Psammodius laevipennis A. Costa, 1844

Ziani, Stefano, Bezděk, Aleš, Branco, Tristão, Hillert, Oliver, Jákl, Stanislav, Král, David, Mantič, Marion, Rössner, Eckehard & Sehnal, Richard, 2015, New country records of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Palaearctic Region, Insecta Mundi 2015 (409), pp. 1-36 : 12

Psammodius laevipennis A. Costa, 1844

Material examined. JORDAN: al-‘ Aqaba N Humayma, 29°56’34”N 35°26’19”E, 1060 m, 26.ii.2014, H. Meybohm leg. (1 spec. in WZCR).

Distribution. From south-central Europe ( Slovakia, Hungary: Král and Vitner 1996) and south Europe to south Russia, Turkey and the Levant ( Balthasar 1964; Pittino 2007). According to Pittino (2007) also in Azerbaijan, Cyprus, northern Iran and north Africa ( Algeria, Tunisia). First record from Jordan.

Responsible author: E. Rössner