Aleochara (Ceranota) libanica, Eppelsheim, 1889

Assing, Volker, 2018, On the Aleochara subgenera Ceranota and Xenochara. IV. A revision of types, a new species, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 129-148 : 134-135

Aleochara (Ceranota) libanica EPPELSHEIM, 1889

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Lebanon: 1♂, Rayfoun , ca. 33°58'N, 35°42'E, 990 m, mixed oak forest, pitfall trap, 15.III.2013, leg. Reuter (cFel) ; 2 exs., same data, but 6.V.2013 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but 14.II.-22.III.2016 (cFel) ; 2 exs., same data, but 31.III.-9.IV.2016 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but 9-12.IV.2016 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but 30.V.2016 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but 24.I .-

18.II.2017 (cFel); 4 exs., ca. 27 km NE Beirut, Kfardebian env., ~ 1100m, mixed oak forest, pitfall trap, 10.-16.V.2016, leg. Reuter (cFel) .

C o m m e n t: This species has been recorded only from the Middle East ( ASSING 2009b). For recent records from Israel see ASSING & FELDMANN (2012) and ASSING (2014).