Type locality. Turkey, Kastamonu province, Kastamonu [about 41°23΄N, 33°46΄E].
Diagnosis. According to the original description: similar to the nominative form, but prothorax with short lateral spines, pronotum without central depression, often with sparser punctation; no size data published; the length of available paratypes in males: 12.6-14.5 mm, width: 5.3-5.4 mm; body length in female: 13.2-15.3 mm, width: 6.1-6.3 mm. According to the available specimens, antennae with red 1st joints; pronotum with very rough irregular punctation, lateral thoracic spines very short, elytra with slightly widened humeral and sutural stripes; margins of stripes are more or less irregular; one of available males (from Belören env.) with decolorized (light-brown) elytra (Fig. 122); body length in males: 12.6-16.0 mm, width: 5.3-5.7 mm; body length in female: 13.2-17.0 mm, width: 6.1-7.0 mm.
Materials. 4 paratypes, 2 males, 2 females (androchromal), each with a label: “Kastamonu / Anatolia / 24.IV.53, leg. Breuning” – NMP; 5 males, 1 female, Turkey, 14 km E Cerkes, Susuz env. 40°50΄20.40΄΄N, 33°1΄55.56΄΄E, 1400 m, 4-7.5.2011, J.Hron & S.Murzin leg. – MD, ML, SM; 1 male, Turkey, Cursunlu env. [40°49΄50΄΄N, 33°15΄34΄΄E], 4.6.1992, J.Hron – SM; 1 male, 1 female, Tr. bor. occ. Kursunlu environs, 4.6.1992, V.Skoupý leg. – VS; 1 male, 1 female, Turkey, Çankiri province, N Orta, Sacakbeli pass, 40º42΄24΄΄N, 33º05΄26΄΄E, 1410 m, 20.5.2017, I.Pljushtch leg. – MD; 5 males with same label – IP; 8 males, TR, w Ilgaz, Belören env., [about 40°51΄N, 33°29΄E] 30.4.1996, S.Kadlec leg. - NMP, PK; 3 males, TR, s. Çerkeş, Yukari Çanli env. [about 40°39΄20΄΄N, 32°41΄48΄΄E], 29.4.1996, S.Kadlec leg. - NMP.
Distribution. North Turkey: Kastamonu, Çankiri and Ankara provinces.
Specimens from Çorum are not known to me. I provisionally identify these populations as D. s. paphlagonicum Breuning, 1962 because it is the closest known subspecies.
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