Yavuz Turan

• Assistant Professor
• Entomologist at Marmara University

Staphylinidae (including Silphinae) is the largest family in the world with approximately 67,000 species, including one extinct and 34 extant subfamilies. Of the 34 subfamilies within this family, Aleocharinae has the largest number of species. Aleocharinae has over 1000 genera and over 12,000 species and is the subfamily with the most species asso...

İstanbul Islands are generally thought to consist of four large islands, but there are also five smaller islands. With this study, the Staphylinidae fauna of the İstanbul Islands (nine islands in total) was determined for the first time. In 2023, field studies were conducted on nine islands (Büyükada, Heybeliada, Burgazada, Kınalıada, Sedefada, Si...

Although the use of insects in solving murders in Turkey is still in its infancy compared to other developed countries, it is seen that insects are used in solving some murders. İstanbul is the largest city in terms of population in Turkey. In parallel with this, İstanbul is one of the cities where the most murders are committed. For this reason, i...

Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802, commonly known as rove beetles, represent one of the largest and most diverse families within the order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758. These beetles exhibit a remarkable array of ecological adaptations and behaviors, with their success partly attributed to their ability to communicate using pheromones. Pheromones in rove...

Pine processionary moth are known as oligophagous forest pests, usually found in cocoons on Pinus trees. While these moths are found in the south of Europe and the north of Africa worldwide, in Turkey they are found in the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black Sea and Marmara regions. Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Den. & Schiff.) and Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni (Tam...

Pine processionary moth are known as oligophagous forest pests, usually found in cocoons on Pinus brutia Ten. trees. While these moths are found in the south of Europe and the north of Africa worldwide, in Turkey they are found in the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black Sea and Marmara regions. Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Den. & Schiff.) and Thaumetopoea wil...

According to the United Nations, more than 800 million people are exposed to starvation. It is predicted that the world population will face much more serious starvation for reasons such as global warming, diseases, economic problems, rapid urbanization, and destruction of agricultural areas and water resources. Thus, there are significant hesitati...

In this study, distribution of Steninae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) subfamily in Turkey was comprehensively evaluated and compared with the fauna of Turkey's neighboring countries and the Palaearctic Region. The current literature indicates that there are 130 Steninae species in Turkey, and approximately 17.5% (23 species) of these species are ende...

Here we report on the faunistic, ecological and zoogeographical composition of the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the Eastern Blacksea Region of Turkey. Forty two species, belonging to two genera, were detected by field studies between years 2013-2015 in the Eastern Blacksea Region. It is concluded that among these, five species...

The scope of this study is to evaluate the faunistic, ecological and zoogeographical composition of the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Thirty-eight species, belonging to two genera, were detected by field studies between 2009-2011 in the Central Anatolian Region. It is concluded that among...

In this study, a new Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) species, Leptusa (Roubaliusa) giresunensis sp. n. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), is described from Giresun Province in Turkey. The study was conducted between March 2013 and March 2016 in the Eastern Black Sea Region and new species was collected in 2014-2015. P...

Amaç: 2013 - 2016 yılları arasında devam eden proje kapsamında; yoğun arazi çalışmaları ile Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesinde (Artvin, Bayburt, Erzurum’un kuzeyi, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Ordu, Rize, Trabzon) sistematik çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada 2013 ve 2014 yılı arazi çalışmalarında elde edilen ön faunistik bilgiler sunulmuştur. Gereçler ve Yöntem...

Amaç: Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde, 2013-2016 yılları arasında Tübitak projesi kapsamında yapılan ve yapılacak olan arazi ve laboratuvar çalışmalarıyla Aleocharinae ve Steninae altfamilyaları (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) faunistik ve sistematik olarak değerlendirilecektir. Bu çalışmada 2013 yılının Haziran ayından itibaren bu zamana kadar elde edilen...

The scope of this study is to make evaluations on faunistic, ecological and zoogeographical composition of the subfamily Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Ninety-three species, belonging to 26 genera and 11 tribes, were detected by field studies between years 2009-2011 in the Central Anatolian Regio...

This study was carried out with excursions which species belonging to the family Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) were collected in May-July, 2003, May-August, 2008 and April-June, 2009 in Ankara province. As a result of the study, 28 species belonging to 15 genera and five subfamilies (Aleocharinae, Omaliinae, Oxytelinae, Tachyporinae, Paederinae) were...

This study was carried out with excursions which species belonging to the family Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) were collected in May-July, 2003, May-August, 2008 and April-June, 2009 in Ankara province. As a result of the study, 28 species belonging to 15 genera and five subfamilies (Aleocharinae, Omaliinae, Oxytelinae, Tachyporinae, Paederinae) were...

This study was carried out with excursions which species belonging to the family Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) were collected in May-July, 2003, May-August, 2008 and April-June, 2009 in Ankara province. As a result of the study, 28 species belonging to 15 genera and five subfamilies (Aleocharinae, Omaliinae, Oxytelinae, Tachyporinae, Paederinae) were...

gösteren Diptera larvaları üzerinde predatör olan Staphylinidae familyasına ait türler erken safhada gelmektedir (www.santoshraut.com). Önceki yıllarda familya olarak kabul edilen bir kaç grubunda Staphylinidler içerisine altfamilya olarak dahil edilmesi ile 32 altfamilya ve 57.000 tür ile en kalabalık Insecta familyası olmuştur (Peris ve ark., 201...

The scope of this study is to make evaluations on faunistic, ecological and zoogeographical situation of the subfamily Paederinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. As a result of the study, 31 species belonging to 7 subtribes and 12 genera have been determined by field trips between years 2009-2011 in the Centra...

In this study, a new Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) species from Turkey, Gyrophaena cagatay sp. n. (Aksaray), is described and illustrated. In addition, new records are presented for seven species: Atheta hygrotopora (Kraatz, 1856), Atheta incognita (Sharp, 1869), Atheta ripico-la Hanssen, 1932, Brachyusa concolor Erichson, 1839, Ischnopo...

In this study, Atheta camardiensis sp. n., is described from Niğde province in Turkey. Photographs of the habitus are given and aedeagus (ventral and lateral view), antenna, male tergite VIII and male sternite VIII are drawn. The habitus and aedeagus are distinguished from similar species Atheta hygrotopora (Kraatz, 1856). Furthermore, a checklist...

In this study, 17 species belonging to the genus Stenus Latreille, 1796 (Staphylinidae: Steninae) were determined in Ankara province. Examination material is composed of samples which were collected between May-September 2003, May-September 2008 and April-June 2009. 13 of these species are the first records for Ankara. Genitalia of 15 species, of w...