Faunistic study on dytiscidae, haliplidae and noteridae (Coleoptera: Adephaga) in middle and eastern black sea regions, Turkey

Abstract

In this study, it was attempted to describe 47 species which were determined to belong to the Coleoptera: Adephaga. Of all these species, 4 were from Haliplidae, one species was from Noteridae, and 42 species were from Dytiscidae. Six of them were new records for the Black Sea Region of Turkey (Graptodytes veterator behningi, Herophydrus musicus, Hydroporus askalensis, Hygrotus enneagrammus, H. ahmeti, H. marklini) and (Herophydrus musicus, Hygrotus ahmeti, H. enneagrammus and H. marklini) also second record for Turkey. And with this study 10 species for Amasya, 18 species for Bayburt, 3 species for Çorum, 26 species for Giresun, 9 species for Gümü°hane, 19 species for Ordu, 4 species for Samsun, 27 species for Tokat and 7 species for Trabzon provinces were recorded first time and distributions in Turkey of these newly recorded species are presented. Copyright 2015 Zoological Society of Pakistan.