An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Arabian Peninsula, with biogeographical remarks
Author
Penati, Fabio
Author
Vienna, Pierpaolo
text
Zootaxa
2006
2006-03-23
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1157.1.1
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60.
Dahlgrenius arabicus
(Reichardt)
Distribution: Arabia
.
Chorology:
Endemic.
Literature. “Arabia”:
sine data
,
holotypus
[
Reichardt 1932: 138
, as
Hypocacculus
(
Nessus
)
arabicus
].
Notes.
This taxon is known only from the
type
and no specimens have been collected since its description. The left elytron has been figured by
Reichardt (1932
: Taf. II,
Fig. 5
).
Penati &
Vienna
(1995: 42)
transferred this species from
Hypocacculus
to
Dahlgrenius
.
61.
Hypocaccus
(
Hypocaccus
)
brasiliensis
(Paykull)
(
Fig. 22
)
Distribution:
Brazil
, Central and South America, North and tropical Africa, Reunion, Canary Is., South Europe, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Oriental Region, Australia.
Chorology:
Cosmopolitan.
Literature.
Saudi Arabia
:
Wadi Marba near Khamis Mushayt [
18°18’23”N
42°43’45”E
] (
Asir
Mts.),
2050 m
,
17.IV.1976
,
1 ex.
(
Kryzhanovskij 1979
); Shoiba [= Shu`aybah,
20°41’60”N
39°25’60”E
],
22.XI.1983
,
1 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
).
Oman
:
beach
3–4 km
SW of Seeb Airport [
23°34’60”N
58°10’60”E
],
15.V.1982
,
3 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
); Wadi Twasinat [= Wadi Tusinat],
17°53’N
52°57’E
,
416 m
,
12–16.V.1982
,
1 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
); Warak,
17°44’N
55°48’E
,
7.I.1986
,
4 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
).
Material.
Saudi Arabia
:
Daharan
,
Al Jubail
[= Dhahran, al Jubayl,
27°02’50”N
49°39’41”E
],
4.IV.2001
,
1 ♂
(
MSNTC
)
.
62.
Hypocaccus
(
Hypocaccus
)
fochi
(Auzat)
(
Fig. 22
)
Distribution:
Algeria
, North Africa, Mauretania, Chad, Sinai, Israel, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran,
Oman
.
Chorology:
SaharoSaheloSindian.
Literature.
Saudi Arabia
:
Wadi Hurayamala
[= Wadi Huraymala,
25°07’29”N
46°06’53”E
],
770 m
,
9.VI.1988
,
1 ex.
(
Tishechkin 2002
)
.
Material.
Oman
:
Dhofar
,
Wadi Ashawq
, 16°53’83”N
53°46’31”E
,
40 m
,
23.IX.2001
,
1 ♂
(
MSNTC
)
.
Notes.
New to
Oman
.
63.
Paravolvulus syphax
(Reitter)
(
Fig. 22
)
Distribution:
Algeria
, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait
.
Chorology:
NAfrican.
Literature.
Saudi Arabia
:
“Saudi Arabia”,
sine data
(
Kryzhanovskij 1987
).
Material.
Saudi Arabia
:
90 km
N of
Riyadh
[=
Riyad
,
24°38’27”N
46°46’22”E
],
26.III.1985
,
1 ex.
(
CHAT
)
.
Kuwait
:
Kubbar Island
,
29°04’N
48°29’E
,
17.III.1988
, 4
m,
3 ex.
(
CHSM
);
Kuwait City
(N of
Bay
),
29°20’N
48°00’E
,
30.III.1996
,
1 ♀
(
CMNH
)
.
Notes.
New to
Kuwait
.
FIGURE 22.
Distribution of the
Histeridae
in the Arabian Peninsula.
Hypocaccus
(
s. str.
)
brasiliensis
,
H.
(
s. str.
)
fochi
,
Paravolvulus syphax
,
Neopachylopus secqi
.
64.
Neopachylopus secqi
Kanaar
(
Fig. 22
)
Distribution:
Djibouti
,
North Yemen
.
Chorology:
undefined.
Literature.
Yemen
:
Hodeidah
[=
Al Hudaydah
,
14°47’52”N
42°57’08”E
],
Russians’
beach,
I.1970
, under algae,
3 ♂
and
2 ♀
,
paratypes
(
Kanaar 1998
)
.
65.
Xenonychus tridens
(JacquelinDuval)
(
Fig. 23
)
Distribution: South
France
, Mediterranean Subregion, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Mauretania, Niger, Chad, Arabian Peninsula.
Chorology:
Mediterranean (extending south of Sahara).
Literature.
Saudi Arabia
:
Hofuf
[
25°22’42”N
49°35’12”E
],
2.II.1978
,
1 ex.
(
Mazur
1994); Bahara [= Baharah,
21°24’06”N
39°27’03”E
],
8.V.1978
,
1 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
).
Oman
:
Qarhat Mu’ammar, Camp,
21°38’N
59°18’E
,
130 m
,
24.I.1986
,
2 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
).
FIGURE 23.
Distribution of the
Histeridae
in the Arabian Peninsula.
Xenonychus tridens
,
Xenophilothis choumovitchi
,
Philothis
(
A
.)
arabicus
.
66.
Xenophilothis choumovitchi
(Thérond in Thérond et
Hollande
)
(
Fig. 23
)
Distribution:
Algeria
, Arabian Peninsula.
Chorology:
SaharoSaheloArabian.
Literature.
Saudi Arabia
:
Mishash al Umdhailiyah [= Mishash al Udayliyah,
25°04’N
49°15’E
],
12.II.1982
(
Kryzhanovskij 1987
);
90 km
N of
Riyadh
[=
Riyad
,
24°38’27”N
46°46’22”E
],
13.IV.1985
(
Kryzhanovskij 1987
).
Oman
:
Ras Dhabdhub,
4 km
S,
21°31’N
58°49’E
,
185 m
,
22.I.1986
,
1 ex.
(
Mazur 1994
).
67.
Philothis
(
Atavinus
)
arabicus
Mazur
(
Fig. 23
)
Distribution:
Oman
.
Chorology:
Endemic.
Literature.
Oman
:
Quhayd
[= Quhaid], dunes,
21°09’N
58°56’E
,
25 m
,
19.II.1986
,
1 ♀
holotype
and
3 paratypes
; Qarhat Mu’ammar, dunes,
21°40’N
59°19’E
,
135 m
,
24.I.1986
,
2 paratypes
; Ras Dhabdhub,
4 km
S,
21°31’N
58°49’E
,
185 m
,
22.I.1986
,
2 paratypes
(
Mazur 1994
)
.