Faunistic studies on staphylininae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Kazdağları (Balıkesir province) in Turkey

Abstract

In this study, determination of Staphylininae fauna of Kazdağları (Balıkesir province) in Turkey has been aimed. Materials have been collected from 61 localities by two weeks’ intervals during the months of February to November in 2008-2010. As a result of the study, 36 species of 24 genera and subgenera have been determined. Among them, 2 species, Quedius unicolor Kiesenwetter, 1847 and Q. henroti Coiffait, 1970 have been reported as new records for Turkish fauna. All evaluated species in the study have been reported as the first records for Kazdağları (Balıkesir province) fauna.