Pittonotus theseus ( Germar, 1817 )

Németh, Tamás, 2019, Elateridae (Coleoptera) of Lebanon, Zootaxa 4614 (1), pp. 127-159 : 147-148

Pittonotus theseus ( Germar, 1817)

( Fig. 60 )

Elater theseus Germar, 1817: 218 .

Material examined. “ LEBANON, Northern gov., 6 km NE Batroun, A Herri, beach, at light, 34°18.563’N, 35°42.856’E, 25.VI.2016, leg. M. Boustani, A. Kotán, P. Nemes, T. Németh, M. Rehayem & W. Yammine“ (1, HNHM); “ LEBANON, Northern gov., Tannourine env., 2 km N Harissa, Tannourine Cedars Nat. Reserve , at light, 34°12’34”N, 35°55’45”E, 1750 m, 27.VI.2016, leg. A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh ” (1, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Mount Lebanon gov., Beit Chabab , suburb, 28.VI.2018, leg. Wael Yammine ” (1, HNHM) ; same but “2016” (1, HNHM); “ Ghurayil, AUB [American University of Beirut] farm May 2 1955 ”; “AREC [ Agricultural Research and Education Center located in the Bekaa Valley ], May 1979, L. Cortas ”; “ Beirut 14-4-54 ”; “ Beirut, 2/6/55, N.S. Kawar coll.”; “AUB. campus in Beirut, 18 June 1984, R. Mroweh ”; “ Greenhouse area , AUB., June 1997, Nabil Nemer”; “Lebanon, Hamat, June 28 1944 ”; “AUB Campus Turf, June 6 2003, D. Najjar ” (8, CCUL) ; without labels (9, CCUL).

Distribution. E: Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece. N: Egypt. A: Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon ( Cate 2007).

Figures

FIGURES 58–68. Habitus. 58—Haterumelater fulvago (Marseul, 1868); 59—Mulsanteus guillebeaui (Mulsant & Godart, 1853); 60—Pittonotus theseus (Germar, 1817); 61—Melanotus cuneiformis Baudi di Selve, 1871; 62—Melanotus crassicollis (Erichson, 1841); 63—Melanotus fusciceps (Gyllenhal, 1817); 64—Melanotus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785); 65—Porthmidius drymogenes Platia, 2010; 66—Peripontius terminatus (Erichson, 1841); 67—Peripontius omissus Buysson, 1889; 68—Synaptus filiformis (Fabricius, 1781). Scale bars=1.0 mm (Figs 66–67), 3.0 mm (Figs 58–59, 61–65, 68), 5.0 mm (Fig. 60).