Ochthebius (Asiobates) abeillei Guillebeau, 1896

Salah, Mohamed, Cueto, Juan Antonio Régil & Valladares, Luis F., 2014, An annotated checklist of the aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera) of Egypt I. Family Hydraenidae, Zootaxa 3873 (3), pp. 275-284 : 278

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5123040
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scientific name	Ochthebius (Asiobates) abeillei Guillebeau, 1896
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3— Ochthebius (Asiobates) abeillei Guillebeau, 1896 View in CoL

Ochthebius abeillei Guillebeau, 1896:241 View in CoL

TYPE LOCALITY: “Syrie” (historical Syria comprises parts of southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel) ( Delgado & Jäch 2007) .

LECTOTYPE: MHNL, designated by Jäch (1990: 68) ( Delgado & Jäch 2007).

IDENTIFICATION: Delgado & Jäch (2007:105).

DISTRIBUTION: PAL–CS.

REFERENCES: Orchymont (1927); Jäch (1990); Hansen (1998); Jäch (2004); Delgado & Jäch (2007).

REMARKS: Ochthebius maculatus Reiche, 1869 was reported in Egypt by Hansen (1998) and Jäch (2004). According to Delgado & Jäch (2007), the species is rather widely distributed in the Maghreb ( Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) and it occurs also in Italy (Sicily) and Malta. Ochthebius abeillei Guillebeau, 1896 reported in Hansen (1998) and Jäch (2004) as a synonym to Ochthebius maculatus Reiche, 1869 is now an independent species and it is known from Egypt ( Delgado & Jäch 2007).