Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) auriculatus (Wollaston, 1867)

Felix, Ron F. F. L., Farkač, Jan & Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed, 2012, Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. (Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52), pp. 75-106 : 94

Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) auriculatus (Wollaston, 1867)

Material examined (2 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Gubbah di-Net, 12°28′52.9″N, 53°23′07.4″E, 2 m a.s.l., 28.x.2010, at light, 2 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix (revid. by P. Bulirsch) ( RFBE).

Diagnosis. Body length 3.9–5.0 mm. Almost black, shiny. Pronotum longer than wide, elytra parallel-sided. Frontoclypeal suture V-shaped. Two apical and three humeral pores on elytra.

Comments on classification. According to FEDORENKO (1996) the specimens from Socotra belong to the subspecies Dyschirius auriculatus smithi Kult, 1954 , described from Erytrea, with the pronotum and elytra slightly shorter than in the nominate form. According to P. Bulirsch (pers. comm., 2012), the subspecies is probably a synonym of the nominate subspecies.

Collection circumstances. Both specimens were collected at light in a saltmarsh.

Distribution. Known from Africa, Saudi Arabia and mainland Yemen. First record from Socotra Island.