Pristepyris masii ( Soika, 1933 )

Pristepyris masii ( Soika, 1933) ( Fig. 2)

Material examined: 1 ♂, TÜRKİYE: Samsun, Çarşamba, Bafracalı [ 41°12'43.0"N 36°44'08.3"E], 30 m a.s.l., 15.07– 19.08.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can GoogleMaps ; 5 ♂♂, 19.08– 03.09.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can; 11 ♂♂, 03.09– 16.09.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can; 9 ♂♂, 16.09– 22.10.2022, Malaise trap, Leg.: İ. Can.

Distribution. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Italy, Russia ( Fadeev, 2021), Türkiye [ New record] ( Fig. 3).

Remarks. Pristepyris masii is reported here for the first time in Türkiye. This species is the only member of the genus Pristepyris in the western Palearctic region. Twenty- six males specimens were captured with Malaise trap in September and October. The morphological and genitalia characteristics of the male collected in this study ( Figs 2A–2E) correspond to the detailed descriptions made by Alencar et al. (2016) and Fadeev (2021). In addition, the measurements of the specimens are as follows: Body 5–7.5 mm long; length of head 1.1–1.4 mm; width of head 1.0– 1.3 mm and forewing 3.5–4.5 mm.