Colobopterus erraticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 9

Colobopterus erraticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. CHINA (NEI MONGOL): E of Bayan Hot (= Alxa), 38°51’N 105°47’E, 1700–2000 m, 24.-25.vi.2012, D. Král leg., horse dung (several spec. in DKCP). CHINA (NINGXIA): W of Yinchuan, Xixia, 38°27’N 105°59’E, 1170 m, 23.vi.2012, D. Král leg., sheep droppings (several spec. in DKCP).

Distribution. Trans-Palaearctic species distributed from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa to Pakistan and the Far East of Russia; for China recorded from Xizang (cf. e. g. Balthasar 1964; Baraud 1985, 1992; Berlov et al. 1989; Dellacasa and Dellacasa 2006; Nikolajev 1987; Nikolajev and Puntsagdulam 1984). In China first records from Nei Mongol and Ninxia Provinces.

Responsible author: D. Král