Astenus (Eurysunius) sexsetosus Assing, 2002

Anlaş, Sinan, 2021, On the subgenus Eurysunius Reitter of Turkey VII. Four new species from central Anatolia, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae Astenus), Zootaxa 4991 (2), pp. 343-352 : 350

Astenus (Eurysunius) sexsetosus Assing, 2002 ( Map 1 )

Material examined. Kayseri: 1♂, 1♀, 11.IV.2018,Tomarza, Böke 7 km W, Süveğen Dağı, 38°21’09”N, 35°48’02”E, 1790 m, leg. Yağmur ( AZMM) .

Distribution and bionomics. This species was known only from the type locality (Kayseri province: Pazarören-Bünyan) in Turkey ( Assing, 2002). The above specimen is the first additional material recorded after the original description. The specimens were found in a nest of Tetramorium moravicum Novák & Sadil, 1941 .

Astenus (Eurysunius) pelinae Anlaş, 2019 ( Map 1 )

Material examined. Sivas: 1♂, 1♀, 15.IV.2019, İmranlı, Aşağıculha 1 km S, 39°54’20”N, 38°07’49”E, 1750 m, leg. Anlaş, Örgel & Köksal. Karaman: 1♂, 28.V.2016, Ayrancı, Yüğlük Dağı Tepesi, 37°00’57”N, 33°46’48”E, 1942 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman.

Distribution and bionomics. This recently described species was already known from İmranlı and Divriği districts, Sivas province of central northern Anatolia ( Anlaş, 2019). The above record from Karaman is situated 500 km to the southwest of the type locality. Near Aşağıçulha (Sivas: Imranlı) this species was found together with A. sivasicus . Two different Eurysunius species have been found in the same nest for the first time. The specimens from Sivas were found in a nest of Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903 .

Figures

MAP 1. Distribution of Astenus (Eurysunius) species in Turkey: A. bicoloratus Assing, 2002 (large filled circle), A. brachati Assing, 2011 (large filled triangle), A. goeki Anlaş, 2017 (large open triangle), A. gultekini sp. n (large filled inverted triangle), A. gusarovi Anlaş, 2015 (large open square), A. honazicus Anlaş, 2015 (small filled triangles), A. ilgazi Anlaş, 2016 (small filled squares), A. kirani sp. n (open crosses), A. kociani Assing, 2015 (large filled square), A. kumlutasi Anlaş, 2015 (small open inverted triangles), A. melendizicus Anlaş, 2018 (large open circle), A. neseti sp. n (large open inverted triangle), A. occiduus Assing, 2007 (small hexagons), A. orgeli Anlaş, 2015 (small filled circles), A. paphlagonicus Assing, 2002 (small open squares), A. pelinae Anlaş, 2019 (open stars), A. rhodicus Assing, 2013 (filled cross), A. sandiklicus Anlaş, 2014 (small open triangles), A. sexsetosus Assing, 2002 (large filled hexagon), A. sivasicus Anlaş, 2019 (small filled inverted triangles), A. sultanicus Assing, 2010 (filled stars), A. veyseli sp. n (small open circles).