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ON THE GENUS SUNIUS STEPHENS, 1829 OF TURKEY VII. TWO NEW MICROPTEROUS SPECIES FROM SOUTHERN ANATOLIA (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE, PAEDERINAE)

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  • 1. Manisa Celal Bayar Univ, Alasehir Vocat Sch, TR-45600 Alasehir, Manisa, Turkey

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Two new species of Sunius Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from southern Anatolia are described, illustrated and distinguished from related congeners: Sunius orgeli sp. n. (Nigde) and Sunius cercii sp. n. (Konya and Karaman). Some specimens of the new species were collected with subterranean pitfall traps in the mesovoid shallow sub-stratum. Additional records of three species of Sunius from Turkey are reported. The genus is now represented in Turkey by 41 species, 37 of them are endemic.

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