Platysoma (Cylister) filiforme Erichson, 1834

Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 197-280 : 209-210

5. Platysoma (Cylister) filiforme Erichson

Cylister elongatus (Olivier) : Vienna 1980: 338

Cylister filiformis (Erichson) : Yélamos & Lackner 2004

Literature data. “Sardinia” ( Audisio et al. 1995; Yélamos & Lackner 2004). Cagliari prov. : Cagliari, sd, UL , 2 ex ( CUL); idem, Monte Urpinu ( Vienna 1980); idem, 19.IX.1968, under bark of wooden fence, CM , 2 ex (CCMe, CPV). Elmas, sd, UL , 7 ex ( CCM). Villacidro (CCMe). Nuoro prov. : Nuoro , 15 km S-SE of the city, 16.X.1985, PK, 1 ex ( CPV). Seui , Foresta Mont’Arbu, rio Ermolinus, 790 m, 20. V .1983, under bark of Alnus glutinosa , logged trunks in shady area near river bank, CM, 1 ex (CCMe). Sassari prov. : Isola Caprera, 12.XI.1994, 1 ex ( CBC) .

Unpublished records. “ Sardinia”, sd, [ UL?], 11 ex ( CUL). Cagliari prov. : Assemini, Piscina Matzéu, IV.1900, UL , 1 ex ( CAD). Nuoro prov. : Goceano, loc. b’Uccaido, 1040 m, 24. VI .2007, under bark of Pinus sp. , PC & GS, 1 ex ( CPC). Sassari prov. : Alghero, Monte Timidone, 11.II.1998, RPn, 2 ex ( DPPS) .

Chorotype. 3.01 MED (Mediterranean).

Italian distribution. Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (?), Liguria, Emilia- Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzi, Apulia, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia.

Ecology. Especially abundant in humid periods under the bark of various Pinus species , from sea level to mountain habitats.

Notes. In Penati and Vienna (2005, 2006a) the data referring to the two specimens from Cagliari (CUL) are wrongly given as “Assemini, Piscina Matzéu, 1937, coll. Museo Genova” (see “Data collection”).