Paussus turcicus I. Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1835

Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena, Kostova, Rumyana & Guéorguiev, Borislav V., 2011, New records of myrmecophilous beetle Paussus turcicus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Southeastern Balkans, ZooNotes 2011 (21), pp. 1-3 : 2

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scientific name	Paussus turcicus I. Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1835
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New records: Bulgaria: Sakar Mt. , Topolovgrad district, Ustremski manastir, 22- 23.05.1995, 1 specimen, leg. I. Stoyanov & B. Guéorguiev ( NMNH) ; East Rhodopes , Ivaylovgrad district, Meden buk, N41°23'01" E26°01'16", 125 m a.s.l., 04.05.2009, 2 males, 2 females), leg. A. Lapeva-Gjonova GoogleMaps ; East Rhodopes , Ivaylovgrad district, Svirachi, N41°28'38" E26°06'33", 298 m a.s.l., 04.05.2009, 1 male, 2 female, leg. A. Lapeva-Gjonova GoogleMaps ; Turkey: Vize district , N of Kıyıköy, N41°39'25" E28°05'08", 22 m a.s.l., 24.05.2010, 1 male, leg. A. Lapeva-Gjonova GoogleMaps , 1 male, leg. R. Kostova .

These are first data about recording of this rare myrmecophilous species on the territory of Sakar Mountain and Eastern Rhodopes ( Fig. 1 View Fig ) and it is a second report from the Rhodopes Massif. The first known finding (Krichim) is at the northern foot of the Rhodopes on the border with the Thracian Plain ( Hieke & Wrase 1988).

New data supplements the information about the species range on the territory of South Bulgaria and European part of Turkey.