Lithocharis mauretanica COIFFAIT , 1966

Assing, Volker, 2015, A revison of the Lithocharis species of the Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Medonina), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1133-1178 : 1140

Lithocharis mauretanica COIFFAIT, 1966 ( Figs 14-16)

Lithocharis mauretanicus [sic] COIFFAIT, 1966: 347 ff.

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype 3 [dissected prior to present study; aedeagus missing]: "1 / Mauritanie, Rgueibat Temba , Mateu, 5.2.58 Préparation microscopique / Holotype / Lithocharis mauretanicus Coiff., H. Coiffait det. 1966" ( MNHNP) . Paratype ♀: same data as holotype, but "7.3.58" ( MNHNP) .

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on a male holotype and three paratypes ( one male and two females) from " Mauritania: Rgueïbat Temba" ( COIFFAIT 1966). The secondary sexual characters of the holotype are illustrated in Figs 14-16.