Staphylinidae

Assing, Volker, Schülke, Michael, Brachat, Volker & Meybohm, Heinrich, 2018, On the Staphylinidae of the Greek island Corfu (Insecta: Coleoptera), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1), pp. 31-67 : 35-36

Preliminary checklist of the Staphylinidae of Corfu

The below checklist summarizes the results of the field trip conducted in Corfu in May and June, 2017. In the localities column, the number of specimens (all leg. Assing & Schülke) is given in parentheses behind the locality number. Previous literature records are mostly scattered in articles without specific focus on the fauna of Corfu and consequently bound to be incomplete. Literature records that are at least likely to be based on misidentification, old records of species that are reliably identified only based on an examination of the primary sexual characters, or records that are doubful for other reasons are discarded and omitted. For Steninae such omissions are based on PUTHZ (pers. comm.). Secondary catalogue records or general records provided in keys are included only when primary records were not found.

Localities: 1: WNW Kerkira, Kilada Ropa, 39°39'28"N, 19°47'21"E, 60 m, oak forest with undergrowth, litter and roots sifted, 30.V.2017; 2: P WNW Kerkira, Kilada Ropa, 39°39'07"N, 19°47'28"E, 90 m, oak forest with undergrowth, litter and roots sifted, 30.V.2017; 3: WNW Kerkira, Kilada Ropa, 39°39'23"N, 19°47'26"E, 70 m, oak forest with undergrowth, litter and roots sifted, 30.V.2017; 3a: WNW Kerkira, Kilada Ropa, 39°39'23"N, 19°47'26"E, 70 m, abandoned olive grove, litter and roots sifted, 30.V.2017; 4: NW Pandokratoras, 39°45'41"N, 19°51'08"E, 670 m, oak forest margin with rocks, litter, roots, and moss sifted, 31.V.2017; 5: NW Pandokratoras, 39°45'40"N, 19°51'00"E, 660 m, oak forest margin, litter, roots, and moss sifted, 31.V.2017; 6: Pandokratoras, N-slope, 39°44'56"N, 19°52'18"E, 860 m, rocky calcareous slope with scattered pine and deciduous trees, litter and roots between rocks sifted, 31.V.2017; 6a: same data, but 1.VI.2017; 6b: same data, but 3.VI.2017; 7: Pandokratoras, N-slope, 39°44'57"N, 19°52'12"E, 800 m, slope with scattered pine, deciduous trees, and bushes, litter and roots between rocks sifted, 31.V.2017; 7a: same data, but 4.VI.2017; 8: Pandokratoras, summit, 39°44'54"N, 19°52'19"E, 905 m, collected dead and alive at monastery wall, 31.V.2017; 8a: same data, but 1.VI.2017; 8b: same data, but 3.VI.2017; 9: Kilada Ropa, 39°40–41'N, 19°47–48'E, 70 m, forest track, car-net, 31.V.2017; 9a: same data, but 2.VI.2017; 9b: same data, but 5.VI.2017; 10: Pantokratoras, N-slope, 39°45'01"N, 19°52'12"E, 730 m, slope with bushes, litter, roots, and moss sifted, 1.VI.2017; 11: W Pandokratoras, 39°44'54"N, 19°51'30"E, 740 m, cirque, litter and roots sifted, 1.VI.2017; 11a: same data, but 4.VI.2017; 12: E Horepiskopi, 39°43'28"N, 19°44'59"E, 80 m, stream bank, gravel floated, 1.VI.2017; 12a: E Horepiskopi, 39°43'28"N, 19°44'59"E, 80 m, stream bank, litter on sand sifted, 1.VI.2017; 13: W Kérkyra, Ermones env., 39°36'46"N, 19°47'24"E, 30 m, road margin, 2.VI.2017; 14: S Kérkyra, Pandokratoros, 39°32'52"N, 19°52'51"E, 540 m, mixed forest with Quercus , Arbutus , and Cedrus , litter sifted, 2.VI.2017; 15: S Kérkyra, Vranganiotika env., 39°27'17"N, 19°54'44"E, 30 m, field margin, rotten Opuntia sifted, 2.VI.2017; 16: S Kérkyra, L. Korission, 39°26'51"N, 19°53'15"E, 0 m, laguna shore, 2.VI.2017; 17: NW Zigos, 39°44'N, 19°48'E, 280–310 m, stream valley with diverse vegetation (deciduous forest, arable land, fallows, etc.), car-net, 3.VI.2017; 17a: same data, but 4.VI.2017; 18: W Pandokratoras, 39°44'55"N, 19°51'26"E, 750 m, cirque with small trees and bushes, litter sifted, 4.VI.2017; 19: Kilada Ropa, Gavrolimni, 39°39'28"N, 19°48'06"E, 75 m, lake shore, grass and debris in reed sifted, 5.VI.2017; 19a: Kilada Ropa, Gavrolimni, 39°39'28"N, 19°48'06"E, 75 m, lake shore, trodden from soil in and near reed and Juncus , 5.VI.2017.

Symbols: * recorded only from Corfu, but unlikely to be endemic; ** probably endemic to Corfu;?* taxonomic and/or zoogeographic status doubtful.

References: A97a = ASSING (1997a); A97b = ASSING (1997b); A01 = ASSING (2001); A04 = ASSING (2004); A05 = ASSING (2005); A06a = ASSING (2006a); A07a = ASSING (2007a); A07b = ASSING (2007b); A07c = ASSING (2007c); A07d = ASSING (2007d); A08a = ASSING (2008a); A08b = ASSING (2008b); A08c = ASSING (2008c); A09a = ASSING (2009a); A09b = ASSING (2009b); A09c = ASSING (2009c); A09d = ASSING (2009d); A09e = ASSING (2009e); A09f = ASSING (2009f); A10a = ASSING (2010a); A10b = ASSING (2010b); A13a = ASSING (2013a); A14b = ASSING (2014b); A16c = ASSING (2016c); A17d = ASSING (2017d); A18 = ASSING (2018); App = present paper (see additional records section); AW95 = ASSING & WUNDERLE (1995); AW08 = ASSING & WUNDERLE (2008); Be55 = BESUCHET (1955); Bo75 = BORDONI (1975); Bo76a = BORDONI (1976a); Bo76b = BORDONI (1976b); Bo90 = BORDONI (1990); Bo07 = BORDONI (2007); Bo14 = BORDONI (2014); Br05 = BERNHAUER (1905); Br06 = BERNHAUER (1906); Br14 = BERNHAUER (1914); Br17 = BERNHAUER (1917); BR84 = BRENSKE & REITTER (1884); BS16 = BERNHAUER & SCHUBERT (1916); Bt12 = BONDROIT (1912); C59 = COIFFAIT (1959); C68 = COIFFAIT (1968); C69 = COIFFAIT (1969); C70 = COIFFAIT (1970); C74 = COIFFAIT (1974); C80 = COIFFAIT (1980); Ca94 = CASTELLINI (1994); Cu17 = CUCCODORO (2017); Dd98 = DRUGMAND (1998); E39 = ERICHSON (1839); E40 = ERICHSON (1840); Ep88 = EPPELSHEIM (1888); F68 = FAGEL (1968); F69 = FAGEL (1969); Fl76 = FAUVEL (1876); Fl99 = FAUVEL (1899); Fl02 = FAUVEL (1902); Fr97a = FRISCH (1997); Fr97b = FRISCH (1997b); Fr99 = FRISCH (1999); Fr03 = FRISCH (2003); Fr10 = FRISCH (2010); Fr12 = FRISCH (2012); Fz72 = FRANZ (1972); Gi57 = GISTEL (1857); Gv01 = GILDENKOV (2001); Gv04 = GILDENKOV (2004); Gv15 = GILDENKOV (2015); H08 = HOLDHAUS (1908); HJ09 = HLAVÁČ& JALŽIĆ (2009); Ho63 = HORION (1963); Ho65 = HORION (1965); Ho67 = HORION (1967); J73 = JEKEL (1873); K04 = KLIMA (1904); Ka55 = KARAMAN (1955); Ka62 = KARAMAN (1962); Ka67 = KARAMAN (1967); Ka69 = KARAMAN (1969); Kh38 = KOCH (1938); Kh39 = KOCH (1939); Ko62 = KORGE (1962); Kz57 = KRAATZ (1857); LC96 = LÖBL & CALAME (1996); Lö64 = LÖBL (1964); Lu01 = LUZE (1901); Lu06 = LUZE (1906); Ma14 = MAKRANCZY (2014); Me66 = MEGGIOLARO (1966); Mm30 = MANNERHEIM (1830); Mü32 = MÜLLER (1932); O87 = OERTZEN (1887); Or08 = OROUSSET (2008); P64 = PUTHZ (1964); P65 = PUTHZ (1965); P71 = PUTHZ (1971); P72 = PUTHZ (1972); P80 = PUTHZ (1980); P08 = PUTHZ (2008); Pa83 = PACE (1983); Pa89 = PACE (1989); PH 01 = PAGANETTI-HUMMLER (1901); Pi01 = PIC (1901); Pk06 = PAŚNIK (2006); R84a = REITTER (1884a); R84b = REITTER (1884b); R13 = REITTER (1913); R14 = REITTER (1914); Sa03 = SAHLBERG (1903); Sa13 = SAHLBERG (1913); SBB98 = SABELLA et al. (1998); Sc91 = SCHÜLKE (1991); Sc98 = SCHÜLKE (1998); Sc08a = SCHÜLKE (2008a); Sc08b = SCHÜLKE (2008b); Sc09 = SCHÜLKE (2009); Sc10a = SCHÜLKE (2010a); Sc10b = SCHÜLKE (2010b); Sc12b = SCHÜLKE (2012b); SF15 = SCHÜLKE & FLÜGEL (2015); SK00 = SCHÜLKE & KOCIAN (2000); Sz29 = SCHEERPELTZ (1929); Sz31 = SCHEERPELTZ (1931); Sz50 = SCHEERPELTZ (1950); Sz58 = SCHEERPELTZ (1958); Tr04 = TRONQUET (2004); Tr08 = TRONQUET (2008); Z90 = ZERCHE (1990); Z08 = ZERCHE (2008).

Footnotes: 1) Many thousand specimens seen, approximately a thousand specimens collected. 2) Doubtful record, based on the type locality of Thiasophila brunnicornis JEKEL, 1873 , now a junior synonym of T. angulata (ERICHSON, 1837) . 3) Autalia longula JEKEL, 1873 (type locality: “Corfou”) is currently listed as a junior synonym of A. impressa (OLIVIER, 1795) . However, the type material has not been subject to a modern revision and may be conspecific with A. longicornis SCHEERPELTZ, 1947 . 4) The record of Atheta laticeps (THOMSON, 1856) probably refers to this species. 5) Holotype of Ocalea badia splendida J. SAHLBERG, 1903 (today a synonym of O. badia ). 6) Record possibly referring to T. winkleri . 7) Recorded from Corfu without providing a primary record. 8) According to PUTHZ (pers. comm.), the populations from Corfu belong to the nominal subspecies, not to Stenus brunnipes lepidus WEISE, 1875 . 9) The record of Stenus impressus GERMAR, 1824 in Sa03 most likely refers to S. aceris . 10) According to PUTHZ (pers. comm.), the record of S. humilis ERICHSON, 1839 in Sa03 refers to S. cephallenicus . 11) SAHLBERG (1903) recorded Stenus picipennis ERICHSON, 1840 from Corfu, but does not mention S. picipes . PUTHZ (pers. comm.) has not seen any reference material of S. picipennis from Corfu. Instead, there are several confirmed records of S. picipes (see additional records in this paper), one of them collected by Sahlberg. It can be inferred, therefore, that SAHLBERG (1903) meant S. picipes and that his mentioning S. picipennis instead is a lapsus calami. 12) Cited as S. misael fiorii BONDROIT, 1912 (synonym). 13) Previous records of Euconnus motschulskii (MOTSCHULSKY, 1837) most likely refer to E. brachati . 14) Meybohm has seen this species only from the Pelopónnisos, but its presence in Corfu is possible. 15) Previous records of Stenichnus pusillus pusillus (MÜLLER & KUNZE, 1822) refer to S. p. jonicus . 16) Record doubtful, probably based on misidentification. 17) According to HOLDHAUS (1908), the record of Scydmoraphes geticus (SAULCY, 1877) in SAHLBERG (1903) undoubtedly refers to S. profanus . 18) Record doubtful, probably based on misidentification. 19) BESUCHET (in litt.) examined two males of C. granulum from Corfu (without specification of locality; coll. Besuchet, coll. Perrot). The record of C. lesinae REITTER, 1881 in SAHLBERG (1903) most likely refers to C. granulum . 20) Homoeusa KRAATZ, 1856 requires revision; a reliable identification at the species level is currently not possible. 21) Probably conspecific with what SAHLBERG (1903) recorded as G. nigritulus (GRAVENHORST, 1802) . 22) The record of Quedius molochinus (GRAVENHORST, 1806) most likely refers to Q. meridiocarpathicus . 23) Recorded as Anotylus corcyranus ( COIFFAIT, 1968) (see the New Synonymies section in this paper). 24) Probably undescribed, but widespread in the East Mediterranean. 25) In SCHÜLKE & SMETANA (2015), the distribution of this subspecies given as “GR” without further specification, suggesting that it is more widespread. However, the description is based exclusively on material from Corfu and records from localities other than Corfu are unknown so that the currently known distribution of this subspecies is confined to Corfu. See comment in the New Synonymies section. 27) See comment on Paederus littoralis in the New Synonymies section. 28) Recorded as M. insulanus LUZE, 1901 . 29) Records of Ocypus tenebricosus (GRAVENHORST, 1846) by SAHLBERG (1903) may refer to O. corcyranus , too. 30) Possibly an undescribed species distributed also in the Pelopónnisos. 31) The record of Sunius melanocephalus (FABRICIUS, 1793) probably refers to S. hellenicus . 32) Previous records of C. jonicum jonicum from Kefalonia refer to an undescribed subspecies (BESUCHET in litt.). 33) The record of Scopaeus “ sulcicollis Steph. = minutus Er.)” in SAHLBERG (1903) most likely refers to S. pusillus , or possibly to S. cameroni (FRISCH pers. comm.). 34) Recorded as Tychoides pullus (misidentification). 35) Identification doubtful. 36) The record of Sunius bicolor (OLIVIER, 1795) probably refers to S. fallax . The record of Planeustomus palpalis ( ERICHSON, 1839) by ERICHSON (1840) probably refers to P. rosti . 38) Description based on a unique female.