Forficula redempta Burr, 1905

Kočárek, Petr, 2014, Earwigs (Dermaptera) of Socotra Island: checklist, distribution, and description of a new genus and four new species, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 1-21 : 16-18

Forficula redempta Burr, 1905

( Fig. 29 ) Material examined. Wadi Ayhaft, N12°36′38″, E 53°58′49″, 190 m a.s.l., 24.–26.xi.2003, 2♀♀, D. Král lgt. ( NMPC) ; Homhil protected area, N12°34′27″, E54°18′32″, 364 m a.s.l., 28.–29.xi.2003, 2 JJ 2 ♀♀, D. Král lgt. ( PKCO) ; Al Haghier mts. , W slopes, Skant area, N12°35′52″, E 54°00′01″, 1240 m a.s.l., 2.xii.2003, 2 ♀♀, D. Král lgt. ( PKCO) ;

Ayhaft , 3.xii.2000, 1 ♀, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný lgt. ( PKCO) ; Dixam plateau, Tudhen, N12°32.7′, E 53°59.9′, 1135 m a.s.l., shrubland with Commiphora planifrons , 18.+ 22.vi.2012, 1 J 1 ♀, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart lgt. ( NMPC) ; Hagher Mts. , Scand Mt. env., N12°34.6′ N, E54°01.5′, 1450 m a.s.l., montane evergreen woodland, 16.–18.vi.2012, 1 ♀, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart lgt. ( NMPC) .

Published records from Socotra. BURR (1905), HAAS et al. (2004).

Distribution. Endemic to Socotra Island.

Figures

Figs 27–29. Sketch maps of Socotra Island displaying the known and newly recorded distribution of Dermaptera. Published records are based on HAAS at al. (2004); the occurrence of Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773) on Samha Island published by these authors is not displayed.