Leptacinus sulcifrons (STEPHENS 1833)

Assing, V., 2010, On some Palaearctic Xantholinini, primarily from Kazakhstan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 477-484 : 478

Leptacinus sulcifrons (STEPHENS 1833)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kazakhstan: 1 ex., Ile river, Buryndysu , 4. VI.1982, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 2 exs., Ile river Aidarly, 12.IV.1986, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 3 exs., Ile Alatau, Zhynishke river , 17. VI.1988, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 7 exs., Ile river, Kapchagai , 20.IX.1981, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 4 exs., Ural river, Bogatskoe , 16.X.1980, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 4 exs., Ural river, Dzhangala , 20.IV.1982, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 4 exs., Ural district, Budarino , 20.X.1980, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 2 exs., Djungar mountain, Aksu river, near Suyksai , 16.VIII.1987, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 2 exs., Tarbagatai, Bazar river , 21.VIII.1988, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 2 exs., Karachaganak, Utwa river, 9. VI.1989, leg. Kastcheev (cAss). Kyrgyzstan: 13 exs., Issyk-Kul , Tort- Kul , 42°07', 76°56'E, 1760 m, 11.IV.2007, leg. Schmid (cAss) ; 3 exs., Osch, Andi-Shan reservoir, 40°49'N ; 73°10'E, 900 m, 18.-19.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss); 1 ex., Tschui, U. Bischkek, Boz Pel'dek , 42°46'N, 74°35'E, 1050 m, 15.III.2007, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1 ex., Talass, Kirgizskiy Alatau, Terek-Sai valley , 42°34'N, 72°43'N ; 1850 m, 18.-20.VII.2006, leg. Schmidt (cAss); 3 exs., Zalal-Abad, Tasch-Kumyr, 41°26'N, 72°15'E, 650 m, 17.-18.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss). Ukraine: 4 exs., Kharkov district, Nizhnie , Melnitsy , 25.IX.1975, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: In Asia, this widespread species was previously known only from Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan ( SMETANA 2004). The above specimens from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan represent new country records.