On the Cephennium fauna of the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic Islands (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae) Author Assing, Volker text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2021 2021-02-28 52 2 891 931 journal article 172795 10.5281/zenodo.5039032 7eb79be8-aa10-4707-a05e-e856090182de 0253-116X 5039032 A65F79A5-2F0E-450C-994C-608C6D3C1A69 Cephennium gallicum GANGLBAUER , 1899 Material examined: SPAIN : 11♂♂ , 3♀♀ , Castilla y León , 40 km E Burgos , NE Valmala , 42°18'N , 3°16'W , 1190 m , oak forest, 12.X.2003 , leg. Assing ( cAss ) ; 3♀♀ , Sierra de la Demanda , valley of Valvanera monastery, 1.VIII.1971 ( cAss ) ; 1♀ , Lagroño , Villoslada de Cameros , 31.VII.1971 ( cAss ) ; 4♂♂ , 2♀♀ , Cataluña , N Barcelona, Sierra de Montseny , 1500-1700 m , 26.V.1982 , leg. Ulbrich ( cAss ). Iberian material examined by C. Besuchet (unpubl.; material deposited in MHNG and several other collections): SPAIN : Cataluña : 3 exs. , N Barcelona, Sierra de Montseny , leg. Liebmann , Zariquiey ; 2 exs. , Sierra de Montseny , Santa Fe , leg. Vives. La Rioja: 3ex. , Sierradela Demanda , valley of Valvanera monastery , leg. Franz ; 5 exs. , Logroño , Valvanera monastery , leg. Besuchet ; 1 ex. , Logroño , Anguiano , leg. Besuchet. Castilla y León : 1ex. , Burgos , Puerto El Collado , leg. Besuchet . Cantabria : 5 exs. , Santander , Santoña , leg. Besuchet ( MHNG ) ; 2 exs. , Santander , Liendo env., Monte de Candina , leg. Besuchet ; 6 exs. , San Sebastian , pass between Elgoibar and Azcoitia , leg. Besuchet. This species is widespread and common in West, Southwest, and Central Europe. In the Iberian Peninsula it appears to be confined to the north, from Cantabria in the west to Cataluña in the east. Aside from the specimens listed above, Besuchet (unpublished) examined abundant material from numerous localities in France , Britain, and Central Europe. For numerous published records from France and illustrations of the male primary and secondary sexual characters see OROUSSET (2017) .