Reptalus (Reptalus) quinquecostatus

Reptalus (Reptalus) quinquecostatus (Dufour, 1833) Oliarus melanochaetus Fieber, 1876 in Dlabola (1977). Distribution Literature data: Chania (Dlabola 1977). New data: Chania: Gramvousa Peninsula. Heraklion: Kofinas (sparse phrygana, sxistolithos); Koudoma-maquis. Notes Collected in pitfall traps from late June to mid September and in a single trap left throughout the year at 142-813 m a. s. l. The species was recorded for a number of European countries under the name R. melanochaetus (Fieber, 1876). However, subsequent studies of the type materials by Webb et al. (2013) have shown that this is a junior synonym of R. quinquecostatus. The name R. quinquecostatus has been utilised for a considerable period to denote a group of cryptic species (Emeljanov 2020, Tishechkin and Emeljanov 2024).