Poecilus (Ancholeus) pertusus (SCHAUM 1858)

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) pertusus (SCHAUM 1858)

I r a q: Erbil: Rawandoz env. (near frontier to Iran), 1200 m (sparse oak forest), 29.IV. 2007, Chr. Reuter leg. (13, 1♀, cWR).

I r a n Āáarbāyğān-e Garbī: Serou, 50 km NW Orūmīye, 37.39N / 44.45E, 9.VI.1999, E. & P. Hajdaj leg. (1♀, cWR).

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] (1♀, cWR, together with numerous specimens of P. gisellae (CSIKI)) .

In CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003: 480, recorded from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and

Syria; VIGNA TAGLIANTA 2004: Fauna Europaea, mentioned it for the Near East without

specification, so the findings from Israel are worthy for inclusion here. First records for

Iran and Iraq.