Distribution of Laccobius a. atrocephalus Reitter, 1872 and L. a. ytenensis Sharp, 1910 in the lberian peninsula (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)

Abstract

Laccobius atrocephalus atrocephalus is recorded for the first time in continental Europe, and L. atrocephalus ytenensis for the first time in North Africa. The subspecies was found in several localities in SE Spain, in coexistence with L. atrocephalus ytenensis (the European subspecies) in some of them. The detailed distribution of both subspecies in the lberian peninsula is given.