Mahmut Kabalak

Faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of the family Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey

Abstract The focus of this study was to understand the faunistic composition, ecological properties and zoogeographical composition of Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Central Anatolian region. 72 species belonging to seven subfamilies and 25 genera were identified. The major part of the Elateridae fauna of the Central Anatolian region is formed by the subfamilies Elaterinae and Cardiophorinae. The genus Cardiophorus was the most species-rich genus. The species composition of the Elateridae fauna of the Central Anatolian region is partially consistent with known Elateridae fauna of Turkey. The Central Anatolian region shares most species with the European part of the Western Palaearctic as does the Elateridae fauna of Turkey. Detailed localities of nine species are given for the first time for Turkey, with emphasis on the Central Anatolian region.

A New Species fromAthous(Orthathous)acutangulusSpecies Group from Turkey

A new Elateridae species, Athous (Orthathous) cagatayae n. sp., is presented from Ankara, Turkey. The morphology of the new species is described. Photographs of imago and aedeagus, aedeagi drawings of the new species, and identification key are given. The new species is discussed with species of acutangulus group, with a differential diagnosis.Abstract A new Elateridae species, Athous (Orthathous) cagatayae n. sp., is presented from Ankara, Turkey. The morphology of the new species is described. Photographs of imago and aedeagus, aedeagi drawings of the new species, and identification key are given. The new species is discussed with species of acutangulus group, with a differential diagnosis.

A New Species of Athous Eschscholtz in the Subgenus Orthathous Reitter (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Turkey

ABSTRACT Athous (Orthathous) yozgatiensis Kabalak and Sert, new species, from Yozgat, Turkey is described. Photograph of the adult, drawings of the antenna and aedeagus, a key to the new and closely related species, a distribution map, and differential diagnosis table are given. The new species is similar to Athous kovancii Platia and Athous fragariae Platia and Kovanci, but is distinguished clearly by the second antennal segment slightly longer than wide, third antennal segment longer than second, and broadly rounded apex of parameres.

A New Species from Athous (Orthathous) acutangulus Species Group from Turkey

A new Elateridae species, Athous (Orthathous) cagatayae n. sp., is presented from Ankara, Turkey. The morphology of the new species is described. Photographs of imago and aedeagus, aedeagi drawings of the new species, and identification key are given. The new species is discussed with species of acutangulus group, with a differential diagnosis.Abstract A new Elateridae species, Athous (Orthathous) cagatayae n. sp., is presented from Ankara, Turkey. The morphology of the new species is described. Photographs of imago and aedeagus, aedeagi drawings of the new species, and identification key are given. The new species is discussed with species of acutangulus group, with a differential diagnosis.

Faunistic, Ecological and Zoogeographical Evaluations on the Click-Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Middle Part of the Blacksea Region of 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 field 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.

Faunistic composition, ecological properties, and zoogeographical composition of the Elateridae (Coleoptera) family in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey

Abstract The main aim of this study was to understand the faunistic composition, ecological properties, and zoogeographical composition of the family Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Western Black Sea region of Turkey. As a result, 44 species belonging to 5 subfamilies and 19 genera were identified. After adding species reported in the literature to the analysis, the fauna in the research area consists of 6 subfamilies, 23 genera and 72 species. Most of the Elateridae fauna of the Western Black Sea region were classified in the subfamilies Elaterinae and Dendrometrinae. The genus Athous was the most species-rich genus. The species composition of the Elateridae fauna of the Western Black Sea region partially overlaps with the known Elateridae fauna of Turkey. The Western Black Sea region shares the most species with the European part of the Western Palaearctic region, including many of those in the Elateridae family, compared to other regions. Comparisons of the three geographical regions of Turkey show that fauna composition, ecological properties, and zoogeographical compositions of the Middle and Western Black Sea regions are more similar to each other than to those of the Central Anatolian region.

A new species of the Agriotes nuceus species group from Turkey.

Abstract A new Elateridae species, Agriotes longipronotum n. sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae: Agriotini), is described from Siirt province, Turkey. Photographs of the imago and the aedeagus, and drawings of the aedeagus of the new species, A. sameki , A. bulgaricus , and A. rahmei are given. A rearranged diagnostic key of all Turkish species of nuceus -group is given. The new species is discussed in relation with closely related species. The species of the Agriotes nuceus -group from Turkey are listed, and their distributions are given.

Research on the Family Elateridae (Coleoptera) of Turkey: New Distributional Data, Female Descriptions and Distributional Evaluation

ABSTRACT Ninty-five species of Elateridae, from 30 genera and five subfamilies are documented from Turkey based on specimens collected throughout the country. Ampedus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758), A. sinuatus Germar, 1844; Elater ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758; Agriotes acuminatus (Stephens, 1830); A. brevis Candéze, 1863; A. turcicus Candéze, 1863, Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779) and Idotarmonides anatolicus Agajev, 1985 are recorded for the first time in the Eastern Anatolian Region. Those of Cardiophorus cyanipennis Mulsant and Wachanru, 1852 and Mulsanteus guillebeaui (Mulsant and Godart, 1853) are recorded from the southeastern Anatolia region. New distribution records of the most of the species are evaluated. So that, each species show different distribution pattern; most of species are sparsely collected, the rest of examined species have moderate or widespread distributions. Some species were recorded from one or two provinces, even a single sample. They might be classified as endangered species and should be considered for additon to the ICUN red list. Additionally, previously undescribed female of Elathous rufobasalis Wurst, 1994 and bursa copulatrix of Lacon solai Platia and Gudenzi, 2000 are described here.

A new species of Elathous Reitter (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Turkey

A new click-beetle species, Elathous serti, from Denizli and Isparta provinces of Turkey is described. Photographs of the adults, drawings of the aedeagi, a contrasting comparison table, a key to all Turkish Elathous species, a distribution map, and a table of collecting months and collecting provinces of all Turkish species are provided.

New Genus and Species Record of a Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) for the Turkish Fauna

Figs. 1–2. Tachyerges salicis, habitus. 1)Dorsal view; 2) Lateral view. In this study, the genus Tachyerges Schoenherr, 1825 and the species Tachyerges salicis (L., 1758) are given as new country records for the Turkish fauna. Tachyerges, which was considered a subgenus of Orchestes Illiger, 1798 in Hoffmann (1958) and a subgenus of Rhynchaenus Illiger, 1798 in Morimoto (1962), is Holarctic in distribution (Velazquez de Castro 2012) but has not been reported from Turkey (Lodos et al. 1978, 2003). The genus has five species in Europe: Tachyerges decoratus (Germar, 1821), Tachyerges pseudostigma (Tempère, 1982),Tachyerges rufitarsis (Germar, 1821), T. salicis, and Tachyerges stigma (Germar, 1821). It is very similar to Isochnus Thomson, 1859, but the metafemur is less than three times longer than wide and distinctly thicker than the profemur, and the funicle has seven rather than six segments (Morimoto 1962). During field studies on 10 June 2006 in Bartın Province, we collected one Tachyerges specimen near the Central county bus station and one in Ellibaş village, and determined them as T. salicis (Figs. 1, 2). This is the most widespread of the five European species; it occurs also in the Nearctic and Palearctic regions (Anderson 1989). According to Hoffmann (1958), T. salicis is very similar to T. rufitarsis but can be distinguished from it by the ferruginous tarsi, dorsally shiny body, and convex interstriae. Hoffmann (1958) gives the size range of the species as 2.0–2.5 mm. Our male specimen is 2.61 mm long and 1.34 mm wide; the female is 2.74 mm long and 1.40 mm wide. Specimens are deposited in the personal collection of Dr. Osman Sert.