New records of Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi alutensis Săvulescu, 1972 (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Olt River Basin (Romania)

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New records of Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi alutensis Săvulescu, 1972 (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Olt River Basin (Romania) Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi alutensis Săvulescu, 1972 was recorded only from the right bank of the Olt River (Călimăneşti, Râmnicu Vâlcea). The authors' recent studies (2008-2009) allowed the record of new sample points (for this subspecies) located on the left side of the river: the Cozia National Park at various altitudes and around Dăeşti locality.

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“…The southern Carpathians shelter numerous, even local endemic species (e.g. Grossu, 1983;Kenyeres et al, 2009;Barloy & Prunar, 2011;Csuzdi et al 2011;Iorgu et al, 2012;Bartók & Pócs, 2014;Hurdu et al, 2012Hurdu et al, , 2016. Probably, E. carpathicus survived in the region in the glacial periods, just like the endemic isopod T. ater (Tomescu et al, 2015).…”