Pristepyris masii (Soika, 1933) (Fig. 2)

Material examined: 1 ♂, TÜRKİYE: Samsun, Çarşamba, Bafracalı [41°12'43.0"N 36°44'08.3"E], 30 m a.s.l., 15.07– 19.08.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can ; 5 ♂♂, 19.08– 03.09.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can; 11 ♂♂, 03.09– 16.09.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can; 9 ♂♂, 16.09– 22.10.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can.

Distribution. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Italy, Russia (Fadeev, 2021), Türkiye [New record] (Fig. 3).

Remarks. Pristepyris masii is reported here for the first time in Türkiye. This species is the only member of the genus Pristepyris in the western Palearctic region. Twenty- six males specimens were captured with Malaise trap in September and October. The morphological and genitalia characteristics of the male collected in this study (Figs 2A–2E) correspond to the detailed descriptions made by Alencar et al. (2016) and Fadeev (2021). In addition, the measurements of the specimens are as follows: Body 5–7.5 mm long; length of head 1.1–1.4 mm; width of head 1.0– 1.3 mm and forewing 3.5–4.5 mm.