Coprophilus cf. rufipennis (REITTER, 1894)

Assing, V., 2014, On the Staphylinidae of Israel II, with a revision of some species of Dinusa SAULCY (Insecta: Coleoptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2), pp. 1179-1210 : 1182

Coprophilus cf. rufipennis (REITTER, 1894)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Israel: 1, Mizpe Ramon , 800 m, 24.II.2011, leg. Drees (cAss) ; 2 exs. [det. Feldmann], Negev , Dimona env., 31°03'N, 35°00'E, 55 m, 28.II.2005, leg. Starke (cFel) ; 3 exs. [det. Feldmann], Negev, S Be’er Sheva, Giv’at Khablanim , 6.XII.2007, leg. Assmann (cFel) .

C o m m e n t: According to SMETANA (2004), C. rufipennis has been recorded from Middle Asia, South Russia, and Iran. The type material of this species was not examined, so that the identification should be regarded as tentative.