The false-blister beetles (Coleoptera, Oedemeridae) of Oman with the description of a new species Author Poloni, Riccardo text Zootaxa 2022 2022-07-08 5162 4 421 429 journal article 93674 10.11646/zootaxa.5162.4.6 5eca81f1-3f09-4789-bade-6052de7b3ca4 1175-5326 6810430 E8579C2D-37D4-400B-A8FA-9438311D0950 Alloxantha talhouki Švihla, 1984 New records. Oman : SE Muscat Wadi Maih 200m 23°27’N / 58°35’E 11–12.IV.1985 C. Holzschuh 3 ♀ 4 ♂ ( NMPC ) ; Ad Dakhiliyah Gov. , 29km NE Adam , Wadi Halfeen , 310m 22°35’31’’N 57°42’5’’E 27–28.III.2019 leg. David Frank , 12 spec. ( RP ) ; Ad Dakhiliyah Gov. , 29km NE Adam , Wadi Alfeen , 22°35’30.846’’N 57°42’6861’’E, wadidesert, 338m , 27– 28.3.2019 , 23 spec. ( TK ) , 4 spec. ( RP ) ; same locality, lgt. Jan Pelikán , 2 spec. ( JP ) ; Al Batinah North Gov. , Farfarah (near Shinas ) 24°42’45.697’’N 56°28’37.627’’E mangrove, saline, 1m , Lgt. T. Kopecký 2.4.2018 , 1 specimen ( TK ) , 1 specimen ( RP ) ; Ash Sharqiyah S. Gov. , 25km S Balad Bani Bu Ali , 26.– 27.3.2018 lgt. Jan Pelikán 21°45’55.062’’N 59°19’9.292’’E , Wahiba sands, sandy dunes, at UV light, 2 spec. ( JP ) . Distribution and published records. The species was described by Švihla (1984) for Saudi Arabia and Southern Iran and then reported also for United Arab Emirates and Oman (SE Muscat , Wdi Maysh, 200 m , 23 27N / 58 35E , 11.–12.iv.1985 , C. Holzschuh lgt.) ( Švihla, 2008 ; Kubisz, 2020 ). Notes. Individuals of this species are attracted to light. An example of the habitat of this species can be seen in Fig. 4a .