Hesperus rufipennis (GRAVENHORST 1802)

Assing, V., 2010, Four new species and additional records of Staphylinidae from Spain, primarily from the south (Insecta: Coleoptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1105-1124 : 1108

Hesperus rufipennis (GRAVENHORST 1802)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Spain: C a s t i l l a y L e ó n 2 exs., Salamanca, Sancti Spiritus, flight interception trap, 19.VIII.2009, leg. Gonzalez (cAss) ; 34 exs., same data, but 15.VII.2009 (cAss, cFel) ; 1 ex., Segovia, Ayllón, 41°21'N, 3°28'W, 1130 m, flight interception trap, 16.VII.1009, leg. Lencina & Gonzalez (cAss).

C o m m e n t: According to SMETANA (2004), this rarely found species is distributed from the Balkans to the Western Mediterranean, but was previously unknown from Spain. It was only recently reported from Portugal for the first time ( SILVA et al. 2006).