An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks * Author Penati, Fabio text Zootaxa 2009 2009-12-22 2318 197 280 journal article 1175-5326 71. Hypocaccus ( Hypocaccus ) rugifrons rugifrons (Paykull) Saprinus rugifrons Payk. : Bertolini 1904: 48 Saprinus ( Hypocaccus ) rugifrons Payk. : Porta 1926: 379 Literature data. “All of Italy ” ( Bertolini 1904 ; Porta 1926 ). Sassari prov.: Alghero, Porto Ferro, VII.1973 , LB, 1 ex ( Vienna & Ratti 1999 ; Penati & Vienna 2002 ). Unpublished records. Cagliari prov.: Assemini, 1898, 1 ex ( CAD as Saprinus metallicus ). Chorotype. 1.05 SIE (Sibero-European). Italian distribution. All regions except Aosta Valley, Umbria and Molise . Ecology. Quite similar to that of H . brasiliensis , from which it differs however by a greater abundance in freshwater sandy habitats.