Coptocephala fallaciosa Fairmaire, 1884

Material examined

JORDAN: 1 ♂, 25 km S of At Tafila, 30°41,581′ N, 35°37,446′ E, 1500 m a.s.l., 27 May 2007, J. Bezděk leg. (JBCB); 1 ♂, 30 km W of Jarash, 32°19,877′ N, 35°43,110′ E, 850 m a.s.l., 2–3 Jun 2007, J. Bezděk leg. (JBCB); 1 ♂, 15 km S of Madaba, 31°40.8′ N, 35°41.3′ E, 760 m a.s.l., rock steppe, 28 Apr. 2006, F. Kantner and L. Kantner leg. (NMPC); 1 ♂, 3 km NNW of Rabba, 31°18.045′ N, 35°43.534′ E, 900 m a.s.l., 27 May 2007, F. Kantner and L. Kantner leg. (NMPC).

LEBANON: 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Northern gov., Bcharre env., Quadisha valley, 34°14′57″ N, 35°58′34″ E, 970 m a.s.l., 23 Jun. 2016, A. Kotán, T. Németh and W. Yammine leg. (HNHM); 1 ♀, Northern gov., Bcharre env., Quadisha valley, 34°14′57″ N, 35°58′34″ E, 970 m a.s.l., 22 Jun. 2016, M. Boustani, A. Kotán, P. Nemes, T. Németh and W. Yammine leg. (HNHM); 1 ♀, Northern gov., Tannourine env., 2 km N of Harissa, Fuvar, 34°12′22″ N, 35°55′17″ E, 1460 m a.s.l., 17 Jun. 2016, A. Kotán, P. Nemes & T. Németh leg. (HNHM); 1 ♀, Northern gov., Tannourine env., 2 km N of Harissa, Fuvar, 34°12′22″ N, 35°55′17″ E, 1460 m a.s.l., 27 Jun. 2016, A. Kotán, P. Nemes and T. Németh leg. (HNHM); 1 ♀, Northern gov., Tannourine env., 2 km N of Harissa, Tannourine Cedars Nature Reserve, 1750 m a.s.l., 6 May 2016, N. Nemer leg. (HNHM).

SYRIA: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Qala’at Salah ad-Din, 35°36′ N, 36°03′ E, 370 m a.s.l., 30 Jun. 1998, J. Šobotník leg. (JBCB).

Distribution

Israel, Turkey (Regalin & Medvedev 2010b). New species for Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Comments

Previous records from Syria (Fairmaire 1884; Pic 1942) refer to Akbes, situated in Turkey today, and to the type locality Syria of Coptocephala fallaciosa var. tambei Pic, 1942 synonymised with Coptocephala destinoi by Bezděk & Regalin (2015).