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

In this study, Paederinae species from Kirikkale 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 Kirikkale province, At the end of the study, 17 species belonging to 11 genera were reported. 14 of them are new record for Kirikkale Paederinae fauna. Leptobium yagmuri Anlas, 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.