Agonum (s.str.) viridicupreum ssp. viridicupreum MOTSCHULSKY 1844

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 : 926

Agonum (s.str.) viridicupreum ssp. viridicupreum MOTSCHULSKY 1844

I s r a e l: Golan: Bental Reservoir, W Merom Golan, ca 1000 m (stony grazing land near shore), 30.IV.2006, Th. Assmann leg., Wrase leg. (13 spcms., cASSM, cWR). Same data but: 25.III.2008 (13 spcms., cASSM, cWR). Golan, fork to Ramat, Magshimim, 400 m, 27.IV.1996, P. Schnitter & K. Staven leg. (1 spcm., cSCHN). N. Golan, E El Rom, 1040 m, border to Syria (brookside), 05.V.1996, P. Schnitter & K. Staven leg. (6 spcms., cSCHN). N Golan, N Kela, 750 m (marsh area), 03.05.1996, P. Schnitter & K. Staven leg. (3 spcms., cSCHN). - Central district: Netanya, Breikhat Dora Res. (wetland), 27.III.2008, Th. Assmann leg., Wrase leg. (10 spcms., cASSM, cWR). Same data but: 27.11.2007, Th. Assmann leg. (5 spcms., cASSM).

Nominotypical subspecies occurring from Iberian Peninsula to Asia Minor, Irak, and Iraq (CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003: 450). For Palestine the species was mentioned in BODENHEIMER 1937: 112. As I know of no published detailed records, seemingly these are the first ones for Israel.