Distichus (Distichus) pachycerus Chaudoir, 1880
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5176756 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5188442 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C27787E3-FF9E-FFD1-B665-64B97720D70E |
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Distichus (Distichus) pachycerus Chaudoir, 1880 |
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Distichus (Distichus) pachycerus Chaudoir, 1880 View in CoL
Material examined (4 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Neet , 8.–9.iii.2000, 1 spec., lgt. V.Bejček & K. Šťastný, det. P. Bulirsch, ( PBCP) ; Lagoon Deham , 12°36′57″N, 53°51′21″E, 21.ii.2009, 2 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps ; Gubbah di-Net, 12°28′52.9″N, 53°23′07.4″E, 2 m a.s.l., 28.x.2010, 1 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps .
Diagnosis. Body length 11.5–12.0 mm. Black, shiny. Base of antennae reddish, darker towards end. Legs black, tarsomeres red. Forehead smooth, basal part of head and basal half of pronotum punctured. Three setae in third stria, additional one seta in apical part of fourth interval.
Collection circumstances. Both specimens collected in 2009 were found underneath small stones between marine vegetation on clayish substrate. One specimen was found dead. The specimen in Gubbah di-Net was found walking on open patch in mangrove bushes in a saltmarsh.
Distribution. Known from Africa and Saudi Arabia. First record from Socotra Island.
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