The false-blister beetles (Coleoptera, Oedemeridae) of Oman with the description of a new species
Author
Poloni, Riccardo
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-07-08
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4
421
429
journal article
93674
10.11646/zootaxa.5162.4.6
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1175-5326
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Probosca
(
Proboxantha
)
comata
(Blair, 1923)
New records.
ONHM-C-0563.001 dr.31-pos.003,
Shinass
2443N, 5628E to light 9.VI.94 leg.
M.D.Gallagher
,
1 ♀
(
MNHO
)
,
ONHM-C-0564.002 dr.31-pos.009,
Shinass
2443N.5628E 0m
To
light,
Mangrove creek
and scrub 9/10
Jun
94 MDGallagher,
1 ♀
(
MNHO
)
,
ONHM-C-0562 dr.31-pos.002
5km
SW Qurayat
2310N.5853E.
25m
Dry
wadi scrub 30
May
91 MDGallagher,
1♂
(
MNHO
)
,
ONHM-C-0563.003 dr.31-pos.005,
Shinass
2443N, 5628E to light 9.VI.94 leg.
M.D.Gallagher
, between mangrove
Avicenna
marina scrub + sea/8602,
1 ♂
(
MHNO
)
.
Distribution and published records.
The species has been reported for
Saudi Arabia
(
Švihla, 1984
),
United Arab Emirates
,
Jordan
,
Iraq
, and
Iran
(
Švihla, 2008
). New species for the fauna of
Oman
.
Notes.
Individuals of this species are attracted to light.