Notes on the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 from the Palearctic Region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

Abstract

        The genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) contains more than 200 species in the Palearctic Region. In this paper, new and additional distributional data concerning 20 species of the genus Astenus in the Palearctic Region are presented. The studied material has been collected between 1928-2016 and also contained the types and additional specimens from some European museums. Among them nine species are first country records: Armenia (1), Azerbaijan (1), Bulgaria (2), Bosnia Herzegovina (1), France (1), Iraq (2), Israel (1), Syria (2), Kazakhstan (2), Turkey (1) and Turkmenistan (4). Besides, the original specimens of Astenus rufopacus Reitter, 1909 have been studied, the lectotype designated, the species redescribed and illustrated.

Keywords

• Astenus,fauna,lectotype,Paederinae,Palearctic Region

Palaearktik Bölgedeki Astenus Dejean, 1833 cinsi üzerine notlar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

Öz

        Astenus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) cinsi Palearktik Bölgede 200’den fazla tür içermektedir. Bu çalışmada, Palearktik Bölgede bulunan Astenus Dejean cinsine bağlı 20 türe ait yeni ve ek yayılışsal kayıtlar sunulmuştur. İncelenen materyal 1928-2016 yılları arasında toplanmış olup, bazı Avrupa müzelerindeki tip ve diğer örnekleri de içermektedir. Bunlardan dokuz tür tanesi ilk ülke kaydı niteliğindedir: Ermenistan (1), Azerbaycan (1), Bulgaristan (2), Bosna Hersek (1), Fransa (1), Irak (2), İsrail (1), Suriye (2), Kazakistan (2), Türkiye (1) ve Türkmenistan (4). Ayrıca, Astenus rufopacus Reitter, 1909 türünün tip örnekleri incelenmiş, lektotipi seçilmiş ve bu tür yeniden tanımlanarak şekillendirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Astenus,fauna,lektotip,Paederinae,Palaearktik Bölge

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