Distribution of Turkish Helophorus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, Helophoridae) II. Subgenus Atracthelophorus, with Two New Records and Some Ecological Notes

Authors: ÜMİT İNCEKARA, ABDULLAH MART, ORHAN ERMAN

Abstract: Two newly recorded Helophorus Fabricius, 1775 species/subspecies for the Turkish fauna, Helophorus (Atracthelophorus) shatrovskyi Angus, 1985 and H. (A.) leontis dixoni Angus, 1987, are compared against Turkish specimens (private collection). A list of subgenus Atracthelophorus species known from Turkey and their distribution in Turkey and worldwide is presented. The ecology of each examined species is discussed.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Helophoridae, Helophorus, Distribution, Turkey

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