The large carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Turkey: a review with a new species record Author Çiftçi, Derya Author Růžička, Jan Author Hasbenli, Abdullah Author Şahin, Ülfet text Zootaxa 2018 2018-06-28 4441 3 555 591 journal article 29786 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.3.10 bb7fccfa-ae25-4a5f-afb6-4aa071fa61df 1175-5326 1301572 25DC9A68-CA02-4187-A2FB-9D80DF22F8A7 Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 ( Figs 5 , 29 ) Material examined. Turkey : Antalya : 1 female , Akseki env., Irmasan Geçidi Mts. , ca. 37°06'N / 031°47'E , 26.V.1998 , M. Snížek leg. ( MSNC ) ; 1 male , Akseki env., Tekebeli Geçidi Mts. , 37°15'N / 041°46'E , 19.VI.1998 , M. Snížek leg. ( MSNC ) ; Ardahan : 1 spec., Hanak , SW of Alaçam village , 41°11'48.52"N / 42°46'53.72"E , 1987 m , 18.VIII.2014 , D. Çiftçi leg. (MAZMGU) ; Artvin : 4 males , 3 females , 12 km E Şavşat , Çam pass, 41°12.0'N / 042°30.6'E , 2450–2485 m , 2.–9.VII.2004 , Jiří Hájek & Jan Růžička leg., steppe and pasture on N slope, baited pitfall traps (fish meat) with ethylene glycol ( JRUC ) . Distribution in Turkey . Adana , Niğde , Mersin ( Açar 2008 ); Gümüşhane ( Háva et al . 1998 ; Sikes & Venables 2013a , b ); Eskişehir ( Altunsoy et al. 2017 ). Remarks. Widely distributed Holarctic species (Růžička 2015). In central Europe, usually found in forested habitats, only rarely in open habitats ( Růžička 1994 ; Jakubec & Růžička 2012 , 2015 ). In Turkey , known from the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the north of Eastern Anatolia Regions ( Fig. 29 ). Here we provide the first records from Antalya , Ardahan and Artvin Provinces.