Tetartopeus stylifer ( Reitter, 1909 )

Anlaş, Sinan, 2009, On the genus Tetartopeus Czwalina, 1888 of Turkey. A new species and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Zootaxa 2031, pp. 63-67 : 64-65

Tetartopeus stylifer ( Reitter, 1909)

Material examined. TURKEY: Tunceli: 233, 3ƤƤ, Central province, Halvoru Kaynaġı, Karşılar village 2 km E, Munzur river bank, 965 m, 39˚10’42”N, 39˚27’41”E, 13.IX.2007, leg. Anlaş & Yaġmur (cAnl, cYag); 233, Ƥ, Central province 5 km N, Anafatma, Munzur river bank, 920 m ca. 39°07’N, 39°30’E, 13.IX.2007, leg. Anlaş & Yaġmur (cAnl); 233, Pertek, Hozat-Çemişgezek road 2 km NW, 1225 m, 38°58’53”N, 39°10’48”E, 14.IX.2007, leg. Anlaş & Yaġmur (cAnl).

Distribution and bionomics. The species was known from Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Iran ( Smetana 2004; Assing 2004, 2007b). In Turkey, a recent record of this species is known only from Erzurum province ( Assing 2007a) (Map 1). Most of the specimens were collected from the bank of Munzur river, some also from gravel near edges of small streams.

MAP 1. Distribution of Tetartopeus species in Turkey. Tetartopeus czwalinai (Jacobson) (pentagon); T. persicus (Coiffait) (square), T. adanensis Assing (open stars: previous records by Assing (2004); filled stars: present records), T. stylifer (Reitter) (open circle: previous record by Assing (2007); filled circles: present records), T. tezcani sp. n. (triangle).