Notes on Four Species of Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Turkey Author Kabalak, Mahmut Author Sert, Osman text The Coleopterists Bulletin 2010 2010-06-30 64 2 160 162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/072.064.0214 journal article 10.1649/072.064.0214 1938-4394 10112496 Craspedostethus dilutus Erichson, 1840 ( Fig. 1 ) Locality Record. 1 male : Mardin : Central county Eskikale village ( 37°18′22″N 40°46′26″E ), 949 m , 04.VIII.2006 , leg. E. Yağmur. This is a new country record for Turkey . World Distribution. Algeria , Egypt (including Sinai ), Iran , Oman Saudi Arabia , Yemen , Afrotropical region ( Cate 2007 ). Notes. The genus Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1898 , which has 11 species, is distributed throughout the Afrotropical region, Asia ( Afghanistan , Iraq , Iran , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Sinai peninsula, Turkey , Yemen ), Europe ( Armenia and southern European territory of Russia ), and North Africa ( Algeria , Egypt ) ( Cate 2007 ; Platia and Gudenzi 2009). Platia and Gudenzi (2009) reported Craspedostethus linnavuorii Platia and Gudenzi in the Turkish fauna. Craspedostethus dilutus is the most common species among all Craspedostethus .