scholarly journals The ground beetle tribe Platynini Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the southern Levant: dichotomous and interactive identification tools, ecological traits, and distribution

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1044 ◽  
pp. 449-478
Author(s):  
Thorsten Assmann ◽  
Estève Boutaud ◽  
Jörn Buse ◽  
Claudia Drees ◽  
Ariel-Leib-Leonid Friedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Sinai Peninsula ◽  
Southern Levant ◽  
Ecological Traits ◽  
Knowledge Database ◽  
Anchomenus Dorsalis ◽  
Species Taxonomy

The carabids of the tribe Platynini from the southern Levant (Egypt: Sinai Peninsula, Israel, Jordan) and adjacent regions of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia are reviewed in terms of species taxonomy, ecological, distributional traits, and conservation biology. In addition to a classical dichotomous identification key to the 14 species of the region, identification tools are made freely available via the Xper3 knowledge database “Platynini, southern Levant”. Besides an interactive identification key, a matrix with character states for the species and single access identification keys are available. A database including all available records from the southern Levant is also provided. First faunistic records are recorded for Anchomenus dorsalis infuscatus from Sinai (Egypt), Olisthopus fuscatus from Lebanon and Iraq, and for O. glabricollis from Iraq. Threatened species are discussed, also with regard to the reasons of their decline. The majority of species lives in wetlands, especially on the shore of winter ponds and streams, which have been extremely degraded in the last decades.

scholarly journals Ground beetles (Carabidae) of field margin habitats

Biologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 1631-1641
Author(s):  
Janina Bennewicz ◽  
Tadeusz Barczak
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Field Margin ◽  
Poecilus Cupreus ◽  
The Status ◽  
Beetle Assemblages ◽  
Anchomenus Dorsalis ◽  
Pterostichus Melanarius

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the role of field margin habitats in preserving the diversity and abundance of ground beetle assemblages, including potentially entomophagous species and those with conservation status in Poland. Research material was collected in 2006–2007 in four types of margin habitats – a forest, bushes, ditches and in two arable fields. Insects were captured into pitfalls, without preservation liquid or bait added to the traps. Traps were inspected twice a week, between May and August, and one sample was a weekly capture. In field margin habitats the most abundant species were Limodromus assimilis, Anchomenus dorsalis, Pterostichus melanarius and Carabus auratus. A lower abundance of species was noted on fields, with dominant Poecilus cupreus and P. melanarius. The group of zoophagous carabids found in our study includes 30 species from field margin habitats, i.e. 37.5% of all captured Carabidae taxa and 58.3% of all specimens. The share of aphidophagous species was 84.9% among bushes, 86.7% near ditches, and 88.0% in the forest habitat. Several species captured during the study are under protection in Poland. These include the partly protected Carabus convexus, which also has the status of near threatened species, the partly protected Calosoma auropunctatum, and Broscus cephalotes. Considering all the investigated field margin habitats, ground beetles were most numerous in the oak-hornbeam habitat, defined as bushes, formed predominantly by Prunus spinosa, Crataegus leavigata, Sambucus nigra and Rosa canina. Thus, this habitat was the most important reservoir/refugium for the ground beetles.

scholarly journals Review of Red Sea Xenisthmus Snyder (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae), with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4286 (2) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTHONY C. GILL ◽  
SERGEY V. BOGORODSKY ◽  
AHMAD O. MAL
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
New Species ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
A New Species

Three species of the xenisthmid genus Xenisthmus Snyder are recorded from the Red Sea. Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger), the only described species previously known from the Red Sea, is reported on the basis of eight specimens from Egypt, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia. Xenisthmus oligoporus new species is described from four specimens, 17.7–25.0 mm SL, from Sudan and Saudi Arabia. It is distinguished from all other congeners in having a reduced number of cephalic sensory pores and 14–15 segmented rays in the second dorsal fin. Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall is newly recorded from the Red Sea on the basis of 13 specimens from Eritrea, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The new specimens of this species are described and compared with previously known specimens, the holotype and eight paratypes from the Arabian (= Persian) Gulf. All three species are described in detail and illustrated with colour photographs. An identification key to the species is also provided. 

scholarly journals Do properties and species of weed seeds affect their consumption by carabid beetles?

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (Suppl.) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Hana Foffová ◽  
David A. Bohan ◽  
Pavel Saska
Keyword(s):  
Seed Coat ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Taraxacum Officinale ◽  
Carabid Beetles ◽  
Seed Selection ◽  
Seed Predators ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anchomenus Dorsalis ◽  
Pterostichus Melanarius

Seed predators are an integral part of agroecosystems, where they can reduce the populations of weeds. The preference of predators for seeds and the observed predation rate may be affected by the properties of seeds (e.g. taxonomy, chemical composition, physical defence). In this work, we focused on seed consumption of Taraxacum officinale Web. and Stellaria media (L.) Vill., from France and the Czech Republic, by three species of ground beetle that are seed predators (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus), Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger) and Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan). The seed species were offered in arenas, simultaneously, under three different experimental manipulations of moisture and seed coat conditions: dry and intact, water-imbibed and intact, and water-imbibed with a damaged seed coat. Seed consumption was checked after 0.5, 1, 2, 24, and 48 hours of exposure. Anchomenus dorsalis largely refused to feed on seeds. Taraxacum officinale seeds with damaged coats were most preferred by the remaining two species of carabids. The consumption by P. cupreus of T. officinale seeds with damaged coats increased from 0.18 % after 0.5 hours to 83.83 % after 48 hours, and by P. melanarius from 13.76 % after 0.5 hours to 76.77 % after 48 hours. Seeds of S. media were consumed less. There was a significant difference in consumption rates due to the country of origin of the seeds, but there were no differences between the carabid sexes. That carabids preferred water-imbibed and damaged seeds may suggest an involvement of olfactory clues in the seed selection process, and/or shorter seed-handling times.

scholarly journals Contribution to the mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Jordan

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242
Author(s):  
Ikhlas Alhejoj ◽  
Michel Sartori ◽  
Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Southern Levant

We here treat four unreported or poorly known mayfly species from Jordan: Cheleocloeon soldani Gattolliat & Sartori, 2008, Cloeon vanharteni Gattolliat & Sartori, 2008, Baetis pacis Yanai & Gattolliat, 2018, and Caenis macrura Stephens, 1835. They are reported and morphologically distinguished from other local relatives. Caenis macrura is widely distributed in the Palaearctic, Ch. soldani and C. vanharteni originated from the Arabian Peninsula, and B. pacis is restricted to a small area in southern Levant. We provide a complete checklist of the Jordanian mayfly fauna and deliver an identification key to the nymphal stages.

The Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty and Access to the Gulf of Aqaba: A New Legal Regime

1982 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 532-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed ElBaradei
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Gulf Of Aqaba ◽  
Peace Treaty ◽  
Sinai Peninsula ◽  
Eastern Shore ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Navigation Channel ◽  
Western Shore ◽  
Egyptian Coast

The Gulf of Aqaba is a long, narrow body of water on the eastern side of the Sinai Peninsula. The western shore is Egyptian, the eastern shore is Saudi Arabian, and the head of the Gulf is Israeli and Jordanian territory. The islands of Tiran and Sanafir front the entrance and have been under Egyptian occupation since 1950. Saudi Arabia, however, maintains the claim that the two islands are Saudi Arabian territory. The length of the Gulf is about 96 miles; the breadth at the entrance to the Gulf is 5¾ miles; at its widest the Gulf measures 14½ miles. The entrance to the Gulf is through the Strait of Tiran (about 3 miles wide), between Tiran Island and the Egyptian coast. There are two passages in the Strait; Enterprise Passage and Grafton Passage, 1,300 and 950 yards wide, respectively. Enterprise Passage, which lies close to the Sinai Peninsula coast, is the principal navigation channel into the Gulf, and the only channel that can be navigated safely by vessels of substantial size. On the coastline, Egypt and Saudi Arabia each have over 100 miles of territory; also Jordanian territory encompasses about 3½ miles and the territory of Israel about 6 miles.

scholarly journals The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 734 ◽  
pp. 43-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Assmann ◽  
Estève Boutaud ◽  
Jörn Buse ◽  
Jörg Gebert ◽  
Claudia Drees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Southern Levant ◽  
Tiger Beetles

scholarly journals Revision of the Quedius fauna of Middle Asia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Salnitska ◽  
Alexey Solodovnikov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Middle Asia ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Taxonomy

Twenty eight species of the genusQuediusfrom Middle Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, are revised.QuediusaltaicusKorge, 1962,Q.capitalisEppelsheim, 1892,Q.fusicornisLuze, 1904,Q.solskyiLuze, 1904 andQ.cohaesusEppelsheim, 1888 are redescribed. The following new synonymies are established:Q.solskyiLuze, 1904 =Q.asiaticusBernhauer, 1918,syn. n.;Q.cohaesusEppelsheim, 1888 =Q.turkmenicusCoiffait, 1969,syn. n., =Q.afghanicusCoiffait, 1977,syn. n.;Q.hauseriBernhauer, 1918 =Q.peneckeiBernhauer, 1918,syn. n., =Q.ouzbekiscusCoiffait, 1969,syn. n.;Q.imitatorLuze, 1904 =Q.tschinganensisCoiffait, 1969,syn. n.;Q.novusEppelsheim, 1892 =Q.dzambulensisCoiffait, 1967,syn. n.,Q.pseudonigricepsReitter, 1909 =Q.kirklarensisKorge, 1971,syn. n.Lectotypes are designated forQ.asiaticusBernhauer, 1918,Q.fusicornisLuze, 1904,Q.hauseriBernhauer, 1918,Q.imitatorLuze, 1904,Q.novusEppelsheim, 1892 andQ.solskyiLuze, 1904. For all revised species, taxonomy, distribution and bionomics are summarized.Quediusfuliginosus(Gravenhorst, 1802),Q.sundukoviSmetana, 2003 andQ.pseudonigricepsReitter, 1909 are recorded for Middle Asia for the first time. One species from theQ.coloratus-group, found to be new to science is not described due to shortage of material. Another possibly new species is tentatively identified asQ.fulvicollisStephens, 1833 until the taxonomy of that widespread species is revised. An identification key to all species is provided.

scholarly journals The ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Karatepa and Chakilkalyan mountains (west part of Zarafshan Mountains Range, Uzbekistan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-271
Author(s):  
F. Khalimov
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Species ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
West Part ◽  
Anchomenus Dorsalis ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
Amara Aenea

Ground beetles (Carabidae) are one the most numerous and well-studied families of Coleoptera. However, the study of the biodiversity of these beetles in Uzbekistan lags far behind other Central Asian countries. This research was carried out during 2018–2019 in two areas in the west part of the Zarafshan Mountain Range – in the Chakilkalyan and Karatepa mountains. In total, 49 species of ground beetles belonging to 31 genera, 16 tribes and 8 subfamilies were recorded. The most representative was the subfamily Harpalinae (32 species from 20 genera, 65.3%). By the number of individuals, representatives of Harpalinae made up 85.6% of all collected ground beetles. The Trechinae subfamily included five species from three genera (10.2%), the Scaritinae subfamily – four species from two genera (8.2%), the Carabinae subfamily – three species from two genera (6.1%), the Broscinae subfamily – two species from the same genus (4.1%). The subfamilies Brachininae, Cicindelinae and Nebriinae are represented by one species (2.0% each). In the Karatepa Mountains, 34 species from 23 genera were identified, and in the Chakilkalyan Mountains, 34 species from 21 genera. 19 species of ground beetles were common to the two mountains. The fauna of ground beetles in these mountains differed significantly in the composition of the dominant species. In the Karatepa Mountains, the dominant species were Zabrus morio, Eocarterus chodshenticus, Amara aenea, and Acinopus laevigatus, and the subdominant ones were Brachinus explodens, Calathus ambiguus, and Poecilus longiventris. In the Chakilkalyan Mountains, Anchomenus dorsalis, Harpalus rufipes, and Chlaenius extensus are dominant, while Amara aenea, Harpalus distinguendus, Dolichus halensis turned out to be subdominant. However, the composition of dominant species varied at different sites. The rarest species were Anisodactylus binotatus, Cymindis andreae, Taphoxenus goliath, Calosoma sycophanta, Scarites subcylindricus, Chilotomusus gentensis, Calathus peltatus and Broscus punctatus. Different areas of both mountains differed significantly in the diversity of ground beetle fauna. In both mountains, the lowest diversity was noted at the highest altitude areas. In four areas of the Karatepa Mountains, the average value of the Zhakar and Chekanovsky-Sørensen indices was 0.27 and 0.11, and in five areas of the Chakilkalyan Mountains – 0.24 and 0.25. And the similarities between the communities of the two mountains were also insignificant (0.39 and 0.11).

scholarly journals Effect of global climate change on the distribution of Anchomenus dorsalis (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237-260
Author(s):  
Viktor Brygadyrenko ◽  
Tamara Avtaeva ◽  
Alex Matsyura
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Energy Reserves ◽  
Global Climate Changes ◽  
The North ◽  
Climatic Scenarios ◽  
Anchomenus Dorsalis ◽  
Important Object ◽  
Annual Amount

Shifts in the bioclimatic range of Anchomenus dorsalis – specialized entomophage – were modeled in the MaxEntsoftware package and are presented on habitat maps. For the prediction, we used two climatic scenarios – mild (RCP2.6) and extreme (RCP8.5). Under the considered scenarios, the further warming would lead to shift and extension of the range to the north, northeast and east and decrease in the number of populations in the southern regions of Europe. The most important bioclimatic indicators which describe the geographic distribution of A. dorsalis are mean annual air temperature, mean daily amplitude of temperature for each month, overall amount of precipitations in the coldest quarter of the year, minimum temperature of the coldest month, mean temperature of the warmest quarter of the year, and annual amount of precipitations. Global warming causes the bioclimatic range of A. dorsalis to shift northeast and east in intracontinental territories, and west and northwest on islands. This species of ground beetle is an important object in monitoring of the condition of natural and agrarian ecosystems, sensitive to the growing global climate changes.  Poikilothermic animals may suffer from overheating, and even if they live far in the northern hemisphere, the ability of their organism to withstand increase in the environmental temperature is limited. Mild winters (with higher temperatures) may increase the mortality of A. dorsalis by exhausting their energy reserves.

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