Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 77. (Budapest 1985)

Tóth, L.: New and little known Xantholinus Dejean, 1821 species from Hungary (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Xantholinus (Meneidophallus) schweigeri COIFFAIT, 1966 The species was described by COIFFAIT (1966) from Lake Abant near Bolu, North Anatolia, Turkey. From Austria: Bad Vöslau, Zurndorf and between Neusiedel and Weiden, the two last places situated very near to the western border of Hungary and listed by FRANZ (1966). Finely COIFFAIT (1972) recorded it from Austria, Bulgaria and Asia Minor in his monograph. Its occurrence in Hungary is verified by 2 specimens: Velencei-hegység, Pákozd, Bella-völgy, fűzfák töve rostálva, 1951. X. 9, legit Dr. Kaszab; Velencei-hegység, Sukoró, tópart, fűzfák töve rostálva, 1951. XI. 12, legit Dr. Kaszab. Considering its known localities and collecting data (shore of the lake, near water, sifted under willow-trees) it seems a hygrophilous, thermophilous, phytodetriticolous species. The occurrence of this rare southern element in the fauna of Hungary remarkable indeed. The two known Hungarian specimens are deposited in the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest. The species is in all external characters extremely similar to Xantholinus (Meneidophallus ) roubali COIFFAIT, 1956 and differs in its fine structure of the internal sac. Xantholinus (Meneidophallus) varhegyanus BORDONI, 1973 The species was described by Bordoni (1973) from Várhegy, Brassó, Transylvania. Its first occurrence within present borders of Hungary is indicated by only one çf specimen from the Kiskunság National Park (Kiskörös: Szücsi-erdő, mocsár, talajcsapda, 1978. IV. 26. and VI. 1. leg. Dr. Tóth L.). Its distribution is insufficient known yet, it seems that the species is endemic to the Carpathian Basin, presuming that its distribution is larger in Hungary than it is known presently. The clarification of this problem is highly desirable for a better understanding of our fauna, but it will be possible only after further collectings and investigations in the future. The bionomics of the species is unknown, only the collecting data (marshy forest, in soil trap) suggest that it is a hygrophilous and paludicolous element. Xantholinus (Paraphallus) sublinearis COIFFAIT, 1969 The species was described from Beroia, Chantova, Macedonia, Greece. COIFFAIT (1972) recorded it from Greece and Bulgaria, Bordoni (1972) listed it fron\9 localities of North-Italy, JANÁK (1978) mentioned it from South-Moravia and South-Slovakia, Sturovo ( = Párkány), the latter locality being in the Carpathian Basin. The first occurrence of this species in Hungary was verified by 3 çf specimens. Their localities and collecting data are the following: 1. Budapest, Törökvész, 1940. XI. 3, coll. E. Csiki; 29. 2. Pinnye, 1917. IX. 29,coll.Dr. R. Streda; 3. Kiskunság National Park, Orgovány, szikes rét, talajcsapda (alkali meadow, in soil trap) 1978. VI. 22-IX. 21, leg. Hámoriné. The collecting data suggest that the species is stenotopic, thermophilous, partially halophilous and bound to the soil layer. It seems a rare and interesting Mediterranean element in the Hungarian fauna. The species can be separated from X. linearis OLIVIER, 1974, by the armature of the internal sac. Xantholinus (Xantholinus s. sir.) rhenanus COIFFAIT, 1962 The species was described from Bas-Rhin forêt de Haguenau, France. Subsequent publications listed it from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland (LOHSE 1964, HORION 1965, SMETANA 1966, COIFFAIT 1972, SZUJECKI 1980). The first occurrence of this rare species in Hungary was verified by 3 çf specimens from the same locality : Velencei-tó, Sukoró, tópart, fűzfák töve rostálva, 1951. XI. 12, legit Dr. Kaszab. The collecting data (lake shore, sifted under willowtrees) suggest that the species is hygrophilous, phytodetriticolous and stenotopic. I presume its distribution is greater in Hungary than presently known. The species can be separated from X. longiventris HEER, 1839 by the armature of the internal sac. Xantholinus (Meneidophallus) dvoraki COIFFAIT, 1955 There are some specimens under this name in the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. I have found that they had been misidentified, the specimens belong to X. (Meneidophallus) roubali COIFFAIT, 1956. Unquestionably, X. dvoraki COIFFAIT, 1955 has been collected from the Carpathian Basin (Slovakia), but we have so far no specimens from within the present Hungarian borders. So the species has to be removed from the faunistic checklist of Hungary as a previous misidentification.