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, Author Wrase, DW text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2009 2009-08-30 41 1 901 935 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5276330 0253-116X 5276330 Dicheirotrichus (s.str.) obsoletus (DEJEAN 1829) M a l t a: Buggibba, salt pans, 30.X.1999 , A. Schöne leg. ( 1♀ , cWR). I s r a e l: North District: "Beisan [Bet Shean, in the Jordan River valley], Galilee, Palestine , 20.XI.24, O.TH." (13, TAU). Ejn Sharod [Ein Kharod], Palestine , 3.III.1948 , Bytinski-Salz leg. ( 1♀ , TAU). T u r k e y:Muğla: Akvaka/Gökova, 11.-24.VI.1998 , H. Winkelmann leg (13, 1♀ , cWR, Kataev det. 2006, syntopic with D. lacustris (REDTB.)) . Halobiont species, widely distributed along Atlantic coasts of Europe and N-Africa, reaching C-Europe, and Mediterranean coastal regions, eastwards to Turkey and Israel (CATPAL 1: JAEGER & KATAEV 2003: 402 ), in addition recorded from Malta (MAGRINI & SCHEMBRI 1997: 226; VIGNA TAGLIANTI 2004 ). For Israel and Turkey already formally recorded ( BODENHEIMER 1937: 111 ; JAEGER & KATAEV l.c.), first detailed records for these countries. See also remarks concerning similarity with D. lacustris (REDTB.) above.