Amara (Celia) aberrans BAUDI DI SELVE 1864

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 : 930

Amara (Celia) aberrans BAUDI DI SELVE 1864

I s r a e l: Central District: SW Khadera (brackish pond), 27.III.2008, Wrase leg. [35] (1 spcm., cWR, Hieke det. 2008).

A species, described from Cyprus, with several synonyms and rare in collections. Furthermore, it is known from the Balkan Peninsula ( Greece, Macedonia), Libya, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran (CATPAL 1: HIEKE 2003: 555). CHIKATUNOV et al. (2006: 294) listed it for Israel, based on material collected in light traps but without mentioning a locality. First detailed record for Israel.