Lobrathium rugipenne (HOCHHUTH 1851)

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 rugipenne (HOCHHUTH 1851) ( Map 2 )

Lobrathium vicinum messeniacum BORDONI 1986: 391; nov.syn.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d (see also ASSING & SCHÜLKE 2002): Albania: 3 exs., Lumë ["Lumi", 42°10'N, 19°42'E], Bençes Tepelene , V.1931, leg. Winkler (cAss) ; 1 ex., Tërbaç [" Albania mer., Terbaci"], V.1931, leg. Winkler, Lona & Bischoff (cSch). Bulgaria: 2 exs., Rila, Blagoewgrader Bistriza , 800 m, 13.VI.1983, leg. Hieke ( MNHUB, cSch) ; 1 ex., Rilski monastir, 1400 m, 1.VIII.1977, leg. Wrase ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., 5 km W Jasna Poljana, bank of Ropotamo river , 17.IX.1977, leg. Hieke & Uhlig ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., Pirin , 4 km NW Gara, 14.VI.1983, leg. Hieke ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., " Strumistsche env., Petrio ", 5.V.1984, leg. Hieke ( MNHUB) ; 2 exs., Melnik env., 10.V.1984, leg. Jaeger ( MNHUB, cSch) ; 5 exs., Melnik , 14.VII.1983, leg. Wrase & Schüler (cSch) ; 2 exs., Melnik , 11.V.1984, leg. Wrase (cSch) ; 1 ex., Nesebâr, Vlas , 17.- 26.VII.1983, leg. Wrase & Schüler (cSch) ; 1 ex., Nesebâr, Vlas, 7.-15.V.1985, leg. Wrase (cSch). Greece: m a i n l a n d: 1 ex., Ioánnina , Smolikas , Agios Paraskevi , 1100 m, 19.VI.1995, leg. Daccordi (cGia) ; 2 exs., 30 km SW Lamia, NE Amfiklia, 38°40'N, 22°33'E, 300 m, bank of Kifisos river , 15.IV.2000, leg. Wunderle (cWun) ; 1 ex., Larissa, Ossa Ori, 3 km SE Stomio, 100 m, bank of stream, Platanus litter, 4.IV.1998, leg. Wunderle (cWun) ; 1 ex., Thessalía, Volos, Pilion, Chorefton , 26.-28.V.1988, leg. Wolf (cSch). P e l o p ó n n i s o s: 3 exs., Sparta , bank of stream, 2.IV.1986, leg. Assing (cAss, cWun) ; 1 ex., 8 km NE Kalavrita, bank of Vouraikos river , 38°05'N, 22°10'E, 700 m, 30.III.1997, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex. [teneral], Taygetos, Anavriti , 1100- 1700 m, 21.VI.1997, leg. Winkelmann (cSch) ; 1 ex., Taygetos, Gorani , 1000 m, stream bank, 22.IV.1996, leg. Marggi (cAss) ; 1 ex., Killini, E Ziria, 2060 m, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cAss). E v v o i a: 5exs., Styra [=Stira],oldwatermill, IX.2003, leg. Hetzel (cFel) ; 1 ex., Styra, Kellia near Reouzi , stream bank, IX.2003, leg. Hetzel (cFel). L e s b o s: 1 ex., Argenos , 39°21'N, 26°15'E, 470 m, 23.III.2005, leg Lompe & Meybohm (cAss). R h o d o s: 3exs. [1ex. teneral], Epta Piges , 17.IV.1994, leg. Frisch ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 1 ex., Petaloudes , 15.IV.1994, leg. Frisch ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex. [teneral], Petaloudes, 15.IV.1994, leg. Frisch ( MNHUB). Turkey: Z o n g u l d a k: 1ex.,EregliKocaAli, Amaçlarcaveentrance, 10.V.2001, leg. Lobaj (cAss). G ü m ü ş h a n e: 16 exs., ca. 15 km NE Gümüşhane, ca. 40°31'N, 39°35'E, 1900-2000 m, 11.VI.1998, leg. Solodovnikov (cAss). R i z e: 1 ex., ca. 30 km SW Hopa, river valley of Çağlayan D., 41°15'N, 41°13'E, 500 m, 29.VI.1998, leg. Solodovnikov (cAss). A r t v i n: 1 ex., ca. 40 km SW Artvin, Barhal river valley, ca. 40°57'N, 41°29'E, 1800 m, 23.VI.1998, leg. Solodovnikov (cAss). E r z u r u m: 2 exs., 35 km NW Tortum, Mescit Dağları, ca. 40°30'N, 41°25'E, 1700-2000 m, 17.VI.1998, leg. Solodovnikov (cAss). I z m i r: 1 ex., " Smyrna "

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(MNHUB). M u ğ l a: 1 ex., 60 km NE Fethiye, pista from Temel to Girdev Gölü , 36°45'N, 29°38'E, 1900 m, moist grassland, 3.X.2002, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., 70 km NE Fethiye, Seki above Temel , 36°44'N, 29°37'E, 2230 m, near snow, 8.VII.2002, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., N Fethiye, Çaliş , 36°40'N, 29°06'E, 10 m, bank of stream, 1.X.2002, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., NW Fethiye, Kargi, 36°43'N, 29°03'E, 25 m, gravel river bank, 31.III.2002, leg. Assing (cAss). A f y o n / I s p a r t a: 1 ex., Sultan Dağları , leg. v. Bodemeyer ( MNHUB). A n t a l y a: 8 exs., SSW Antalya , Ciralı , 36°25'N, 30°28'E, stream bank, 4.IV.2002, leg. Assing & Wunderle (cAss, cWun) ; 1 ex., E Kumluca , 36°22'N, 30°22'E, 390 m, stream bank, 3.IV.2002, leg. Assing & Wunderle (cAss) ; 2 exs., N Kumluca , 460 m, 19.-26.V.1991, leg. Rüdh (cWun) ; 1 ex., N Kumluca , 19.V.1991, leg. Gillerfors (cWun) ; 1 ex., 30 km NW Kaş, S Belpinar geçidi, 36°20'N, 29°28'E, 980 m, 13.VII.2002, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., Kemer, Beldibi , 5.V.2001, leg. Röwekamp (cFel) ; 2 exs., 5 km NW Kemer , 36°36'N, 30°29'E, 200 m, river bank, 30.III.2001, leg. Rose (cSch) ; 1 ex., N Manavgat, Yaylaalan , 900 m, stream bank, sifted from flood debris, 31.XII.1990, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 4 exs. [partly teneral], 22 km W Alanya, Avsallar near Incekum , 9.-23.V.1995, leg. Pütz (cAss, cSch) ; 1 ex., 5 km N Alanya , 3.VI.1996, leg. Weigel (cAss) ; 1 ex., Alarahan , 300 m, 20.III.1997, leg. Winkelmann (cSch) ; 1 ex., Köseler, Aksu river , 37°13'N, 30°48'E, 80 m, 28.V.2006, leg. Marggi (cSch) ; 1 ex., 6 km S Çamyuva, 36°32'N, 30°32'E, 20 m, 25.III.2001, leg. Bellmann (cSch). B u r d u r: 1 ex., Aşağigökdere, Sucati river, 37°32'N, 30°46'E, 380 m, 28.V.2006, leg. Marggi (cSch). A d a n a: 3 exs., Feke env., 21.-24.VII.2000, leg. Smatana (cSch). A n t a k y a: 2 exs. [teneral], Harbiye , 3.V.1978, leg. Besuchet & Löbl ( MHNG, cAss). Georgia: 4 exs., Mzcheta near Tbilisi, VI.1986, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch) ; 4 exs. [partly teneral], Zchneti near Tbilisi, 20.VII.1985, leg. Wrase (cSch, cAss) ; 1 ex., Likhetskiy range, W slope, 3 km W Rikotskiy pass, 900 m, 15.VI.-8.VII.2006, leg. Putchkov (cSch) .

C o m m e n t s: Lobrathium rugipenne messeniacum was described as a subspecies of L. vicinum COIFFAIT 1972 , which is now a junior synonym of L. rugipenne ; for a complete list of synonyms of this species see GUSAROV (1992, 1993) and SMETANA (2004). According to the original description of L. r. messeniacum , which is based on six type specimens (three of them from Sparta), this subspecies is endemic to the Pelopónnisos and distinguished from the nominal subspecies by larger average size, a more robust body, paler coloration, rounded temples, larger and more bulging eyes, more slender antennae, more oblong pronotum, longer and broader elytra, a more rugosely sculptured abdomen, and some slight differences in the morphology of the ventral process of the aedeagus (BORDONI 1986).

An examination of the material from Albania, Greece, Turkey, and Georgia revealed that the species is highly variable, especially regarding body size, coloration, head shape, and the length and width of the elytra. The length of the hind wings was not examined, but the variation of the shape and length of the elytra suggests that the species may be wingdimorphic or -polymorphic. A comparison of the specimens from the Pelopónnisos, among them two males and a female from Sparta, with material from other regions did not yield any evidence whatsoever that they should represent a distinct subspecies. In all the characters pointed out by BORDONI (1986), including the male sexual characters, they are within the range of intraspecific variation of L. rugipenne , so that L. rugipenne messeniacum is here placed in the synonymy of L. rugipenne . It can be inferred from the details regarding the coloration emphasised by BORDONI (1986) that the types of L. r. messeniacum are probably somewhat teneral.

D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d b i o n o m i c s: Lobrathium rugipenne is widespread in the Eastern Mediterranean region ( Map 2 ), from Albania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria to the Caucasus region and central southern Anatolia (see material examined and SMETANA (2004)). It is usually collected on or near river banks, but has also been found in other moist habitats such as damp pastures and a cave entrance, at a wide range of altitudes (from sealevel up to 2230 m). Teneral beetles have been observed in April, May, June, and July.

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Map 2: Distribution of Lobrathium rugipenne, based on examined records.