Key to species (males are required; the characters of O. crassicornis GYLLENHAL, 1839 are based on Stierlin's redescription (1861)). For distribution see Fig. 3. 1. Tip of penis pointed and elongated tongue-like.......................................... 2 – tip of penis pointed, cut or rounded............................................................ 3 2. Disc of pronotum densely punctured, pronotum transverse; interspaces on elytra leather-like, finely punctured, striae shallow. Rostrum short, rectangular, pterygia narrow; antennae thicker; metatibiae in males less deeply incised, margin not carinate (6.8–7.5 mm). Lebanon [Pass between Ainata and Becharré; Mount Sannin above Beyrouth]................................................................................................................... kindermanni STIERLIN, 1861 – disc of pronotum tuberculate, tubercles flat, irregular and intermixed with punctures; rostrum longer than wide; elytra chagrinated; antennae slenderer; metatibiae of males more deeply incised on inner side before apex, margin granulate (7.0–9.5 mm). Monte Salbakos [=Karci Da&gbreve;lar&imath;].................................................................................................... catonii LoNA, 1943 3. Tip of penis pointed..................................................................................... 4 – tip of penis cut or rounded.......................................................................... 5 4. Habitus robust with broad elytra, strongly tuberculate pronotum and simply pointed tip of penis (8.5–10.3 mm). Crete Island................................................................................ lefkaoriensis GERMANN & CoLoNNELLI, 2015 – habitus gracile, elytra elongate oval, disc of pronotum punctured, tip of penis pointed and bispinate (7.7–8.5 mm). Ak Da&gbreve;lar&imath;................................................................................................................ charleshuberi sp. nov. 5. Elytra with fine grey hairs............................................................................ 6 – elytra without fine grey hairs.................................................................... 10 6. Small species (6.2–6.5 mm); vestiture of elytra consisting of evenly distributed dense short grey hairs. Giresuni Da&gbreve;lar&imath;....................................................................................................................... torulensis Benedikt, 2000 – bigger species (>8.5 mm); vestiture not homogenous but patchy or intermixed with dark bristles.............................................................................. 7 7. Vestiture of elytra with patches of grey hairs without dark bristles; inner sides of protibiae in males scabrous and with tooth in the middle (9–10 mm). Eski&scedil;ehir........................................................ escherichi REITTER, 1898 – vestiture with grey hairs and dark bristles; inner sides of protibiae in males without tooth in the middle......................................................................... 8 8. Pronotum transverse with shiny tubercles, laterally strongly rounded; rostrum longer, rostral dorsum strongly furrowed (size not known). "Persia occidentalis" [most likely Dagestan]............... crassicornis GYLLENHAL, 1839 – pronotum less transverse with flattened dull tubercles, laterally less rounded; rostrum shorter, rostral dorsum flat............................................ 9 9. Rostral dorsum short and well separated from head, rostrum forming an equilateral triangle; metatibiae in males less deeply incised on inner margin before apex (8.5–9 mm). Bulgar Maaden [= Bolkar Da&gbreve;lar&imath;]........................................................................... crinitellus K. Daniel & &Iogon;. Daniel, 1902 - head less separated from rostrum, rostrum longer, forming an acute triangle; metatibiae in males more deeply incised on inner margin before apex (9–10.5 mm). Iskilib.......................................... paracrinitellus BRAuN, 1989 10. Striae on elytra with coarse grooves......................................................... 11 – striae not groove-like deepened............................................................... 13 11. Grooves very broad and irregular, overlapping in first two rows and in rows 3 and 4, therefore first and third interspaces not visible; disc of pronotum densely set with flat tubercles, not punctured; metatibiae of males strongly incised on inner margin before apex; apex of fore tibiae clearly protruding outwards in both sexes (8.3–10.3 mm). Mihaliccik............................................................................................................. heinzianus Braun, 1988 – grooves on elytra small, standing in regular rows, first and third interspaces visible; disc of pronotum punctured; apex of fore tibiae straight or weakly protruding outwards..................................................................... 12 12.Pronotum narrow; meso- and metatibiae in males only weakly broadened, metatibiae inconspicuously incised (7.5–9.5 mm). "Gebirge Armeniens" [from NE Turkey (Artvin) to central Caucasus, Armenia]................................................................................................... cribripennis HocHHuTH, 1851 – pronotum broader; meso- and metatibiae in males strongly broadened towards apex, inner sides of metatibiae strongly incised before apex (8.5– 10 mm). "Amasia"..................................... pseudocribripennis BRAuN, 1988 13.Elytral striae strong, pronounced.............................................................. 14 – elytral striae shallow or hardly visible....................................................... 17 14.Disc of pronotum and sides mainly with flattened tubercles, only scarce and isolated punctures in between........................................................... 15 – disc of pronotum mainly punctate, small tubercles towards sides of pronotum............................................................................................................ 16 15. Antennae short and thick with transverse funicular segments; smaller species (<8 mm); pronotum broad, laterally strongly rounded; tip of penis somewhat narrowed towards tip, with straight fore margin (7.8–8 mm). Ikisdere.................................................... ikisderensis SMRECzYÑsKI, 1970 – antennae slenderer with funicular segments less transverse; bigger species (>9 mm); pronotum narrower, laterally less rounded; penis rounded (not cut) at tip (9–10.5 mm). Sivas Kizildag Gecidi......................................................................................................................... riedeli BRAuN, 1989 16.Antennae slenderer, funicular segments less transverse; metatibiae in males less deeply incised on inner margin before apex; penis more rounded at tip (8.2–8.5 mm). Cesarea [Erciyas Dagi]..................................................................................................................... caesareus K. DANIEL, 1906 – antennae thicker, funicular segments more transverse; metatibiae in males more deeply incised on inner side before apex; penis cut, almost angular and faintly divergent just before tip (7.1–8 mm). Soganli Dagi................................................................................... soganliensis SMRECzYÑsKI, 1977 17. Surface of elytra without chagrination, leather-like with tiny sharp tubercles on interspaces towards sides and declivity........................................ 18 – elytral surface chagrinated (inconspicuous only in karagolensis), with tiny tubercles or punctures on interspaces...................................................... 21 18. Frons deepened; body shorter; pronotum more gracile, much smaller than elytra; protibiae almost straight, only weakly granulated; metatibiae in males deeply incised on inner side before apex (7–9.9 mm). Ilgaz Gecidi................................................................................... fremuthi BRAuN, 1989 – frons vaulted; body massive, oval to broad oval; pronotum stronger; metatibiae in males either deeply incised on inner side before apex (tmolosensis) or only moderately incised......................................................... 19 19. Eyes strongly protruding; apex of protibiae only weakly protruding outwards; metatibiae of males on inner margin deeply incised before apex; elytra at disc flattened, declivity less steep (10.5–11 mm). Tmolos Da&gbreve;lar&imath; [=Boz Dag]............................................................... tmolosensis LoNA, 1943 – eyes less protruding; apex of protibiae strongly protruding outwards (Arammichnus -like); elytra at disc convex; declivity steeper.................... 20 20.Eyes smaller; protibiae emarginate on inner side with several tooth-like tubercles along the middle, apex protruding outwards (8–9.5 mm). Sultan Da&gbreve;lar........................................... gymnopterus K. DANIEL & J. DANIEL, 1902 – eyes bigger; protibiae without tooth-like tubercles on inner side, only weakly granulate (8–9.6 mm). Tarsus [= Mersin]; Camliyayla................................................................................................... latifrons STIERLIN, 1890 21. Bigger species (>10 mm) with massive body; metatibiae of males broadened but not cut on inner side before apex (10 –10.5 mm). Monte Salbakos [= Karci Da&gbreve;lar&imath;].................................................... salbakosanus LoNA, 1943 – smaller species (<8.5 mm); body less massive.......................................... 22 22. Antennae short and thick; funicular segments transverse; microsculpture of elytra less apparent; metatibiae with long spur-like apex on inner side (6.7–8.5 mm). Giresun Da&gbreve;lar&imath;.................. karagolensis SMRECzYÑsKI, 1970 – Antennae slenderer, only some funicular segments transverse; microsculpture of elytra more apparent; metatibiae without spur............................. 23 23. Antennae with funicular segments from fourth on transverse; elytra oval; apex of metatibiae in males moderately incised on inner side before apex (6.2–7.8 mm). "Constantinopolis" [Bithynian Olymp; Uludag]............................................................................................ brevicornis BoHEMAN, 1842 – funicular segments globular, segments six and seven slightly transverse; elytra short oval, stout; apex of metatibiae in males almost straight and inconspicuous (6.3–7.2 mm). Gümüshane; Kostandagi Gecidi...................................................................................................... staveni BRAuN, 2000

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Published as part of Christoph Germann, 2016, A new Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 subgenus Tecutinus Reitter, 1912 from Anatolia (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), pp. 1-10 in Contributions to Natural History 33 on pages 5-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.247244