Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites (Illiger, 1807)

Lackner, Tomáš & Vienna, Pierpaolo, 2017, Histeridae of Socotra (Coleoptera: Histeroidea), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57, pp. 55-76 : 73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1515/aemnp-2017-0107
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5345852
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scientific name	Saprinus (Saprinus) chalcites (Illiger, 1807)
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Material examined. YEMEN: SOCOTRA: 1 spec., Momi-Homhil , 14.vi.2009, V. Hula lgt .; 1 spec., Noged plain, Abataro, border of sand dunes and shrubland, 12.–13.vi.2012, 12°22.1′N, 54°03.4′E, 20 m, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart lgt GoogleMaps .; 1 spec., Homhil area , 400–510 m, 12°34′25″N, 54°18′53″E, 9.–10.ii.2010, L. Purchart & J. Vybíral, lgt GoogleMaps .; 1 spec., Socotra, wadi Hoq , 12°41′32″N, 54°01′35″E, 54 m, 22.xi.2003, P. Kabátek lgt GoogleMaps .; 2 spec., Socotra, Noged plain, sand dunes, 12°21′09″N, 54°01′47″E, 11 m, 5.–6. xii.2003, D. Král lgt. (all NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Comment. The distribution of Saprinus (S.) chalcites covers a vast territory and is comparable with the following species. It is found in the entire Mediterranean subregion, Africa, in the Arabian Peninsula and in Middle Asia, India, Burma and it has also been introduced into Australia ( MAZUR 2011). It is another typical saprobiont found on carrion and mammal excrements. First record from Socotra.