A new species and new country records for the genus Leptobium Casey in the Palaearctic Region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

Abstract

Leptobium yagmuri Anlaş, sp. n., from central Anatolia, Turkey, is described, illustrated and distinguished from related congeners. New and additional country records of 19 Leptobium species in the Palaearctic Region are also reported; among them four species are first country records: Iraq (2), Italy (1) and Kazakhstan (1). A key to Turkish Leptobium is presented. Distributions of endemic Leptobium species in Anatolia are mapped.

Leptobium thracicum sp. n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from Thrace Region of Turkey and additional records for the genus

“…The material examined is deposited in Alaşehir Zoological Museum, Manisa, Turkey (AZMM). (Assing, 2005(Assing, , 2017Anlaş, 2017).…”

“…Distribution. This species is known from northern Syria and from Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis Provinces in southern Turkey (Assing, 2005;Anlaş, 2012Anlaş, , 2017.…”

“…Distribution. Leptobium carinatum is known from Antalya and Muğla Provinces in southwestern Turkey (Assing, 2005(Assing, , 2017Anlaş, 2017).…”

“…According to recent contributions, the genus Leptobium Casey, 1905 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) currently includes 73 species and two subspecies from the Palearctic region (Schülke & Smetana, 2015;Anlaş, 2017;Assing, 2017;Anlaş & Gusarov, 2020;Anlaş & Örgel, 2020). The vast majority of the species are known from the Mediterranean region.…”

“…Regarding its Leptobium fauna, Turkey is the most diverse territory in the Mediterranean region. In 2017, this genus was represented in Turkey by 17 species and 12 of which are endemic to Turkey (Anlaş, 2017). Since then, three additional species have been described from Turkey, and Leptobium tauricum Gusarov, 1988 was removed from the list of Turkish Leptobium (Anlaş & Gusarov, 2020;Anlaş & Örgel, 2020).…”