Taxonomy and distribution of Cylindera germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Middle East with the description of two new subspecies (Coleoptera, Carabidae Cicindelinae)
Boetzl, Fabian A.
Franzen, Michael
Zootaxa
2020
2020-07-06
4809
1
95
110
(Magistretti, 1966)
Magistretti
1966
[151,900,1586,1613]
Insecta
Carabidae
Cylindera
Animalia
Coleoptera
3
98
Arthropoda
subSpecies
germanica
Cylindera
muelleri
Material examined: TURKEY: Edirne: 26♂, 24♀, Edirne, 13.06.1976, leg. K. Witzgall[ ZSM]; 1♂, Edirne, 13.06.1976, leg. K. Witzgall[ CMF]; 1♀, Edirne, 10.06.1991, leg. D. Bernhauer[ CMF], 1♀, Edirne, 14.06.1971, leg. K. Bernhauer[ CWH/ SMNS]. Morphology: C. germanica muelleriis characterised by its predominantly azure blue colour ( Figure 6). While blue or blueish individuals occasionally occur in most populations of C. g. germanica, these are dominant in all populations of C. germanica muelleriif not the only morph present. In the large series from Edirneonly a few specimens show a completely typical azure blue colour while most individuals appear to be dull blue-green to green. We assume that this is due to intergradation between C. germanica muelleriand C. germanica germanicain this region, including areas east of the Bosporus (see also account of C. g. germancia). As C. germanica muellerimerely represents a colour morph with a separated distribution across the eastern Mediterranean, we see the necessity of a re-evaluation of the validity of this subspecies.
Distribution: Cylindera germanica muelleriis a trans-Ionian subspecies occurring in southern Italyand on the Balkan peninsula. The taxon was previously not recorded from Turkeybut is known from the bordering regions of easternmost Greece(Nestos delta, database Jörg Gebert). Therefore, its occurrence in the European part of Turkeycould have been expected.
[401,1286,1658,1685]
1976-06-13
ZSM
K. Witzgall
Turkey
Edirne
3
98
50
24
26
Edirne
1976-06-13
CMF
K. Witzgall
Turkey
Edirne
3
98
1
1
Edirne
[576,1150,1694,1721]
1991-10-06
CMF
D. Bernhauer
Turkey
Edirne
3
98
1
1
Edirne
1971-06-14
CWH, SMNS
K. Bernhauer
Turkey
Edirne
3
98
1
1
Edirne