Dentostomus socotrensis ( Švihla, 1986 )

Švihla, Vladimír, 2012, A review of the family Oedemeridae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 337-346 : 341

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scientific name	Dentostomus socotrensis ( Švihla, 1986 )
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Dentostomus socotrensis ( Švihla, 1986)

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Hypascleroides socotrensis Švihla, 1986: 197 , Figs. 165–167. Dentostomus socotrensis: ŠVIHLA (2004) : 76.

Material examined. YEMEN: ABD AL KURI: Towanie vill. env., 12°10′N 52°13′E, 25.-27.ii.2008, A. Saldaitis lgt., 11 spec. ( ISNB, NMPC) GoogleMaps . SOCOTRA ISLAND: Neet , 8.-9.iii.2000, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný lgt., 21 spec. ; same label data but 1.x.2000, 43 spec.; Shuab , 10.iii.2000, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný lgt., 27 spec. (all NMPC) ; same locality but 24.iii.2009, A. Saldaitis lgt., 151 spec. ; Di Hamri env., 1.iii.2008, A. Saldaitis lgt., 1 spec. ; Diksam Canyon , 23.iii.2009, A. Saldaitis lgt., 15 spec. ; sand dunes near Irriseyi. , 18.i.2010, A. Saldaitis lgt .; 3 spec. (all ISNB) ; Ayri valley , 10.vi.2010, V. Hula & J. Niedobová lgt., 1 spec. ; Shibhon , 680 m, 12°28′15″N 53°58′31″E, 13.vi.2009, L. Purchart lgt., 1 spec. GoogleMaps ; Deiqub cave , env., 10.vi.2010, V. Hula & J. Niedobová lgt., 1 spec. ; Noged plain, sand dunes, 11 m, 12°21′09″N 54°01′47″E, 5.–6.xii.2003, D. Král lgt., Yemen – Socotra 2003 Expedition, Jan Farkač, Petr Kabátek & David Král, 1 spec. GoogleMaps ; Noged plain (sand dunes), Sharet Halma vill. env., 20 m, 12°21.9′N 54°05.3′E, 10.–11.xi.2010, J. Hájek lgt., 11 spec. GoogleMaps ; same label data but J. Batelka lgt., 7 spec.; same label data but P. Hlaváč lgt., 1 spec. (all NMPC) .

Comments. Most common and strongly variable species in its length (6.8–13.5 mm) and coloration (cf. Figs. 3–4 View Figs ).

Distribution. A species so far known only from Darsah and Socotra ( ŠVIHLA 2008a), this is the first record from Abd al Kuri. WRANIK (2003) mentioned this species also from Madagascar, which seems to me to be rather improbable, however, it cannot be ruled out with absolute certainty.