Margarinotus (Ptomister) merdarius (Hoffmann)

Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 197-280 : 256

Margarinotus (Ptomister) merdarius (Hoffmann)

Hister merdarius Hfm. : Bargagli 1871: 41; Bertolini 1872 –1878: 83; Porta 1926: 369

Literature data. “All of Italy ” ( Porta 1926). “ Sardinia ” ( Bargagli 1871; Bertolini 1872 –1878). Oristano prov.: Ozieri, VIII.1931, 1 ex (CGB; Penati & Vienna 2002, 2005, 2006a).

Notes. Given the fact that the specimen from Ozieri belongs in reality to Margarinotus (Ptomister) brunneus (see notes under this species) and that, apart from the generic citations listed above, the occurrence of this species in Sardinia is documented neither in the literature (Tab. 1) nor in the studied collections, M. merdarius is excluded from the Sardinian histerid fauna.