Carpelimus (s. str.) obesus (Kiesenwetter, 1844)

( tarsalis Hochhuth, 1849)

Material: 1 male “ Portugal mer.reg. Faro Trafal /1/ 01.04.2017 Mantič lgt., sand dunes” “37°03΄20˝N 08°04΄34˝W to 10 m -salt marsh-under detritus” (cMM) ; 1 female “ Portugal, Algarve, 6 km NW Faro, 3 km W Gambelas, 30.05.2010, A. Shatrovsky ” “Freshwater channel, in coastal debria” (cAG) .

Remarks. The species is widely distributed in the European and Asian parts of the Palaearctic Region (Gildenkov 2015, 2019a, Schülke & Smetana 2015). The presence of the species from North Africa (Schülke & Smetana 2015) requires confirmation. It is recorded here from Portugal for the first time.