Eupholidoptera mersinensis Salman, 1983

Ciplak, Battal, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard & Willemse, Fer, 2009, 2156, Zootaxa 2156, pp. 1-75 : 62-63

Eupholidoptera mersinensis Salman, 1983

( Figures 43, 88, 134, 180, 220, 231, 234, 240, Appendix)

Eupholidoptera mersinensis Salman, 1983: 335 .

Type information: Holotype M, TURKEY: Mersin, Erdemli, Güzeloluk Yaylası, Eserkuyu yöresi 650 m, 30.8.1977 (S. Salman) ( NHM); 1F paratype, same data as holotype.

Material examined: TURKEY: Mersin: Holotype and paratype; 1M, 1F, Erdemli, Kanlıdivane , 230 m, 16.6.1995 (B. Çıplak) ( AUZM) ; 3M, unterhalb Güzeloluk (bei Köserlı ) (36°45'N, 34°7'E), 1400 m, 6.7.2002 (K.-G. Heller) ( CH) ; 1M, Fındıkpınarı (36°50'N, 34°20'E), 4.7.2002 (K.-G. Heller) ( CH) (sound record); 2M, 1F, unterhalb Güzeloluk (22 km von Erdemli) (36°44'N, 34°9'E), 1000 m, 6.7.2002 (K.-G. Heller) ( CH) (sound record); Konya: 9M, 14F, Seydişehir, Maden Daǧı, Alacabel, 1500–1650 m, 18.7.1997 (B. Çıplak) ( AUZM) ; Isparta: 4F, Egirdir , 1000 m, 04.10.2003 (D. Sirin) ( AUZM) .

Distribution: Contrary to other species in the genus, this species has a relatively large range in the southern Taurus within the borders of Mersin, Konya and Isparta provinces. The population in the northern part (Konya and Isparta) shows some differences from that in the south (Mersin) (compare figure A and B in Figures 88, 220). However, these regional populations do not deserve to be defined as separate species, but subspecies level classification is not considered.