Leptobium syriacum (SAULCY 1865)

Assing, V., 2009, A revision of Leptobium CASEY. III. A new species from Iran and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1247-1252 : 1248-1249

Leptobium syriacum (SAULCY 1865)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Cyprus: 1 ex., Troodos, Platres, Caledonia water falls, 1300- 1600 m, 18.XI.2003, leg. Tichý (cSch). Turkey: 1 ex., Adana, Kozan-Mansurlu , 37°34'N, 35°38'E, 730 m, 18.IV.2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 1 ex., Hatay, Kızıldağ, SE Arsuz , 36°22'N, 35°56'E, 230 m, 10.IV.2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 1 ex., Kızıldağ, E Madenli , 36°25'N, 36°06'E, 910 m, 11.IV.2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 1 ex., "Süd-Taurus", leg. Stehe ( MNHUB). Israel: 1 ex., Golan Heights, Odem , 700 m, 21.II.1998, leg. Sama (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: Leptobium syriacum is widespread in the Eastern Mediterranean; for a map see ASSING (2005).