Atheta opacicollis (FAUVEL, 1878)

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Staphylinidae of the Greek island Kos, with an appendix on Carabidae and additional records from other islands (Insecta Coleoptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (1), pp. 191-205 : 200

Atheta opacicollis (FAUVEL, 1878)

A d d i t i o n a l r e c o r d: Cyprus: 233, 5 km SW Lapta, 35°20'N, 33°07'E, 31.III.2015, leg. Kopetz (cApf, cAss).

C o m m e n t: The types and additional material was revised recently ( ASSING 2015d).

The species is widespread, but not very common in the Mediterranean region, from

Northwest Africa to the Middle East. The above specimens represent the first record

from Cyprus.