Acupalpus (Acupalpus) exiguus DEJEAN 1829

Jaeger, B., 2011, New and additional distribution data of the genus Acupalpus LATREILLE 1829 from the Middle East and adjacent areas (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini, Stenolophina), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 763-775 : 766

Acupalpus (Acupalpus) exiguus DEJEAN 1829

G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Kazhakstan, West Siberia, Transcaucasia, Europe (from central and southern Russia in the east to France in the west, and from southern Fennoscandia in the north to Italy and the Balkan Peninsula in the south and southeast).

The species has not yet been recorded from the Middle East though an occurence in Turkey and Iran could be expected due to known records from Azerbaijan (Lenkoran), Georgia and the Balkan Peninsula. The species is for the first time recorded for Turkey.

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T u r k e y: Erzincan: Refahiye E, Sakaltutan Geçidi W, Stausee Schlammufer, 1936 m, N 39°52.682' E 39°01.705, VIII. 2002, Schnitter (1 – cSCHN).