Poecilus (Ancholeus) gisellae ssp. gisellae (CSIKI 1930)

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 : 927

Poecilus (Ancholeus) gisellae ssp. gisellae (CSIKI 1930)

I s r a e l: North District.: Upper Galilee, Alma plateau, env. Alma Cave S Alma vill., 33°02.294’N / 035°30.553’E, ca 630 m (stony grazing land, under stones), 9.III.2008, Wrase leg. [5] (35 spcms., cWR). Found together with P. (Ancholeus) pertusus (SCHAUM 1858) . Upper Galilee, Meron Mts., NW Zfat, pond, 850 m, 30.IV.1996, P. Schnitter & K. Staven leg. (ca. 10 spcms., cSCHN, cWR). Golan: Bental Reservoir, ca 1000 m, W Merom Golan (stony grazing land near shore), 25.III.2008, Wrase leg. [29] (1♀, cWR).

N o r t h C y p r u s: Famagusta: Gazimağusa, lake, 11.IV.1992, H. Winkelmann leg. (13, 1♀, cWR).

Widely distributed in the western Mediterranean area, its extension eastwards was unsure. The record for Cyprus in Fauna Europaea ( VIGNA TAGLIANTI 2004) is seen as doubtful, according to AUSTIN et al. 2008: 54, it most probably refers to P. puncticollis (DEJEAN 1828) . Not recorded for Israel (CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003: 479). First record for Israel and confirmation of occurrence in Cyprus with the first detailed record. The record for "Kleinasien" by JEDLIČKA (1957: 99) seems very probable.