Saprinus (Saprinus) lautus Erichson Literature data. “ Sardinia ” (Bertolini 1904; Porta 1926; Luigioni 1929; Horion 1949; Barajon 1966; Vienna 1980; Audisio et al. 1995; Yélamos & Lackner 2004). Notes. The specimen of Saprinus algericus present in the Baudi di Selve collection under the name “ S. lautus ” proves, in my opinion, that the first record of S. lautus for Sardinia, later reported by several authors, was probably based on a misidentification. In reality, as already stated by Penati and Vienna (2002), S. lautus is absent from Sardinia.

Published as part of Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, pp. 197-280 in Zootaxa 2318 on page 263