Saprinus ( Saprinus ) bicolor (Olivier, 1789)

Lackner, Tomáš & Vienna, Pierpaolo, 2017, Histeridae of Socotra (Coleoptera: Histeroidea), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57, pp. 55-76 : 72

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0107
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:11855C01-FBC0-4B44-89F8-7C7E0379C8E9
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5345848
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0E54567F-D32F-FFAF-FEB7-FB09FD125789
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Saprinus ( Saprinus ) bicolor (Olivier, 1789)
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Saprinus ( Saprinus) bicolor (Olivier, 1789) View in CoL

Material examined. YEMEN: SOCOTRA: 1 spec., Halla area , Arher, freshwater spring in sand dune, 9.–10. + 15.vi.2012, 12°33.0′N, 54°27.6′E, 5 m, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart lgt. ( NMPC) GoogleMaps ; 2 spec., Dixam plateau, wadi Zerriq, 12°31′08″N, 53°59′09″E, 750 m, 3.xii.2003, D. Král leg., P. Vienna det. 2004 ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Comment. Saprinus ( S.) bicolor is an attractive large species, mostly found on carrion, with distribution across tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with records also from the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena ( MAZUR 2011). Its occurrence in Socotra is in line with its general distribution. First record from Socotra.