The Carabus fauna of Israel – updated identification key, faunistics, and habitats (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Aßmann, Thorsten; Buse, Jörn; Drees, Claudia; Friedman, Ariel-Leib-Leonid; Levanony, Tal; Matern, Andrea; Timm, Anika; Wrase, David W.

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1.13

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“…ASSMANN et al 2008, BATTONI & VERESCHAGINA 1984, HOLDHAUS 1912, HUBER & MARGGI 1997, TRAUTNER & GEIGENMÜLLER 1987. In addition, we compared our material with the collections of carabid taxonomists, e.g.…”

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At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel)

Timm

Buse

Dayan

et al. 2009

Zoology in the Middle East

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Mediterranean landscapes have been used by humans for thousands of years, particularly some areas of the East Mediterranean, e.g. in Israel. This land use has had profound effects on the dynamics of the woodlands in time and space, with the result that woodland regeneration has only been possible during periods of low human population density and hence low levels of grazing. The aim of this paper is therefore to find out how woodland species have been able to cope with the rapidly changing habitats. For this purpose, ground beetles were sampled over a period of one year using 10 pitfall traps per study site at two sites located in the Upper Galilee (northern Israel). The sites comprise two old-growth woodlands, two recent woodlands and two open habitats. The wing development of all sampled species was checked. Carabid beetles belonging to 21 genera and 34 species were found. Most individuals were found in old-growth woodlands On the basis of a detrended correspondence analysis (DCA), the habitat preferences of three ground beetle groups could be distinguished: old-growth woodland species, species of recent woodlands and species of open habitats. We found that two-thirds of the group of open habitat species are brachypterous and three out of the four woodland species are macropterous. Since woodlands with a long ecological continuity are also important for other groups of organisms such as saproxylic beetles, we recommend the conservation of all woodland development stages in the study area.

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At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel)

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“…The records from the Coastal Lowlands of Israel refer to dune habitats close to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Platyderus languidus co-occurs there together with Carabus impressus Klug, 1832, Masoreus aegyptiacus Dejean, 1828, Graphipterus sharonae Renan & Assmann, 2018, and some eurytopic ground beetle species (see habitat characterization in Assmann et al 2008Assmann et al , 2015aRenan et al 2018). Photographs of this type of habitat are given in Assmann et al (2008Assmann et al ( , fig.…”

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Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)

Guéorguiev¹,

Wrase²,

Aßmann³

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Species of the subgenus Eremoderus Jeanne, 1996, genus Platyderus Stephens, 1827, occurring in continental Africa (excluding Macaronesia) and southwest Asia, are taxonomically revised. The following new species groups and species are defined and described, “weiratheri” group: Platyderus (Eremoderus) chatzakiae, sp. nov. (type locality: Greece, Kalymnos Island, near Stimenia Village); “iranicus-vanensis” group: Platyderus (Eremoderus) felixi, sp. nov. (type locality: Iran, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province, 10 km west of Naghan Town); Platyderus (Eremoderus) iranicus, sp. nov. (type locality: Iran, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province, 7 km NE Naghan Town); Platyderus (Eremoderus) vanensis, sp. nov. (type locality: Turkey, Van Province, Gevaş Town); Platyderus (Eremoderus) vrabeci, sp. nov. (type locality: Turkey, Nemrut Daği); “lassallei” group: Platyderus (Eremoderus) lassallei, sp. nov. (type locality: Iran, Mazandaran Province, between Nur City and Lavij Village); “davatchii” group: Platyderus (Eremoderus) klapperichi, sp. nov. (type locality: Iran, Mazandaran Province, Damavand, 2000 m); “afghanistanicus” group: Platyderus (Eremoderus) afghanistanicus, sp. nov. (type locality: Afghanistan, “Habatah”); “languidus” group: Platyderus (Eremoderus) arabicus, sp. nov. (type locality: Saudi Arabia, “Hedjaz”); Platyderus (Eremoderus) brunki, sp. nov. (type locality: Republic of Yemen, Thula District, between Kaukaban and Shibam); Platyderus (Eremoderus) irakensis, sp. nov. (type locality: Iraq, Ar Rutba District, 115 km E Ar-Rutbah Town); Platyderus (Eremoderus) jordanensis, sp. nov. (type locality: Jordan, Al-Betrā’ District, Little Petra). Six previously described species — P. brunneus Karsch, P. insignitus Bedel, P. languidus Reiche & Saulcy, P. ledouxi Morvan, P. taghizadehi Morvan, and P. weiratheri Mařan — are redescribed based on type and/or non-type material. P. davatchii Morvan placed as a member of the subgenus was not treated due to the lack of material available for study. The following new nomenclature acts are proposed: Platyderus brunneus Karsch, 1881, stat. rev., is removed from synonymy with Feronia languida Reiche & Saulcy, 1855; Platyderus elegans Bedel, 1900, syn. nov., is proposed as junior synonym of Platyderus brunneus Karsch, 1881; Platyderus ferrantei Reitter, 1909 is proposed as subspecies Platyderus brunneus ferrantei Reitter, 1909, stat. nov. In order to preserve the stability of nomenclature, lectotypes are designated for: Feronia languida Reiche & Saulcy, Platyderus brunneus Karsch, and Platyderus weiratheri Mařan. Keys to identification of the male and female specimens of the species from the regions studied are provided.

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Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean

Buse

Levanony

Timm

et al. 2008

Zoology in the Middle East

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The Carabus fauna of Israel – updated identification key, faunistics, and habitats (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

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At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel)

At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel)

Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)

Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean

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The Carabus fauna of Israel – updated identification key, faunistics, and habitats (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

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At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel)

At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel)

﻿Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)

Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)