First country records of Trox litoralis and Exomala (Trichopertha) hirtella (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Austria

Abstract

The first reliable Austrian records, and the northernmost localities so far known, for Trox litoralis Pittino, 1991 from Lower Austria ("Wiener Wald" and Krems an der Donau) and Exomala (Trichopertha) hirtella (Brullé, 1832) from Carinthia (Villach) are presented here. The hitherto known distribution ranges of both species are summarised.

Keywords

• Faunistics
• distribution
• Coleoptera
• Scarabaeoidea
• Trogidae
• Scarabaeidae
• Rutelinae
• Austria
• Palaearctic region