Esymus pusillus pusillus (Herbst, 1789)

Ziani, Stefano, Bezděk, Aleš, Branco, Tristão, Hillert, Oliver, Jákl, Stanislav, Král, David, Mantič, Marion, Rössner, Eckehard & Sehnal, Richard, 2015, New country records of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Palaearctic Region, Insecta Mundi 2015 (409), pp. 1-36 : 9

Esymus pusillus pusillus (Herbst, 1789)

Material examined. KOSOVO: Priština env., Čaglavica, 8.vii.1978, D. Král leg. (2 spec. in DKCP). ALBANIA: Kukës County, Valbonë Mts, Kikaj Maskollata env., 42°27’N 19°56’E, ca 700–800 m, 27.-29. vi.2011, D. Král leg. (several spec. in DKCP).

Distribution. Trans-Palaearctic species widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula to the Far East of Russia, Korean Peninsula and Japan, introduced to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions; for Balkan Peninsula so far recorded from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia (cf. e.g. Balthasar 1964; Baraud 1992; Berlov et al. 1989; Brelih et al. 2010; Kawai et al. 2005; Mikšić 1956, 1970; Nikolajev and Puntsagdulam 1984; Stebnicka 1980). First records from Kosovo and Albania.

Responsible author: D. Král