Dicheirotrichus (Dicheirotrichus) desertus (MOTSCHULSKY, 1849)

Material examined Turkey Ankara: vil. Ankara, Ankara S, Kulu E, Dülen Gülü, E-Ufer Salzsee, Uferzone HF, 39°05'33.7"N 33°09'31.8"E, 974 m üNN, 11.X.2005, P.-H. Schnitter (9♂♂, 5♀♀ - cSCHN, cWR) ; Ankara, 60 km S Dülen Gölü nahe Tüz Gölü, Salzboden /-vegetation, 10.X.2004, E. Schröder (1♂ - cSCHN) ; Ankara Prov., 906 m NNW Sereflicochisar, shore of salt lake, 39°08.241'N 33°20.425'E, 23.V.2001, J. Gebert (3♂♂ - cWR) ; Tüz Gölü, 30 km Sereflicochisar, 30.VI.1993, Resl (1♂ - cWR) ; Tüz Gölü, 21.IV.1987, Szallies (1♂ - cWR). – Burdur: Burdur, 9.V.1991, T. Ruzicka (1♂ - cWR). – Adana: Pozanti, 900 m, 6- 9.VI.1996, Z. Malinka (1♀ - cWR). – Kirsehir: Kirsehir Vill., Kirsehir NE, Karaarkac W, Seyfe Gölü, Quellerflur, 39°12'09.0"N 34°29’16.5"E, 1.129 m üNN, 57 BF, 8-13.X.2005, P.-H.Schnitter (4♂♂, 6♀♀ - cSCHN, cWR). China: Xinjiang: NW Kunlun Shan, ca 100 km SSW of Yecheng, Akmeqit, 2200 m, 25.VI.1993, J. Turna (1♀ - cWR) .

Widely distributed over the semiarid and arid areas of the Palaearctic from Hungary and Romania to East Siberia (Yakutia, Transbaikalia), Mongolia and northern China (KRYZHANOVSKIJ et al. 1995: 135, JAEGER & KATAEV 2003: 402). The species is recorded here for Turkey and Xinjiang (China) for the first time.