (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Aksaray: Güzelyurt, 38°19′33″N, 34°14′28″E, 1120 m, 22. VI.2009, 1♀ ; Ankara: Beypazarı, Karaşar road, Haydarlar , 40°17′08″N, 31°56′34″E, 1288 m, 13. VI.2011, 1♂ ; Çamlıdere, Dörtkonak , 40°30′46″N, 32°49′30″E, 1199 m, 14. VI.2011, 1♀, 1♂ ; Kırıkkale: Keskin, Köprüköy bridge, 39°34′25″N, 33°25′58″E, 723 m, 09.IV.2010, 9♀♀ ; Kırşehir: Kaman, Kaman-Ömerhacılı , 39°18′19″N, 33°46′04″E, 1104 m, 27. V.2010, 1♂ ; Niğde: Central County, Koyunlu-Fesleğen , 37°59′19″N, 34°32′56″E, 1658 m, 26.IX.2010, 1♂ ; Çamardı, Üçkapılı- Örenköy , 37°53′29″N, 34°55′01″E, 1832 m, 04. VI.2010, 1♀ , Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Kocaeli (Goek Dagh, Sabandja) ( Bodemeyer, 1906; Bodemeyer, 1927; Horion, 1965).

Genus Gabrius Stephens, 1829

Gabrius astutoides (A. Strand, 1946)

Examined material: Çankırı: Ilgaz , 41°03′42″N, 33°44′43″E, 1801 m, 07.VI.2011, 3♂♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Antalya, Muğla ( Anlaş, 2007; Anlaş and Rose, 2009)

Gabrius breviventer (Sperk, 1835)

Examined material: Kırşehir: Kaman, Kaman-Ömerhacılı , 39°18′19″N, 33°46′04″E, 1104 m, 27.V.2010, 1♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Ankara, Niğde ( Smetana, 1953).

Gabrius nigritulus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Aksaray: Güzelyurt, Selime bridge, 38°19′33″N, 34°14′28″E, 1127 m, 16. V.2011, 1♀, 1♂ ; Ankara: Çubuk, Kışlacık, 40°23′19″N, 32°56′46″E, 1179 m, 05.VII.2011, 1♀ ; Çankırı: Ilgaz, National Park entrance, 41°03′29″N, 33°44′22″E, 1750 m, 30. VI.2010, 1♂ ; Yapraklı, Aşağıöz-Yukarıöz, 40°48′49″N, 33°51′22″E, 1214 m, 29.VI.2010, 1♀; Eskişehir: Mihalıççık, Otluk-Karacaören, 40°00′13″N, 31°07′43″E, 1151 m, 27.VII.2011, 1♂ ; Niğde: Çamardı, 37°49′55″N, 34°58′56″E, 1486 m, 18.VIII.2010, 1♀, 1♂ , Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, İzmir, Karaman (Konya), Manisa, Mardin, Mersin ( Peyron, 1858; Fauvel, 1874; Sahlberg, 1913; Smetana, 1953, 1967; Tezcan and Amiryan, 2003; Anlaş, 2009; Anlaş and Rose, 2009; Özgen et al., 2010).

Gabrius suffragani Joy, 1913

Examined material: Nevşehir: Ürgüp, Damsa dam, 21.V.2010, 38°32′55″N, 34°55′16″E, 1228 m, 1♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Samsun ( Korge, 1971; Assing, 2010a).

Genus Gabronthus Tottenham, 1955

Gabronthus maritimus (Motschulsky, 1858)

Examined material: Kayseri: Yahyalı, Kapuzbaşı road, Balcıçakırı , 37°48′15″N, 35°26′49″E, 784 m, 20.VIII.2010, 1♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Antalya, Aydın, Kilis, Manisa, Alata ( Smetana, 1953, 1967; Anlaş, 2009; Anlaş and Rose, 2009).

Genus Neobisnius Ganglbauer, 1895

Neobisnius procerulus procerulus (Gravenhorst, 1806)

Examined material: Konya: Central County, Altınapa dam pond, 37°53′19″N, 32°18′35″E, 1257 m, 02.VI.2009, 1♀ ; Nevşehir: Ürgüp, Damsa dam, 38°32′55″N, 34°55′16″E, 1228 m, 21.V.2010, 3♂♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Antalya, Svilengrad (Turkey-Bulgaria border) ( Smetana, 1967; Anlaş and Rose, 2009).

Neobisnius prolixus ( Erichson, 1840)

Examined material: Ankara: Beypazarı, Karaşar road, Haydarlar , 40°17′08″N, 31°56′34″E, 1288 m, 13. VI.2011, 1♂ ; Kırşehir: Central County, Kortulu-Sıdıklıdarboğaz junction, 39°04′35″N, 34°00′37″E, 930 m, 28. VI.2009, 1♀ ; Konya: Ereğli, Halkapınar road, 37°25′45″N, 34°11′36″E, 1160 m, 14. VI.2009, 1♀ ; Sivas: Suşehri, İmranlı road, Yürekli , 40°06′36″N, 38°10′58″E, 953 m, 19.VII.2009, 1♀ ; Şarkışla, Altınyayla-Şarkışla, Konak river , 39°16′17″N, 36°32′20″E, 1403 m, 20.VII.2009, 2♀♀, 2♂♂ , Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Ankara, Aydın, Bayburt, İzmir, Malatya, Manisa, Trabzon, Tunceli ( Sahlberg, 1913; Horion, 1965; Smetana, 1967; Anlaş, 2009).

Genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829

Philonthus atratus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Niğde: Central County, Koyunlu-Fesleğen , 37°59′19″N, 34°32′56″E, 1658 m, 26.IX.2010, 1♀, 1♂ Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Ankara, Batman, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Kastamonu, Konya, Malatya, Mersin, Niğde ( Ganglbauer, 1905; Smetana, 1953; Coiffait, 1978b; Öncüer, 1991; Anlaş, 2009; Kesdek et al., 2009; Özgen et al., 2010).

Philonthus carbonarius (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Aksaray: Güzelyurt, Ihlara valley , 38°15′53″N, 34°17′25″E, 1127 m, 15.IX.2011, 1♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Antalya, Ardahan, Bingöl, Elazığ, Erzurum, Kars, Manisa ( Anlaş and Rose, 2009; Kesdek et al., 2009; Özgen and Anlaş, 2010).

Philonthus caucasicus Nordmann, 1837

Examined material: Nevşehir: Derinkuyu, Özlüce-Özyayla , 38°28′10″N, 34°40′58″E, 1471 m, 24.VI.2009, 1♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Erzurum, Kırşehir, Mersin ( Smetana, 1953; Anlaş, 2009; Kesdek et al., 2009).

Philonthus cognatus Stephens, 1832

Examined material: Ankara: Çankaya, Hacettepe University , 39°52′16″N, 32°44′07″E, 1045 m, 24.II.2011, 1♂, Leg.M. Kabalak ; Yozgat: Akdağmadeni, Akdağmadeni- Akçakışla , 39°40′15″N, 35°55′08″E, 1529 m, 21.VI.2011, 1♀, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Ardahan, Artvin, Balıkesir (Kaz Dağı), Erzurum, Kars, Mersin, Trabzon ( Smetana, 1953; Fagel, 1963; Coiffait, 1978b; Abacıgil et al., 2013; Kesdek et al., 2009).

Philonthus concinnus (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Aksaray: Gülağaç, Selime bridge, 38°19′35″N, 34°14′27″E, 1120 m, 22.VI.2009, 2♀♀ ; same locality, 20.V.2010, 1♀ ; Gülağaç, Gülağaç junction to

Kızılkaya , 38°21′18″N, 34°13′45″E, 1111 m, 23. VI.2009, 2♂♂ ; Central County, Dikmen , 38°10′43″N, 34°05′45″E, 1149 m, 18.IV.2010, 1♂ ; Central County, Helvadere-Hasadağı , 38°10′09″N, 34°11′24″E, 1620 m, 01.VII.2011, 4♀♀ ; Central County, Helvadere-Hasadağı mountain road, 38°09′45″N, 34°11′11″E, 1788 m, 01.VII.2011, 1♀, 1♂ ; Ağaçören, Göynük-Sofular , 38°45′54″N, 33°50′02″E, 1131 m, 14.IX.2011, 1♀, 3♂♂ ; Ankara: Çubuk, Karagöl road, 40°21′54″N, 32°56′47″E, 1170 m, 05.VII.2011, 1♂ ; Çubuk, Kışlacık , 40°23′19″N, 32°56′46″E, 1179 m, 05.VII.2011, 2♀♀ ; Çubuk, Durhasan , 40°20′10″N, 32°56′21″E, 1185 m, 05.VII.2011, 1♀ ; Çankırı: Şabanözü, Ankara-Çankırı junction, 40°28′14″N, 33°16′40″E, 1024 m, 06. VI.2011, 1♀ ; Ilgaz , 41°02′35″N, 33°44′41″E, 1588 m, 07. VI.2011, 3♀♀ ; Eskişehir: Mihalıççık, Ahırköy , 39°46′44″N, 31°32′54″E, 788 m, 30. VI.2009, 1♀, 1♂ ; Günyüzü, Karacaören-Kuzören , 39°19′25″N, 31°44′12″E, 1279 m, 15. VI.2010, 10♀♀, 7♂♂ ; Kayseri: Felahiye , 39°07′36″N, 35°38′08″E, 1397 m, 21.VII.2009, 1♀ ; Central County, Eskiömerler-Karakimse, Yemliha , 38°55′50″N, 35°11′24″E, 1177 m, 09. VI.2010, 14♀♀, 4♂♂ ; Kırıkkale: Yahşıhan , 39°55′26″N, 33°22′22″E, 696 m, 09.IV.2010, 5♀♀ ; Sulakyurt, Akkuzulu-Koruköy , 40°12′57″N, 33°36′34″E, 668 m, 25.IV.2011, 3♀♀ ; Kırşehir: Central County, Kortulu-Sıdıklıdarboğaz , 39°04′35″N, 34°00′37″E, 930 m, 28. VI.2009, 2♀♀, 1♂ ; Mucur, Yazıkınık , 39°09′07″N, 34°24′24″E, 1123 m, 27. VI.2009, 13♀♀, 2♂♂ ; Central County, Akçaağıl village river, 39°01′47″N, 34°12′57″E, 966 m, 25. V.2010, 3♀♀, 5♂♂ ; Central County, Sıdıklıküçükboğaz village pond, 39°08′36″N, 33°55′01″E, 992 m, 27. V.2010, 33♀♀, 12♂♂ ; Konya: Doğanhisar, Yazlıca , 38°10′00″N, 31°45′26″E, 1156 m, 24.IV.2010, 1♀ ; Ereğli, Halkapınar road, 37°25′45″N, 34°11′36″E, 1160 m, 14. VI.2009, 2♂♂ ; Central County, İkipınar-Yeşildere , 37°34′55″N, 32°15′19″E, 1223 m, 02. VI.2009, 2♀♀, 1♂ ; Nevşehir: Acıgöl , 38°28′35″N, 34°32′58″E, 1533 m, 20. V.2010, 1♀ ; Derinkuyu, Özlüce-Özyayla , 38°28′10″N, 34°40′58″E, 1471 m, 24. VI.2009, 1♂ ; Hacıbektaş, Hacılar-Karaburna, Kızılırmak bridge, 38°51′27″N, 34°27′28″E, 974 m, 24. V.2010, 31♀♀, 8♂♂ ; Kozaklı , 39°06′37″N, 34°45′14″E, 1102 m, 24. V.2010, 2♀♀ ; Kozaklı, Karasenir-Karahasanlı , 39°17′29″N, 34°49′18″E, 960 m, 26. VI.2009, 3♀♀, 2♂♂ ; Ürgüp, Sarıhıdır, Kızılırmak stream, 38°43′59″N, 34°55′50″E, 938 m, 24. VI.2009, 3♂♂ ; Niğde: Çamardı, Özyurt-Üçkapılı , 37°55′42″N, 34°53′24″E, 1900 m, 21.VIII.2011, 1♂ ; Central County, Fesleğen , 38°00′00″N, 34°33′26″E, 1693 m, 22.VIII.2011, 1♂ ; Sivas: Hafik, Kurucaova Pass- Çatpınar junction, 40°04′59″N, 37°33′49″E, 1571 m, 07.VII.2010, 1♀ ; Yozgat: Central County, Büyüknefes-Güneşli , 39°51′39″N, 34°31′51″E, 1261 m, 11. VI.2010, 10♀♀, 5♂♂ ; Central County, Recepli , 39°48′48″N, 34°53′06″E, 1336 m, 12. VI.2010, 1♀ , Leg. S. Fırat.

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Balıkesir (Kaz Dağı), Bingöl, Bolu, Diyarbakır, Erzincan, Erzurum, Iğdır, Kayseri, Konya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Karaman, Tunceli ( Sahlberg, 1913; Smetana, 1953, 1967; Bohac, 1986; Öncüer, 1991; Anlaş, 2009; Anlaş and Rose, 2009; Kesdek et al., 2009; Özgen and Anlaş, 2010; Özgen et al., 2010; Abacıgil et al., 2013).

Philonthus coprophilus Jarrige, 1949

Examined material: Aksaray: Central County, Dikmen , 38°10′43″N, 34°05′45″E, 1149 m, 18.IV.2010, 1♀, 4♂♂ ; Kırıkkale: Balışeyh, Hıdırşeyh , 40°01′13″N, 33°39′29″E, 1042 m, 10.IV.2010, 1♂ ; Yahşıhan , 39°55′26″N, 33°22′22″E, 696 m, 09.IV.2010, 1♀, 1♂ ; Konya: Beyşehir, Bayafşar-Irmaklı , 37°34′46″N, 31°48′16″E, 1142 m, 25.IV.2010, 1♂ ; Nevşehir: Derinkuyu, Özlüce-Özyayla , 38°28′10″N, 34°40′58″E, 1471 m, 24. VI.2009, 2♀♀, 1♂ ; Kozaklı, Karasenir-Karahasanlı , 39°17′29″N, 34°49′18″E, 960 m, 26. VI.2009, 1♂ , Leg. S. Fırat.

Distribution in Turkey: Balıkesir (Kaz Dağı), Erzurum, Sinop ( Assing, 2007a, 2010a; Abacıgil et al., 2013).

Philonthus cruentatus (Gmelin, 1790)

Examined material: Konya: Doğanhisar, Yazlıca, 38°10′00″N, 31°45′26″E, 1156 m, 24.IV.2010, 4♂♂ ; Beyşehir, Bayafşar-Irmaklı, 37°34′46″N, 31°48′16″E, 1142 m, 25.IV.2010, 4♂♂; Nevşehir: Derinkuyu, Özlüce-Özyayla, 38°28′10″N, 34°40′58″E, 1471 m, 24. VI.2009, 2♂♂ , Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Antalya, Balıkesir (Kaz Dağı), Denizli, İstanbul ( Apfelbeck, 1901; Sahlberg, 1913; Öncüer, 1991; Anlaş and Rose, 2009; Abacıgil et al. 2013).

Philonthus danicus Coiffait, 1963

Examined material: Kırıkkale: Yahşıhan, 39°55′26″N, 33°22′22″E, 696 m, 09.IV.2010, 1♀ ; Konya: Çumra, 37°32′36″N, 32°45′57″E, 1018 m, 12.IV.2010, 1♀, 4♂♂ ; Nevşehir: Hacıbektaş, Hacılar-Karaburna, Kızılırmak bridge, 38°51′27″N, 34°27′28″E, 974 m, 24. V.2010, 1♀ ; Kozaklı, Karasenir-Karahasanlı, 39°17′29″N, 34°49′18″E, 960 m, 26.VI.2009, 1♀, Leg. S. Fırat .

Philonthus debilis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Examined material: Ankara: Çankaya, Hacettepe University , 39°52′16″N, 32°44′07″E, 1045 m, 24.XI.2011, 1♂, Leg. F. Dikmen ; same locality, 10.IV.2012, 1♀, 2♂♂, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Balıkesir (Kaz Dağı), Denizli, Mersin ( Fauvel, 1874; Sahlberg, 1913; Smetana, 1953; Öncüer, 1991; Tezcan and Amiryan, 2003; Abacıgil et al., 2013).

Philonthus dimidiatipennis Erichson, 1840

Examined material: Konya: Central County, Altınapa dam pond, 37°53′19″N, 32°18′35″E, 1405 m, 02.VI.2009, 1♀, Leg. S. Fırat .

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Isparta ( Smetana, 1953, 1967; Scheerpeltz, 1958).