Lithocharis subochracea COIFFAIT, 1966

(Figs 8-13)

Lithocharis subochracea COIFFAIT, 1966: 346 f.

Type material examined Holotype ♂ [dissected prior to present study; aedeagus missing]: " Mauritanie, Tagant Fogh, Mateu 9.3.58 / Préparation microscopique / Holotype / Lithocharis subochracea Coiff., H. Coiffait det. 1966" (MNHNP).

Additional material examined: Yemen: 7 exs., Socotra Island, Zemhon area, 12°31'N, 54°07'E, 270-350 m, 3.-4.II.2010, leg. Purchart & Vybíral (NMP, cAss) ; 1♂, Socotra, Firmihin, 12°28'N, 54°01'E, 400-500 m, at light, 6.-7.II.2010, leg. Purchart & Vybíral (cAss).

Comment: The original description is based on a unique male from " Mauritanie, Tagant Fogh" (COIFFAIT 1966). The species was subsequently recorded from the Canary Islands (ASSING 2008). The above specimens from the Yeminitic island Socotra represent a new country record and considerably expand the known distribution of this species. The habitus and the male sexual characters are illustrated in Figs 8-13.