Socotrana labroturrita Cassola & Wranik, 1998

Felix, Ron F. F. L., Farkač, Jan & Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed, 2012, Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. (Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52), pp. 75-106 : 80

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5176756
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C27787E3-FF8F-FFC0-B645-653D71FAD625
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Socotrana labroturrita Cassola & Wranik, 1998
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Socotrana labroturrita Cassola & Wranik, 1998 View in CoL

Material examined (11 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: near Suq , E of Hadiboh, approximately 12°26′N, 54°01′E, 28.x.2000, 4 spec., lgt. H. Pohl, det. F. Cassola ( HLMD) GoogleMaps ; same data, 1 spec., lgt. A. van Harten, det. H. Pohl ( HLMD) GoogleMaps ; Suq , 2.xi.2010, 5 spec., lgt. R.F.F.L. Felix, R.P.W.H. Felix, J. Bouwman & R. Ketelaars, det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE, IBCD) ; Shahab area , Baa village environment, ca. 12°32.5′N 54°10.4′E, 215 m, 9.xi.2010, 1 torso found under stone, leg. & det. J. Hájek ( NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Body length 9.5–10.0 mm. Slender, long-legged, elytra bluish black, each with a narrow yellowish spot along lateral margin from shoulder to apex. A very extraordinary cicindelid beetle; placed by CASSOLA & WRANIK (1998) close to the African genera Dromica Dejean, 1826 and Euryarthron Guérin-Ménéville, 1849 .

Collection circumstances. In both February/ March 2009 and October/ November 2010 the species was often unsuccessfully searched for at the places mentioned by CASSOLA & WRA- NIK (1998) and CASSOLA & POHL (2004). Finally, it was found at dawn near Suq village. The beetles were extremely rapid and always in hiding underneath stones. The following evening no specimens were found at the same location although circumstances seemed similar.

Distribution. A species endemic to Socotra Island.