Leuctra fusca latior Berthélemy & Dia, 1982

Darilmaz, Mustafa Cemal, Salur, Ali, Murányi, Dávid & Vinçon, Gilles, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of Turkish stoneflies with annotated catalogue (Insecta: Plecoptera), Zootaxa 4074 (1), pp. 1-74 : 12-13

Leuctra fusca latior Berthélemy & Dia, 1982

The previous mentions of L. fusca fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) from Anatolia are here assigned to L. fusca latior Berthélemy & Dia, 1982 and therefore L. f. fusca is removed from the Turkish fauna.

Material. Bartın, Boğazköy, 16.10.2004, 1 ♂ (Si). Bolu, 20 km SE Devrek, Karasu, 16.10.2004, 4 ♂, 4 ♀ (Si); Yedigöller, <10 km Kasadere, 28.10.2005, 2 ♂, 4 ♀ (Si); Bolu, Gerede, 122 km NW Ankara , 28.09.2007, 8 ♂ (Si). Çankırı, Ilgaz—Kastamonu, 10.10.2007, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (Si). Sivas, Koyulhisar, Eğriçimen Yaylası, 11.10.2007, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (Si). Giresun: İkisu, Karagöl Yaylası—Bektaş Yaylası, 1825 m, 1.10.2008, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (Si); Kümbet Yaylası—Yağlıdere, Çıkrıkkapı, 1871 m, 2.10.2008, 1 ♂ (Si). Sinop, Dikmen, Durağan istikameti, 1015 m, 25.10.2009, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (Si). Karabük, Yenice, Baklabostan direction, Karalkaya, 21.09.2011, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (Si.).

Distribution in Turkey. Ankara , Bolu, Kastamonu ( Kazancı 1983b); Bolu ( Kazancı 2009a); Afyon, Antalya ( Vinçon & Sivec 2001); country record only: listed from Turkey ( Kazancı 1999; Kazancı 2008). Map ( Fig. 19 ).

Distribution and ecology. This subspecies extends from Lebanon ( Berthélemy & Dia 1982) to Anatolia where it is widespread in its northern range. It is an orophilic species occurring in different kinds of brooks and rivers (500–1900 m a.s.l.). Adults emerge in autumn (X–XI).

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FIGURE 19. Leuctra fusca latior Berthélemy & Dia, 1982