Pseudobium sinaicum (FAUVEL 1904)

Assing, V., 2012, On the Pseudobium species of the Palaearctic region. III. A new species from China, a new synonymy, a new combination, and additional records (Insecta Coleoptera Staphylinidae Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 44 (1), pp. 409-419 : 411

Pseudobium sinaicum (FAUVEL 1904)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Yemen: 9 exs., Sokotra , Dixam plateau, Wadi Esgego, 12°28'N, 54°01'E, 300 m, 2.-3.XII.2003, leg. Kabátek & Král ( NMNHP, cAss) ; 3 exs., Sokotra , Dixam plateau, Wadi Zeeriq, 12°31'N, 53°59'E, 750 m, 3.XII.2003, leg. Král ( NMNHP, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: Pseudobium sinaicum has been reported only from Egypt and Yemen ( SMETANA 2004). The above material was identified based on the illustrations of the aedeagus in COIFFAIT (1982).