The Dromiusina Bonelli, 1810 of southwestern Saudi Arabia with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)

By

Rasool, Iftekhar
Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S.
Felix, Ron
Al Dhafer, Hathal

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

771

Pages

73-103

Subjects

Dromius saudiarabicus sp. n , Dromiusina , revision , Saudi Arabia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.771.24165

 

Abstract

In this paper, species of the subtribe Dromiusina Bonelli, 1810 from southwestern Saudi Arabia are revised. Eleven species in six genera (Calodromius, Dromius, Mesolestes, Metadromius, Microlestes, and Zolotarevskyella) are recognized. Dromiussaudiarabicus Rasool, Abdel-Dayem and Felix, sp. n. is newly described species from Rayda Nature Reserve Asir province. The presence of Metadromiusephippiatus in Saudi Arabia is doubtful. A key is also provided to genera and species level for Dromiusina of Saudi Arabia.