Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus (Herbst)

Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 197-280 : 230

30. Paromalus (Paromalus) parallelepipedus (Herbst)

Paromalus parallelipipedus [sic!] Herbst: Bargagli 1871: 41

Paromalus parallelopipedus [sic!] Herbst: Porta 1926: 373

Micromalus parallelopipedus [sic!] Herbst: Luigioni 1929: 364; Barajon 1966

Literature data. “All of Italy ” ( Bertolini 1904; Porta 1926). “ Sardinia ” ( Bargagli 1871; Luigioni 1929; Barajon 1966; Vienna 1980; Audisio et al. 1995; Yélamos & Lackner 2004). Nuoro prov.: Aritzo, Arcu Guddetorgiu, 850–1050 m, 9. V .1995, FA, 1 ex ( CFA). Desulo , Bruncu Spina , 14.V .1976 , SZ, 2 ex (CSR). Strada [= road] Fonni–Desulo, near rio Aratu, 950 m, 8. V .1995, FA, 1 ex (CFA).

Chorotype. 1.02 PAL (Palearctic).

Italian distribution. Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Venetia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Latium, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia.

Ecology. The ecology of this species is poorly known: it is normally found under bark of dead or dying conifers, but sometimes also of broadleafs. In Italy it is considered more common in hilly/montane environments ( Vienna 1980), whereas in Spain and in the Balearic Islands it would appear to be more abundant at lower altitudes ( Yélamos 2002). It is sometimes found together with the congener P. flavicornis , but ecological (= trophic?) differences among the two species are unknown.