Halacritus punctum (Aubé)

Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 197-280 : 233-234

37. Halacritus punctum (Aubé)

Acritus punctum Aub. : Bertolini 1904: 49; Horion 1949: 330; Strassen 1954: 269; Barajon 1966

Acritus (Halacritus) punctum Aubé : Porta 1926: 383; Luigioni 1929: 359

Halacritus punctum punctum (Aubé) : Vienna 1980: 49; Audisio et al. 1995: 13

Literature data. “Sardinia” ( Bertolini 1904; Porta 1926; Luigioni 1929; Horion 1949; Barajon 1966; Vienna 1980; Audisio et al. 1995; Yélamos & Lackner 2004). Cagliari prov.: Cagliari, sd, UL, 1 ex (CUL); idem, 12.III.1884, AD, 7 ex ( CAD); idem, 5.V.1936, MBj, 2 ex (CFP). Giorgino, III.1899, UL, 7 ex ( CAD). Oristano prov.: Arborea, loc. Marina di Arborea, 15.IX.1983, LF, 1 ex (CFP). Sassari prov.: Aglientu, beach of Rena Maiore, 24.IV.1994, 1 ex (CBC). Porto Torres, outcropping rocks below “Torre di abba currente”, 7–9.IV.1952 ( Strassen 1954). Sassari, stagno di Platamona, 19.V.1974, VR, 1 ex (CFP).

Unpublished records. Cagliari prov. : Cagliari, 8. V .1885, AD, 2 ex ( CAD). Sassari prov. : Isola Asinara, Cala Arena, 2004 [various dates], M/S, pitfall trap, ex. pl. ( ISE-SS); idem, Cala Sabina, 2004 [various dates], M/S, pitfall trap, ex. pl. ( ISE-SS); idem, Cala Sant’Andrea, 2004 [various dates], M/S, pitfall trap, ex. pl. ( ISE-SS) .

Chorotype. 3.01 MED (Mediterranean).

Italian distribution. Venetia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Latium, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Sicily and Sardinia.

Ecology. Occurs exclusively in coastal areas, mainly sandy ones, under stranded wood or piles of stranded Zostera , rarely under algae.