Aulacochthebius narentinus (Reitter, 1885)

PROKIN, Alexander A., LITOVKIN, Stanislav V. & JÄCH, Manfred A., 2015, New records of Hydraenidae and Elmidae (Coleoptera) from Russia and adjacent countries, Fragmenta Faunistica 58 (2), pp. 99-110 : 100

Aulacochthebius narentinus (Reitter, 1885)

( Figs 1 –2)

Recorded from Orenburg Oblast’ (ST) for the first time by Litovkin (2012b).

Russia (CT): 52°55'58.8''N, 49°38'55.5''E, Samara Oblast’, Bezenchuk District, near Chapaevsk , small lake in Chapaevka River flood-plane, 2–4 Jul 2013, leg. S. Litovkin, 10 ex. (7 ex. – SLC, 2 ex. – NMW, 1 ex. – ISC) ; same locality data, 10 Aug 2015, leg. S. Litovkin, 3 ex. ( SLC) .

This is the second record from Russia, and the first record from the central part of European Russia (CT).

Figures

Fig. 1. General habitus of Aulacochthebius narentinus Fig. 2. Habitat of A. narentinus in Samara Oblast’ Photo (Reitter, 1885). Photo by S. Litovkin. by S. Litovkin. Arrows indicate actual choriotope.