Tingis (Tingis) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined: ASIAN TURKEY: Gümüşhane province: Kelkit, Karaçayır, 142 m, 22.06.2007, 1♂ ; Sivas province: Akıncı, 859 m, 20.06.2006, 1♂ ; Gökdere, 450 m, 20.06.2006, 1♀ ; Tokat province: Erbaa, Yoldere, 300 m, 25.06.2005, 1♀; Değirmenli, 210 m, 25.06.2006, 1♂ .

Asian Turkey: Horváth (1883, 1906); Hoberlandt (1956), Lodos & Önder (1983); Péricart (1981, 1983), Péricart & Golub (1996), Önder et al. (2006), Kıyak & Akar (2010), this study.

European Turkey: Péricart & Golub (1996).

Comments: This species has been reported for the first time from Asia Minor (= Anatolia) by Horváth (1906) withouth exact locality.