Anthracus quarnerensis (REITTER 1884)

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 : 920

Anthracus quarnerensis (REITTER 1884)

I s r a e l: Central District: Netanya, Breikhat Dora Res. (wetland), 27.III.2008, Wrase leg. [33] (4 spcms., cWR). Breikhat Ya’ar, N Tel Aviv, 11 m (wetland), 27.III.2008, Wrase leg. [34] (1 spcm., cWR). - Golan: Bental Reservoir, W Merom Golan, ca. 1000 m (stony wetland near shore), 30.IV.2006, Wrase leg. [21] (4 spcms., cWR).

A species widely distributed but not common, listed in BODENHEIMER 1932: 53, for "Ben Shemen, near Ludd" [Mehoz HaMerkaz], and recorded in CALPAT 1: JAEGER & KATAEV 2003: 400, for European W-Mediterranean region, Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Turkey and the Near East ( Israel, Syria), hence the findings from Israel seem worthy of mention as additional detailed records for this country.