Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3 (1): 224-226

E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 JEZS 2015; 3 (1): 224-226 Contribution to the knowledge of Staphylininae © 2015 JEZS Received: 01-12-2014 (Staphylinidae, Coleoptera) in Elazığ province of

Accepted: 02-01-2015 İnanç Özgen Horticulture Program, Baskil Vocational School, Fırat İnanç Özgen, Sinan Anlaş, Eduard A. Khachikov, Akın Temizer University, Elazığ, Turkey Abstract Sinan Anlaş In this study, we aimed to determine the occurrence of Staphylininae (Stapylinidae, Coleoptera) Alaşehir Vocational School, Celal subfamily species on different locations in Elazığ province of Turkey. Specimens were collected by using Bayar University, TR-45600, shifter and separated in the laboratory. Thirteen species from Staphylininae subfamily in altogether 157 ş Ala ehir, Manisa, Turkey specimens were collected. Ocypus curtipennis (Motschulsky 1849), Ocypus sericeicollis (Menetries 1832), Ocypus picipennis picipennis Fabricius, 1793, Ocypus helleni G. Muller, 1926, Ocypus mus Eduard A. Khachikov The Rostov branch of Russian (Brulle 1832), Philonthus concinnus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Philonthus rufimanus (Heer, 1839), Philonthus Entomological Society, intermedius (Lacordaire, 1835), Gauropterus sanguinipennis (Kolenati, 1846), Gauropterus fulgidus Alexandrovsky spusk str., 59, (Fabricius, 1787), Xantholinus graecus (Kraatz, 1858), Rabigus ocaloides (Sahlberg 1908) and Gabrius 344030 Rostov, Russia tokatensis (Smetana, 1977) were determined in Elazığ province. All of species were reported for the first time from Elazığ province in Turkey. Akın Temizer Department of Biology, Fırat Keywords: Elazığ, Fauna, Staphylininae, Turkey University, Elazığ, Turkey. 1. Introduction The Staphylinidae is most diverse family of the order Coleoptera, comprising about 60,000 species belonging to 33 subfamilies in all zoogeographical regions of the world [1]. According to Staphylinidae catalog of Herman (Newton AF, 2007) [2]; Staphylininae subfamily is a third largest subfamily which are 6642 species belonging to 282 species within the Staphylinidae family. According to Anlas (Anlaş S, 2009) [3] is located that 1600 staphylinid species in Turkey which depends on their 346 Staphylininae subfamily. Staphylininae fauna isn’t researched very well in Turkey. Also in Elazığ province, the records kept faunistically in terms of the individual species pertaining to this family are scarcely any. In studies in previous years Staphylinidae species have been reported 9 species in Tunceli, 3 species in Malatya provinces (Anlaş S, 2009) [3]. Additionally; in studies to determine the species of Gabrius genus Tunceli from Gabrius femoralis (Hochhuth, 1851) and Gabrius nigritulus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Gabrius nigritulus (Gravenhorst, 1802) from Elazığ, Gabrius ravasini (Gridelli, 1920) from Muş, while the Gabrius tokatensis (Smetana, 1977) species from Erzincan districts were obtained [4]. The aim of the present study is to determine the Staphylininae fauna of Elazığ province of Turkey in 2012 and 2014.

2. Material and Methods The rove beetles were collected in different fields in Elazığ by using shifter methods and eye control under the stone in 2012 and 2014. Classification and nomenclature of the subfamily Staphylininae suggested by Löbl & Smetana [5] have been followed in this study. Material identified by E. Khachikov, İ. Özgen and S. Anlaş and deposited in the private collection of the first author.

3. Results and Discussion

Ocypus curtipennis (Motschulsky 1849) Correspondence: İnanç Özgen Material examined: Elazığ: Harput, Obuz, 1175 m, 38°21´43´´N, 27°17´19´´E, 24.V.2013, Horticulture Program, Baskil 12 exs., leg. Özgen., Doğukent, 1067 m, 39°36´24´´N, 35°14´24´´E, 28.VI.2014, 3 exs., leg. Vocational School, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey. Özgen. Totally: 15 specimens. ~ 224 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

Distribution in Turkey: Antalya, Bursa, , İskenderun, İzmir [3, 6, 7]. Ocypus sericeicollis (Menetries 1832) Philonthus intermedius (Lacordaire, 1835) Material examined: Elazığ: Harput: Obuz, 1175 m, 38°21´43´´N, 27°17´19´´E, 24.V.2013, 11 exs., leg. Özgen. Material examined: Elazığ: Baskil, Merkez, 1220 m, Baskil, Doğancık, 1240 m, 22.08.2013, 38°,36',18.7812'' N, 26.05.2013, 5 exs., leg, Özgen&Khachikov, Totally: 5 38°,50',11.5728'', 5 exs, leg., Özgen & Khachikov, Şahaplı, specimens. 1220m, 26.7.2008, 3 exs, leg. Özgen, totally: 19 specimens. Distribution in Turkey: Ankara, Antalya, Denizli, Izmir, Distribution of Turkey: Ankara, Antalya, Erzurum, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Mardin, Mersin [3, 6, 11]. İzmir, Manisa, Şanlıurfa [3, 6, 7, 8]. Gauropterus sanguinipennis (Kolenati, 1846) Ocypus picipennis picipennis (Fabricius, 1793) Material examined: Elazığ, Baskil, Şahaplı, 1220 m, Material examined: Elazığ: Sivrice, Kürk, 1260 m, 25.5.2013, 5 exs, leg. Özgen, Sivrice, Kürk, 1260 m, 38°43´33´´N, 39°11´25´´E, 27.V.2014, 4 exs, leg.Özgen, 38°43´33´´N, 39°11´25´´E, 27.V.2014, 3 exs, leg, Özgen, Doğukent, 1067 m, 39°36´24´´N, 35°14´24´´E, 28.VI.2014, 5 Totally: 8 specimens. exs., leg. Özgen, Totally: 9 specimens Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Distribution in Turkey: Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Antalya, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bursa, Erzincan, Bolu, Isparta, İzmir, Kayseri, Manisa, Tunceli [3, 6]. Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Hakkari, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, Izmir, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Malatya, Manisa, Mersin, Ocypus helleni (G. Muller, 1926) Muğla, Niğde, Sakarya, Siirt, Şırnak, Tunceli, Van, Zonguldak [3]. Material examined: Elazığ: Harput, Obuz, 1175 m, 38°21´43´´N, 27°17´19´´E, 03.VI.2014, 4 exs., leg. Özgen, Gauropterus fulgidus (Fabricius, 1787) Baskil, Doğancık, 1240m, 38°,36',18.7812'' N, 38°,50',11.5728''E, 27.08.2013, 2 exs, leg. Özgen&Khachikov, Material examined: Elazığ, Baskil, Doğancık, 1240 m, 38°, Ağın, 918 m, 14.08.2014, 11 exs, leg, Özgen, Totally: 17 36', 18.7812'' N, 38°, 50', 11.5728''E, 27.08.2013, 4 exs, leg. specimens. Özgen & Khachikov, Totally: 4 specimens. Distribution in Turkey: Ardahan, Erzurum, Kayseri [7, 9]. Distribution in Turkey: Antalya, Batman, Bilecik, Muğla, Mersin, Karaman. [3] Ocypus mus (Brulle 1832) Xantholinus graecus (Kraatz, 1858) Material examined: Elazığ: Baskil, Merkez, 1220 m, 26.05.2013, 4 exs., leg, Özgen&Khachikov, Ağın, 31.07.2013, Material examined: Elazığ, Sivrice, Hazarbaba, 2350 m, 918 m, 38°,56',32.0028'' N, 38°,42',56.0052'' E, 15 exs, leg, 27.5.2013, 38° 24' 55.56" N 39° 18' 57.41" E, 2 exs, leg. Özgen, Totally: 19 specimens. Özgen, Totally: 2 specimens. Distribution in Turkey: Ankara, İzmir, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Şanlıurfa, Trabzon [6, 8, 10]. Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Isparta, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kastamonu, Philonthus concinnus (Gravenhorst, 1802) Kırklareli, Kütahya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Osmaniye, Central Anatolia [13]. Material examined: Elazığ, Baskil, Doğancık, 1240 m, 38°, 36’, 18.7812’’ N, 38°, 50, 11. 5728’ E, 27.08.2013, 9 exs, leg. Rabigus ocaloides (Sahlberg, 1908) Özgen & Khachikov, Şahaplı, 1220 m, 26.7.2013, 5 exs, leg. Özgen, Sivrice, Kürk, 1260 m, 38°43´33´´N, 39°11´25´´E, Material examined: Elazığ, Baskil, Şahaplı, 1220 m, 27.V.2014, 4 exs, leg, Özgen, Hazarbaba, 2350 m, 27.5.2013, 25.5.2013, 3 exs, leg. Özgen, totally: 3 specimens. 38° 24' 55.56" N 39° 18' 57.41" E, 11 exs, Totally: 29 Distribution in Turkey: Amasya, Antalya, Izmir, specimens. Kahramanmaraş Manisa, Mersin [3].

Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Gabrius tokatensis (Smetana, 1977) Bingöl, Bolu, Diyarbakır, Erzincan, Erzurum, Iğdır, Kayseri, Konya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Tunceli [3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12]. Material examined: Elazığ, Sivrice, Hazarbaba, 2350 m, 27.5.2013, 38° 24' 55.56" N 39° 18' 57.41" E, 3 exs, leg. Philonthus rufimanus (Heer, 1839) Özgen, totally: 3 specimens. Distribution in Turkey: Adana, Adıyaman, Amasya, Material examined: Elazığ, Baskil, Şahaplı, 1220 m, Kahramanmaraş, Tokat, Amasya [3, 4]. 25.5.2013, 5 exs, and leg. Özgen, Sivrice, Hazarbaba, 2350 m, The Ocypus genus was determined to be dominant when 27.5.2013, 38° 24' 55.56" N 39° 18' 57.41" E, 6 exs, leg. studied the numbers and distributions of species. Meanwhile; Özgen, Kürk, 1260 m, 38°43´33´´N, 39°11´25´´E, 27.V.2014, P. concinnus and P. rufimanus has determined widespread 7 exs, leg, Özgen Merkez, Altınuşak, Şemsiveren, 1150 m, attention as a species. When the distributions of species by 28.05.2013, 38° 38' ,00"N, 39° 24' 00" E, 3 exs, leg. Özgen, elevation are analyzed, it has been determined that the , Ulupınar (Birvan), 1150 m, 38°44'34"N 38°51'10"E, distribution ranges from 1175 m to 2350 m altitude. 28.5.2014, 3 exs, leg. Özgen, totally: 24 specimens. Especially, it is supposed that the fauna of Hazarbaba Distribution in Turkey: Aydın, Bayburt, Izmir, Kilis Mersin, Mountains in Sivrice district will be convenient to host Manisa, Tunceli [3]. endemic and new species. It has been observed that the species belonging to Xantholinae family are mostly found under the ~ 225 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

stones on streamside. The whole of species gathered partakes of the first records for provincial insect fauna. G. tokatensis, R. ocaloides, X. graecus, G. fulgidus, P. intermedius, O. mus, O. helleni, O. sericeicollis and O. curtipennis have been determined for the first time in the insect fauna of Eastern Anatolia Region. The number of species in the province is expected to increase with future studies.

4. Acknowledgements “This research was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Fırat University (FUBAP: BMYO. 12.01).’’

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