Medon maronitus (SAULCY 1864)

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 : 1254

Medon maronitus (SAULCY 1864)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: 1 ex., Kahramanmaraş, Çınarpınar Dağı, Çınarpınar env., 37°39'N, 36°35'E, 575 m, 22.IV.2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 1 ex., Hatay, Şenköy, 36°02'N, 36°07'E, 900 m, 13.IV.2009, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss). Israel: 1 ex., Mt. Carmel, Little Switzerland, 28.V.1973, leg. Löbl ( MHNG) ; 3 exs., Galilee, Safad, 500 m, 30.V.1973, leg. Löbl ( MHNG). Iran: 1 ex., Golestan, 24 km SSW Fazelabad, Mohammadabad , 36°45'N, 54°49'E, 910 m, 7.VI.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., Gilan province, Rudbar county , 7 km NW Bararu, 36°49'N, 49°38'E, 850 m, sifted, 8.VI.2008, leg. Pütz (cPüt) ; 1 ex., Gilan province, Fuman county, below Masuleh , 37°10'N, 49°02'E, 670 m, sifted, 8.VI.2008, leg. Pütz (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: This species is widespread from the southern Balkans ( Greece, Makedonia) to Middle Asia, Iran, and the Middle East; for a map illustrating its distribution see ASSING (2004a).