Arch. Biol. Sci., Belgrade, 66 (4), 1473-1478, 2014 DOI:10.2298/ABS1404473T A CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH DRYOPIDAE, ELMIDAE AND HETEROCERIDAE (COLEOPTERA: BYRRHOIDEA) FAUNA GANİ ERHAN TAŞAR Adıyaman University, Kâhta Vocational High School, Adıyaman, Turkey Abstract - In this study, species of the superfamily Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804 (Coleoptera: Dryopidae, Elmidae and Hetero- ceridae) collected from Adıyaman province, Turkey, have been evaluated. The samples were collected from the vegetation in shallow areas of various lakes, rivers, watercourses and ponds. In the research area, four species belonging to Dryopidae, one subspecies belonging to Elmidae and two species belonging to the family Heteroceridae have been determined. Of these species; Dryops jeanneli Bollow, 1938 is recorded for the first time from Turkey; Heterocerus fusculus Kiesenwetter, 1843 is recorded for the second time from Turkey; Dryops lutulentus Erichson, 1847, Dryops nitidulus Heer, 1841, Dryops rufipes Krynicki, 1832, Elmis maugetii maugetii Latreillei, 1802 and Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784 are recorded for the first time from the southeastern Anatolian region. Distributional data in Turkey and worldwide of these species are presented. The aedeagus photo of Dryops jeanneli Bollow and two Heteroceridae species are given. Key words: Coleoptera; Byrrhoidea; Dryopidae; Elmidae; Heteroceridae; fauna; new records; Turkey. INTRODUCTION live close to water in habitats consisting of mud or very fine sand. They spend much of their time in Dryopidae has 263 species belonging to 32 genera shallow galleries where they dig into the soil (Clarke, worldwide (Kodada et al., 2007). They are most di- 1973; Aguilera et al., 1998; Mascagni, 1995). They verse in Oriental and Neotropical regions and they do not occur on very stony shores or in mountain live in many types of aquatic, semiaquatic and ter- areas (Aguilera et al., 1998). Thirteen species restrial habitats (Kodada and Jäch, 1995). Ten species belonging to two genera are known from Turkey belonging to three genera are known from Turkey (Mascagni, 2006). (Kodada and Jäch, 2006). MATERIALS AND METHODS Elmidae has 1 200 species belonging to 130 gen- era in the world fauna. They live in aquatic habitats, Specimens were collected from freshwater habitats often in running waters. Only a few species live on in Adıyaman province with sieves with 3.15x1-mm lakeshores (Jäch and Kodada. 1995). Nineteen spe- mesh size. The beetles were killed with ethyl alcohol cies and nine subspecies belonging to nine genera are (70%) and were stored in small bottles until identifi- known from Turkey (Jäch et al., 2006). cation. Specimens were cleaned with a brush before identification. Aedeagophores of collected speci- Heteroceridae has 200 species belonging to 5 mens were dissected under a stereo microscope (Soif genera worldwide (Mascagni, 1995). They usually SZM45) in the laboratory. Identification of Dryopi- 1473 1474 GANİ ERHAN TAŞAR dae and Elmidae specimens was done according to Olmi (1976). The identified species have been con- verted into museum material and deposited in au- thor’s collections. RESULTS FAMILY DRYOPIDAE BILLBERG, 1820 GENUS Dryops A.G. Olivier, 1791 Dryops jeanneli Bollow, 1938 Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Ana- tolia, Adıyaman, Gölbaşı, Karaburun, 37°45”53N 37°35”51E, 907m, 20.06.2013, 2 ex. Diagnosis – Body is 5-5.1 mm in length, longer than Bollow’s specimens (4-4.2 mm) (Bollow, 1938). Body has two different color tones; head and pronotum are black, elytra is brown. Legs are dark brown color. The aedeagus is 1.45 mm in length. Paramere on the in- ner side has a dark spur with little serration near the Fig 2. Aedeagus of Dryops jeanneli Bollow, lateral view. subapical. Median lobe divided into two branches at the distal apex with sharp and bulky teeth that look outwards (Figs. 1-2). Distribution in Turkey – Newly recorded from Tur- key (Fig. 4). Remarks – This species was identified for the first time from Turkestan (Samarkand, Uzbekistan) by Bollow in 1938. This is the second record from the Palaearctic region and world Dryopidae fauna. Global distribution – Uzbekistan (Kodada and Jäch, 2006). Dryops lutulentus Erichson, 1847 Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Anatolia, Adıyaman, Gölbaşı, 37°48”11’N 37°40”07’E, 900m, 20.06.2013, 1 ex. Distribution in Turkey – Bartın, Trabzon Delève (1963); Topkara and Balık (2010) (Fig. 4). Fig 1. Aedeagus of Dryops jeanneli Bollow, dorsal view. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH DRYOPIDAE, ELMIDAE AND HETEROCERIDAE FAUNA 1475 Note: Newly recorded from southeastern Anato- Spain, Syria, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turk- lian region. menistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan (Kodada and Jäch, 2006). Global distribution – Afghanistan, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, FAMILY ELMIDAE CURTIS, 1830 Hungary, Iran, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, GENUS Elmis Latreille, 1802 Turkey, Turkmenistan and Yemen (Kodada and Jäch, 2006). Elmis maugetii maugetii Latreille, 1802 Dryops nitidulus Heer, 1841 Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Anato- lia, Adıyaman, Kahta, Karadut, Tanbaşı, 37°55”04’N Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Anato- 38°48”37’E, 854m, 18.06.2013, 2 ex. lia, Adıyaman, Kahta, Karadut, Tanbaşı, 37°55”04’N 38°48”37’E, 854m, 18.06.2013, 3 ex. Distribution in Turkey – Adana, Bolu, Kastamonu, Niğde (Delève, 1963; Jäch, 1984; Topkara and Balık, Distribution in Turkey – Erzincan (Darılmaz et al., 2010) (Fig. 4). 2012) (Fig. 4). Note: Newly recorded from southeastern Anatolian Note: Newly recorded from southeastern Anatolian region. region. Global distribution – Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Global distribution – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Be- Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, larus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nor- Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, way, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine Ukraine (Jäch et al., 2006). (Kodada and Jäch, 2006). FAMILY HETEROCERIDAE MACLEAY, 1825 Dryops rufipes Krynicki, 1832 GENUS Heterocerus Fabricius, 1792 Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Anatolia, Adıyaman, Gölbaşı, 37°48”11’N 37°40”07’E, 900m, Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1734 20.06.2013, 4 ex. Distribution in Turkey – Adana (Olmi, 1976) (Fig. Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Anato- 4). lia, Adıyaman, Gölbaşı, Lake Azaplı, 37°45”34’N 37°33”30’E, 880m, 18.08.2013, 3 ex.; 37°45”35’N 37° Note: Newly recorded from southeastern Anatolian 33”35’E, 880m, 20.09.2013, 19 ex.; Pond Gözeler, region. 37°43”39’N 37°30”55’E, 883m, 18.08.2013, 7 ex.; 37° 43”40’N 37°30”36’E, 883m, 20.09.2013, 8 ex. Global distribution – Afghanistan, Austria, Azerbai- jan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Remarks – Heterocerus fenestratus is similar to H. Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Leba- fusculus. The aedeagophore of both species has a non, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, similar shape, but the apex of the penis is rounded 1476 GANİ ERHAN TAŞAR Fig 3. Heterocerus spp., a and b; aedeagus dorsal view, a, H. fenestratus; b, H. fusculus in H. fenestratus (Fig. 3a) and slightly pointed in H. Heterocerus fusculus Kiesenwetter, 1843 fusculus (Fig. 3b). Distribution in Turkey – İstanbul, Kırklareli (Mas- Material examined – Turkey, southeastern Anato- cagni, 1991; Mascagni and Giardini, 2005) (Fig. 4). lia, Adıyaman, Gölbaşı, Pond Gözeler, 37°43”39’N 37°30”55’E, 883m, 18.08.2013, 5 ex. Note: Newly recorded from southeastern Anatolian Region. Distribution in Turkey – Samsun (unpublished) (Fig. 4). Global distribution – Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Remarks – In Mascagni (2006), Catalogue of Pal- Bulgaria, Belarus, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech aearctic Coleoptera volume: 3, the existence of this Republic, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, species has been given from Turkey, but the exactly Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Israel, locality data has not been published yet (personal Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, communication with A. Mascagni). Moldavia, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Note: Second record from Turkey. Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Global distribution – Albania, Belgium, Bosnia Ukraine and Uzbekistan (Mascagni, 2006). Herzegovina, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fin- land, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Nether- A CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH DRYOPIDAE, ELMIDAE AND HETEROCERIDAE FAUNA 1477 Fig 4. Distributional map of Byrrhoidea species from Turkey. €; D. jeanneli, &; D. lutulentus, ^; D. nitidulus, >; D. rufipes, +; E. maugetii maugetii, *: H. fenestratus, #; H. fusculus lands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Acknowledgements – The author would like to sincerely Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Iran and thank Alessandro Mascagni (Italy) for his helpful support. Turkey (Mascagni, 2006). This study has partly been supported by Adıyaman University, project: KMYOBAP-2012/0001.