Medon castaneus (GRAVENHORST 1802)

Assing, V., 2009, A revision of Western Palaearctic Medon. VII. A new species from southern Turkey and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1253-1268 : 1257

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5276595
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DB666571-FFB2-FFEF-FF65-F119FD26FB99
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Medon castaneus (GRAVENHORST 1802)
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Medon castaneus (GRAVENHORST 1802) View in CoL

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Germany: 1 ex., Fichtelgebirge, Göringsreuth , sifted, 24.IV.1954, leg. Papperitz ( SMNS) ; 1 ex., Bad Hersfeld, in Talpa nest, 18.IV.1978, leg. Folwaczny ( SMNS) ; 7 exs., Niedersachsen, Hannoversch-Münden, in Talpa nest, 27.XII.1933, leg. Folwaczny ( SMNS) ; 1 ex., Carlshafen, in Talpa nest, 10.II.1934, leg. Folwaczny ( SMNS) ; 1 ex., " N. Neuendorf ", Talpa nest, 24.III.1923 ( MNHUB). Italy: 1 ex., Trentino-Alto Adige, Bressanone , 15.XII.1953 ( SMNS) .

C o m m e n t: The distribution of this nidicolous species is of the expansive Atlanto- Mediterranean type; for a map see ASSING (2006).