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 Ophonus ( Metophonus ) brevicollis (AUDINET- SERVILLE 1821) S y r i a: as-Suwaidā : as-Suwaidā env. [SE Dimashq / Damascus ], Hauran (hilly country, basaltic lava, partly forested), 20.IV.1990 , Chr. Reuter leg. (13, cWR). Up to now known from Spain to Turkey (CATPAL 1: WRASE 2003: 389), hence an occurrence in Syria was expected. First record for Syria .