Thanatophilus rugosus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

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 : 583-584

Thanatophilus rugosus ( Linnaeus, 1758)

( Figs 18 , 46 )

Material examined. Turkey: Ankara: 1 spec., Keçiören, S of Sarıbeyler village , 40°06'32.99"N / 32°46'24.88"E, 1264 m, 14.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 13 spec., same locality , 18.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 15 spec., 22.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 5 spec., 30.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 2 spec., 06.VII.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU); 2 spec., Ayaş, W of İlyakut village , 40°04'31.80"N / 32°26'52.82"E, 1066 m , 14.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 26 spec., same locality , 18.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 15 spec., 22.VI.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., 06.VII.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., 12.VII.2010, Mehmet Karadağ leg. (MAZMGU); 1 spec., Nallıhan, between Osmanköy—Yenice villages, 40°04'9.29"N / 30°54'49.70"E, 570 m , 27.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); Antalya: 1 spec., Alanya, Karapınar village , 36°37'39.47"N / 32°23'27.83"E, 1151 m , 11.VI.2008, A. Hasbenli leg. (MAZMGU); 1 spec., Gündoğmuş, Yeniköy village , 36°43'54.26"N / 32°14'29.98"E, 891 m , 12.VI.2008, A. Hasbenli leg. (MAZMGU); 1 male, Akseki env., Tekebeli pass, 37°15'N / 041°46'E , 19.VI.1998, M. Snížek leg. (MSNC); Ardahan: 4 males, 6 females, 2 km E Göle , 2040 m, 40°47.4'N / 042°38.5'E, 8.VII.2004, Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., wet meadow near river shores and dry ruderal habitats close to a junkyard; baited pitfall traps (fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC) ; Bitlis: 1 male, 1 female, Tatvan env., 38°29'N / 042°20'E, 1700–1800 m, 10.–11.V.2011, J. Hron & S. Murzin leg. ( JRUC) ; Erzurum : 2 females, 15 km SW Erzurum, Palandöken Mts., Tekederesi village env., 39°48.8'N / 041°09.0'E, 1965 m, 26.VI.–13.VII.2004, Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., steppe near spring on N slope, baited pitfall traps (fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC) ; 20 males, 20 females, same locality, 2230 m, 26.VI.–13.VII.2004, 39°47.6'N / 041°09.7'E, Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., steppe and meadow near spring, baited pitfall traps (fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC) ; 5 males, 1 female, same locality, 39°46.1'N / 041°10.3'E, 2575–2625 m, 26.VI.– 13.VII.2004, Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., scree near snow field on W slope, baited pitfall traps (fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC) ; 2 males, 15 km W Erzurum, 39°52'N / 041°07'E, 1950 m, 1.VII.2001, M. Fikáček, J. Hájek & J. Straka leg., pools ( JRUC) ; Eskişehir: 6 spec., Alpu, Başören village , 39°57'0.74"N / 30°59'20.85"E, 1044 m, 28.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 10 spec., same locality , 15.XI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 11 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Güreş—Belen villages, 39°54'6.88"N / 31°32'9.71"E, 1220 m , 13.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 2 spec., same locality , 11.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 37 spec., Mihalıçcık, Lütfiye village , 39°54'3.45"N / 31°27'45.80"E, 1560 m , 14.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 359 spec., 26.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 63 spec., 12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 69 spec., 11.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 23 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Sorkun—Lütfiye villages, 39°55'17.50"N / 31°25'15.52"E, 1413 m , 14.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., same locality , 12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 190 spec., 11.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 2 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Gürleyik—Yalımkaya villages, 39°59'40.51"N / 31°16'9.25"E, 1220 m , 14.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU); 1 spec., Mihalıçcık, Korucu village , 39°50'24.96"N / 31°21'32.17"E, 1016 m , 15.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU); 8 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Narlı—Sekiören villages, 39°55'11.73"N / 31°42'55.28"E, 1100 m , 25.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 6 spec., Mihalıçcık, between Güreş—Belen villages, 39°54'6.88"N / 31°32'9.71"E, 1220 m , 25.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), same locality 4 spec. , 10.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 33 spec., Mihalıçcık, 6th km on road of Gürleyik—Yalımkaya villages, 39°59'50.80"N / 31°19'7.84"E, 1076 m , 26.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi & A. Hasbenli leg. (MAZMGU), 9 spec., same locality , 12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi & A. Hasbenli leg. (MAZMGU); 57 spec., Mihalıçcık, Yeşilyurt village , 40°01'3.61"N / 31°11'55.96"E, 1307 m , 26.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 39 spec., Mihalıçcık, road of Mihallıçcık-Hamidiye , 39°53'16.63"N / 31°33'7.91"E, 1360 m , 12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 36 spec., same locality , 12.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 2 spec., Sarıcakaya, 5th km on road of Laçin—Alapınar villages, 40°01'48.47"N / 30°48'8.64"E, 580 m , 27.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 3 spec., Tepebaşı, road of Alpagut—Avlamış , 39°58'26.11"N / 30°28'4.94"E, 1005 m , 13.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., same locality , 16.XI.2012, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU); 4 spec., Tepebaşı, Bozdağ village , 39°55'1.82"N / 30°35'44.01"E, 1308 m , 28.VI.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU), 6 spec., same locality , 13.VII.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU), 7 spec., 16.XI.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU), 1 spec., 10.VIII.2012, D. Çiftçi & Ü. Şahin leg. (MAZMGU); Konya: 1 female, Akşehir env., Sultan Mountain range , ca. 38°20'N / 031°20'E, 25.VI.2000, M. Snížek leg. ( MSNC) ; Mardin: 9 males, 3 females , Mardin env., Hop pass, ca. 37°22'N 040°51'E, 11.–14.V.2005, K. Orszulik leg. ( KORC) ; Siirt: 40 spec. , Siirt, Campus of Siirt University , 37°58'42"N / 41°50'45"E, 587 m, 10.III.2016, D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU) ; Sivas: 2 spec., İmranlı, SE of Yaylacık village , 39°52'0.07"N / 38°05'13.99"E, 1637 m, 10.VI.2011, A. Hasbenli leg. (MAZMGU).

Distribution in Turkey. Adana, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Sivas, Adıyaman, Erzurum ( Háva et al. 1998); Erzurum, Bursa, İstanbul ( Schawaller 1981); Burdur, Mersin, Adana, Niğde ( Açar 2008); Edirne ( Bana and Beyarslan 2012); Ankara ( Özdemir and Sert 2009); Eskişehir ( Altunsoy et al. 2017).

Remarks. Widely distributed Transpalaearctic species, known from Europe to Japan (Růžička 2015). An error in the map provided by Háva et al. (1998) locating İspir in Van rather than Erzurum is corrected here for this species. Widely distributed through most of Turkey ( Fig. 18 ). Here reported for the first time from Antalya, Bitlis, Konya, Mardin and Siirt Provinces.

Figures

FIGURES 17–20. Habitus in dorsal view of (17) Silpha tristis, (18) Thanatophilus rugosus, (19) T. sinuatus and (20) T. terminatus (scales: 5 mm).

FIGURES 45–46. Distribution of (45) Silpha tristis and (46) Thanatophilus rugosus in Turkey.