Diestota guadalupensis PACE, 1987

Assing, V., 2014, On the Staphylinidae of Israel II, with a revision of some species of Dinusa SAULCY (Insecta: Coleoptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2), pp. 1179-1210 : 1190

Diestota guadalupensis PACE, 1987

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Israel: 1, Ma'agan , 32°43'N, 35°35'E, - 210 m, tamarisk plain, 26.IV.2010, leg. Drees (cAss) ; 3 exs., same data, but 12.XI.2010 (cAss) ; 4 exs., same data, but 3.XII.2010 (cAss) ; 7 exs., same data, but 30.I.2010 (cAss) ; 1 ex., N Har Meron, Ziv'on , 800 m, pitfall, 12.XI.2010, leg. Drees (cAss) ; 1 ex., Nahal Hagal , 32°38'N, 35°32'E, 5 m, pitfall, 12.XI.2010, leg. Drees (cAss) ; 1 ex., Nahal Qidron , 31°40'N, 35°26'E, - 370 m, 28.I.2011, leg. Drees (cAss) ; 2 exs., 2 km NE Kefar Nahum , 32°54'N, 35°36'E, - 210 m, 30.I.2011, leg. Drees (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: In the Palaearctic region, this adventive species was previously recorded only from Italy and Spain ( ASSING 2010). The above specimens represent the first records from Israel.