The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae) of Israel and adjacent lands

By

Matalin, Andrey
Chikatunov, Vladimir I.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

578

Pages

115-160

Subjects

Carabidae , catalogue , Cicindelinae , Distribution , Egypt , endemic , Fauna , faunogenesis , Israel , Jordan , key , Lebanon , Levant , Mediterranean , near-endemic , Phenology , Sinai , Syria , Tiger beetles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.578.7383

 

Abstract

Based on field studies, museums collections and literature sources, the current knowledge of the tiger beetle fauna of Israel and adjacent lands is presented. In Israel eight species occur, one of them with two subspecies, while in the Sinai Peninsula nine species of tiger beetles are now known. In the combined regions seven genera from two tribes were found. The Rift Valley with six cicindelids species is the most specious region of Israel. Cylindera contorta valdenbergi and Cicindela javeti azari have localized distributions and should be considered regional endemics. A similarity analysis of the tiger beetles faunas of different regions of Israel and the Sinai Peninsula reveal two clusters of species. The first includes the Great Rift Valley and most parts of the Sinai Peninsula, and the second incorporates most regions of Israel together with Central Sinai Foothills. Five distinct adult phenological groups of tiger beetles can be distinguished in these two clusters: active all-year (three species), spring-fall (five species), summer (two species), spring-summer (one species) and spring (one species). The likely origins of the tiger beetle fauna of this area are presented. An annotated list and illustrated identification key of the Cicindelinae of Israel and adjacent lands are provided.