Laena merkli Weise, 1883

(Figs. 11, 31)

Examined type specimen: Turkey, Constantinopel, without date, leg. Merkl, 1 syntype coll. J. Weise MNB .

Examined specimens: Turkey, Izmit, Karamürsel, 18.VII.1972, leg. M. & G. Osella, 1 ex. SMNS (det. Kaszab) .— Turkey, Kahramanmaraş, Göksun, 11.–12.V.1997, leg. G. Sama, 3 ex. SMNS .— Turkey, 10–20 km W Esen- dere (Hakkâri), 1900–2000 m, 5.V.1989, leg. W. Heinz, 1 ex. CPE .— Turkey, Kayseri, 87 km N Kozan, E Gezbeli Geçidi, 1890 m, 7.IV.2004, leg. V. Assing, 1 ex. CPE .— Turkey, Adana, 100 km SE Kayseri, 6 km W Kücükgezbeli, 1700 m, 10.V.1997, leg. A. Schulz, K. Vock & M. Sanetra, 1 ex. CPE , 1 ex. SMNS .

Remarks: This species contains to the complex of L. ferruginea and can be separated by the presence of small femoral teeth on all legs, and by relatively broad antennomeres. The available numerous Greek specimens of L. ferruginea possess all completely unarmed femora. L. parvidens is similar, but the antennomeres are longer and narrow.

Published localities: Konstantinopel, Brussa (Schuster 1916).