Gauropterus fulgidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2007, Palaearctic Xantholinini of the Museum of Zoology in Lund, Sweden, with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 182 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Zootaxa 1624, pp. 59-68 : 60

Gauropterus fulgidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Material examined. Spain: Marbella, T.Palm 10–30. IV.1960, 2 exx. ( MZLU), 3 exx. (cB); 1–21. VII.1962, 1 ex. ( MZLU); Fuengirola, T.Palm 3–16. I.1965, 1 ex. ( MZLU); Lloret de Mar, T.Palm X. 1961, 1 ex. (cB); Tenerife: S. Cruz, T.Palm 2–27. IV.1967, 1 ex. ( MZLU). Italy: Sardinia, S. Giorgio (Villaputzu, Cagliari), T.Palm 19–27. VI.1967, 1 ex. ( MZLU); Alghero, T.Palm 15–28. VI.1967, 1 ex. ( MZLU). Romania: Herculeane, T.Palm V.1970, 1 ex. (cB). Bulgaria: Nesebâr, T.Palm 28. VI.1965, 1 ex. ( MZLU). Greece: Corfu, Dassia, T.Palm V.1964, 1 ex. (cB); Corfu, Kerkyra, T.Palm V.1964, 1 ex. ( MZLU). Egypt: Helouan, T.Palm 15.II.– 14. III.1963, 1 ex. (cB). Tunisia: Sousse, T.Palm 21. II.1959, 2 exx. ( MZLU).

Distribution. This species is known from Europe (including Bulgaria ( Raitchev (1986)), North Africa, Canary Islands, Madeira, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Turkey, Caucasus, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. This species has also been recorded from Canada and USA ( Herman 2001) where it was introduced. The citations for the Oriental Region, Korea and Japan are due to misidentifications.