Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae) Author Shayya, Salman Institut de Systematique, Evolution, Biodiversite, ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universites, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, Entomologie F- 75005, Paris, France & Universite Libanaise, Ecole Doctorale de Sciences et Technologies, Campus Universitaire de Rafic Hariri - Hadath, Lebanon & Lebanese atomic energy commission, National Council of Scientific Research - Lebanon (CNRS-L) & Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences II, Department of Natural Sciences, P. O. Box: 26110217, Fanar - Matn, Lebanon Author Degallier, Nicolas 120 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France Author Nel, Andre Institut de Systematique, Evolution, Biodiversite, ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universites, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, Entomologie F- 75005, Paris, France Author Azar, Dany State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China & Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences II, Department of Natural Sciences, P. O. Box: 26110217, Fanar - Matn, Lebanon Author Lackner, Tomas Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Muenchhausenstrasse 21, 81247 Munich, Germany lackobelansky@mac.com text ZooKeys 2018 2018-02-19 738 117 152 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.738.21382 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.738.21382 1313-2970-738-117 97386B0DBC994142A1270E64F4D077F6 32225A298B13FFFFB442FFD5FFA98A06 1222292 2. Saprinus (Saprinus) caerulescens caerulescens (Hoffmann, 1803) Figs 3 , 82 , 85a Hister caerulescens Hoffmann, 1803 Hister caerulescens = Hister semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792 Hister caerulescens = Saprinus chobauti Auzat, 1926 Type locality. Germany: Baden-Wuerttemberg . Distribution. Southern Europe, Mediterranean subregion, Portugal (including the Azores Archipelago), Cape Verde Islands, Central Asia, introduced to Peru ( Mazur 2011 ). Newly reported from Lebanon (Fanar, Deir El-Ahmar, Badghan, Naas, Hasbaya; Fig. 82 ). Biology. This species is found frequently on carrion, with a preference for larger carcasses (e.g., those of dogs, sheep, cattle, camels, etc. - T. Lackner pers. observ.). According to Kryzhanovskij and Reichardt (1976) S. (S.) caerulescens caerulescens was collected on rotten fish, where it preyed upon the beetles of the family Dermestidae . In our samples, we collected 47 specimens. S. (S.) caerulescens caerulescens was abundant during the active decay stage of carcass decomposition and coincides with the presence of Diptera larvae. Figure 3. Saprinus (S.) caerulescens caerulescens (Hoffmann, 1803) habitus, dorsal view. Comment. This species has another subspecies S. (S.) caerulescens punctisternus Lewis, 1900 that occurs in China, Mongolia, Korean peninsula and Russian Far East ( Mazur 2011 ).