Tychobythinus atlanticus Besuchet, 1963

Sabella, Giorgio, Viglianisi, Fabio Massimo, D’Urso, Vera & Nouira, Said, 2014, A review of the Tychobythinus algiricus species group from North Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Zootaxa 3893 (4), pp. 579-586 : 585

Tychobythinus atlanticus Besuchet, 1963

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Tychobythinus atlanticus Besuchet 1963b: 218 , fig. 1 (aedeagus); Kocher 1969: 5; Löbl & Besuchet 2004: 314.

Material examined. NORTHERN MOROCCO: Taza-Al Hoceïma-Taounate region: Djebel Tazzeka , 1.700 m, 1 male (holotype) (R. Mussard) ( MHNG).

Comparative notes. The characters that distinguish this species from T. escalerai and T. algiricus have already been discussed above.

Distribution ( Fig. 3 ). The species is known only from the type locality ( Morocco, Djebel Tazzeka) where 1 male was collected.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Distribution map of Tychobythinus algiricus species group. • = Tychobythinus algiricus. ★ = Tychobythinus escalerai. ˔ = Tychobythinus atlanticus.

FIGURES 1 A – F. Head of Tychobythinus. Scale: 0, 1 mm. A— Tychobythinus algiricus male, head dorsal view, schematic drawing. B— Tychobythinus algiricus male, head lateral view. C— Tychobythinus algiricus male, head ventral view, schematic drawing. D— Tychobythinus algiricus female, head dorsal view, schematic drawing. E— Tychobythinus escalerai male, head dorsal view, schematic drawing. F— Tychobythinus atlanticus male, head dorsal view, schematic drawing.

FIGURES 2 A – E. Scale: 0, 1 mm. A— Tychobythinus escalerai, paratype male, right antenna. B— Tychobythinus atlanticus, holotype male, right antenna. C— Tychobythinus algiricus male, right antenna. D— Tychobythinus algiricus male, right maxillary palpus. E— Tychobythinus algiricus male, aedeagus, dorsal view.