Teretriini, Bickhardt, 1914

Penati, Fabio & Vienna, Pierpaolo, 2006, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Arabian Peninsula, with biogeographical remarks, Zootaxa 1157 (1), pp. 1-74 : 33

Tribe Teretriini

25. Teretrius (Neotepetrius) parasita Marseul ( Fig. 11 )

Distribution: (terra typica not stated!) Western Mediterranean Subregion, Senegal, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen.

Chorology: undefined.

Material. Yemen: Al Kawd [13°05’19”N 45°21’53”E], IX.2003, light trap, 2 ex. ( CHPK) .

Notes. New to Arabian Peninsula.

26. Teretrius (Teretrius) insinuans Marseul ( Fig. 11 )

Distribution: South Africa: Caffraria, Aden ( Mazur 1997), Ethiopia (Borana: Müller 1939), Yemen ( Müller 1954).

Chorology: Afrotropical (spread in E and S Africa).

Literature. Yemen: Jebel Jihaf [= Jabal Jihaf, 13°45’04”N 44°40’53”E], ca. 2100 m, X.1937, from dead branches of thorny Acacia , 2 ex. ( Müller 1954) .

Material. Yemen: Al Kawd [13°05’19”N 45°21’53”E], IX.2003, light trap, 1 ex. ( CHPK) .

27. Teretrius (Teretrius) pulex Fairmaire ( Fig. 11 )

Distribution: Algeria, North Africa, Syria, Mauritania, Senegal, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman.

Chorology: Saharo­Sahelo­Arabian.

Literature. Saudi Arabia: Qatif [26°31’12”N 50°01’29”E], 14–15.IV.1983, 2 ex. ( Mazur 1994) . Oman: 20 km N of Miskin [= Maskin, 23°29’46”N 56°49’50”E], 300– 500 m, 4.IV.1985, 1 ex. ( Mazur 1994) .

Figures

FIGURE 11. Distribution of the Histeridae in the Arabian Peninsula. Teretrius (N.) parasita, Teretrius (s. str.) insinuans, Teretrius (s. str.) pulex, Teretrius (s. str.)?marshalli.