Checklist of Heteroceridae (Coleoptera) of Turkey

Abstract

The Heteroceridae (Coleoptera) specimens that were collected from Turkey by various researchers in various museums and private collections have been evaluated. The first precise locality data of 7 Heteroceridae species were given from Turkey with this study (Augyles flavidus (P. Rossi, 1794), Augyles hispidulus (Kiesenwetter, 1843), Augyles maritimus (Guerin-Meneville, 1844), Augyles marmota (Kiesenwetter, 1850), Augyles turanicus (Reitter, 1887), Heterocerus fossor Kiesenwetter, 1843, Heterocerus holosericeus Rosenhauer, 1856). And also new locality data belongs to 5 Heteroceridae species were presented (Augyles pruinosus (Kiesenwetter, 1851), Heterocerus fenestratus (Thunberg, 1784), Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828, Heterocerus fusculus Kiesenwetter, 1843, Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828). This study is the first checklist about Heterocerids from Turkey.