Coleoptera: Elateridae

Ann. soc. entomol. Fr. (n.s.), 2011, 47 (3–4) : 501-509 ARTICLE Faunistic, Ecological and Zoogeographical Evaluations on the Click-Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Middle Part of the Blacksea Region of Turkey Osman Sert & Mahmut Kabalak Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara Turkey Abstract. The focus of this study is to display the faunistic, ecological and zoogeographical status of Elateridae fauna from the middle part of the Blacksea Region in Turkey. Materials are specimens collected from 2006 to 2009 during fi eld studies, as well as the species - of which localities are unpublished-received from the private collection of Dr. Giuseppe Platia and the species present in the available literature. 54 species of 21 genera belonging to 6 subfamilies of Elateridae were recorded in the collected specimens. Along with the species present in literature and the private collection, the total material representing the study area was shown to comprise six subfamilies, 24 genera and 73 species. Number of specimens, collecting habitats-methods, months, altitudes are given in tables and graphs for collected species. Distributions of species in other regions of Turkey and zoogeographical regions are also given in tables and graphs for all species. Diversity of the collected species and collecting habitats-methods were compared by using Shannon-Wiener diversity index. Zoogeographical status of all species were discussed. Résumé. Evaluation faunistique, écologique et zoogéographique des taupins (Coleoptera : Elateridae) de la partie centrale de la région de la Mer Noire en Turquie. Le point fort de cette étude est de présenter la faunistique, l’écologie et le statut zoogéographique des Elateridae de la partie centrale de la région de la Mer Noire en Turquie. Le matériel consiste en spécimens collectés de 2006 à 2009 au cours de travail de terrain (ce qui comprend des localités non publiées), des spécimens de la collection privée du Dr. Giuseppe Platia et ce qui est connu de la littérature. 54 espèces de 21 genres appartenant à 6 sous-familles d’ Elateridae ont été collectées sur le terrain. En tenant compte des espèces citées de la littérature et des collections privées, le total inclut 6 sous-familles, 24 genres et 73 espèces. Le nombre de spécimens, les méthodes de collectes dans les habitats, le mois et l’altitude sont présentés en tableaux et en graphiques. La distribution de toutes les espèces dans les autres régions de Turquie et les autres zones zoogéographiques sont aussi indiquées dans les tables et graphiques. La diversité des espèces collectées et les méthodes de collecte par habitat sont comparées en utilisant l’index de diversité de Shannon-Wiener, tandis que le statut zoogéographique de toutes les espèces est discuté. Keywords: Fauna, diversity, Anatolia, Near-Orient, Shannon-Wiener. fter reviewing available literature, any side of Sinop province and western side of Melet river. Acomprehensive study on the family Elateridae in Th is region penetrates more to inner part of Anatolia middle part of Blacksea region could not be found. than Eastern Blacksea region and contains most Although the studies of Guglielmi & Platia (1985), part of Tokat and Çorum and all parts of Amasya. Kesdek et al. (2006), Mertlik (2000), Dusanek & Topography of research area is less mountainous than Mertlik (2007) and Platia & Gudenzi (1996, 1998, Eastern and Western Blacksea regions. Mountains are 1999, 2002, 2004) on Elateridae family include located at the inner part of region and their altitudes species from research area, these studies do not are lower than mountains of Eastern and Western thoroughly display Elateridae fauna, its ecological and Blacksea regions. Th ere is a little diff erence between zoogeographical profi le of the research area. the coast and the inland of Middle Black Sea. Rainfall Th e research area covers middle part of Blacksea is abundant throughout the year. Mountains extend region, which includes Amasya, Çorum. Ordu, Samsun parallel to the shore. Major mountains are Canik, and Tokat provinces from Middle Blacksea region and Akdağ and Kocadağ mountains. Th is region has more Sinop province from Western Blacksea region (Fig. agricultural land than other regions of Blacksea region. 1). Middle Blacksea region is located between eastern Yeşilırmak, Kızılırmak, which form Çarşamba and Bafra delta plains, and the lower part of the Kelkit River are in this region. In addition, Suluova, Niksar, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Erbaa and Merzifon plains are located at inland of Accepté le 17 mars 2011 region. Because of the mountains are not as high as 501 O. Sert & M. Kabalak the mountains in the east. Th e impact of the sea can well understood than the Mediterranean and Euro- penetrate into interior and climatic diff erences between Siberian regions. Th is is largely due to the diffi culties of coastal and interior subregions are fuzzy (E-gezi web identifi cation in several genera that play an important page). Sinop province is located in Western Blacksea role in the vegetation. Th e broad forest zone of Pinus region. Sinop’s mountains which rise at northwest nigra Arnold. subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) borders Central and descend and form coastal plains at 9–10 km Anatolia in the Wild north, west and south. Th is forest close to Sinop’s centrum, extend parallel to the shore. meets the oak scrub (especially Quercus pubescens Wild Th e highest hills are Çangal (1.605 m) of Ayancık in the north and west, Q. infectoria Oliver sensu lato and Dranaz (1.345 m) of Boyabat. Th ere is not any mainly in the west and south and Q. Cerris L.), the important valley except Kızılırmak valley in Boyabat most abundant type of vegetation on the periphery of and Durağan. Sinop and Boyabat plateaus are the most the central Anatolian steppes, and usually associated important lowlands. Gökırmak which is one of the with a largely Irano-Turanian ground-fl ora. Th is Irano- important river, irrigates Boyabat lowland and joins Turanian scrub is best developed in the north and west. Kızılırmak. Çatalzeytin, Ayancık, Karasu, Kanlıçay Th e Irano-Turanian fl ora in Turkey is closely related to (Güzelceçay) and Kabalı rivers pour to Blacksea (Sinop that of Transcaucasia, northwestern and western Iran, governorship web page). and northern Iraq (Davis 1965–1988). Research area is located in Euro-Siberian and Irano- Th e main aim of this study is to display the Turanian (central anatolia) phytogeographical regions. Elateridae fauna of the research area and evaluate its Euro-Siberian region is largely represented by the Euxine ecological and zoogeographical profi le. province that extends throughout most of Caucasia, mountain Crimea and Dobrudja. Th is is basically a Material and method belt of broad-leaved deciduous forests, penetrated by In fi eldworks, specimens of Elateridae were collected between conifers at higher altitudes. It is most closely related May and August during 2006–2009. Coordinates of localities were recorded by using GPS. Data of localities are fi gured in (especially in the east) to the Hyrcanian province of an appendix. Species were determined by using present keys Northern Iran and adjacent Talysch, but also has many (Gurjeva 1996; Laibner 2000; Platia 1994, 2003; Platia & connections with the Balkans and central Europe, and Gudenzi 1998, 2000a, 2002, 2004). Specimens are deposited even with Atlantic Europe (Davis et al. 1971). Irano- in Hacettepe University Zoology Museum (HUZOM). Speci- Turanian region is by far the largest of the three regions mens of most of the species were collected mainly from ground herbaceous plants of forest by insect net (Fhp-In) (Fig. 2a), her- in Turkey and, apart from a few enclaves is confi ned to baceous plants near streams by insect net (Hps-In) (Fig. 2b), Central and East Anatolia. Although it is a large area herbaceous plants near fi elds and roads by insect net (Hpfr-In) rich in herbaceous and suff ruticose species, it is not (Fig. 2c,d), decaying trees (Populus sp. and Salix sp.) by aspirator Figure 1 Map of research area (Research area: Dark grey) made in CFF. 502 Faunistic, Ecological and Zoogeographical Elateridae Figure 2 Collecting habitats and styles of species. a, Fhp-In: ground herbaceous plants of forest with insect net; b, Hps-In: Herbaceous plants near streams with insect net; c-d, Hpfr-In: Herbaceous plants near fi elds and roads with insect net; e, Dt-As: Decaying trees with aspirator (Populus sp.); f, Tb-Ju: Trees and bushes with japanese umbrella; g, Uss-As: Under stones near streams with aspirator and h, F-Lt: Forest with light trap. 503 O. Sert & M. Kabalak (Dt-As) (Fig. 2e), trees and bushes by japanese umbrella (Tb- in tables for collected species (Table 1). Distributions in other Ju) (Fig. 2f), under stones near streams by aspirator (Uss-As) regions of Turkey and zoogeographical distributions are given (Fig. 2g) and forest by light trap (F-Lt) (Fig. 2h). After fi nishing in a table for all species (Table 2). Graphs showing distributions fi eldworks, specimens were put in collections and species were of species according to genera (Fig. 3), number of collected spe- determined. Collecting habitats-methods, number of speci- cies according to months (Fig. 5) number of collected species mens, collecting months, collecting altitudes, distributions in from diff erent altitudes (Fig. 6) zoogeographical structure of other regions of Turkey and zoogeographical regions are given research area for all species (Fig. 7) have been prepared. Table

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