Carabidae (coleoptera) fauna of the forest areas in Zonguldak Regional Forest Directorate

This study was carried out between 2022 and 2023 to determine the species belonging to the Carabidae (Coleoptera) family that are distributed in the forest areas of Zonguldak Regional Forestry Directorate. In the field studies, pitfall trap, hand picking, light trap and soil sieving methods were used to collect insects. The obtained Carabidae species were brought to the laboratory and their preparations were made. 2892 specimens were examined. Morphological characters; dissection and examination of male reproductive organs (aedeagus); identification keys; local and foreign literature, and expert opinions were used in the diagnosis of insect species. After the identified species were photographed, they were classified and placed in collection boxes. These species are kept in the Forest Entomology and Protection Laboratory of Faculty of Forestry in Bartın. As a result of the research, 29 genera, 54 species and 18 subspecies belonging to nine subfamilies were identified. The identified species are new records for ZOBM forest areas. Besides Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775), Bembidion (Bembidionetolitzkya) ascendens K. Daniel, 1902, Bembidion (Synechostictus) decoratum (Duftschmid, 1812) and Bembidion (Synechostictus) elongatum Dejean, 1831 species are new records for Türkiye. Aptinus cordicollis Chaudoir, 1843, Carabus (Heterocarabus) marietti marietti Cristoforis & Jan, 1837, Carabus (Lamprostus) erenleriensis ahmetustaensis Cavazzuti, 1987, Carabus (Lamprostus) erenleriensis bithynicus Heinz & Korge, 1967, Carabus (Lamprostus) erenleriensis karadagensis S. Battoni & Blumenthal, 1973, Carabus (Oxycarabus) saphyrinus mengenensis Blumenthal & Breuning, 1967, Carabus (Oxycarabus) saphyrinus yenicensis Lassalle, 1998 are endemic subspecies and species. Keywords: Bartın, Carabidae, forest areas, Karabük, new records, Zonguldak.