Contributions to the Paederinae (Staphylinidae) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province in Central Anatolia

In this study, Paederinae species from Kırıkkale province of central Anatolia were studied. The present paper is based on material collected by aspirator and sifter between June 2016 and April 2019 in seven localities of southern Kırıkkale province, At the end of the study, 17 species belonging to 11 genera were reported. 14 of them are new record for Kırıkkale Paederinae fauna. Leptobium yagmuri Anlaş, 2017 and Tetartopeus inexcisus Assing, 2009 represented the first record since the description of the species. In addition, Achenium scimbaliodes Koch, 1937 and Tetartopeus inexcisus Assing, 2009 are recorded for the first time from Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. Research Article Article History Received : 11.02.2020 Accepted : 22.04.2020


INTRODUCTION
According to recent literature, more than 1900 species of Staphylinidae are known in Turkey (Anlaş, 2009;Schülke & Smetana, 2015). The subfamily Paederinae is one of the largest subfamilies of Staphylinidae, containing over 250 species in Turkey (Anlaş, 2009: updated).
Despite many contributions, some parts of the country, especially the central, eastern and southeastern Anatolia have yet not been studied thoroughly. The fauna of Paederinae of Kırıkkale province has been poorly studied. Only five species of Paederinae have been recorded from Kırıkkale province up to now (Sert et al., 2013) The aim of this study was to make a contribution to fauna of Paederinae of Kırıkkale province.

MATERIAL and METHODS
The present paper is based on material collected by aspirator and sifter between June 2016 and April 2019 in seven localities of southern Kırıkkale province, Central Anatolia ( Figure 1).
Specimens collected in the field were taken into 70% ethanol and then the specimens were cleaned from clay and muddy substances by a paintbrush in the laboratory. Sternite VII, sternite VIII and aedeagus were dissected under a Stemi 2000-C microscope (Zeiss Germany). The aedeagus was placed into a 10% solution of KOH to dissolve soft tissues. The collected material was identified by first and third authors.
The material referred to in this study was deposited in the collection of the Alaşehir Zoological Museum, Manisa (AZMM) of Manisa Celal Bayar University. The map was created using DIVA-GIS 7.5.0.
Classification and nomenclature of the subfamily Paederinae suggested by Schülke and Smetana (2015) have been followed in the study.  Distribution in Turkey: This species is widely distributed in Turkey (Anlaş, 2009;Sert et al., 2013;Anlaş, 2017b Distribution in Turkey: The recently recorded species is only known from Göktepe, Karaman province, in Southern Turkey (Anlaş, 2017b).
Distribution in the world: This species occurs in Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Middle Asia and Turkey (Schülke & Smetana, 2015).
Leptobium yagmuri Anlaş, 2017  Distribution in Turkey: The recently described species is only known from Ankara province, in central Anatolia (Anlaş, 2017a). The above specimens represent the first records since the original description.
Distribution in the world: This species is widely distributed in the Palaearctic Region and also known from Australian and Nearctic regions (Schülke & Smetana, 2015).

DISCUSSION
Up to present study, only five species were known from Kırıkkale province. These were Astenus thoracicus (Baudi Di Selve, 1857), Leptobium gracile (Gravenhorst, 1802), Lobrathium rugipenne (Hochhuth,1851), Paederus fuscipes Curtis, 1826 and Paederus littoralis Gravenhorst, 1802(Sert et al., 2013. First three species were reported in this study but remaining two species were not. Although the field study was conducted in all Kırıkkale provincial borders, the specimens could be collected only from the south of the province. At the end of the study, 17 species belonging to 11 genera were reported.
Amongst them, Leptobium yagmuri Anlaş, 2017 and Tetartopeus inexcisus Assing, 2009 represented the first record since the description of the species. Achenium scimbaliodes Koch, 1937 and Tetartopeus inexcisus are recorded for the first time from Central Anatolia Region of Turkey.