Hydrochus flavipennis Kuster, 1852

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 : 150-151

3. Hydrochus flavipennis Kuster, 1852

Synonms: filiformis Kuwert, 1887 ; foveostriatus Fairmaire, 1859 ; fuscipennis Kuwert, 1887 ;

obtusicollis Fairmaire, 1877 ; testaceipennis Kuwert, 1887

Material examined ( Fig 3): Turkey, West Anatolia, Kütahya Province, Simav District, Yayla Lake , 1309 m. 39 o 09’N 29 o 05’E, 22. V.2007, 25 ex. ; Same locality, 12.VII.2007, 14 ex. ; Same locality, 17.VIII.2007, 4 ex. ; Afyon Province, Cay District, Eber Lake , 973 m. 38 o 36’N 31 o 09’E, 27. VI.2007, 2 ex.

Records in Turkey ( Fig 3): Bingöl, Erzurum ( Makhan 2005)

Range: Europe: Croatia, Ukraine. Asia: Azerbaijan, Israel “Caucasus” “Southeastern Europe” ( Hebauer 1994, Hansen 2004).

Remarks: Body length 2.87 mm – 3.37 mm. Breadth 0.93 mm - 1.12 mm.Aedeagophore: Fig. 2. This species is recorded first time by Makhan (2005) to Turkish fauna. Thus it is recorded new to the West Anatolian in Turkey with this study.

Chorotype: This species has the Palaestino- Turanian chorotype.