Saprinus (Saprinus) bicolor (Olivier, 1789)

Lackner, Tomáš & Vienna, Pierpaolo, 2017, Histeridae of Socotra (Coleoptera: Histeroidea), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57, pp. 55-76 : 72

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0107
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:11855C01-FBC0-4B44-89F8-7C7E0379C8E9
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5345848
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scientific name	Saprinus (Saprinus) bicolor (Olivier, 1789)
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Material examined. YEMEN: SOCOTRA: 1 spec., Halla area , Arher, freshwater spring in sand dune, 9.–10. + 15.vi.2012, 12°33.0′N, 54°27.6′E, 5 m, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart lgt. ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; 2 spec., Dixam plateau, wadi Zerriq, 12°31′08″N, 53°59′09″E, 750 m, 3.xii.2003, D. Král leg., P. Vienna det. 2004 ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Comment. Saprinus (S.) bicolor is an attractive large species, mostly found on carrion, with distribution across tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with records also from the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena ( MAZUR 2011). Its occurrence in Socotra is in line with its general distribution. First record from Socotra.