Sunius adanensis (LOKAY 1919)

Assing, V., 2010, A revision of Palaearctic Sunius. XII. New species, new synonymies, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1045-1061 : 1049

Sunius adanensis (LOKAY 1919)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Turkey: B o l u: 1 ex., 51 km SE Bolu, 40°20'N, 31°56'E, 1620 m, below snowfield, under stones, 28.III.2010, leg. Assing (cAss). Ç a n k ı r ı: 2 exs., 67 km SW Kastamonu, 10 km NNW Kurúunlu , 40°56'N, 33°15'E, 1520 m, near snowfields, under stones and roots sifted, 24.III.2010, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 11 exs., 67 km SW Kastamonu, 10 km NNW Kurúunlu, 40°56'N, 33°15'E, 1560 m, under stones near large snowfield, 24.III.2010, leg. Assing (cAss). K a s t a m o n u: 4exs.,25kmSETosya, 40°56'N, 34°12'E, 1580 m, pasture with stones, under stones near snow, 8.IV.2009, leg. Assing & Wunderle (cAss, cWun). A d a n a: 8 exs., Eyüplü, 37°57'N, 36°06'E, 1560 m, 17.IV.2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss). K a h r a m a n m a r a ú: 1 ex., Çınarpınar , 37°40'N, 36°35'E, 960 m, 22.IV. 2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss). Iran: 1 ex. [pale brachypterous morph], Kerman province, 3 km E pass Mahan-Sirch , 30°12'N, 57°26'E, 2430 m, 30.IV.2007, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex. [pale brachypterous morph], Kerman province, road Bardsir-Baft , 10 km SE Qal-eh Askar, 29°28'N, 56°43'E, 3000 m, 6.V.2007, leg. Frisch & Serri (cAss) ; 1 ex., Kordestan, 27 km NW Divandarreh, 9 km NW Zarrineh , 36°04'N ; 46°50'E, 2380 m, 4.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) .

C o m m e n t: The above records from Bolu and Çankırı considerably expand the distribution of S. adanensis to the northwest. For a map illustrating the previously known distribution see ASSING (2008a).