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Distribution of Rhaesus serricollis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae) in the Mediterranean Region

Abstract  Rhaesus serricollis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), a near-threatened species on the European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles, is reported from Dalmatia, Albania, Serbia, Macedonia in the Balkan peninsula to southern Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Israel, Cyprus, Caucasus, Georgia, Transcaucasia, the Near East, Lebanon, and North Africa. It also has been introduced into Egypt. In Turkey, it occurs in Adana, Antalya, Bilecik, Burdur, Denizli, Duzce, Hatay, Icel, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Konya, Mugla, and Osmaniye provinces and the Toros Mountains. Known host plants include Castanea, Celtis (Cannabaceae), Fagus (Fagaceae), Ficus (Moraceae), Liquidambar (Altingiaceae), Liquidambar orientalis, Juglans (Juglandoideae), Juglans regia, Morus (Moraceae), Morus alba, Pinus brutia (Pinaceae), Pinus nigra, Platanus (Platanaceae), Platanus orientalis, Populus alba (Salicaceae), Quercus (Fagaceae), Quercus calliprinos, Quercus ithaburensis, Salix (Salicaceae), and Tilia (Ma...

New collection records of Perileptus areolatus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Amanos Mountains of Turkey

Abstract Specimens from Perileptus Schaum, 1860 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were collected from the Amanos Mountains of Turkey, and this genus was redescribed. Descriptions of Perileptus species are presented herein with zoogeographic, biological, and ecological observations. This is the first detailed study of Turkish Perileptus, and it provides the first records and information on Perileptus from the Amanos Mountains.

A review of Turkish saproxylic beetles from the European Red List

Summary The conservation of beetles that depend on dying or dead wood (i.e. saproxylic), has received a great deal of attention in many parts of the world in recent years. Human activities such as urbanization and logging, and their results, e.g. global warming, destroy natural ecosystems and threaten unusual species such as Lucanus cervus (L. 1758), Rosalia alpina (L. 1758), Limoniscus violaceus (Müller 1821) and Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli 1763). Attempts have been made to conserve the habitats upon which these species depend. Although represented by a large number of species, saproxylic beetles in Turkey have not received much attention. Although some Turkish studies have acknowledged their value, comprehensive investigations of these species are very limited. The aim of this study is to make a list, from the literature, of the species that are endangered in Europe and found in Turkey, to highlight the importance of these species. The research includes 151 saproxylic beetle species belonging to the families Bostrichidae, Cerambycidae, Elateridae, Eucnemidae, Scarabaeidae, Euchiridae, Lucanidae and Mycetophagidae. The list of Turkish saproxylic beetles was prepared using the European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles. Information is provided about the IUCN Red List category in Europe, the locations of the species in Turkey, and their global geographic range. We gathered all data about these species from the international literature. Furthermore, we also include in the list certain species whose locations are not specified, but which inhabit Turkey. We obtained their records from some catalogs in Turkey. In addition to the list, we prepared three distribution maps for Turkey. The maps show distribution in Turkey of some species in the Endangered, Vulnerable and Near Threatened categories in the European Red List. It is expected that this study will lead to comprehensive studies on saproxylic beetles from Turkey.