Paratachys fasciatus (MOTSCHULSKY, 1851)

Wrase, DW, 2009, New or interesting records of Carabid beetles from Europe, Madeira, northern Africa, Turkey, from the Near East, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Pakistan, with nomenclatorial and taxonomic notes (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidiini, Brachinini, Cyclosomini, Elaphrini, Harpalini, Lebiini, Nebriini, Platynini,, Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (1), pp. 901-935 : 910

Paratachys fasciatus spp. fasciatus (MOTSCHULSKY 1851)

I s r a e l: North District: Upper Galilee, N. shore of Sea of Galilee, - 200 m, Kfar Nakhum (Capernaum), 32°53.011’N / 035°34.707’E (shore with stones and gravel), Wrase leg. [4] 22.IV.2006 (7 spcms., cWR). Same data but: 12.III.2008 [9] (3 spcms., cWR). Upper Galilee, Jordan river nr. N. shore of Sea of Galilee, - 200 m (loamy bank with Nasturtium officinale), 26.III.2008, Wrase leg. [31] (13 spcms., cWR). Upper Galilee, N. shore of Sea of Galilee, - 200 m, Tamarisc floodplain forest betw. Kfar Nakhum (Capernaum) and mouth of Jordan river, 31.III./ 1.IV.2008, Wrase leg. [41] (40 spcms., cWR). Gonen, Hula valley, 50 m (wet place), 03.V.1996, P. Schnitter & K. Staven leg. (1 spcm., cWR, determination confirmed: Coulon 2003).

A species, closely allied to P. fortunatus MACHADO 1989 and P. fulvicollis DEJEAN 1831 , and widely distributed in the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australian Region, in the Palaearctic recorded from Egypt, Iran, Syria, Iran, Uttar Pradesh, and E-Asia (CATPAL 1: KOPECKÝ 2003: 275). First record for Israel.