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

Gildenkov, Mikhail Yu. & Mantič, Marion, 2020, New Records Of The Genus Carpelimus Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) From The Palaearctic Region, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 20 (1), pp. 13-20 : 15

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.