Hydrochus elongatus (Schaller, 1783)

Darılmaz, Mustafa C. & Kıyak, Suat, 2008, An Annotated checklist and key to the Turkish Elongated Water Scavenger Beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 8 (2), pp. 149-154 : 150

2. Hydrochus elongatus (Schaller, 1783)

Synonms: cicindeloides Marsham, 1802 ; crenulatus Motschulsky, 1860 ; elongatus Fabricius, 1792 ; sibiricus Motschulsky, 1860

Material examined ( Fig. 3): Turkey, West Anatolia, Afyon Province, Ihsaniye District, Emre Lake , 1154 m. 39 o 06’N 30 o 26’E, 19.VI.2007, 5 ex. ; Cay District, Eber Lake , 973 m. 38 o 36’N 31 o 09’E, 27.VI.2007, 6 ex.

Range: Europe: Austria, Belgium, Byelorussia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia (Central European Territory), Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland. Asia: Kazakhstan, Russia (East Siberia, West Siberia) ( Hansen 2004).

Remarks: Body length 3.50 mm - 4.06 mm. Breadth 1.25 mm - 1.43 mm.Aedeagophore: Fig. 2. New to Turkey.

Chorotype: This species has the Sibero-European chorotype.