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Hypoganus inunctus inhabits southern and Central Europe, it also occurs in Caucasus and Anatolia. The species was recored in nine regions of Poland, mainly in 19th and the first half of 20th centuries. In the second half of 20th century and the first two decades of 21st century it was recorded in Baltic Coast, Pomeranian Lake District, Wielkopolska-Kujawy Lowland, Mazovian Lowland, Lower Silesia, and in Świętokrzyskie Mts. Hypoganus inunctus is a saproxylobiontic species, inhabiting dead wood of numerous deciduous trees (Fagus silvatica L., Quercus spp., Salix spp., Acer spp., Alnus spp., Carpinus betulus L., Sorbus spp., Fraxinus spp., Malus spp., Pyrus spp., Tilia spp.), rarely also coniferoius trees like Abies spp. or Larix spp. Larvae of Hypoganus inunctus have peculiar, patchy dorsal pattern. They are predators feeding on larvae and pupae of Scolytinae, Bostrichidae, and other saproxylic insects. The species is listed on the Polish red list of animals (category DD – data deficient). In the present paper, we are reporting new records in the following regions: Baltic Coast, Pomeranian Lake District, Wielkopolska-Kujawy Lowland, Mazovian Lowland, Lower Silesia, Trzebnica Hills, and Małopolska Upland. All known localities of Hypoganus inunctus in Poland are marked on the map (Fig. 3). Hypoganus inunctus occurs in well preserved forests with old trees, especially oaks and beeches. What is quite surprising, Hypoganus inunctus has never been found in Poland east of Vistula river, even though it is known from Eastern Europe, including e.g. Ukraine. This is puzzling, as some areas in eastern Poland, like the Białowieża Forest or Roztocze, have been thoroughly studied in terms of beetles distribution.