Exaesiopus grossipes grossipes (Marseul)

Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 197-280 : 253

73. Exaesiopus grossipes grossipes (Marseul)

Pachylopus grossipes Er. : Luigioni 1929: 363; Barajon 1966

Literature data. “ Sardinia ” ( Luigioni 1929; Barajon 1966; Audisio et al. 1995; Yélamos & Lackner 2004). Sassari prov.: Sassari, loc. Platamona ( Vienna 1980).

Chorotype. 2.04 SEU (S-European).

Italian distribution. Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Venetia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia- Romagna, Sicily and Sardinia.

Ecology. Sabulicolous species occurring on marine beaches and, more rarely, along river banks.

Notes. I was unable to retrace the specimen (or specimens?) from Platamona, personally examined by Vienna (1980), in any of the collections; this remains the only known Sardinian locality for the species.