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Issue: Vol. 2913 No. 1: 10 Jun. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2913.1.6
Page range: 59–62
Abstract views: 45
PDF downloaded: 3

Ochthebius ustaoglui sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), a new species of the O. metallescens group from Turkey

Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, Bornova-Izmir-Turkey, 35100
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Austria
Mustafa Kemal University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Hatay, Turkey
Coleoptera Hydraenidae

Abstract

To date, 73 species of Ochthebius Leach, 1815 have been reported from Turkey. Twenty-seven of these species are endemic to Turkey (Ertorun, Jäch, Kasapoğlu & Darilmaz, in prep.). During faunistic surveys in Erzurum and Denizli, a new species of the Ochthebius metallescens species group was discovered. In the present paper, the new species is described, illustrated, and notes on its habitat and distribution are provided.

References

  1. Ertorun, N., Jäch, M.A., Kasapoğlu, A., Darılmaz, M.C. (in prep.) Checklist of the Hydraenidae (Coleoptera) of Turkey, with notes on distribution.

    Jäch, M.A. (1989) Revision of the Palearctic species of the genus Ochthebius Leach III. The metallescens-group (Hydraenidae, Coleoptera), Linzer Biologische Beiträge, 21, 351–390.

    Jäch, M.A. (1994) Revision der paläarktischen Arten der Gattung Ochthebius Leach. XIII. Beschreibung neuer Arten aus Spanien, der Türkei, Rußland und China (Insecta: Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B, 96, 199–208.