Stichoglossa semirufa (ERICHSON 1839)

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 : 1122

Stichoglossa semirufa (ERICHSON 1839)

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: 16 exs., Salamanca, Sancti Spiritus, flight interception trap, 19.VIII.2009, leg. Gonzalez (cAss, cFel) ; 18 exs., same data, but 15.VII.2009 (cAss). M u r c i a: 1 ex., Jumilla, El Portichuelo, 575 m, 38°31'N, 1°22'W 4.VI.2009, leg. Lencina (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The previously known distribution of S. semirufa ranges from Turkey across the Balkans and Central Europe to Great Britain and France (ASSING in press, SMETANA 2004). The above specimens represent the first records from Spain and the Iberian Peninsula.