Gyrohypnus punctulatus (PAYKULL 1789)

Assing, V., 2010, On some Palaearctic Xantholinini, primarily from Kazakhstan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 477-484 : 479

Gyrohypnus punctulatus (PAYKULL 1789)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kazakhstan: 1, Altai , Bukhtarma, Archaty, 12.VIII.1988, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 1, Dzhungar mountains , Keskenterek river, 2.VIII.1988, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 1, Ketmen mountain , Tuyuk river, 18.IX.1988, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The previously known distribution of G. punctulatus was confined to the Western Palaearctic region, exclusive of Middle Asia ( ASSING 2003). The above specimens represent the first records from Kazakhstan and Middle Asia.