Articerodes syriacus (Saulcy, 1865)

Hlaváč, Peter & Baňař, Petr, 2014, A review of the Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 121-132 : 125

Articerodes syriacus (Saulcy, 1865)

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Material examined. 2 JJ 1 ♀: (p) ‘ YEMEN, SOCOTRA, Al Haghier Mts., wadi Madar, 1180-1230 m 12°33.2’N, 54°00.4’E, 12-14.xi.2010, J. Batelka leg.’ ( NMPC, PHCP).

Biology. This species usually lives with ants of the genus Lasius Fabricius, 1804 ( JEANNEL 1949: 31). Socotran specimens have been collected on grassy slope in nests of Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov, 1929 (B. Taylor det. 2010), which are found beneath stones.

Distribution. This species is known from a relatively large area (Ethiopia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan). First record from Socotra Island.

Figures

Figs 6–10. 6–7 – Articerodes syriacus (Saulcy, 1865). 6 – aedeagus, dorsal aspect; 7 – aedeagus, lateral aspect. 8–10 – Epicaris bezdeki sp. nov. 8 – left maxillary palpus; 9 – aedeagus, dorsal aspect; 10 – aedeagus, lateral aspect. Scale bars in mm.