Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica lyciae López & Dementyev 2017

Boetzl, Fabian A. & Franzen, Michael, 2020, Taxonomy and distribution of Cylindera germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Middle East with the description of two new subspecies (Coleoptera, Carabidae Cicindelinae), Zootaxa 4809 (1), pp. 95-110 : 98

Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica lyciae López & Dementyev 2017

Material examined: TURKEY: Antalya: 2♂ 2♀, ‘ 4.8 km SSW from Demre, Mediterranean Sea coast, 9m alt., 27.05.2015, leg. S. Dementiev & E. Shankhiza’ , 1♂ 1♀ labelled ‘ Cylindera (Cylindera) , germanica lyciae ssp. nov., PARATYPUS, M. López & S. Dementyev 2017’ (black print on red label) [ CFB] ; 1♀, Kale environments ( Demre ), 0-50 m NN, 16. - 20.06.1981, leg. G. Rambold [ ZSM] ; 3♂ 1♀, Köprü Irmagi 8 km N Tasagil, 50 m, 13.06.1997, leg. M. Franzen’ [ CMF] ; 1♀, Alanya along Dimcay brook, 05.- 24.07.1985, leg. L. Hendrich [ CMF] .

Morphology: All specimens examined fit the original description given in López and Dementyev (2017) perfectly ( Figure 7 ).

Distribution: Based on older material we can extend the range of C. germanica lyciae some 250 km eastward along the southern Mediterranean coast (as measured from the type locality) into the alluvial coastal plain between Antalya and Alanya, the area of the ancient Pamphylia ( Figure 1 ).

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FIGURE 1: Distribution of Cylindera germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Middle East.

FIGURES 2-7: Cylindera germanica ssp. from Turkey (males). C. germanica germanica from Erzurum (2), Çankırı (3), Izmir (4), Istanbul (5); C. germanica muelleri from Edirne (6); C. germanica lyciae from Antalya (7; paratype).