Shayya Salman, Lackner Tomáš
Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Science and Technology, Beirut, Lebanon American University of Science and Technology Beirut Lebanon.
Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 Munich, Germany Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Munich Germany.
Zookeys. 2020 Aug 17;960:79-123. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.960.50186. eCollection 2020.
The occurrence of histerids in Lebanon has received little specific attention. Hence, an aim to enrich the knowledge of this coleopteran family through a survey across different Lebanese regions in this work. Seventeen species belonging to the genera Thomson, 1859, Kryzhanovskij, 1976, Linnaeus, 1758, Bickhardt, 1914, Marseul, 1853, Erichson, 1834, Erichson, 1834, and Wollaston, 1864 were recorded. Specimens were sampled mainly with pitfall traps baited with ephemeral materials like pig dung, decayed fish, and pig carcasses. Several species were collected by sifting soil detritus, sand cascading, and other specialized techniques. Six newly recorded species for the Lebanese fauna are the necrophilous Erichson, 1834, (Ménétriés, 1832), Saprinus (Saprinus) externus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1823), Saprinus (Saprinus) figuratus Marseul, 1855, and Saprinus (Saprinus) niger (Motschulsky, 1849) all associated with rotting fish and dung, and the psammophilous (Jacquelin du Val, 1853). With the exception of , all these taxa belong to the Saprininae subfamily. A most likely undescribed species of Tribalus (Tribalus) (Tribalinae) has also been collected in detritus at wet places near rivers in Lebanon. Because of the complexity of the genus , with possible numerous new species present in the circum-Mediterranean area, the Lebanese species is not described herein, pending a revision of the genus. This study advocates further research aimed at improving taxonomic and ecological knowledge of this coleopteran family in Lebanon. The number of Histeridae species currently known from Lebanon stands at 41; a key to all species including images is included.
黎巴嫩隐翅虫科昆虫的出现情况鲜受专门关注。因此，本研究旨在通过对黎巴嫩不同地区进行调查，丰富对这一鞘翅目昆虫家族的认识。记录了隶属于1859年的汤姆森属、1976年的克里扎诺夫斯基属、1758年的林奈属、1914年的比克哈特属、1853年的马赛尔属、1834年的埃里希森属、1834年的埃里希森属以及1864年的沃拉斯顿属的17个物种。标本主要通过用猪粪、腐鱼和猪尸体等临时材料诱捕的陷阱采集。有几个物种是通过筛选土壤碎屑、沙流和其他专门技术收集到的。黎巴嫩动物区系新记录的6个物种是嗜尸性的1834年的埃里希森属（1832年的梅内特里耶斯）、外显腐阎甲（1823年的费舍尔·冯·瓦尔代姆）、具纹腐阎甲（马赛尔，1855年）、黑腐阎甲（1849年的莫施尔斯基），它们都与腐烂的鱼和粪便有关，以及嗜沙性的（1853年的雅克琳·杜瓦尔）。除了 ，所有这些分类单元都属于腐阎甲亚科。在黎巴嫩河流附近潮湿地方的碎屑中还采集到一种很可能未被描述的三齿阎甲属（三齿阎甲亚科）物种。由于该属的复杂性，环地中海地区可能存在众多新物种，因此在对该属进行修订之前，本文暂不描述黎巴嫩的该物种。本研究倡导进一步开展研究，以增进对黎巴嫩这一鞘翅目昆虫家族的分类学和生态学认识。目前已知黎巴嫩的隐翅虫科物种有41种；文中包含了所有物种的检索表及图片。
