Atheta (Microdota) scrobicollis (Kraatz, 1859)

Lee, Seung-Gyu & Ahn, Kee-Jeong, 2015, A taxonomic review of Korean species of the AthetaThomsonsubgenusMicrodota Mulsant & Rey, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), ZooKeys 502, pp. 61-97 : 83

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Atheta (Microdota) scrobicollis (Kraatz, 1859)

Material examined.

Syntype, 1 ex., labeled as follows: type, C. cava, Coll. Jil. Moser, Type. NORTH KOREA: 1 ex., Korea 81/51 Kwail 18.VI. A.S. [North Korea, Hwanghae Prov., Kwail, 18.vi.1981, A. Szeptycki].

Remarks.

The North Korean record of the species by Paśnik (2001) is a misidentification of other Atheta (Microdota) species. This species is unlikely to be found in Korea as its distribution has shown that it occurs in southern Europe and subtropical regions. This species differs from a syntype of Atheta (Microdota) scrobicollis by several diagnostic characters although we were not able to identify it due to a paucity of specimen.