New records of Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from Tunisia. Author Ghannem, Samir Author Pérez-González, Sergio Author Pérez Zaballos, Juan M. Author Boumaiza, Moncef text Arquivos Entomolóxicos 2015 2015-08-13 14 37 41 journal article 299671 10.5281/zenodo.12715367 2237b95e-c63e-44fa-a7fb-bc6a3579febc 1989-6581 12715367 Brachinus (s. str.) efflans Dejean & Boisduval, 1829 Material examined. Site 2: 4 specimens , 08 Mars 2012 ; 2 specimens , 11 April 2012 . Diagnosis. Body length 4.3-7.5 mm , long elytra, blue purplish, slightly convex intervals with dense punctuation extended to the head, slightly convex eyes, and corselet a little longer than wide, Posterior angles are right. Habitat. The species was collected only from one locality, Sidi Nsir, where it was found under a stone near an agriculture field and a permanent watercourse. Distribution: Mediterranean element. North Africa: Western Morocco (from Casablanca to Tangier and the Middle Atlas), Algeria , Tunisia . Europe: Bulgaria , Italy , Portugal , Spain ( Machard, 1993 ; Ruiz-Tapiador & Zaballos, 2001 ; L̂bl & Smetana, 2003 ). The former records of B. efflans from Tunisia are included as a variety of Brachinus crepitans Linné, 1758 ( Bedel, 1895 ) from Haïdra and under the synonym Brachinus etslans Dejean, 1830 in 2003 (L̂bl & Smetana, 2003 ). However the new record confirms the presence of this elusive species.