Poromniusa procidua (Erichson)

Assing, Volker, 2003, A revision of Zoosetha Mulsant Rey and Poromniusa Ganglbauer. II. A new species from Spain and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 310, pp. 1-8 : 6-7

Poromniusa procidua (Erichson)

Additional material examined. Germany: 2ɗɗ, Bayern, Pfarrkirchen, leg. Stöcklein ( NHMB); 8 exs., Fürstenberg i. M., leg. Konow ( ZIN). Austria: 1ɗ, 1Ψ, Niederösterreich, Bad Vöslau ( NHMB); 3ɗɗ, 1Ψ, Wien ( NHMB). Italy: 1ɗ, Piemonte, Val Varaita, 1800m, Larix litter, 27.VI.1997, leg. Kapp (cKap). Czech Republic: 2ɗɗ, 1Ψ,`Kr…­K.´( NHMB). Greece: 2ɗɗ, 3ΨΨ [all brachypterous], N Larissa, Kato Olympos, E Kallipefki, 39°57´34 N 22°29´15E, 1500­1580m, 6.IV.1998, leg. Assing, Wunderle (cAss, cWun); 21 exs., Pelopónnisos, AhaVa, Chelmos, Xerokambos E Kalávrita, 38°00´36N, 22°11´27E, 1650m, Abies wood, litter near and under snow, 12.IV.1998, leg. Zerche ( DEI, cAss); 2 exs., Pelopónnisos, AhaVa, Panahaiko, northern side, 38°11´00N, 21°51´41E, 1610m, near snow, 26.IV.1998, leg. Zerche ( DEI); 101 exs., Pelopónnisos, Arkadía, Menalo, SW Levidi, ski­center, 37°39´06N, 22°15´48E, 1625m, Abies wood, litter near and under snow, 22.IV.1998, leg. Zerche ( DEI, cAss). Turkey: 1ɗ, Mu™la, Gölgeli Da™lar₁, 20km NE Köyce™iz, above A™la, 37°03´40N, 28°43´30E, 1710m, sifted from grass, 6.X.2002, leg. Assing (cAss).

The species is here recorded from Greece and Turkey for the first time. Previously, the southernmost records were from Croatia and Bulgaria. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 3. One female collected on 22 April had a mature egg in the ovaries. All Greek specimens are brachypterous; specimens from the Pelopónnisos are on average smaller and also have a slightly smaller aedeagus, but otherwise no differences were found suggesting that they should represent a distinct species.

MAP 3: Distribution of Poromniusa procidua (Erichson) , based on examined records.