Milichilinus decorus (Erichson, 1839)

Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2007, Palaearctic Xantholinini of the Museum of Zoology in Lund, Sweden, with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 182 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Zootaxa 1624, pp. 59-68 : 62

Milichilinus decorus (Erichson, 1839)

Material examined. Croatia: Slavonia, Našice, T.Palm 1–7. X.1956, 3 exx. ( MZLU); 7–10. VII.1956, 2 exx. (cB). Romania: Herculeane, T.Palm 4–22. V.1970, 8 exx. ( MZLU), 6 exx. (cB). Bulgaria: Nesebâr, T.Palm 13–29. IX.1965, 5 ex. ( MZLU), 3 exx. (cB); Albena, T.Palm 2. VI.1984, 2 exx. (cB), 19.VIII.–1. IX.1983, 5 exx. ( MZLU), 1 ex. (cB); 22.VI.–5. VII.1985, 3 exx. ( MZLU), 3 exx. (cB); Zlatni Piasstzi, T.Palm 1– 21. VIII.1970, 4 exx. ( MZLU), 1 ex. (cB).

Notes. Milichilinus was described as a subgenus of Xantholinus Dejean, 1821 but has been recently raised to the status of genus on the basis of some external characters and the aedeagus with large parameres ( Bordoni 2007b).

Distribution. The species was known from Europe ( Herman 2001), but not expressly from Bulgaria.