Cardiophorus convexithorax Desbrochers des Loges, 1869

Németh, Tamás, 2019, Elateridae (Coleoptera) of Lebanon, Zootaxa 4614 (1), pp. 127-159 : 132

Cardiophorus convexithorax Desbrochers des Loges, 1869

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Cardiophorus convexithorax Desbrochers des Loges, 1869: 32 [= 1870b: 99].

Material examined. “ LEBANON, Mount Lebanon Range, Arsoun, Pinus forest, swept & beaten, 33°51’8.03”N, 35°41’44.36”E, 7.V.2017, leg. A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh (No. 42)” (4, HNHM); same but “ from Tomicus pheromone trap, X.2016, leg. N. Nemer ” (4, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Northern gov., Tannourine env., 2 km N Harissa, Tannourine Cedars Nat. Reserve , swept, 34°12’34”N, 35°55’45”E, 1750 m, 6.V.2017, leg. A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh (No. 40)” (1, HNHM) same but “ 1.V. (No. 30)” (1, HNHM) ; same but ” 10.V. (No. 47)” (2, HNHM) ; same but “ pitfall trap, 3- 11.V. (No.56)” (1, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Northern gov., Bcharre env., Quadisha Valley , swept & beaten, 34°14’57”N, 35°58’34”E, 970 m, 5.V.2017, leg. A. Kotán, P. Nemes, T. Németh & C. Tanios (No. 38)” (2, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Northern gov., Bcharre env., 1 km E Ariz, Horsh Arz el-Rab, ancient Cedrus forest, swept & singled, 34°14’33”N, 36°2’59”E, 1900 m, 22.V.2015, leg. A. Márkus, T. Németh, M. Rehayem & W. Yammine ” (1, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Bekaa Valley, Taanayel , university farm, 33°47’33.63”N, 35°52’2.41”E, 878 m, 8.V.2017, leg. A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh (No. 43)” (2, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Mount Lebanon Range, Kfar Hay, Mar Youanna Maroun , macchia, swept & hand-collected, 34°14’47.69”N, 35°45’1.02”E, 322 m, 3.V.2017, leg. M. Boustani, A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh (No. 34)” (7, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Bekass valley, Haouch Al Nabi , 18.IV.2018, leg. W. Yammine ” (3, HNHM) ; “ Leban ” (2, HNHM) ; “ LEBANON, Northern gov., Tannourine El Tahta , macchia, beaten, 34°12’46.84”N, 35°52’26.40”E, 960 m, 3.V.2017, leg. M. Boustani, A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh (No. 33)” (2, HNHM) ; same but “beaten, 10.V.2017 ” (1, HNHM) .

Published data. “ Lebanon: El Arz (Bcherri), m 1950, 1.V.1997, D. Gianasso ”; “ Beqaa Valley , Zahle Kfar Dabach , 9.V.2000, G. Sama ”; “ Nabh Safa , 1000 m, V.1966, G. Fagel ”; “ Jbail prov. , Qartaba, 8.V. 2000, P. Rapuzzi ” ( Platia 2018: 78) [without number of specimens and place of depository] .

Distribution. N: Egypt. A: Israel, Syria ( Cate 2007), Jordan, Lebanon ( Platia 2018).

Figures

FIGURES 1–12. Habitus. 1—Adelocera pygmaeus (Baudi di Selve, 1871); 2—Drilus bicolor Schaufuss, 1867; 3—Drilus rectus Schaufuss, 1867; 4—Lacon drusus (Marseul, 1870); 5—Lacon ganglbaueri (Schwarz, 1894); 6—Lacon punctatus (Herbst, 1779); 7—Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi, 1790); 8—Lanelater judaicus (Reiche & Sulcy, 1857); 9—Cardiophorus convexithorax Desbrochers des Loges, 1869; 10—Cardiophorus kindermanni Candèze, 1860; 11—Cardiophorus maculicollis Reiche et Saulcy, 1857; 12—Cardiophorus syriacus (Linnaeus, 1758). Scale bars=1.0 mm (Figs 1–5, 7, 9–12), 5.0 mm (Figs 6, 8).