Sunius melanocephalus (FABRICIUS 1793)

Assing, V., 2011, A revision of Palaearctic Sunius XIV. Three new species from Turkey and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2), pp. 1159-1168 : 1160

Sunius melanocephalus (FABRICIUS 1793)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Turkey: 2 exs., Isparta, Sultan Dağları, 15 km SSW Akşehir, Cankurtaran , 38°15'N, 31°24'E, 1860 m, under stones, 22.IV.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., Afyon, Sultan Dağları , 15 km SE Çay, 38°31'N, 31°09'E, 1810 m, cedar forest, sifted, 18.IV.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: Sunius melanocephalus , the most widespread species of the genus, has a trans-Palaearctic distribution and is adventive in North America. In Turkey, it has been recorded from numerous localities, but was previously unknown from Afyon province ( ASSING 2008, 2011a). For maps illustrating its distribution see ASSING (2008).