Lobrathium (Ponthrobium) heinzi ( KORGE 1971)

Assing, V., 2007, A revision of Palaearctic Lobrathium MULSANT & REY. III. New species, new synonyms, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (2), pp. 731-755 : 731-755

Lobrathium (Ponthrobium) heinzi ( KORGE 1971)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Turkey: G ü m ü ş h a n e: 1♀, ca. 50 km SW Trabzon, E Zigana geçidi, ca. 40°37'N, 39°25'E, 2300-2400 m, 10.VI.1998, leg. Solodovnikov (cAss) ; 1♀, ca. 50 km SW Trabzon, NE Kürtün, 40°44'N, 39°13'E, 1430 m, spruce forest with Rhododendron , near stream, sifted, 27.VII.2006, leg. Schülke (cSch). R i z e: 3 exs., ca. 30 km S Ardeşen, 40°56'N, 40°58'E, 750 m, moist forest with boxwood and Rhododendron, sifted, 3.VIII.2006, leg. Assing, Schülke (cAss, cSch) .

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on six type specimens from 2 localities in Rize province, northeastern Anatolia ( KORGE 1971). To my knowledge, the above specimens represent the second record of the species, whose distribution appears to be confined to northeastern Anatolia.