Hypomedon galilaeus (BORDONI 1980)

Assing, V., 2008, On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some Palaearctic Paederinae and Xantholinini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2), pp. 1237-1294 : 1260

Hypomedon galilaeus (BORDONI 1980)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Israel: 2 exs., Galilee , Ginosar, 20.-21.V.1973, leg. Löbl ( MHNG, cAss) ; 42 exs., Galilee , Hula, 25.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG, cAss, cFel) ; 1 ex., Galilee , Eilon, N Betzet, 22.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 1 ex., Galilee , Almagor, Jourdain, - 200m, 26.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 11 exs., Dead Sea , 3 km S Natal Kalya, 1.VI.1973, leg. Löbl ( MHNG, cAss) ; 2 exs., coast, Maagan Mikhael , 16.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG, cAss) ; 2 exs., Golan , Mahjar, - 200m, 27.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 1 ex., Golan , Gilbon, 300m, 15.IV.1982, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG). Lebanon: 3 exs., Mazraat Nabi Kassem, 29.III.1975, leg. Besuchet ( MHNG, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The species was previously known only from Israel and is herein newly reported from Lebanon. On some occasions it was collected together with the widespread and apparently parthenogenetic H. debilicornis (WOLLASTON) .