Volume 42 - Issue 4 - 473 - 477

Second Record Of Rare Cave-Dwelling Beetle, Choleva (Cholevopsis) bertiae Giachino & Vailati, 2000 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), from Tütüncüini and Sarikaya Caves in Eskişehir

Eskişehir Tütüncüini ve Sarıkaya Mağaralarından Nadir Mağara Leş Böceği Choleva (Cholevopsis) bertiae Giachino & Vailati, 2000 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae)’nin İkinci Kaydi


Choleva (Cholevopsis) bertiae was described by Giachino and Vailati in 2000 based on 34 specimens collec- ted in different dates, the latest 1990, from four different caves on Taurus mountain systems in south-wes- tern part of Turkey. We here reported this species identifying 10 specimens collected from two different caves in Eskişehir which is far from type locality about 500-800 km and after 14 years as second record for Turkey. Redescription of the species are given with the photograps of both gender habitus and male genitalia. 



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