Sunius anatolicus ASSING, 1995: 269 Four new species and additional records of Palaearctic Sunius, with two new synonymies (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) Assing, Volker Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2008 2008-11-15 58 2 455 470 53GQ4 (FABRICIUS, 1793) FABRICIUS 1793 [265,729,306,331] Insecta Staphylinidae Sunius Animalia Coleoptera 2 457 Arthropoda species melanocephalus      Sunius anatolicus ASSING, 1995: 269; syn. n.   Material examined:    Czech Republic: 2 exs., Praha, leg. Skalitzky( NHMW);  1 ex., Praha( NHMW);  1 ex., Brandýsn. L.,  10.V.1896( NHMW);  1 ex., Brandýsn. L. ( NHMW).   Austria: 1 ex., Wiener Wald, Hadersdorf, leg. Skalitzky( NHMW).   Caucasus region:  3 exs., " Kaukas", leg. Leder( NHMW, cAss).   Turkey: 5 exs.[partly teneral], Samsun,  21 kmNNE Havza, 41°09'N, 35°45'E,  950 m,  Quercus-Carpinusforest, litter and moss sifted,  19.VII.2008, leg. Assing& Schülke(cAss, cSch);  1 ex., Samsun,  26 kmNNE Havza, 41°11'N, 35°46'E,  800 m,  Quercus-Carpinusforest, litter sifted,  19.VII.2008, leg. Schülke(cSch);  1 ex., Samsun,  31 kmNE Havza, 41°12'N, 35°52'E,  670 m,  Fagusforest, litter sifted,  19.VII.2008, leg. Assing(cAss);  10 exs.[partly teneral], Samsun,  33 kmSW Samsun, road Kavak-Asarcık, 7 kmSE Kavak, 41°03'N, 36°07'E,  470 m,  Quercus-Carpinusforest, litter sifted,  20.VII.2008, leg. Assing& Schülke(cAss, cSch);  1 ex., Isparta, Sultan Dağları, W Cankurtaran, 38°15'N, 31°23'E,  1550 m,  17.IV.2008, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss);  9 exs., locality not specified [" Lyciae Taurus", " Lyc. Taurus", etc.] ( NHMW).   Sunius anatolicuswas originally described as a distinct species and subsequently considered a subspecies of  S. melanocephalus( ASSING 1995, 2008). The typesof  S. anatolicusare distinguished from non-Turkish  S. melanocephalusby a slightly different shape of the apex of the aedeagus and by usually longer elytra and hind wings. The distribution was postulated to be confined to southwestern Anatolia( ASSING 1995). In the meantime, however, numerous specimens with intermediate character states have been examined, and specimens with a similar external and sexual morphology as the typesof  S. anatolicushave also been recorded from various localities in northern Anatolia, so that the earlier hypothesis that  S. anatolicusshould represent a distinct (sub-) species is implausible also for zoogeographic reasons. Based on the data now available, it appears more likely that the observed differences are an expression of intraspecific variation. Consequently,  S. anatolicusis here placed in the synonymy of  S. melanocephalus. [189,732,419,442] NHMW Skalitzky Czech Republic Praha 2 457 2 Praha [745,968,420,442] NHMW Czech Republic Praha 2 457 1 Praha 1896-05-10 NHMW Czech Republic Brandys 2 457 1 [398,678,448,471] NHMW Czech Republic Brandys 2 457 1 NHMW Hadersdorf & Skalitzky Austria Wiener Wald 2 457 1 [301,458,477,499] Austria Caucasus region 2 457 1 [469,885,477,499] NHMW Leder Austria Kaukas 2 457 3 2008-07-19 Assing & Schulke Turkey 950 41.15 Quercus-Carpinus forest 1158 35.75 2 457 5 Samsun 2008-07-19 Schulke Turkey 800 41.183334 Quercus-Carpinus forest 1158 35.766666 2 457 1 Samsun 2008-07-19 Assing Turkey 670 41.2 31 km NE Havza 1158 35.866665 2 457 1 Samsun 2008-07-20 Assing & Schulke Turkey Kavak-Asarcik 470 41.05 Quercus-Carpinus forest 1159 36.116665 Kavak 2 457 10 Samsun 2008-04-17 Brachat & Meybohm Turkey 1550 38.25 Cankurtaran 1176 31.383333 Sultan Daglari 2 457 1 Isparta NHMW Lyc. Taurus Turkey Lyciae Taurus 2 457 9