Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824

Çiftçi, Derya, Růžička, Jan, Hasbenli, Abdullah & Şahin, Ülfet, 2018, The large carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Turkey: a review with a new species record, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 555-591 : 569

Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824

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Material examined. Turkey: Antalya: 1 female, Akseki env., Irmasan Geçidi Mts. , ca. 37°06'N / 031°47'E, 26.V.1998, M. Snížek leg. ( MSNC) ; 1 male, Akseki env., Tekebeli Geçidi Mts. , 37°15'N / 041°46'E, 19.VI.1998, M. Snížek leg. ( MSNC) ; Ardahan: 1 spec., Hanak, SW of Alaçam village , 41°11'48.52"N / 42°46'53.72"E, 1987 m, 18.VIII.2014, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU) ; Artvin: 4 males, 3 females, 12 km E Şavşat, Çam pass, 41°12.0'N / 042°30.6'E, 2450–2485 m, 2.–9.VII.2004, Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., steppe and pasture on N slope, baited pitfall traps (fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC) .

Distribution in Turkey. Adana, Niğde, Mersin ( Açar 2008); Gümüşhane ( Háva et al. 1998; Sikes & Venables 2013a, b); Eskişehir ( Altunsoy et al. 2017).

Remarks. Widely distributed Holarctic species (Růžička 2015). In central Europe, usually found in forested habitats, only rarely in open habitats ( Růžička 1994; Jakubec & Růžička 2012, 2015). In Turkey, known from the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the north of Eastern Anatolia Regions ( Fig. 29 ). Here we provide the first records from Antalya, Ardahan and Artvin Provinces.

Figures

FIGURES 5–8. Habitus in dorsal view of (5) Nicrophorus investigator, (6) N. nigricornis, (7) N. vestigator and (8) Ablattaria arenaria (scales: 5 mm).

FIGURES 29–30. Distribution of (29) Nicrophorus investigator and (30) N. nigricornis in Turkey.