Leptobium arabicum COIFFAIT 1981

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 : 1250

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5276589
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5278552
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D0878F-FFBA-115A-AFD3-FC7F900AFB62
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Leptobium arabicum COIFFAIT 1981
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Leptobium arabicum COIFFAIT 1981 View in CoL

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Israel: 9 exs., Negev , Sedé Boqér, 30°53'N, 34°47'E, 500 m, 4.XII.2007, leg. Assmann ( TAU, cAss, cFel, cSta) GoogleMaps ; 1 ex., Negev, Dimona, II.1998, leg. Sama ( MNHUB) .

C o m m e n t: In contrast to the material previously seen from Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen, the above specimens have the forebody uniformly reddish brown. The male sexual characters, however, are identical. The above specimens represent the first records from Israel.