Ctenisomorphus major major (Raffray, 1877)

Hlaváč, Peter & Baňař, Petr, 2014, A review of the Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 121-132 : 130

Ctenisomorphus major major (Raffray, 1877)

( Figs 12–13 )

Material examined. 1 ex: (p) ‘ YEMEN, SOCOTRA ISLAND, Delisha vill. 3 env. Jatropha unicostata shrubland, at light, 8.vi.2012, 12°41.2′N, 54°07.7′E, 36 m / SOCOTRA expedition 2012, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart leg.’ ( NMPC). 1 J: (p) ‘ YEMEN, SOCOTRA, wadi Ayhaft, 12°36.5′N, 53°58.9′E, 200 m, 7-8.xi.2010, at light, P. Hlaváč lgt.’ ( PHCP).

Distribution. This species is known from a large area in Africa and western Asia (Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger) ( JEANNEL 1949). First record from Socotra Island.

Figures

Figs 12–15. 12–13 – Ctenisomorphus major major (Raffray, 1877). 12 – aedeagus, dorsal aspect; 13 – aedeagus, lateral aspect. 14–15 – Centrophthalmus scanticola sp. nov. 14 – aedeagus, dorsal aspect; 15 – aedeagus, lateral aspect. Scale bars in mm.