Additional data to the Aphodiinae fauna (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Sündiken Mountains Turkey

Abstract

Aphodiinae subfamily is represented with 6762 species and subspecies belonging to 521 genera in the Palearctic region. This family is presented by taxa of 61 genera and 161 species and subspecies in Turkey. Nineteen species are endemic to Turkey. Scarabaeidae family members can be fed on different types of food. Aphodiinae members are usually recorded from cow dung. So, they are called coprophagous insects. They play an important role in the nitrogen cycle. This study was conducted in Sündiken Mountains in Eskişehir province of Turkey, from 2011 to 2013 years. The Sündiken Mountains are rich in plant diversity and variable micro climate. Study area visited 13 different time 40 days. The samples were caught with pitfall traps, light traps and directly by hand or forceps. The aim of this study is to reveal the Aphodiinae fauna on Sündiken mountains, which is one of the important biodiversity areas in Turkey. Due to Aphodiinae's ecological roles and their largest number in Scarabaeidae family, study focused on them. The paper presented original records of 29 species where recorded from Eskisehir province. Nineteen new city records given from this province. The species distribution maps for Turkey, aedeagus and habitus photographs were presented in the study.

Contributions to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera-Scarabaeidae) fauna of the Eskişehir Bozdağ

“…Turkey distribution data of the species belonging to the studied subfamily were obtained. [23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54]. Distribution in Turkey: It is widespread in all geographical regions [17,23,25,28,29,32,33,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,45,48,53,54].…”

“…Genus Distribution in Turkey: It is distributed in all geographical regions, except the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Region [23,28,32,36,37,38,40,41,45,48,53]. [23,28,33,36,40,41,45,46,51].…”

“…Distribution in Turkey: It is spread in all geographical regions, except the Black Sea and Eastern Anatolia Region[23,32,33,38,48].Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790) Material examined:…”