Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831

Felix, Ron F. F. L., Farkač, Jan & Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed, 2012, Annotated checklist of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago, Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. (Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52), pp. 75-106 : 77

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5176756
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5188423
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scientific name	Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831
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Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831 View in CoL

Material examined (13 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Diksam plateau, Diksam lake, 1000 m a.s.l., 12°31′23″N, 53°57′12″E, 12.v.2004, 12 spec., lgt. A.Reiter, det. D. W.Wrase ( JFCP, NMPC, DWCB) GoogleMaps ; Wadi Ayaft , 12°36′39.1″N, 53°58′44.8″E, 26.x.2010, 1 spec., lgt. & det. R.F.F.L. Felix ( RFBE) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Body length 11.0–15.0 mm. Dorsum yellow, elytra with black spots: near the scutellum along the suture till 2/5 of elytra, two rounded subhumeral spots along the sides and a subapical transverse zigzag band.

Collection circumstances. The specimen from Wadi Ayaft was found between stones on the bank of a pool in the wadi.

Distribution. This steppe species is known from Africa (from the Sahara to the Cape Province) in a discontinuous distribution on each side of the equatorial zone. It is also known from the Middle East and from mainland Yemen. Mentioned from Socotra Island by WRANIK (2003).