Zoosetha incisa Assing

Assing, Volker, 2003, A revision of Zoosetha Mulsant Rey and Poromniusa Ganglbauer. II. A new species from Spain and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 310, pp. 1-8 : 6

Zoosetha incisa Assing

Additional material examined. Italy: 1ɗ, 1Ψ, 5 ex., Basilicata, Oasi WWF, Pantano di Pignola (PZ), 770m, under Salix , 7.XI.1993 (cAss, cZan).

Zoosetha incisa was previously known only from Austria and Croatia; it is here recorded from Italy for the first time (Map 2). The specimens were all collected in a marsh near the trunk of Salix sp. According to Tronquet (pers. comm.) the species was also recorded from France: 1ɗ, 1Ψ, Vaucluse, Barroux, llama droppings, 20.IX.1998, leg. Coffin.

MAP 2: Distribution of Zoosetha incisa Assing ; filled circles: examined records; open circle: record by Tronquet (pers. comm.).