Aleochara (Ceranota) erythroptera, Gravenhorst, 1806

Assing, Volker, 2018, On the Aleochara subgenera Ceranota and Xenochara. IV. A revision of types, a new species, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 129-148 : 131-132

Aleochara (Ceranota) erythroptera GRAVENHORST, 1806 ( Map 1 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Germany: 1♂, Thüringen, Woffleben , pitfall, 10.VI.2006, leg. Sparmberg ( NME). Croatia: 1 ex., Istra, Limski kanal, 2.IV.2010, leg. Hlaváč (cAss). Greece: 1♂, 3♀♀, Pelopónnisos, Parnon, NE Agriani, 37°10'N, 22°36'E, 1290 m, fir forest, 20.IV.-6.V.2007, leg. Schnitter & Arndt ( NME, cAss). Greece: 1♂, Pelopónnisos, Korinthía, Feneos, 37°56'N, 22°17'E, IV-VI.2006, leg. Miksch ( NME). Ukraine: 4 exs., Odessa, right bank of Kuyalnik liman, lower reaches, pitfall, 25.III.-11.IV.2000, leg. Gontarenko (cGon, cAss) ; 1 ex., Odessa, Kubanka , grass turf, 16.III.2008, leg. Gontarenko (cAss) ; 1 ex., Odessa, right bank of Tiligul liman, Kalinovka env., pitfall, 12.IV..- 13.V.2007, leg. Gontarenko (cGon). Turkey: 1♀, Izmir, Bozdağlar , Sazlı , 15.IV.2014, leg. Örgel (cAnl) ; 1♀, Denizli, Acıpayam, Elmadağ , 37°37'N, 29°27'E, 1660 m, 17.IV.2015, leg. Örgel (cAnl) ; 1♀, Osmaniye, 10 km N Andırın, road to Çokak , 37°39'N, 36°21'E, 1150 m, 1-2.V.2005, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 1♀, Kahramanmaras, Başkonuş Yaylaşı, 37°34'N, 36°34'E, 1270 m, 27.IV.2004, leg. Besuchet (cAss). Russia: 1♂, Rostov region, Razdorovskiy district, Razdorovka, 8.-16.X.2009, leg. Ponomaryov (cAss). Armenia: 1♂, SW Goris, ESE Tatev, 39°22'N, 46°17'E, 1950 m, margin of mixed deciduous forest, sifted from nest of Formica exsecta (det. Seifert), 13.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss). Lebanon [all det. Feldmann]: 1 ex., Rayfoun , ca. 33°58'N, 35°42'E, 990 m, mixed oak forest, pitfall trap, 15.III.2013, leg. Reuter (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but III.2014 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but IV.2014 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but III.2015 (cFel) ; 6 exs., same data, but 31.III.-9.IV.2016 (cFel) ; 2 exs., same data, but 9- 12.IV.2016 (cFel) ; 1 ex., same data, but 30.V.2016 (cFel) ; 2 exs., ca. 27 km NE Beirut, Kfardebian env., ~ 1100 m, mixed oak forest, pitfall trap, 10-16.V.2016, leg. Reuter (cFel) .

C o m m e n t: Unlike many of its congeners, A. erythroptera is relatively widespread. The distribution is of the expansive Ponto-Mediterranean type ( ASSING 2009b). For recent records from Israel see ASSING (2014). The above specimens from Armenia and Lebanon represent new country records. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 1 . Interestingly, the male from Armenia was found in a nest of Formica exsecta.

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Map 1: Distribution of Aleochara erythroptera in the West Palaearctic region, based on revised records.