Domene ( s. str .) zerchei Wunderle 1992

Anlaş, Sinan, 2025, The subterranean species of Domene (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in the Western Palearctic Region. A new species from Anatolia, with a distributional checklist of the genus, Journal of Natural History 59 (17 - 20), pp. 1209-1225 : 1222

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2480177

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF9F7F-FB6B-FFE2-98BB-FF4EFB7B3CF5

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Domene ( s. str .) zerchei Wunderle 1992
status

 

Domene ( s. str.) zerchei Wunderle 1992 View in CoL

Material examined

SPAIN: 1♀, 'P . de Europa, G. Piaud, Covadonga, Hisp., January (19)90, 1–56, Domene n. sp., coll. Jarrige' ( MNHNP).

Distribution

Domene zercheii is distributed in Asturias (Picos de Europe, Covadonga, Troncedo, Bolgues, Fenolleda,Cangas de Onis),north-western Spain ( Wunderle 1992; Schülke and Smetana 2015; Struyve 2018).

Identification key for the hypogean Domene species of Turkey

1. Whole body almost uniformly dark brown; eyes without pigmentation and composed of approximately 30–40 minute puncture-like rudiments. Distribution: western Anatolia, Manisa province, Bozdağlar Mountains .................... ...................................................................................................... Domene ( s. str.) zyla sp. n.

- Whole body almost uniformly reddish-brown or dark reddish-brown; eyes with pigmentation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Whole body almost uniformly reddish-brown; eyes with pigmentation and composed of approximately 6–11 ommatidia, approximately 0.12–0.15 times as long as postocular region in lateral view. Distribution: central southern Anatolia, Konya province, Geyik Mountain C................ ................ Domene ( s. str.) bordonii Anlaş, 2019 View in CoL

- Whole body almost uniformly dark reddish-brown; eyes with pigmentation and composed of approximately 50–60 ommatidia, 0.20–0.25 times as long as postocular region in lateral view .................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Body 9.5–10.5 mm long; eyes with pigmentation and composed of approximately 50–60 ommatidia, 0.25 times as long as postocular region in lateral view; pronotum 1.1–1.2 times as long as wide; pronotum and elytra extensively impressed. Distribution: north-western Anatolia, Kastamonu province, Karyatağı Mountain ......... ....................................................................................... Domene ( s. str.) miranda Assing, 2010 View in CoL

- Body 10.6–12.3 mm long; eyes with pigmentation and composed of approximately 50 ommatidia, 0.2 times as long as postocular region in lateral view; pronotum 1.35 times as long as wide; pronotum and elytra not impressed. Distribution: central northern Anatolia, Amasya province, Sakarat Mountain .... .... Domene ( s. str.) lohaji Anlaş, 2023

MNHNP

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Domene

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