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are specimens collected from 2006 to 2009 during ﬁ eld studies, as well as the species - of which localities are unpublished-received from the private collection of Dr.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.

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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.

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(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 1. Collected species from research area. Collecting habitats-methods, Fhp-In: Forest ground herbaceous plants-Insect net, F-Lt: Forest-Light trap, Uss-As: Under stones near streams-Aspirator, Tb-Ju: Trees and bushes-Japenese Umbrella, Dt-As: Decaying trees-Aspirator, Hpfr-In: Herbaceous plants near fi elds and roads-Insect net, Hps-In: Herbaceous plants near streams-Insect net; Collecting Months, May: May, Jun: June, Jul: July, Aug: August; Vertical Distributions, A: 0–250 m, B: 251500 m, C: 501–750 m, D: 751–1000 m, E: 1001–1250 m, F: 1251–1500 m; Distributions in Turkey, 1: Middle Black Sea Region, 2: Western Black Sea Region, 3: Eastern Black Sea Region, 4: Central Anatolian Region, 5: Marmara Region, 6: Eastern Anatolian Region, 7: South Eastern Anatolian Region, 8: Aegean Region, 9: Mediterranean Region, 10: First Locality Record for Turkey (Dusanek & Mertlik 2007; Gülperçin & Tezcan 2009; Kabalak 2010; Kabalak & Sert 2005, 2011; Kesdek et al. 2006; Mertlik 2000; Mertlik & Dusanek 2006; Platia 1989, 2003; Platia & Gudenzi 1996, 1998, 2000a, 2000b, 2002, 2004; Platia & Schimmel 1991; Schimmel 1990; Yüksel 1970); Zoogeographical Distibutions, Era: Endemic for Research Area, ETr: Endemic for Turkey, Ewp: European part of western Palaearctic, Fe: Far East, Ma: Middle Asia, Me: Middle East, Na: North Africa, Sb: Siberia, Nea: Nearctic, Pa: Palearctic, Ho: Holarctic (Cate 2007; Mertlik & Platia 2008; Penev & Alekseev 1996; Platia 1994). Nb. Col. Vertical Distribution in Zoogeographical Species Col. Habitats-Methods specimens Month Distribution Turkey Distribution Nothodes parvulus (Panzer 1799) 26 Fhp-In, Tb-Ju May D, E 4, 5, 6 Ewp, Me Limonius minutus (L. 1758) 7 Fhp-In, Hps-In, Tb-Ju May C, D, E, F 4 Ewp, Me, Ma Limoniscus elegans (Buysson 1891) 2 Tb-Ju May-Jun E 1, 4, 6 Me Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier 1790 1 F-Lt Jun B 3 Ewp Hemicrepidius nigritulus (Reitter 1890) 1 Fhp-In Jun E 3, 4 Ewp, Me Pseudocrepidophorus fl avescens (Eschscholtz 1818) 4 F-Lt Jun B 1, 3 Ewp, Me Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius 1801) 64 Hps-In May C, D, E 4, 6, 8 Ewp, Ma, Me A. (A.) nadoraz Mertlik & Dusanek 2006 21 Fhp-In Jul E, F 1 Era A. (Haplathous) marginicollis Reitter 1890 1 Fhp-In Jun E 2 Ewp A. (H.) subfuscus (O. F. Müller 1764) 12 Fhp-In May E 2, 3, 4 Ewp, Me A. (Orthathous) anatolicus Platia 1989 15 Fhp-In Jul E, F 3 ETr A. (O.) tekkirazicus Platia 2003 7 Fhp-In Jun-Jul F 1 Era Peripontius omissus (Buysson 1889) 1 Tb-Ju May C 3, 4, 6, 9 Me P. terminatus (Erichson 1842) 8 Hps-In May E 4, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Na Adrastus anatolicus Platia & Schimmel 1991 34 Hps-In May-Aug A, B, C, D, E 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 ETr A. circassicus Reitter 1896 7 Fhp-In Jun-Jul B, E, F 1, 4 Ewp A. montanus (Scopoli 1763) 4 Fhp-In Jun-Aug A, F 1, 2, 4, 5 Ewp Synaptus fi liformis (Fabricius 1781) 32 Hps-In May D, E 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus (Eschscholtz 1829) 8 Dt-As May E 3, 4, 6 Ewp, Fe, Sb, Ma, Me A. (A.) demaisoni (Buysson 1898) 1 Fhp-In May E 1 Era A. (A.) elegantulus (Schönherr 1817) 2 Dt-As May E 4, 8 Ewp, Me A. (A.) ochropterus Germar 1844 1 Dt-As Jul E 3, 6 Ewp A. (A.) platiai Schimmel 1990 1 Dt-As May E 4, 9 ETr A. (A.) pomonae (Stephens 1830) 6 Dt-As May D, E 4 Ewp, Fe, Sb, Ma, Me A. (A.) praeustus (Fabricius 1792) 2 Dt-As Jul E 10 Ewp, Sb, Ma A. (A.) sanguinolentus (Schrank 1776) 6 Dt-As May D, E 4 Ewp, Na, Ma, Me, Sb, Fe Agriotes acuminatus (Stephens 1830) 2 Fhp-In Jul D 1, 2 Ewp A. gurgistanus (Faldermann 1835) 5 Hpfr-In Jun B 3, 5 Ewp, Ma A. infuscatus Desbrochers des Loges 1870 2 Fhp-In May D 4, 5 Ewp, Me A. lundbergi Platia 1989 2 Fhp-In May A 9 Me A. paludum Kiesenwetter 1859 112 Hps-In, Hpfr-In May-Jul A, B, C, D, E 4, 5, 6, 8 Ewp, Me A. proximus Schwarz 1891 24 Hps-In, Uss-As May-Aug D, E 2, 4, 5, 6 Ewp, Me, Na A. sputator (L. 1758) 24 Fhp-In, Hps-In, Hpfr-In May-Jul A, D, E 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Pa, Nea Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous (Erichson 1841) 1 Uss-As Jul E 5, 8 Ewp, Na, Nea M. (M.) fusciceps (Gyllenhal 1817) 1 Hpfr-In Jul C 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 Ewp, Ma, Me M. (M.) monticola (Ménétriés 1832) 4 F-Lt Jun C 6 Ewp, Me Quasimus minutissimus (Germar 1817) 119 Fhp-In, Tb-Ju May-Aug A, B, C, D, F 1, 2, 3, 4 Ewp, Me Zorochros alysidotus (Kiesenwetter 1858) 16 Uss-As May B 4, 6, 8 Ewp, Me Agrypnus murinus (L. 1758) 2 Fhp-In Jun-Aug D, E 2 Ho Lacon punctatus (Herbst 1779) 2 Fhp-In Jul E 4, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Na Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi 1790) 3 Fhp-In, Hpfr-In May A, B, C 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Ewp, Ma, Me, Na Aeoloderma crucifer (Rossi 1790) 11 Uss-As Jun C 4, 8, 9 Ewp, Ma, Me, Na Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis (Herbst 1806) 1 Fhp-In Jun A 1, 4, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma C. (C.) dolini Mardjanian 1985 1 Hps-In May E 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Ewp C. (C.) hinkei Frivaldszky 1837 2 Hps-In May C 5, 7 Ewp, Me C. (C.) megathorax (Faldermann 1835) 35 Hpfr-In May-Jun B, C 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Ewp, Me C. (C.) nigratissimus Buysson 1891 5 Hps-In, Hpfr-In May-Jun C, F 4, 6, 7, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma C. (C.) parvulus Platia & Gudenzi 2000 3 Fhp-In, Hps-In May D 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Ewp C. (C.) sacratus Erichson 1840 1 Hpfr-In May C 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma C. (C.) syriacus (L. 1758) 1 Hpfr-In May C 6, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma C. (C.) vestigialis Erichson 1840 3 Fhp-In Jul E 3, 4, 6, 9 Ewp, Sb, Me, Ma, Fe Dicronychus adanensis (Pic 1908) 2 Hps-In May D 4, 8, 9 ETr D. cinereus (Herbst 1784) 15 Hps-In May C, D, E 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma D. equiseti (Herbst 1784) 1 Fhp-In Jul E 4, 6, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma

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In order to determine diversity of species according to collecting habitats-methods, Shannon-Wiener diversity index (Shannon index of species diversity: H = -sum p_i ln p_i, where p_i is the proportional abundance of species i) was performed by using vegan package in R (Oksanen et. al. 2009) (Fig. 4). Zoogeographical regions were taken from Cate (2007) and in addition to that zoogeographical status of species in Asia were handled in four subregions (Middle East, Middle Asia, Siberia and Far East). As a result of that, species were sorted as endemic species for research area (Era), endemic species for Turkey (ETr), common species with European part of Western Palaearctic (Ewp), common species with Asia (Sb: East and Western Siberian part of Russia, Me: Middle Eastern species (Syria, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Arabian peninsula, Sinai peninsula and Cyprus), Ma: Middle Asian species (Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan), Fe: Far Eastern Asia species (Far Eastern Territory of Russia)) common species with North African (Na), Palaearctic species (Pa) Holarctic species (Ho) and Nearctic species (Nea) (Table.1). Zoogeographical distributions of species was referred from Platia (1994), Figure 3 Penev & Alekseev (1996), Cate (2007) and Mertlik & Platia Distributions of species according to genera. (2008). Map of research area was made on CFF (Barbier & Rasmont 1996, 2000). Number of collected males and females of examined material could not be given because of diﬃ culties arising from separating male and female specimens. Elaterinae (28 species, 38.4%) and Dendrometrinae (21 species, 28.8%) subfamilies compose the major Results and Discussion part of research area’s Elateridae fauna. Cardiophorinae Results of the study indicate that species of (12 species, 16.4%), Melanotinae (5 species, 6.9%),

Table 2. Species from collection of Giuseppe Platia (CPG) and Literature (Lit.) from research area. Distributions in Turkey, 1: Middle Black Sea Region, 2: Western Black Sea Region, 3: Eastern Black Sea Region, 4: Central Anatolian Region, 5: Marmara Region, 6: Eastern Anatolian Region, 7: South Eastern Anatolian Region, 8: Aegean Region and 9: Mediterranean Region (Dusanek & Mertlik 2007; Gülperçin & Tezcan 2009; Jagemann 1939; Kabalak & Sert 2006, 2011; Kesdek et al. 2006; Mertlik 2000; Mertlik & Dusanek 2006; Platia 1989, 2003; Platia & Gudenzi 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000a, 2000b, 2002, 2004; Platia & Schimmel 1991; Schimmel 1990; Yüksel 1970); Zoogeographical Distibutions, Era: Endemic for Research Area, ETr: Endemic for Turkey, Ewp: European part of western Palaearctic, Fe: Far East, Ma: Middle Asia, Me: Middle East, Na: North Africa, Sb: Siberia, Nea: Nearctic, Pa: Palearctic, Ho: Holarctic (Cate 2007; Mertlik & Platia 2008; Penev & Alekseev 1996; Platia 1994). Species Distribution in Turkey Zoogeographical Distribution Elathous buyssoni Reitter 1890 (Lit.) 1, 3 Ewp E. nigricans Platia & Schimmel 1991 (Lit.) 1, 3, 9 Ewp Selatosomus (S.) amplicollis (Germar 1843) (Lit.) 1, 3, 6 Ewp, Me S. (S.) latissimus Reitter 1910 (CPG) 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 ETr Athous (O.) audisioi Guglielmi & Platia 1985 (Lit.) 2 Era A. (O.) dasycerus Buysson 1890 (CPG) 1, 3 Ewp A. (O.) dusaneki Platia 2003 (Lit.) (CPG) 1, 2 Era A. (O.) margheritae Guglielmi & Platia 1985 (Lit.) (CPG) 2, 3 Etr A. (A.) vittatus (Fabricius 1792) (Lit.) 1, 2, 3, 6 Ewp Pittonotus theseus (Germar 1817) (Lit.) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 Ewp, Me Adrastus rachifer (Fourcroy 1785) (Lit.) 1, 2, 4, 6 Ewp Ampedus (A.) pomorum (Herbst in Füssly 1784) (CPG) 1, 2, 4 Ewp, Sb, Fe, Ma A. (A.) ressli Platia & Gudenzi 1999 (Lit.) 1, 4 Etr A. (A.) sinuatus Germar 1844 (CPG) 1, 3 Ewp Agriotes crassiusculus Platia & Gudenzi 1998 (Lit.) 1 Era A. tauricus Heyden 1882 (CPG) 1, 2 Ewp Melanotus (M.) bajulus (Erichson 1841) (CPG) 1, 2, 4, 9 Me M. (M.) villosus (Fourcroy 1785) (Lit.) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 Ewp, Me, Ma, Na Lacon lepidopterus (Panzer 1801) 1, 3 Ewp, Me, Sb

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Table.3. Shannon-Wiener diversity index of collecting habitats-methods data of species. Fhp-In: Forest ground herbaceous plants-Insect net, F-Lt: Forest- Light trap, Uss-As: Under stones near streams-Aspirator, Tb-Ju: Trees and bushes-Japenese Umbrella, Dt-As: Decaying trees-Aspirator, Hps-In: Herbaceous plants near streams-Insect net, Hpfr-In: Herbaceous plants near ﬁ elds and roads-Insect net. Fhp-In F-Lt Uss-As Tb-Ju Dt-As Hps-In Hpfr-In Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index 1.97 0.97 0.93 0.98 1.69 1.96 1.46 Species Richness (S) 23 3 4 5 7 14 9 Total Abundance 188 9 29 54 26 296 72

Agrypninae (5 species, 6.9%) and Negastriinae (2 Hemicrepidius, 20% (2 species of 10) of genus Lacon, species, 2.7%) subfamilies follow those subfamilies. In 20% (2 species of 10) of genus Peripontius, 23.8% (5 Fig. 3 Ampedus Dejean 1833 and Athous Eschscholtz species of 21) of genus Melanotus, 13% (3 species of 1829 genera has the highest number of species (11 23) of genus Dicronychus, 29.7% (11 species of 37) species each), followed by Agriotes Eschshcoltz 1829 of genus Ampedus, 22.5% (11 species of 49) of genus and Cardiophorus Eschscholtz 1829 (9 species), Athous, 11.5% (7 species of 69) of genus Cardiophorus Melanotus Eschscholtz 1829 (5 species), Adrastus and 16% (11 species of 69) of genus Agriotes have been Eschscholtz 1829 (4 species), Dicronychus Brullè detected from research area. 1832 (3 species), Elathous Reitter 1890, Lacon Distributions of species in other regions of Turkey Castelnau de Laporte 1838, Peripontius Gurjeva 1979 have been indicated after examining the present and Selatosomus Stephens 1830 (2 species each) and literature (Table 1 and 2). According to that 40 of Aeoloderma Fleutiaux 1928, Agrypnus Eschscholtz 73 species were fi rstly collected from research area. 1829, Drasterius Eschscholtz 1829, Hemicrepidius Ampedus (A.) praeustus (Fabricius 1792) was reported Germar 1839, Limonius Eschscholtz 1829, Limoniscus in Cate (2007) without details of localities, which is Reitter 1905, Nothodes Le Conte 1861, Pittonotus given fi rstly in this study. Various researchers detected Jasquelin du Val 1860, Pseudocrepidophorus Dolin 33 species from research area in their previous studies et Agajev 1988, Quasimus Gozis 1886, Stenagostus (Dusanek & Mertlik 2007; Guglielmi & Platia 1985; C.G. Th omson 1859, Synaptus (Fabricius 1781) and Kesdek et al. 2006; Mertlik 2000; Mertlik & Dusanek Zorochros C. G. Th omson 1859 (1 species each). 2006; Mertlik & Platia 2008; Platia 2003; Platia & Distributions of species, according to their genera, were Gudenzi 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004; Platia & Schimmel compared with Elateridae fauna of Turkey (Mertlik & 1991). Platia 2008). Th is comparison shows that all species Results also show that Quasimus minutissimus (Ger- of genera Nothodes, Drasterius, Quasimus, Synaptus, mar 1817) (119 specimens) and Agriotes paludum Kie- %50 (1 species of 2) of genera Limoniscus, Aeoloderma, senwetter 1859 (112 specimens) are the most abundant Pseudocrepidophorus, 33% (1 species of 3) of genera species. Ampedus (A.) demaisoni (Buysson 1898), Ampe- Limonius, Agrypnus, Stenagostus, 40% (4 species of dus (A.) ochropterus Germar 1844, Ampedus (A.) platiai 10) of genus Adrastus, 14.3% (1 species of 7) of genus Schimmel 1990, Athous (H.) marginicollis Reitter 1890, Cardiophorus (C.) discicollis (Herbst 1806), Cardiopho- rus (C.) dolini Mardjanian 1985, C. (C.) sacratus Erich- son 1840, C. (C.) syriacus (L. 1758), Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst 1784), Hemicrepidius nigritulus (Reitter 1890), Melanotus dichrous (Erichson 1841), M. fusciceps (Gyl- lenhal 1817) and Stenagostus rhombeus (Olivier 1790), are the rarest species, which are represented with one specimen. In the light of these data, it can be stated that species with most collected specimens, may have dense populations and species with fewer collected specimens may have sparse populations in nature. However, three more reasons aff ecting number of specimens collected Figure 4 can be noted. Th ose reasons might be the coincidence Shannon-Wiener diversity index values of the collected species according to of collecting dates with low or high density of popula- collecting habitat-type (H’: Shannon-Wiener value). tions, eff ects of collecting habitats on population density and diff erent collecting methods.

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During the fi eldworks, species were collected from that adults of elaterids live 2–4 weeks and larvae live diff erent habitats by using diff erent collecting methods. 2–4 years. Species, which were collected in a short time Collecting habitat and type data were analyzed by interval, match up with that information. However, using Shannon-Wiener diversity index to determine specimens of Adrastus anatolicus, Agriotes proximus diversity of species. Th e results show that, Limonius Schwarz 1891, Agriotes sputator (L. 1758), Agrypnus minutus (L. 1758), Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi 1790) murinus (L. 1758) and Quasimus minutissimus were and Cardiophorus parvulus Platia & Gudenzi 2000 are collected in a long period of time. Th is situation more common species for collecting habitats-methods contradicts with Laibner (2000). Th ere may be some data (Fig. 4). Species diversity of collecting habitats- reasons, like variation of emergence of adults in methods were also observed separately by using diff erent populations and diff erences in collecting time Shannon diversity index and compared. As a result of intervals. Species distributions of months were given analysis, Hps-In (Herbaceous plants near streams with in Fig. 6. insect net) and Fhp-In (Forest ground herbaceous Th rough the fi eldworks, species were collected from plants by using insect net) have almost same species diff erent altitudes. Evaluation of vertical distributions diversity. Dt-As (Decaying trees with aspirator), Hps- of species were made in terms of vertical intervals In (Herbaceous plants near streams), Tb-Ju (Trees and which are appointed as 250 meters (A: 0–250 m, B: bushes with japanese umbrella), F-Lt (Forest with light 251–500 m, C: 501–750 m, D: 751–1000 m, E: trap) and Uss-As (Under stones near streams with 1001–1250 m and F: 1251–1500 m). Evaluation of aspirator) follow those (Table. 3). More than half of the results pointed out that, there are diff erences in the species were collected from forest habitats by using vertical distributions of species. Accordingly, species diff erent collecting methods. Th is is parallel with forest distributions are: 16 species (29.6%) in E interval, wealth of research area and also draw attention to the seven species (13%) in C interval, 6 species (11.1%) in importance of protecting forests of research area. D and E intervals, four species (7.4%) in D interval; Th e collecting months of the species collected 4 species (7.4%) in B interval, two species (3.7%) in during the course of this study were as follows. Species A interval, 2 species (3.7%) in C, D and E intervals, 2 (24 species, 44.4%) were mostly collected in May. Rest species (3.7%) in A – E intervals, one species (1.9%) of the species were sampled in July (10 species, 18.5%); in B, E and F intervals, 1 species (1.9%) in B and C June (8 species, 14.8%); May-June (3 species, 5.6%); intervals, 1 species (1.9%) in A, D and E intervals, 1 June-July (2 species, 3.7%); May-June-July-August species (1.9%) in F interval, 1 species (1.9%) in C and (2 species, 3.7%); May-June-July (2 species, %3.7); F intervals, 1 species (1.9 species) in E and F intervals, May-June-August (1 species, 1.9%), June-August (1 1 species (1.9 species) in C, D, E and F intervals, 1 species, 1.9%) and June-July-August (1 species, 1.9%). species (1.9 species) in A, B and C intervals, 1 species Species were collected in diff erent time periods which (1.9 species) in A, B, C, D and F intervals (Table. 2). are one-month (42 species), two-months (8 species), In addition to that, collecting frequencies of species three-months (2 species) and four-months time from intervals are diff erent. Th e most diversed one is intervals (Adrastus anatolicus Platia & Schimmel 1991 E interval with 31 species and it is followed by D (17 and Quasimus minutissimus). Laibner (2000) reported species), C (16 species), B (10 species), A (8 species) and

Figure 5 Figure 6 Distributions of species according to collecting months. Number of collected species according to vertical distribution in research area.

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F (8 species) (Fig. 6). Adrastus anatolicus and Agriotes (32 species), Spain (30 species) and Hungary (29 paludum, which are the most distributed species, are species) are signifi cantly closer than other countries present in all vertical intervals except F. and territories to fauna of research area. On the other According to the literature available, six species hand, in spite of close range of neighbour countries among all are endemic for research area and seven of Turkey, research area shares less species with Iran are endemic for Turkey. Th e rest of species are also (27 species), Syria (20 species) and Iraq (4 species) distributed in European part of Western Palaearctic than other neighbours and European countries. Th e (54 species), Middle East (39 species), Middle Asia (20 main reasons of that are fl oristic, faunistic and climatic species), North Africa (8 species), Siberia (7 species), similarities between European countries with respect Far East (5 species), Nearctic (2 species), Palaearctic to Iran, Iraq and Syria. (1 species) and Holarctic (1 species) regions. Th ese Distributions of species in other regions of Turkey, distributions show that fauna of Turkey has important which were determined in 1st Geographical Congress relationships with fauna of North Africa, Asia and in 6th – 21st July 1941 (Ünlü 2008), are reported Europe because of its geographical situation. Research in Table. 2 and Table. 3. According to the present area shares most species (54 species) with European part literature, research area shares 43 species with Central of Western Palaearctic, because fl oristic and climatic Anatolian region, 29 species with Eastern Anatolian features of research area are much more similar with region, 27 species with Mediterranean region, 26 species this subregion than others of Palaearctic. Asia comes with Eastern Blacksea region, 22 species with Aegean after European part of Western Palaearctic with 39 region, 21 species with Western Blacksea region, 14 species. Th ere are seven species, which are shared with species with Marmara region and 10 species with South North Africa which is the farthest continent from the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey (Fig. 8). Th ese research area. According to Penev & Alekseev (1996) results indicate that research area shares maximum and Cate (2007), some detected species are cosmopolite species with Central Anatolian region, because of their and they distribute in Palaearctic (Agriotes sputator and neighbourhood, absence of geographical barrier to Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus (Schrank 1776)) restrict the distributions of species and climatic and and Holarctic (Agrypnus murinus). According to fl oristic similiarities of regions. Cate (2007), comparisons between fauna of research Acknowledgments. We would like to thank the Scientifi c area and faunas of Western Palaearctic countries and and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) territories show that research area shares most species for supporting this research within the framework of a project with faunas of Bulgaria (44 species) and Greece (43 titled as ‘Systematical Researches on the Family Elateridae species). Faunas of Armenia (38 species), Azerbaijan (Coleoptera) in Central Anatolian and Middle Black Sea Region’ Project number: 104T312. We also would like to (37 species), Southern European territory of Russia thank Biologists Fatih ERGAN and Yavuz TURAN for their (37 species), Italy (36 species), Romania (34 species), substantial contributions to this project helping during the Georgia (34 species), France (34 species), Ukraine fi eldworks. We are grateful to Associate Prof. Dr. Hilal ÖZDAĞ

Figure 8 Figure 7 Number of shared species of research area with diﬀ erent geographical Zoogeographical structure of the click-beetle fauna of Research Area. Era: regions of Turkey. CAR: Central Anatolian Region, EAR: Eastern Anatolian Endemic for Research Area, ETr: Endemic for Turkey, Ewp: European Part Region, AR: Aegean Region, MDR: Mediterranean Region, EBR: Eastern of western palearctic, Sb: Siberia, Ma: Middle Asia, Me: Middle East, Na: Blacksea Region, WBR: Western Blacksea Region, MR: Marmara Region North Africa, Nea: Nearctic, Pa: Palearctic, Ho: Holarctic. and SEAR: South Eastern Anatolian Region.

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Appendix. Collecting localities of species Genus Athous Eschscholtz 1829 Subfamily Dendrometrinae Gistel 1856 Subgenus Athous Eschscholtz 1829

Genus Nothodes Le Conte 1861 8. Athous (A.) haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius 1801) 1. Nothodes parvulus (Panzer 1799) Examined Material. Amasya: Hamamözü (40°47’38”N Examined Material. Çorum: Central County (40°34’04”N 35°8’1”E), 934 m, 29.V.2006, 25 ex., Hamamözü (40°46’58”N 34°46’10”E), 1074 m, 21.V.2007, 1 ex., Dodurga 35°01’33”E), 686 m, 17.V.2008, 2 ex.; Çorum: Boğazkale (40°49’18”N 34°41’59”E), 1046 m, 20.V.2007, 15 ex., (40°04’27”N 34°34’36”E), 908 m, 08.V.2006, 1 ex., Boğazkale Ortaköy (40°17’27”N 35°03’53”E), 1167 m, 22.V.2007, (40°01’15”N 34°37’07”E), 1027 m, 08.V.2006, 3 ex., İskilip 1 ex.; Tokat: Zile (40°°22’57”N 35°51’38”E), 1177 m (40°45’11”N 34°25’5”E), 858 m, 28.V.2006, 2 ex., Kargı 23.V.2007, 1 ex. M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. Çorum: Kargı (41°11’09”N 34°34’12”E), 1053 m, 29.V.2006, 1 ex., Central (41°11’08”N 34°34’13”E), 1053 m, 29.V.2006, 5 ex.; Tokat: County (40°43’35”N 34°53’53”E), 1061m, 29.V.2006, 3 ex., Erbaa (40°35’18”N 36°32’11”E), 961 m, 14.V.2006, 3 ex. M. M. Kabalak leg. Çorum: Laçin (40°44’46”N 34°54’53.29”E), Kabalak leg. 814m, 20.V.2007, 1 ex., Central County (40°33’55”N 34°46’03”E), 1092 m, 21.V.2007, 5 ex., Osmancık (41°02’27”N Genus Limonius Eschscholtz 1829 34°41’53”E), 600 m, 18.V.2008, 1 ex., Central County (40°33’55”N 34°46’03”E), 1092 m, 19.V.2008, 15 ex., Central 2. Limonius minutus (L. 1758) County (40°28’32”N 34°40’53”E), 1117 m, 19.V.2008, 4 ex.; Tokat: Zile (40°20’27”N 35°51’34”E), 1190 m, 23.V.2007, 1 Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°47’35”N ex., M. Kabalak & O.Sert leg. 36°07’40”E), 1072m, 24.V.2007, 4 ex.; Çorum: Dodurga (40°49’18”N 34°41’59”E), 1046 m, 20.V.2007, 1 ex., Laçin (40°42’52”N 35°03’20”E), 1457 m, 17.V.2008, 1 ex., Central 9. Athous (A.) nadoraz Mertlik & Dusanek 2006 County (40°44’29”N 34°54’31”E), 745 m, 17.V.2008, 1 ex., Examined Material. Ordu: Akkuş (40°45’15”N 37°02’11”E), M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. 1276m, 18.VII.2007, 15 ex., Tokat: Niksar (40°38’26”N Genus Limoniscus Reitter 1905 36°59’38”E), 1178 m, 18.VII.2007, 6 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Subgenus Haplathous Reitter 1905 3. Limoniscus elegans (Buysson 1891) Examined Material. Çorum: Central County (40°19’12”N 10. Athous (H.) marginicollis Reitter 1890 34°48’50”E), 1049 m, 19.V.2007, 1 ex., Ortaköy (40°17’27”N Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°39’5”N 34°51’20”E), 35°03’53”E), 1167 m, 22.V.2007, 1 ex. M. Kabalak & O.Sert leg. 1170m, 27.VI.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Genus Stenagostus (Olivier 1790) 11. Athous (H.) subfuscus (O. F. Müller 1764) 4. Stenagostus rhombeus (Olivier 1790) Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°47’35”N 36°07’40”E), 1072 m, 24.V.2007, 12 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. Examined Material. Samsun: Central County (41°11’34”N 36°19’22”E), 389 m, 28.VI.2006, 1 ex. M. Kabalak leg. Subgenus Orthathous Reitter 1905 Genus Hemicrepidius Germar 1839 12. Athous (O.) anatolicus Platia 1989 5. Hemicrepidius nigritulus (Reitter 1890) Examined Material. Tokat: Erbaa (40°48’21”N 36°34’46”E), 1245 m, 16.VII.2007, 9 ex., Niksar (40°38’26”N 36°59’38”E), Examined Material. Çorum: Central County (40°34’27”N 1178 m, 18.VII.2007, 3 ex.; Ordu: Akkuş (40°45’15”N 35°1’46”E), 1090 m, 24.VI.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 37°02’11”E), 1276 m, 18.VII.2007, 3 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Genus Pseudocrepidophorus Dolin et Agajev 1988 13. Athous (O.) dasycerus Buysson 1890 6. Pseudocrepidophorus ﬂ avescens Examined Material. Ordu: Tekkiraz env. 29.VI.2002 leg. J. (Eschscholtz 1818) Mertlik; Samsun 29.VI.2002 Düzardıç leg. V. Dusanek. (from collection of Giuseppe Platia). Examined Material. Samsun: Central County (41°11’34”N 36°19’22”E), 389 m, 28.VI.2006, 4 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 14. Athous (O.) dusaneki Platia 2003 Genus Selatosomus Stephens 1830 Examined Material. Ordu: Akkuş 4 km North of Gökçebayır 2.VII.2006 leg. J. Mertlik (from collection of Giuseppe Platia). Subgenus Selatosomus Stephens 1830 15. Athous (O.) margheritae 7. Selatosomus (S.) latissimus Reitter 1910 Guglielmi & Platia 1985 Examined Material. Amasya: Akdağ near Seyfe village Examined Material. Sinop: Dranaz mountain pass 1350 m 29.V.2000 leg. I. Marvan (from collection of Giuseppe Platia). 9.VII.1975 leg. G. Osella (from collection of Giuseppe Platia).

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16. Athous (O.) tekkirazicus Platia 2003 34°37’7”E), 1027 m, 08.V.2006, 3 ex., Sungurlu (40°16’00”N 34°38’45”E), 1016 m, 24.VI.2006, 1 ex., İskilip (40°45’11”N Examined Material. Ordu: Akkuş (40°45’25”N 37°02’18”E), 34°25’5”E), 858 m, 28.V.2006, 6 ex., İskilip (40°47’13”N 1276 m, 18.VII.2007, 4 ex., Akkuş (40°51’00”N 37°02’36”E), 34°23’57”E), 1095 m, 22.VI.2006, 10 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 1328 m, 18.VII.2007, 2 ex., İkizce (41°06’20”N 37°08’09”E), 1276 m, 18.VII.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Çorum: Central County (40°19’12”N 34°48’50”E), 1049 m, 19.V.2007, 1 ex., Central County (40°38’19”N 34°55’00”E), Subfamily Elaterinae Leach 1815 861 m, 20.V.2007, 1 ex., Central County (40°45’02”N 34°54’20”E), 814 m, 20.V.2007, 2 ex., Central County Tribe Adrastini Candèze 1863 (40°33’55”N 34°46’03”E), 1092 m, 21.V.2007, 2 ex.; Samsun: Ladik (40°53’47”N 35°47’10”E), 903 m, 24.V.2007, 4 ex., M. Genus Peripontius Gurjeva 1979 Kabalak & O. Sert leg. 17. Peripontius omissus (Buysson 1889) Tribe Ampedini Fleutiaux 1947 Examined Material. Çorum: Central County (40°44’28”N Genus Ampedus Dejean 1833 34°54’31”E), 760m, 28.V.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 18. Peripontius terminatus (Erichson 1842) Subgenus Ampedus Dejean 1833 Examined Material. Çorum: Central County (40°19’04”N 23. Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus 34°48’37”E), 1069m, 19.V.2007, 1 ex., Uğurludağ (40°23’48”N 34°26’33”E), 1125m, 21.V.2007, 7 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert (Eschscholtz 1829) leg. Examined Material. Çorum: Boğazkale (40°1’15”N Genus Adrastus Eschscholtz 1829 34°37’7”E), 1027 m, 08.V.2006, 5 ex., Kargı (41°11’10”N 34°34’12E), 1053 m, 29.V.2006, 1 ex., İskilip (40°45’11”N 19. Adrastus anatolicus Platia & Schimmel 1991 34°25’5”E), 858 m, 28.V.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Artova (40°5’49”N 36°18’6”E), 1159 m, 13.V.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°43’19”N 35°46’58”E), 429 m, 02.VI.2006, 6 ex., Central County 24. Ampedus (A.) demaisoni (Buysson 1898) (40°41’49”N 35°48’40”E), 591 m, 24.V.2007, 1 ex.; Çorum: Bayat (40°30’00”N 34°10’19”E), 546 m, 22.VI.2006, 1 ex., Examined Material. Çorum: Kargı (41°11’10”N 34°34’12E), Sungurlu (40°16’00”N 34°38’45”E), 1016 m, 24.VI.2006, 1 ex.; 1053 m, 29.V.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Ordu: Fatsa (40°55’58”N 37°24’5”E), 145 m, 03.VIII.2006, 2 ex., Aybastı (40°40’58”N 37°27’13”E), 922 m, 04.VIII.2006, 25. Ampedus (A.) elegantulus (Schönherr 1817) 1 ex., Fatsa (40°57’49”N 37°25’18”E) 100 m, 19.VII.2007, 1 Examined Material. Çorum: Boğazkale (40°1’15”N ex.; Samsun: Vezirköprü (41°14’16”N 35°12’55”E), 189 m, 30.V.2006, 11 ex., Çarşamba (40°13’5”N 36°35’37”E), 8 m, 34°37’7”E), 1027 m, 08.V.2006, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 28.VI.2006, 6 ex.; Sinop: Dikmen (41°40’31”N 35°19’17”E), 26. Ampedus (A.) ochropterus Germar 1844 108 m, 30.V.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Turhal (40°16’27”N 36°07’40”E), 559 m, 15.VII.2007, 1 ex., Central County Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°40’08”N 34°38’40”E), (40°28’44”N 36°44’23”E), 708 m, 16.VII.2007, 2 ex. M. 1128 m, 26.VII.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Kabalak leg. 27. Ampedus (A.) platiai Schimmel 1990 20. Adrastus circassicus Reitter 1896 Examined Material. Çorum: Central County (40°33’56”N Examined Material. Ordu: Kumru (40°54’17”N 37°19’46”E), 34°46’03”E), 1092 m, 21.V.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 279m, 19.VII.2007, 1 ex.; Samsun: Central County (41°11’34”N 36°19’22”E), 389 m, 28.VI.2006, 2 ex.; Sinop: 28. Ampedus (A.) pomonae (Stephens 1830) Boyabat (41°39’5”N 34°51’20”E), 1170 m, 27.VI.2006, 1 ex., Ayancık (41°42’16”N 34°38’12”E), 1281 m, 26.VII.2007, 2 Examined Material. Çorum: Boğazkale (40°4’27”N ex.; Tokat: Central County (40°32’23”N 36°38’55”E), 1014m, 34°34’36”E), 908 m, 08.V.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Artova 16.VII.2007, 1 ex. M. Kabalak leg. (40°5’49”N 36°18’6”E), 1159 m, 13.V.2006, 3 ex., Central 21. Adrastus montanus (Scopoli 1763) County (40°32’01”N 36°40’50”E), 986 m, 14.V.2006, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Ordu: Akkuş (40°45‘32“N 37°2‘10“E), 1301 m, 02.VIII.2006, 2 ex.; Samsun: Central County 29. Ampedus (A.) pomorum (41°24’13”N 36°08’01”E), 169 m, 28.VI.2006, 2 ex. M. (Herbst in Füssly 1784) Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Sinop: Akpınar 600 m 21.X.1972 leg. C. Genus Synaptus (Fabricius 1781) Blumenthal (from collection of Giuseppe Platia). 22. Synaptus ﬁ liformis (Fabricius 1781) 30. Ampedus (A.) praeustus (Fabricius 1792) Examined Material. Çorum: Boğazkale (40°4’27”N Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°40’08”N 34°38’40”E), 34°34’36”E), 908 m, 08.V.2006, 2 ex., Boğazkale (40°1’15”N 1128 m, 26.VII.2007, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg.

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31. Ampedus (A.) sanguinolentus (Schrank 1776) 22.VI.2006, 4 ex., Central County (40°33’55”N 34°46’03”E), 1092m, 21.V.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. Examined Material. Çorum: Boğazkale (40°1’15”N 34°37’7”E), 1027 m, 08.V.2006, 3 ex., İskilip (40°45’11”N 39. Agriotes sputator (L. 1758) 34°25’5”E), 858 m, 28.V.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Artova (40°5’49”N Examined Material. Çorum: Alaca (40°12’47”N 35°1’19”E), 36°18’6”E), 1159 m, 13.V.2006, 2 ex. M. Kabalak leg. 1050m, 08.V.2006, 3 ex., Central County (40°43’35”N 32. Ampedus (A.) sinuatus Germar 1844 34°53’53”E), 1061 m, 29.V.2006, 1 ex.; Samsun: Çarşamba Examined Material. Ordu: south of Gölköy 13.VII.1986 leg. (41°7’27’’N 36°41’43”E), 25 m, 01.VI.2006, 1 ex., Çarşamba Cavazzuti (from collection of Giuseppe Platia). (41°6’27”N 36°38’13”E), 112 m, 28.VI.2006, 1 ex.; Sinop: Dikmen (41°40’31’’N 35°19’17’’E), 108 m, 30.V.2006, 1 ex., Tribe Agriotini Champion 1894 Boyabat (41°39’05’’N 34°51’20’’E), 1170 m, 27.VI.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat Erbaa (40°48’21”N 36°34’46”E), 1245 m, Genus Agriotes Eschshcoltz 1829 16.VII.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Çorum: Central County (40°23’31”N 34°48’19”E), 830m, 19.V.2007, 1 ex., Central 33. Agriotes acuminatus (Stephens 1830) County (40°33’55”N 34°46’03”E), 1092 m, 21.V.2007, 13 ex., Ortaköy (40°17’27”N 35°03’53”E), 1167 m, 22.V.2007, Examined Material. Ordu: İkizce (41°06’20”N 37°08’09”E), 1 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. 56 m, 18.VII.2007, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 40. Agriotes tauricus Heyden 1882 34. Agriotes gurgistanus (Faldermann 1835) Examined Material. Ordu: 24.IV.1974 leg. M. Zeising (from Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°33’49”N 34°48’43”E), collection of Giuseppe Platia). 491 m, 20.VI.2009, 5 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. Subfamily Melanotinae Candèze 1859 35. Agriotes infuscatus Desbrochers des Loges 1870 Genus Melanotus Eschscholtz 1829 Examined Material. Ordu: Akkuş (40°52’40”N 37°03’16”E), Subgenus Melanotus Eschscholtz 1829 908 m, 15.V.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Erbaa (40°35’18”N 36°32’11”E), 961 m, 14.V.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 41. Melanotus (M.) bajulus (Erichson 1841) 36. Agriotes lundbergi Platia 1989 Examined Material. Amasya: 8.VI.1966 leg. Ressl. Çorum: İskilip 20.VII.1987 leg. Cavazzuti (from collection of Giuseppe Examined Material. Ordu: Çatalpınar (40°55’26”N Platia). 37°28’30”E), 54 m, 15.V.2006, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 42. Melanotus (M.) dichrous (Erichson 1841) 37. Agriotes paludum Kiesenwetter 1859 Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°40’08”N 34°38’40”E), Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°43’19”N 1128 m, 26.VII.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 35°46’58”E), 429 m, 02.VI.2006, 1 ex., Gümüşhacıköy (40°58’47”N 35°4’8”E), 675 m, 23.VI.2006, 1 ex.; Çorum: 43. Melanotus (M.) fusciceps (Gyllenhal 1817) Boğazkale (40°4’27”N 34°34’36”E), 908 m, 08.V.2006, 10 ex., İskilip (40°45’11”N 34°25’5”E), 858 m, 28.V.2006, 14 Examined Material. Tokat: Turhal (40°19’19”N 36°08’10”E), ex., İskilip (40°47’13”N 34°23’57”E), 1095 m, 22.VI.2006, 537 m, 15.VII.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 1 ex.; Sinop: Saraydüzü (41°18’45”N 34°52’34”E), 458 m, 29.V.2006, 1 ex., Dikmen (41°40’31”N 35°19’17”E), 108 m, 44. Melanotus (M.) monticola (Ménétriés 1832) 30.V.2006, 18 ex., Erfelek (41°52’59”N 34°48’49”E), 301 m, Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°38’38”N 27.VII.2007 1 ex.; Tokat: Zile (40°20’27”N 35°51’35”E) 35°46’46”E), 670 m, 23.VI.2006, 4 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 1190 m, 23.V.2007, 9 ex., Turhal (40°16’27”N 36°07’40”E), 559 m, 15.VII.2009, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Çorum: Central Subfamily Negastriinae Nakane et Kishii 1956 County (40°23’31”N 34°48’19”E), 830 m, 19.V.2007, 11 ex., Central County (40°19’12”N 34°48’50”E), 1049m, Genus Quasimus Gozis 1886 19.V.2007, 1 ex., Central County (40°37’16”N 34°54’54”E), 861 m, 20.V.2007, 7 ex., Central County (40°33’55”N 45. Quasimus minutissimus (Germar 1817) 34°46’03”E), 1092 m, 21.V.2007, 30 ex., Central County (40°20’50’’N 34°43’42’’), 963 m, 21.V.2007, 4 ex., Ortaköy Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°29’36”N (40°16’50’’N 35°09’28E’’), 1315 m, 22.V.2007, 1 ex., Central 35°47’29”E), 441 m, 02.VI.2006, 2 ex.; Çorum: Dodurga County (40°44’29”N 34°54’31”E), 745 m, 17.V.2008, 1 ex. (40 52’28”N 34 42’57”E), 897 m, 22.VI.2006, 2 ex.; Ordu: M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. Ünye (40°58’33”N 37°9’11”E), 614 m, 15.V.2006, 5 ex., Ünye (41°08’36”N 37°11’31”E), 16 m, 16.V.2006, 1 ex., 38. Agriotes proximus Schwarz 1891 Akkuş (40°45’32”N 37°2’10”E), 1301 m, 02.VIII.2006, 6 ex., Examined Material. Çorum: Alaca (40°12’47”N 35°1’19”E), Çamaş (40°51’49”N 37°32’11”E), 922 m, 03.VIII.2006, 7 ex., 1050 m, 08.V.2006, 17 ex.; Ordu: Korgan (40°49’14”N Akkuş (40°45’15”N 37°02’11”E), 1276 m, 18.VII.2007, 14 37°20’34”E), 765 m, 03.VIII.2006, 1 ex.; Samsun: Ladik ex., Akkuş (40°48’43”N 37°00’24”E), 1267 m, 18.VII.2007, 1 (40°53’37”N 36°2’7”E), 875 m, 23.VI.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak ex., Kumru (40°54’16”N 37°19’E), 279 m, 19.VII.2007, 2 ex.; leg. Çorum: İskilip (40°47’13”N 34°23’57”E), 1095m, Samsun: Havza (41°13’59”N 35°53’5”E), 889 m, 31.V.2006,

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4 ex., Bafra (41°13’54”N 35°53’01”E), 900 m, 28.VII.2007, 53. Cardiophorus (C.) hinkei Frivaldszky 1837 1 ex.; Tokat: Erbaa (40°52’04”N 36°38’27”E), 984 m, 01.VI.2006, 74 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Çorum: Osmancık (41°02’27”N 34°41’53”E), 600 m, 18.V.2008, 2 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert Genus Zorochros C. G. Th omson 1859 leg. 46. Zorochros alysidotus (Kiesenwetter 1858) 54. Cardiophorus (C.) megathorax (Faldermann 1835) Examined Material. Sinop: Dikmen (41°35’46”N 35°15’38”E), 274 m, 30.V.2006, 16 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°39’38”N 35°48’13”E), 408 m, 02.VI.2006, 10 ex., Central County Subfamily Agrypninae Candèze 1857 (40°39’33”N 35°49’33”E), 647 m, 02.VI.2006, 2 ex., Central County 40°29’36”N 35°47’29”E 441 m 4 ex. 02.VI.2006, Tribe Agrypnini Candèze 1857 Central County (40°29’37”N 35°47’29”E), 524 m, 23.V.2007, 1 ex.; Çorum: Osmancık (41°03’53”N 34°29’42”E), 392 m, Genus Agrypnus Eschscholtz 1829 29.V.2006, 15 ex., Bayat (40°30’00”N 34°10’19”E), 546 m, 22.VI.2006, 3 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 47. Agrypnus murinus (L. 1758) 55. Cardiophorus (C.) nigratissimus Examined Material. Ordu: Gölköy (40°37’47”N 37°37’17”E), 1173 m, 04.VIII.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Erbaa (40°52’4”N Buysson 1891 36°38’27”E), 984 m, 01.VI.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Çorum: Bayat (40°30’00”N 34°10’19”E), 546 m, 22.VI.2006, 4 ex., Ortaköy (40°16’50”N 35°09’28”E), Genus Lacon Castelnau de Laporte 1838 1315 m, 22.V.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 48. Lacon punctatus (Herbst 1779) 56. Cardiophorus (C.) parvulus Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°40’08”N 34°38’40”E), Platia & Gudenzi 2000 1128 m, 26.VII.2007, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Çorum: Dodurga (40°49’18”N Tribe Oophorini Gistel 1856 34°41’59”E), 1046 m, 20.V.2007, 1 ex.; Tokat: Zile 40°10’00”N 35°38’32”E 753 m 1 ex. 13.V.2006, Erbaa 40°35’18”N Genus Drasterius Eschscholtz 1829 36°32’11”E 961 m 1 ex. 14.V.2006 M. Kabalak leg. 57. Cardiophorus (C.) sacratus Erichson 1840 49. Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi 1790) Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°41’38”N Examined Material. Amasya: Central County (40°41’38”N 35°49’09”E), 591 m, 24.V.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 35°49’09”E), 591 m, 24.V.2007, 1 ex.; Samsun: Ondokuzmayıs (41°30’9”N 36°3’00”E), 44 m, 31.V.2006, 1 ex.; Sinop: 58. Cardiophorus (C.) syriacus (L. 1758) Saraydüzü (41°18’45”N 34°52’34”E), 458 m, 29.V.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Examined Material. Amasya: Hamamözü (40°46’58”N 35°01’33”E), 686 m, 17.V.2008, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Genus Aeoloderma Fleutiaux 1928 59. Cardiophorus (C.) vestigialis Erichson 1840 50. Aeoloderma crucifer (Rossi 1790) Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°40’08”N 34°38’40”E), Examined Material. Amasya: Suluova (40°47’49”N 1128 m, 26.VII.2007, 3 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 35°34’19”E), 524 m, 02.VI.2006, 11 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Genus Dicronychus Brullè 1832 Subfamily Cardiophorinae Candèze 1860 60. Dicronychus adanensis (Pic 1908) Tribe Cardiophorini Candèze 1859 Examined Material. Tokat: Zile (40°10’00”N 35°38’32”E), 753 m, 13.V.2006, 2 ex., M. Kabalak leg. Genus Cardiophorus Eschscholtz 1829 61. Dicronychus cinereus (Herbst 1784) Subgenus Cardiophorus Eschscholtz 1829 Examined Material. Amasya: Hamamözü (40°46’58”N 51. Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis 35°01’33”E), 686 m, 17.V.2008, 3 ex., M. Kabalak & O. Sert leg. Çorum: Boğazkale (40°1’15”N 34°37’7”E), 1027 m, (Herbst 1806) 08.V.2006 1 ex., İskilip (40°45’11”N 34°25’5”E), 858 m, Examined Material. Samsun: Çarşamba (41°13’05”N 28.V.2006, 1 ex.; Tokat: Zile (40°10’00”N 35°38’32”E), 36°35’37”E), 8 m, 28.VI.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 753 m, 13.V.2006, 10 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 52. Cardiophorus (C.) dolini Mardjanian 1985 62. Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst 1784) Examined Material. Çorum: İskilip (40°45’23”N 34°34’37”E), Examined Material. Sinop: Boyabat (41°40’08”N 34°38’40”E), 1025 m, 20.V.2006, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg. 1128 m, 26.VII.2007, 1 ex., M. Kabalak leg.