Coptocephala fallaciosa Fairmaire, 1884

Bezděk, Jan, 2018, Contribution to the knowledge of the Clytrini of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and the Arabian Peninsula, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 481, pp. 1-37 : 29

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).