New locality records on falagriini, lomechusini and oxypodini (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) fauna of Türkiye

Abstract

This study was conducted on the fauna of the subfamily Aleocharinae Fleming 1821 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Türkiye. The field trips were made in Aydın, Denizli, Gaziantep, Kars, Konya, Kütahya and Uşak Provinces of Türkiye between 2013-2017. Forty specimens collected by hand and pitfall traps were examined. Totally, eleven species were recorded belonging to Oxypodini, Lomechusini and Falagriini tribes. Among them, Oxypoda bimaculata Baudi di Selve, 1870 from Konya Province, Drusilla canaliculata (Fabricius, 1787) from Kütahya Province, Myrmoecia libanensis (Pic, 1901) from Gaziantep Province, M. plicata (Erichson, 1837) from Denizli Province, Pella ruficollis (Grimm, 1845) from Uşak Province, Cordalia fortepunctata Assing, 2006 from Konya Province, Falagria caesa Erichson, 1837 from the Eastern Anatolia Region, F. sulcatula (Gravenhorst, 1806) from the Aegean Region, Myrmecopora convexula Assing, 1997 from Aydın Province are recorded for the first time.