Sunius adanensis (LOKAY 1919)

Assing, V., 2011, A revision of Palaearctic Sunius XIV. Three new species from Turkey and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2), pp. 1159-1168 : 1161

Sunius adanensis (LOKAY 1919)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: 3 exs., Konya, 5 km W Yunak, Bayatkolu Tepe , 38°49'N, 31°41'E, 1420 m, pasture, under stones, 17.IV.2011, leg. Wunderle (cWun, cAss) ; 1 ex., Adana, 8 km S Feke, Akkaya , 37°46'N, 35°54'E, 760 m, 21.IV.2011, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 2 exs., Adana, Feke, 21 km to Mansurlu , 37°51'N, 35°46'E, 965 m, 22.IV.2011, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: This species is widespread in Turkey and Iran, with a female-based record from Syria ( ASSING 2008, 2011a). In Turkey, most records are from the east, southeast, and central south, but it was recently reported also from the central north and the northwest (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Bolu) ( ASSING 2010). The above records from Bayatkolu Tepe represent the first records from Konya province.