An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks * Author Penati, Fabio text Zootaxa 2009 2009-12-22 2318 197 280 journal article 1175-5326 37. Halacritus punctum (Aubé) Acritus punctum Aub. : Bertolini 1904: 49 ; Horion 1949: 330 ; Strassen 1954: 269 ; Barajon 1966 Acritus ( Halacritus ) punctum Aubé : Porta 1926: 383 ; Luigioni 1929: 359 Halacritus punctum punctum (Aubé) : Vienna 1980: 49 ; Audisio et al . 1995: 13 Literature data. “Sardinia” ( Bertolini 1904 ; Porta 1926 ; Luigioni 1929 ; Horion 1949 ; Barajon 1966 ; Vienna 1980 ; Audisio et al . 1995 ; Yélamos & Lackner 2004 ). Cagliari prov.: Cagliari, sd, UL, 1 ex (CUL); idem , 12.III.1884 , AD, 7 ex ( CAD ); idem , 5.V.1936 , MBj, 2 ex (CFP). Giorgino, III.1899 , UL, 7 ex ( CAD ). Oristano prov.: Arborea, loc. Marina di Arborea, 15.IX.1983 , LF, 1 ex (CFP). Sassari prov.: Aglientu, beach of Rena Maiore, 24.IV.1994 , 1 ex (CBC). Porto Torres, outcropping rocks below “Torre di abba currente”, 7–9.IV.1952 ( Strassen 1954 ). Sassari, stagno di Platamona, 19.V.1974 , VR, 1 ex (CFP). Unpublished records. Cagliari prov. : Cagliari , 8. V .1885, AD, 2 ex ( CAD ). Sassari prov. : Isola Asinara , Cala Arena , 2004 [various dates], M/S, pitfall trap , ex. pl. ( ISE-SS ); idem , Cala Sabina, 2004 [various dates], M/S, pitfall trap , ex. pl. ( ISE-SS ); idem , Cala Sant’Andrea, 2004 [various dates], M/S, pitfall trap , ex. pl. ( ISE-SS ) . Chorotype. 3.01 MED (Mediterranean). Italian distribution. Venetia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Latium, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Sicily and Sardinia . Ecology. Occurs exclusively in coastal areas, mainly sandy ones, under stranded wood or piles of stranded Zostera , rarely under algae.