Mustafa C. Darilmaz

Checklist of Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae and Dytiscidae of Turkey (Coleoptera: Adephaga)

An updated species list of four beetle families is given for Turkey. A total of 35 genera and 167 species and subspecies are known to occur in Turkey. Ten species and two subspecies are from the family Gyrinidae, 16 species are from the family Haliplidae, three species are from the family Noteridae and 129 species and seven subspecies are from the family Dytiscidae.

Checklist of Hydrophiloidea of Turkey (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)

The superfamily Hydrophiloidea of Turkey is catalogued. A total of 23 genera and 161 valid species and subspecies are recorded of which six species (3.7%) are recorded as endemic. Forty-eight species and two subspecies are from the family Helophoridae, three species are from the family Georissidae, seven species are from the family Hydrochidae, two species are from the family Spercheidae and 95 species and four subspecies are from the family Hydrophilidae. Distributions of these species within Turkey are given according to the 81 administrative divisions of the country. The catalogue is based on examination of the primary literature and also includes some records from specimens examined in collections. Taxa are arranged hierarchically under the categories of family, subfamily, tribe, subtribe (where recognized), genus, subgenus (where recognized), species and subspecies (where recognized).

Discovery of the water scavenger beetle genus Brownephilus Mouchamps in Turkey (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Hydrophilini

Abstract The recently described Hydrochara major İncekara, Mart, Polat, & Karaca, 2009 from Turkey is transferred to the genus Brownephilus Mouchamps. New records and habitat information are given for the species, as well as diagnostic features for separating it from the only other described member of the genus, Brownephilus levantinus Balfour-Browne. The discovery of Brownephilus in Turkey marks the first time the lineage has been found since its original description more than seventy years ago.

Aquatic Coleoptera from Pakistan: faunistic and zoogeographical contribution (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae: Dytiscidae: Hydrophilidae)

Abstract Records of 19 species and one subspecies of water beetles of four families: Gyrinidae (two species), Dytiscidae (seven species), Hydrophilidae (10 species), and Spercheidae (one subspecies) from Pakistan are listed, based on collected material. Four genera and 10 species are recorded from Pakistan for the first time. The newly recorded genera are: Patrus, Helochares, Sternolophus and Coelostoma. The newly recorded species are: Dineutus spinosus (Fabricius, 1781), Patrus haemorrhous (Régimbart, 1891), Copelatus freudei Guignot, 1955, Copelatus sp1, Copelatus sp2, Enochrus ater (Kuwert, 1888), Helochares anchoralis Sharp, 1890, Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792), Paracymus aeneus (Germar, 1824) and Coelostoma stultum (Walker, 1858). Zoogeographic affinities of the recorded species are discussed. According to their current distribution, the 18 species known from Pakistan can be classified into five zoogeographical categories.

Annotated checklist of the Hydraenidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) recorded from Iran

ABSTRACT According to our analysis of literature sources on the family Hydraenidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) of Iran, it is represented by 67 species and three genera: Hydraena Kugelann, 1794 (21 species), Limnebius Leach, 1815 (six species) and Ochthebius Leach, 1815 (40 species). Twenty-two species are supposed to be endemic to Iran. Here, for the first time, we summarize species distribution data in Iranian provinces and present them in a checklist of Iranian Hydraenidae. We also present two additional species lists: one with incorrect records (one species and one subspecies) and the other with unidentified species.

Two species of water beetle of the family Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) new to Turkey

In this study, two diving beetles species are described as new to the Turkish fauna: Ilybius ater (De Geer, 1774) and Hydaticus seminiger (De Geer, 1774). For the latter species, this is also the first record from the Middle East region. Both were found in the southwestern Anatolia region. The specimens are deposited in the Zoological Museum of Gazi University (ZMGU), Ankara, Turkey. The genus Ilybius Erichson comprises 67 species in four species groups. Most species have a wide distribution, and live mainly in stagnant water with rich vegetation. Only six species are known from Turkey: Ilybius chalconatus (Panzer, 1796), Ilybius fuliginosus fuliginosus (Fabricius, 1792), Ilybius jaechi (Fery & Nilsson, 1993), Ilybius quadriguttatus (Lacordaire, 1835), Ilybius satunini (Zaitzev, 1913) and Ilybius wewalkai (Fery & Nilsson, 1993) (GUEORGUIEV 1981, FERY & NILSSON 1993, NILSSON 2003, KIYAK et al. 2007). Ilybius hulae (Wewalka, 1984), which was originally known only from northern Israel, is listed by NILSSON (2003) also from Turkey. Hydaticus Leach is a large genus of dytiscid beetles. This genus is almost worldwide in distribution, with most of the roughly 150 species inhabiting the Old World tropics (NILSSON 1995). So far, four species have been recorded from Turkey: Hydaticus grammicus (Germar, 1827), Hydaticus leander (Rossi, 1790), Hydaticus ponticus Sharp, 1882 and Hydaticus transversalis laevisculptus Zaitzev, 1910 (WEWALKA 1979, GUEORGUIEV 1981, NILSSON 2003, KIYAK et al. 2007). The senior author visited the localities of the new records in southwestern Turkey (Eber Lake and Değirmen brook) two times in 2007 and 2008, but he was not able to collect more material.

An annotated checklist of Iranian aquatic Polyphaga: Georissidae, Helophoridae, Hydrochidae, Spercheidae, Curculionidae and Erirhinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Abstract The checklist comprises all species of six families of Iranian aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera). In total, 43 species/subspecies within the families, Georissidae (one species), Helophoridae (25 species and two subspecies), Hydrochidae (three species), Spercheidae (one species), Curculionidae (nine species) and Erirhinidae (two species) are listed for the fauna of Iran. Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) nanus Sturm, 1836 (Helophoridae) is recorded for the first time from Iran. We also present two additional species lists: one with incorrect records (one species) and the other with unidentified species.

Replacement names for some preoccupied chalcidoid genera (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea).

Eight junior homonyms that were described by hymenopterologist Z. Boucek were found among the hymenopteran genus group names. Thus, the following replacement names are proposed as follows: In Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae; Neobabina nom. nov. for Babina Boucek, 1993 (nec Thompson, 1912), Austrobriania nom. nov. for Briania Boucek, 1988 (nec Chasen & Kloss, 1930), Noyesiella nom. nov. for Duartea Boucek, 1993 (nec Mendes, 1959), and Neocairnsia nom. nov. for Cairnsia Boucek, 1988 (nec Blackburn, 1895); in Pteromalidae: Ormocerinae; Boucekocerna nom. nov. for Cerna Boucek, 1988 (nec Klimaszewski, 1974) and Neoedgaria nom. nov. for Edgaria Boucek, 1988 (nec Klimaszewski, 1974); in Pteromalidae: Miscogasterinae; Neosusteraia nom. nov. for Susteraia Boucek, 1972 (nec Bechyne, 1950), and; in Agaonidae: Sycoryctinae; Hymenotenka nom. nov. for Tenka Boucek, 1988 (nec Barrande, 1881). Accordingly, new combinations are herein proposed for the species currently included in these genus group names, respectively: Neobabi...

Redtenbacherus nom. nov., a replacement name for the preoccupied phasmid genus Ernodes Redtenbacher, 1908 (Phasmida: Phasmatidae)

Abstract A junior homonym was detected among phasmid genera and the following replacement name is proposed: Redtenbacherus nom. nov. for Ernodes Redtenbacher, 1908. New combinations are proposed for the species group names currently included in this genus. Redtenbacherus antennatus (Redtenbacher, 1908) comb. nov.; Redtenbacherus jacobsoni (Rehn, 1912) comb. nov. and Redtenbacherus sumatranus (Redtenbacher, 1908) comb. nov.

Neoalloceraea nom. nov., a Replacement Name for the Subgenus Alloceraea Benick, 1934 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Non Schulze, 1918

2In an effort to reduce the number of homonyms in Staphylinidae, we found a genus group name which had been previously published for another taxon, making it a junior homonym. In accordance with Article 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999), we propose a substitute name for this genus name.