Xantholinus (Helicophallus) libanicus COIFFAIT, 1956

Assing, Volker, 2017, Taxonomic and faunistic notes on some West Palaearctic and Middle Asian Xantholinini, with a revalidation and new synonymies (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (1), pp. 235-252 : 243-244

Xantholinus (Helicophallus) libanicus COIFFAIT, 1956

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Lebanon:13 [det. Feldmann], 27 km NE Beirut, Kfardebian env., ca 1100 m, mixed oak forest, pitfall trap, 16.X.2013, leg. Reuter (cFel). Israel: 13, 5♀♀, Khermon Mts. , Khermon ridge, Har Khavushit, 1800 m, small Quercus libani forest, leaf litter sifted, 10.III.2008, leg. Wrase ( MNB, cAss) ; 13, North district, Upper Galilee, Meron Mts. , Nakhar ( Wadi ) Moran , 1 km W Meron field school, 900 m, leaf litter sifted, 11.III.2008, leg. Wrase (cAss). 13 [det. Feldmann], Haifa, Mt. Carmel , Ya'ar Ha'arbaim, 32°45'N, 35°01'E, 26.VI.2009, leg. Buse & Pavlicek (cFel) ; 13 [det. Feldmann], Mt. Hermon, 1800 m, 10.III.2008, leg. Buse (cFel). Jordan: 13 [det. Feldmann], N Ajloun, Barqash Forest , 6.-13.VI.2013, leg. Reuter (cFel) .

C o m m e n t: In external morphology (body size, eye size) and coloration of the elytra (ranging from blackish brown to bright reddish), the species is remarkably variable. The above record from Jordan represents a new country record (SCHÜLKE & SMETANA 2015).