Gabronthus maritimus (MOTSCHULSKY 1858)

Assing, V., Schülke, M., M. R & A. S, 2013, On the Staphylinidae of Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species (Insecta: Coleoptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 141-154 : 145

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5341014
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5443137
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scientific name	Gabronthus maritimus (MOTSCHULSKY 1858)
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Material examined: Saudi Arabia: 2 exs., Al Bahah, Al Mukhwah Dhi Ayn Arch. vill., 19°55'46''N, 41°26'30''E, 740 m, 11.V.2011, leg. Sharaf GoogleMaps ; 2 exs., same data, but 15.V.2011 GoogleMaps .; 1 ex., same data, but 19°55'47''N, 41°26'34''E, 20.IX.2011, leg. Sharaf GoogleMaps ; 1 ex., Al Bahah, W Turabah, Al Mandaq , 20°12'40''N, 41°17'18''E, 1790 m, 10.V.2011, leg. Sharaf GoogleMaps ; 1 ex., Khamis Mushayt, Wadi Bishah , 18°20'01''N, 42°42'13''E, 1990 m, 27.IV.2011, leg. Sharaf (material in MNHUB and cAss) GoogleMaps ; 3 exs., Tamnia Dam ( Abha ), 18.02°N, 42.76°E, 2320 m, 14.XI.2012, leg. Sharaf ( cAss) GoogleMaps ; 1 ex., Wadi Shahdan (Jizan), 17.45°N, 42.72°E, 200 m, 13.XI.2012, leg. Sharaf ( cAss) GoogleMaps .

Comment: The vast distribution of G. maritimus includes the Afrotropical, Palaearctic, and Oriental regions ( SMETANA 2004). The species had already been reported from Saudi Arabia by COIFFAIT (1981) and GUSAROV (1997).

References

COIFFAIT H. (1981): Insects of Saudi Arabia. Coleoptera: Fam. Staphylinidae, Subfam. Xantholininae, Staphylininae, Paederinae, Oxytelinae, Aleocharinae (Part 2). - Fauna of Saudi Arabia 3: 236 - 242.

GUSAROV V. I. (1997): Staphylinids (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Saudi Arabia and Oman. - Fauna of Saudi Arabia 16: 277 - 290.

SMETANA A. (2004): Staphylinidae, subfamilies Omaliinae - Dasycerinae, Phloeocharinae - Apaticinae, Piestinae - Staphylininae, pp. 237 - 272, 329 - 495, 505 - 698. - In: LOBL I. & A. SMETANA (eds), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. II. Hydrophiloidea - Histeroidea - Staphylinoidea. - Stenstrup, Apollo Books: 942 pp.