Catops nigricans ( Spence, 1815 )

Latella, Leonardo, 2015, The Cholevinae Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae) of the Maritime Alps, Zoosystema 37 (4), pp. 595-604 : 599

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2015n4a5
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scientific name	Catops nigricans ( Spence, 1815 )
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Catops nigricans ( Spence, 1815) View in CoL

Choleva nigricans Spence, 1815: 141 View in CoL .

LITERATURE RECORDS. — Italy, Piedmont, Cuneo: Tenda, Col di Tenda 1800 m a.s.l. ( Zoia & Latella 2006); Limonetto, surroundings Galleria di Napoleone, 1600 m a.s.l. ( Zoia & Latella 2006). France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes: Saint-Martin- Vésubie ( Jeannel 1936).

NEW DATA. — Italy, Piedmont, Cuneo: Entracque, San Giacomo , 1003 and 1230 m a.s.l., 4.X-2.XI.2013, A. & L. Latella leg., 17 ex. ( MCSNVR; MNHN; Coll. L.L.) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Western, Central and Southern Europe.

CHOROTYPE. — European.

REMARKS

Like C. kirbyi , this species is considered as a pholeophile associated with rabbit burrows by Jeannel (1936), but it has also been found in caves and wasp nests ( Leleup 1948).