Megalinus flavocinctus ( Hochhuth, 1849 ) Hochhuth, 1849

Assing, Volker, 2007, On the Xantholinini of Turkey and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 1474, pp. 1-54 : 44-45

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.176738

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6244486

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D308E1E-FFA3-FF9E-FF39-FA3FFAAAFC97

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Plazi

scientific name

Megalinus flavocinctus ( Hochhuth, 1849 )
status

comb. nov.

Megalinus flavocinctus ( Hochhuth, 1849) View in CoL , comb. n.

Material examined. GREECE: mainland: 1 ex., 15 km ESE Kastoria, 4 km S Germas, 2.VI.1989, leg. Kanaar (cSch); Pelopónnisos: 1 ex., "Kyparissia", 5.–10.V.1956, leg. Schubert ( NHMW); Corfou: 1 ex., Paleokastritsa, 0 m, ruderal meadow, 14.X.1987 (cAss); Crete: 1 ex., Geogioupouli, 24.–25.VI.1995, leg. Jaeger (cSch); 1 ex., Rethimni, ca. 1.5 km S Kanevos, Kotsifos cleft, 35°14'N, 24°24'E, 440 m, 20.X.2006, leg. Schülke (cSch). BULGARIA: 1 ex., Burgas, 27.V.1984, leg. Wrase (cSch). TURKEY: Istanbul: 1 ex., Alem Daġı, Polonezköyü, chestnut forest, 10.VI.1966, leg. Ressl (cAss); Çanakkale: 2 exs., 25 km S Kumkale, Beşik Koyu ["Besika Bay", ca. 39°49'N, 26°10'E], leg. Walker ( BMNH); Samsun: 1 ex., 17 km N Çarşamba beach, 19.V.1989, leg. Kanaar (cSch); Gümü ş hane: 1 ex., ca. 12 km NE Gümüşhane, ca. 40°31'N, 39°33'E, 1300 m, 12.VI.1998, leg. Solodovnikov (cAss); Izmir: 1ex., "Smyrna" ( BMNH); Antalya: 1 ex., Kemer, 21.V.1991, leg. Schmid ( NHMW); Mersin: 1 ex., Silifke, V.1967, leg. Schubert (cAss); 1 ex., Çamlıyayla, 11.IV.1966 ( NHMW); 1 ex., Çamlıyayla, 10.V.–3.VI.1963, leg. Schubert (cAss); 1 ex., N Mersin, 11.V.1969, leg. Wewalka ( BMNH); Antakya: 6 exs., Yayladaġı, 450 m, 17.V.1973, leg. Schubert ( NHMW, cAss); 5 exs., Yayladaġı, 22.V.1987, leg. Schönmann & Schillhammer ( NHMW, cAss); 2 exs., Arsuz, 15.–16.IV.1966 ( NHMW); 3 exs., Iskenderun, 7.–9.IV.1960, leg. Petrowitz & Ressl ( NHMW, cAss); 7 exs., E Belen pass, Bakras river, 22.V.1987, leg. Schönmann & Schillhammer ( NHMW); 1 ex., Antakya env., Karaçay, Asi Nehri river valley, 7.V.2005, leg. Vávra (cVav); Gaziantep: 2 exs., N Birecik, east bank of Euphrat, 37°04'N, 37°58'E, 360 m, 24.IV.2004, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss). CYPRUS: 1 ex., Polis, 20.IV.1981, leg. Besuchet (cAss); 3 exs., 5 km N Dhekelia, horse dung, 20.–22.III.1995, leg. Schröder (cSch). SYRIA: 6 exs., 25 km SE Latakia, Qardaha, 2.V.1982, leg. Dvořák (cSch); 1 ex., Homs, X.1939, leg. Boitel (cTro). LEBA- NON: 1 ex., Tripoli, 30.IV.1975, leg. Besuchet (cAss); 1 ex., Jounie, Beskinta, 1100–1500 m, 16.V.2000, leg. Sama ( SMNS). ISRAEL: 10 exs., Upper Galilee, S Ziv'on, 33°01'N, 35°25'E, 750 m, open stony pasture, dolomite, 28.–29.IV.2006, leg. Wrase (cAss, cSch); 2 exs., same data, but leg. Aßmann ( TAUI, cFel); 1 ex., Upper Galilee, Har Avivim, 33°05'N, 35°30'E, 770 m, 21.IV.2006, leg. Aßmann (cFel); 1 ex., Upper Galilee, Mt. Meron, Sasa, 700 m, V.1996, leg. Sama (cAss); 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], Upper Galilee, Hurfeish, 33°01'N, 35°21'E, 625 m, 13.XI.2005 ( TAU); 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], same data, but 27.X.2005 ( TAU); 4 exs., Eilon, N. Betzet, 22.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl (cAss); 1 ex., Mevasseret, 30.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl (cAss).

Comment. This species is widespread and not uncommon especially in the eastern parts of the Mediterranean. According to Herman (2001) and Smetana (2004) it had not been reported from Israel. Due to their overall similarity and some character overlap, a separation of female M. flavocinctus and M. scutellaris is not easy. The puncturation of the abdomen, which is distinctly sparser (interstices much wider than diameter of punctures) in M. flavocinctus than in M. scutellaris proved to be the most reliable distinguishing character.

NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

SMNS

Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart

TAU

Tel-Aviv University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Megalinus

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