Alloxantha talhouki Švihla, 1984

Poloni, Riccardo, 2022, The false-blister beetles (Coleoptera, Oedemeridae) of Oman with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 5162 (4), pp. 421-429 : 426-427

Alloxantha talhouki Švihla, 1984

New records. Oman: SE Muscat Wadi Maih 200m 23°27’N / 58°35’E 11–12.IV.1985 C. Holzschuh 3 ♀ 4 ♂ ( NMPC) ; Ad Dakhiliyah Gov., 29km NE Adam, Wadi Halfeen , 310m 22°35’31’’N 57°42’5’’E 27–28.III.2019 leg. David Frank, 12 spec. ( RP) ; Ad Dakhiliyah Gov., 29km NE Adam, Wadi Alfeen , 22°35’30.846’’N 57°42’6861’’E, wadidesert, 338m, 27– 28.3.2019, 23 spec. ( TK) , 4 spec. ( RP) ; same locality, lgt. Jan Pelikán, 2 spec. ( JP) ; Al Batinah North Gov., Farfarah (near Shinas ) 24°42’45.697’’N 56°28’37.627’’E mangrove, saline, 1m, Lgt. T. Kopecký 2.4.2018, 1 specimen ( TK) , 1 specimen ( RP) ; Ash Sharqiyah S. Gov., 25km S Balad Bani Bu Ali, 26.– 27.3.2018 lgt. Jan Pelikán 21°45’55.062’’N 59°19’9.292’’E, Wahiba sands, sandy dunes, at UV light, 2 spec. ( JP) .

Distribution and published records. The species was described by Švihla (1984) for Saudi Arabia and Southern Iran and then reported also for United Arab Emirates and Oman (SE Muscat, Wdi Maysh, 200 m, 23 27N / 58 35E, 11.–12.iv.1985, C. Holzschuh lgt.) ( Švihla, 2008; Kubisz, 2020).

Notes. Individuals of this species are attracted to light. An example of the habitat of this species can be seen in Fig. 4a .

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FIGURE 4. Example of habitats for Oedemeridae in Oman. 4a: Wahiba sandy dunes (Alloxantha talhouki); 4b: Al Rajmi (Nacerdochroa carinatopyga, Alloxantha flava); 4c: Shinas (Probosca (Proboxantha) fuscipennis); 4d: Wadi Damm (N. carinatopyga, A. flava).