Ergebnisse der Albanien-Expedition 1961 des Deutschen Entomologischen Institutes. 73. Beitrag. Coleoptera: Lycidae und Cantharidae.

Abstract

This paper gives a survey of the Lycidae and Cantharidae known from Albania. The distribution on the Balkan peninsula of the taxa known from Albania is tabulated, and the yield of the expedition to Albania by Deutsches Entomologisches Institut is evaluated: 1 Lycidae in 26 individuals and 17 Cantharidae (14 species, 3 forms) in 199 individuals; of the latter, 3 species and 1 form are new in Albania. Previous publications record 9 other taxa (6 species, 2 varieties, 1 form) of Cantharidae from Albania, as shown in the table at the end of the paper. Now the family Lycidae is known from Albania with 1 species and the family Cantharidae with a total of 26 taxa (20 species, 2 varieties, 4 forms). Maps of distribution are given for 6 species.