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

Gabronthus maritimus (MOTSCHULSKY 1858)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 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 ; 2 exs., same data, but 15. V.2011 .; 1 ex., same data, but 19°55'47''N, 41°26'34''E, 20.IX.2011, leg. Sharaf ; 1 ex., Al Bahah, W Turabah, Al Mandaq , 20°12'40''N, 41°17'18''E, 1790 m, 10. V.2011, leg. Sharaf ; 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) ; 3 exs., Tamnia Dam ( Abha ), 18.02°N, 42.76°E, 2320 m, 14.XI.2012, leg. Sharaf (cAss) ; 1 ex., Wadi Shahdan ( Jizan), 17.45°N, 42.72°E, 200 m, 13.XI.2012, leg. Sharaf (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: 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).