Ochthebius (Asiobates) rugulosus Wollaston 1857

The species was recorded in Egypt (Cairo and Ismailia) by Jäch (1990). According to Jäch (1998b) and Hansen (1998) it is a misidentified species. The species is distributed (Jäch 1998b; Hansen 1998) in the Madeira Islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and the Canary Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, La Palma).