Medon petrochilosi COIFFAIT 1970

Assing, V., 2009, A revision of Western Palaearctic Medon. VII. A new species from southern Turkey and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1253-1268 : 1255-1256

Medon petrochilosi COIFFAIT 1970

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Macedonia: 1 ex., Gorno Nerezi ["Nerezi"], 21.IX.1958, leg. Zora (cBoh). Greece: 2 exs., Grevená , Smixi, Vasilitsa, 1480 m, 15.VI.2006 / 16.VI.2007, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cVai, cAss) ; 2 exs., Kózani , Oros Títaros, road Skoteini-Velventós, 1515 m, 14.VI.2006 - 15.VI.2007, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cVai, cAss) ; 2 exs., Evritania , Oros Kokínias, above Livadáki, 1495 m, 9.VI.2006 - 12.VI.2007, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cVai, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: Medon petrochilosi is a rare species previously known only from Greece and Croatia ( ASSING 2004a). The above specimen from Macedonia represents a new country record. The material from Greece was collected with subterranean pitfall traps.