A revision of the Sunius species of the Western Palaearctic region and Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) Author Assing, V. Author A, North text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2008 2008-07-10 40 1 5 135 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.13133503 0253-116X 13133503 4.17. Sunius rastrifer ASSING 2001 , revalidated (Map 10) Sunius rastrifer ASSING 2001a: 200 f. A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Turkey [see also ASSING 2001a , 2005c ]: A n t a l y a: 12 exs. , 40 km E Alanya, 36°29'N , 32°23'E , 1530-1600 m , pine litter and grass sifted, 23.XII.2006 , leg. Assing (cAss). C o m m e n t s: Sunius rastrifer was synonymised with S. dolabrifer – which is now a synonym of S. khnzoriani – by ASSING (2005c) , because the distinguishing characters pointed out in the original description appeared to be linked by transitional conditions. Meanwhile, however, more material has become available, and a comparative study revealed that, in fact, S. rastrifer is a distinct species separated from S. khnzoriani by constant differences in the morphology of the aedeagus: in the former, the ventral process of the aedeagus lacks lateral processes and the internal rod-like structure of the aedeagus is of pale brown coloration, whereas in the latter, the ventral process of the aedeagus has small, but distinct lateral processes and the internal rod-like structure is more strongly sclerotised and of dark brown to blackish coloration. D i a g n o s i s: seeASSING (2001a). D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d b i o n o m i c s: Sunius rastrifer is apparently rare and has become known only from eastern Antalya province , Turkey ( ASSING 2001a , 2005c ). The previous records of S. dolabrifer from Sügözu and Sertavul Geçidi ( Turkey : Antalya ) by ASSING (2005c) refer to this species (Map 10). The material examined was collected at altitudes of approximately 1500-1600 m in March (1 record/ 1 specimen ), April (1/1), May (1/1), June (1/1), and October (1/12). Map 10 : Distributions of Sunius khnzoriani ( COIFFAIT ) (filled circles), S. rastrifer ASSING (open circles), S. nurdaghensis ASSING (filled squares), and S. akianus ASSING (open square), based on examined records.