Eustenomacidius egeuniversitatis sp.n. – the first record of the tenebrionid genus in Turkey (insecta: Coleoptera)

The new species Eustenomacidius (Caucasohelops) egeuniversitatis sp. n. is described from Southeastern Anatolia (Van Province). The species differs from two other representatives of the subgenus Caucasonotus Nabozhenko, 2006 by the absence of temple grooves (lower aspect of eye having a posterior ventral groove) and shiny body without microsculpture. It is the first record of the genus in Turkey. Data on bionomics and a key to species of the subgenus Caucasonotus are given. Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (cox1) barcoding regions of type specimens were also sequenced and uploaded to GenBank. © TÜBİTAK.Russian Academy of Sciences 2013 BIL 010 National Council for Scientific Research: 112T445The authors thank SV Nabozhenko (Institute of Arid Zones, Russian Academy of Sciences) and A Pekta? (Ege University) for their help with collection of the beetles and DG Kasatkin (Rostov branch of All-Russian Center for Plant Quarantine, Rostov-on-Don, Russia) for preparing the photographs. The materials of this study were collected during expeditions that were supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Project No. 112T445) and by Ege University Research Fund project of 2013 BIL 010. -