A new Leptusa Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) species from Turkey

Abstract

In this study, a new Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) species, Leptusa(Roubaliusa) giresunensissp. n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), is described from Giresun Province in Turkey. The study was conducted between March 2013 and March 2016 in the Eastern Black Sea Region and new species was collected in 2014-2015. Photographs of the habitus are given and antenna, aedeagus, spermatheca, and both male and female sternite VII-VIII and tergite VIII are illustrated for the new species. Furthermore, species list of the Leptusa for Turkey, identification key and maps of the new species and congeners are given. The habitus, aedeagus and spermatheca are distinguished from similar species Leptusa trapezuntisPace, 1989 and Leptusa flagriferaAssing, 2009 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae).

Keywords

• Aleocharinae,Leptusa,new species,Staphylinidae,Turkey

Türkiye'den yeni bir Leptusa Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) türü

Öz

Bu çalışmada, yeni bir Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) türü, Leptusa(Roubaliusa) giresunensissp. n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) Türkiye (Giresun)’den tanımlanmıştır. Çalışma 2013 Mart ve 2016 Mart tarihleri arasında Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde yürütülmüş ve yeni tür 2014-2015 yılları arasında toplanmıştır. Yeni türün vücut fotoğrafı verilmiş ve anten, aedeagus, spermateka, erkek ve dişi bireye ait 7. ve 8. sternit ve 8. tergitleri çizilmiştir. Ayıca Leptusatürlerinin Türkiye listesi, teşhis anahtarı ve yeni tür ile yakın türlerin haritaları verilmiştir. Benzer olan Leptusa trapezuntisPace, 1989 ve Leptusa flagriferaAssing, 2009 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) türlerinden dış morfolojisi, aedeagus ve spermateka yapıları bakımından farklılıkları verilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Aleocharinae,Leptusa,yeni tür,Staphylinidae,Türkiye

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