Aephnidius ruficornis CHAUDOIR 1850

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 : 912

Aephnidius ruficornis CHAUDOIR 1850

I s r a e l: Central District: Nitsanim, dunes betw. Ashdod and Ashkelon, 29.III.2008, Wrase leg. [36] (1 spcm., cWR). - Haifa: coastal area 3 km W Zikhron Ya’akov (edges of fish ponds, brackish water), 3.V.2006, Wrase leg. [26] (1 spcm., cWR). - North District: Upper Galilee, N. shore of Sea of Galilee, - 200 m, dry shore area betw. Kfar Nakhum (Capernaum) and mouth of Jordan river, 31.III./ 1.IV.2008, Wrase leg. [41A] (2 spcms., cWR).

I r a q: Erbil: Kurdistan, Shaqlava env., 1.V.2006, Chr. Reuter leg. (1♀, cWR).

In CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003: 357, mentioned for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey,

and Yemen. First records for Israel.