The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of Shada Al-A'Ala Nature Reserve, Southwestern Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of Paussinae
Author
Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.
Author
Elgharbawy, Ali A.
Author
Rasool, Iftekhar
Author
Nagel, Peter
Author
Aldhafer, Hathal M.
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ZooKeys
2019
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93
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.812.30937
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.812.30937
1313-2970-812-93
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Microlestes infuscatus fragilis Mateu, 1956
Material examined.
892 m, 23.IV.2014, LT, 7♂, 9♀. 1,325 m: 23.VIII.2014, LT, 1♀. 1,474 m: 02.IX.2015, LT, 1♀. 1,666 m: 02.II.2015, PT, 1♀; 23.VIII.2014, LT, 1♀; 02.IX.2015, LT, 1♂; 15.XI.2015, PT, 1♀.
General distribution and zoogeography.
AF, SA, YE. This range exemplifies SAR realm.
Published records.
Asir, Baha and Jizan (
Mateu 1979
;
Abdel-Dayem et al. 2018
;
Rasool et al. 2018b
).
Remarks.
A frequent species, which recorded during all seasons with highest numbers collected during spring (April). Iftekhar Rasool, Mahmoud Abdel-Dayem and Ron Felix identified this species.