Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ziani, Stefano, Bezděk, Aleš, Branco, Tristão, Hillert, Oliver, Jákl, Stanislav, Král, David, Mantič, Marion, Rössner, Eckehard & Sehnal, Richard, 2015, New country records of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Palaearctic Region, Insecta Mundi 2015 (409), pp. 1-36 : 3

Dorcus parallelipipedus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. MONTENEGRO: Mojkovac, Bjelasica Mts., Biogradsko jezero [Lake], 15.vi.2006, L. Blažej leg. (1 ♀ in DKCP). ALBANIA: Kukës County, Valbonë Mts, Kikaj Maskollata env., 42°27’N 19°56’E, ca 700–800 m, 27.-29.vi.2011, D. Král leg. (4 spec. in DKCP). MACEDONIA: Stari Dojran, 8.vii.1978, D. Král leg. (2 ♂♂ in DKCP).

Distribution. West Palaearctic species widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco to the European part of Kazakhstan (Ural River basin) and Iran; for Balkan Peninsula recorded from Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania and Slovenia (cf. e.g. Baraud 1993; Brelih et al. 2010; Guéorguiev and Bunalski 2004, Mikšić 1955, 1970; Nikolajev 1987). First records from Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia.

Responsible author: D. Král