Poecilus ( Ancholeus ) aeneolus ( Chaudoir, 1868 ) Poecilus ( Ancholeus ) hafezi (Morvan, 1975) Contribution to the knowledge of Carabidae in Iran with the descriptions of five new taxa, proposing of four synonyms and providing of nine new records (Insecta: Coleoptera) Muilwijk, Jan Seiedy, Marjan Wrase, David W. Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-09 5067 1 55 81 784XK (Dejean, 1828) Dejean 1828 [151,745,151,178] Insecta Carabidae Poecilus Animalia Coleoptera 13 68 Arthropoda species puncticollis Ancholeus  ( Figs. 7.1–7.7)    Poecilus( Ancholeus) aeneolus( Chaudoir, 1868)  syn. n.   Poecilus( Ancholeus) hafezi(Morvan, 1975)  syn. n.   Examined types. P. ( A.) aeneolus( Chaudoir, 1868): Holotype ♂with label “ Holotypus” (red, printed). (MNHN). Without further labels. Obviously, the label “ Holotypus” is added subsequently, Chaudoir never used the word “ Holotypus”.  Not examined type. P. (A.)  hafezi(Morvan, 1975), described from Iran, East Azerbaijan, Mt. Sabalan, South of Tabriz,  2600 m,  vi.1973. The holotypein collection Morvan was not available for study. The description was based on one femalespecimen.   Additional examined material of P. ( A.) puncticollis(Dejean, 1828):   France: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Herault, Palavas,  i.1955, L. Schaeferleg., CDW.   Austria: 1 ♀, Burgenland, Illmitz, Albensee,  3.v.1991; M. Eggerleg., CDW.   Italy: 1 ♂, Lazio, Frosinone, Lago di Cantern,  9.viii.1983, Giglileg., CJM.   Greece: 1 ♀, Préveza, Ammoudia,  40 kmN Préveza(swamp area),  v.2002; T. Lebenbauerleg., CDW;  1 ♀, Peloponnes, W. Nemea, Stymphalia lake,  616 m, 37°51´03.8´´ N, 22°26´47.3´´ E (cultural landscape, reed banks),  29.iv.2007; P. Schnitterleg., CDW;  3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Peloponnes, Tripolisenv.,  ii 1991; P. Pokornıleg., CDW.   Bulgaria: 1 ♂, Stara Planina, Dolno Sakhrane, reservoir Georgi Dimitroff,  18.v.1984; D.W. Wraseleg., CDW;  1 ♀, Pomorie,  25.v.1984; D.W. Wraseleg., CDW;  1 ♀, Pomorie, saline,  9–13.v.1985; D.W. Wraseleg.; CDW.   Ukraine: Crimea, Krasnogvardejs region, Kalinino, steppe,  24.iv.1989, Lobkoleg., CDW.  2 ♂♂, 1 female.  Georgia: Transcaucasus, Kumisinear Tbilisi( Salt Lake),  3– 24.vi.1987; D.W. Wrase/ M. Schülkeleg.; CDW.  3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀. Azerbaijan :  1 ♀, Gobustan,  19–25.vi.1981, Scholzleg., CDW,   Turkey: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Bingöl, Gönük,  1800 m,  25–29.iv.1989, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Bingöl, Solhan,  1200 m,  20.iv.1992, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, 1 ♀, Bingöl, Yolcati,  1300 m,  18.iv.1981, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, Agri, Balık Gölü, Taşlıçay,  2250 m, 17.07.76; W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, Şanlıurfa, Hilvan Urfa,  700 m,  14.iv.1980, Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, 1 ♀, Van, Gürpinar, Pass S.W. Van,  2200 m,  3.vii.1987, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  2 ♀♀, Van, Muradiye,  1800 m,  10.v.1989, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, Van, ca.  25 kmS Başkale,  1950–2100 m,  7.v.1989, W. Heinzleg., CDW;  1 ♂, 1 ♀, Van, ca.  10 kmS Kisiltas, S. Gevaş,  2100 m,  8.v.1989, W. Heinzleg., CDW;  1 ♂, Hakkâri, Esendere,  1900–2000 m,  5.v.1989, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♀, Erzurum, Kuruca,  1600 m,  19.iv.1992, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kahramanmaraş, Pörengeçidi, nr. Göksun,  1500 m,  24.iv.1989, W. Heinzleg., CDW;  1 ♂, Kars, Sarıkamışenv.,  1800 m,  8.vi.1992; S. Kadlecleg.; CDW.   Iran: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, East Azerbaijan, ca.  20 kmNW Kivi, 14.iv.96, Heinzleg., SMNS;  1 ♂, Mazandaran, Dasht,  900 m, 2.iv.96, W. Heinzleg., SMNS;  5 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀, Chaharmahaland Bakhtiari, Suleganlagoon, Cheshmeye Gholamhossein,  28.v.2019, 31° 57ˊ57 N, 50° 49ˊ27 E, J. Muilwijkleg., HMIM& CJM;  5 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, Chaharmahaland Bakhtiari, Zagros Mts., Choghakhor lakenr. Boldaghivill.,  2270 m, 31°55´13´´ N 50°52´58 E(muddy shore/under stones, or running),  22.iv.2018, D.W. Wrase& B. Laserleg., CDW;  2 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, same data but: M. Hartmannleg., NME;  1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, same data but: A. Weigelleg., NME.   Israel: 1 ♀, Upper Galilea, Almaplateau,  630 m, D.W. Wraseleg., CDW;  7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, North district, Bental Reservoir, W Merom Golan, ca  1000 m(stony wetland near shore),  30.iv.2006, D.W. Wraseleg., CDW;  1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, North district, Mt. Bental, Merom Golan, 33°08.813 N, 035°47.052 E,  30.iv.2018, W. Grosserleg., CDW.   Syria: 1 ♂, as-Suwaida, Djebel Drouz, between Soueidaand Salkhad, ca.  1400 m,  8.iv.1982, W. Heinzleg., SMNS.  Comparative notes. P. ( A.) puncticollis(Dejean, 1828)is a black coloured  Poeciluswith roughly punctate head and pronotum with or without light metallic lustre ( Fig. 7.1). The species is distributed in Southern Europe, Levant, Transcaucasus, Iranand Turkmenistan( Bousquet, 2017). Later, Chaudoir described P. ( A.) aeneolus( Chaudoir, 1868)( Fig. 7.2). Unfortunately, Chaudoir did not give any information on the locality in the description of his new species. The consultation of Chaudoir’s paper of 1876 indicated  P. aeneolusoriginated from Syriaand was collected by Kindermann. At the time of Chaudoir Syriaencompassed several countries, therefore, it can mean modern Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and also south-eastern Turkey. This species also has punctured head and pronotum, but more metallic lustre. Morvan described P. ( A.) hafezi( Morvan, 1975a)from East Azerbaijan. This species is characterised by head and pronotum covered with punctures and bronze lustre on head and elytra. Morvan compared P. ( A.) hafeziwith P. ( A.) puncticollisand P. ( A.) lissoderus Chaudoir, 1876(= P. ( A.) laevicollis Chaudoir, 1842) but not with P. ( A.) aeneolus. P. ( A.) laevicollishas no punctures on the head and along the midline of the pronotum, and is therefore easy to distinguish from P. ( A.) hafezi. According to Morvan, the differences to P. ( A.) puncticollisare mainly based on features of body shape such as a less sinuate pronotum and a shorter body length.  We examined a huge material of the  Ancholeusspecies with punctured forebody and more or less metallic lustre from Turkeyand Iran( Fig. 7.3), including regions surrounding the typelocality of P. ( A.) hafezi(see Distribution map, Fig. 7.7). All characters indicated by the authors to distinguish these three species are indeed considerably variable. No differences in the structure of the median lobe ( Figs. 7.4, 7.5) (including endophallus shape and copulatory piece, Figure 7.6) were found either. We can conclude, that only one species with punctured forebody inhabit Iranand adjacent regions. Therefore, the following new synonymies are proposed:  Poecilus( Ancholeus) puncticollis(Dejean, 1828)=  Poecilus( Ancholeus) aeneolus( Chaudoir, 1868)  syn. n.=  Poecilus( Ancholeus) hafezi(Morvan, 1975)  syn. n.The gradual change of colour of the upper side from dark or slightly metallic from the western range to a more vivid metallic colouration in the eastern or south-eastern region is interpreted as a phenomenon of clinal variability.  Identification references: Chaudoir (1868); Morvan (1975); Arndt et al.(2011). 3400158342 1973-06 Iran 2600 South of Tabriz Mt. Sabalan 13 68 1 1 Azarbayjan-e Sharqi holotype 3400158345 1955-01 CDW L. Schaefer France Palavas Herault 13 68 3 1 2 3400158373 [504,1361,608,635] 1991-05-03 CDW M. Egger Austria Albensee Illmitz 13 68 1 1 Burgenland 3400158338 1983-08-09 CJM Gigli Italy Frosinone di Cantern Lago di Cantern 13 68 1 1 Lazio 3400158305 2002-05 CDW T. Lebenbauer Greece Ammoudia Preveza 13 68 1 1 3400158321 2007-04-29 CDW W. Nemea & P. Schnitter Greece 616 Stymphalia lake 13 68 1 1 Peloponnisos 3400158313 1991-02 CDW P. Pokorni Greece Tripolis 13 68 6 3 3 Peloponnisos 3400158328 1984-05-18 CDW D. W. Wrase Bulgaria Stara Planina Georgi Dimitroff Dolno Sakhrane 13 68 1 1 3400158354 [871,1432,788,815] 1984-05-25 CDW D. W. Wrase Bulgaria Pomorie 13 68 1 1 3400158359 [151,831,824,851] 1985-05-09 1985-05-13 1985-05-09 CDW D. W. Wrase Bulgaria Pomorie 13 68 1 1 3400158333 1989-04-24 CDW Lobko Ukraine Kalinino Krasnogvardejs region 13 68 1 Crimea 3400158335 1987-06-03 1987-06-24 1987-06-03 CDW Wrase & M. Schulke Georgia Transcaucasus Salt Lake Kumisi 13 68 3 1 2 Tbilisi 3400158356 [700,993,896,923] 13 68 3400158349 1981-06-19 1981-06-25 1981-06-19 CDW Scholz Georgia Gobustan 13 68 1 1 3400158347 [282,1211,932,959] 1989-04-25 1989-04-29 1989-04-25 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 1800 Gonuk 13 68 3 1 2 Bingol 3400158368 1992-04-20 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 1200 Solhan 13 68 3 2 1 Bingol 3400158324 1981-04-18 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 1300 Yolcati 13 68 2 1 1 Bingol 3400158352 [245,1098,1004,1031] SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 2250 Taslicay Balik Golu 13 68 1 1 Agri 3400158310 1980-04-14 SMNS Heinz Turkey 700 Hilvan 13 68 1 1 Sanliurfa 3400158367 1987-07-03 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 2200 Van 13 68 2 1 1 Van 3400158344 [241,955,1076,1103] 1989-05-10 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 1800 Muradiye 13 68 2 2 Van 3400158330 1989-05-07 CDW W. Heinz Turkey 2025 25 km S Baskale 13 68 1 1 Van 3400158311 1989-05-08 CDW S. Gevas & W. Heinz Turkey 2100 10 km S Kisiltas 13 68 2 1 1 Van 3400158319 [287,1100,1148,1175] 1989-05-05 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 1950 Esendere 13 68 1 1 Hakkari 3400158366 1992-04-19 SMNS W. Heinz Turkey 1600 Kuruca 13 68 1 1 Erzurum 3400158326 1989-04-24 CDW W. Heinz Turkey 1500 Goksun Poren 13 68 2 1 1 Kahramanmaras 3400158307 [405,1185,1220,1247] 1992-06-08 CDW S. Kadlec Turkey 1800 Sarikamis 13 68 1 1 Kars 3400158374 SMNS Heinz Iran 20 km NW Kivi 13 68 2 1 1 Azarbayjan-e Sharqi 3400158314 SMNS W. Heinz Iran 900 Dasht 13 68 1 1 Mazandaran 3400158336 2019-05-28 HMIM, CJM J. Muilwijk Iran Chaharmahal 31.965834 Sulegan 20 50.824165 Bakhtiari 13 68 12 7 5 3400158323 2018-04-22 CDW D. W. Wrase & B. Laser Iran Chaharmahal 2270 Zagros Mts. 50.882774 Bakhtiari 13 68 11 6 5 3400158339 [693,1298,1400,1427] 2018-04-22 NME M. Hartmann Iran Chaharmahal 2270 Zagros Mts. 50.882774 Bakhtiari 13 68 7 5 2 3400158312 2018-04-22 NME A. Weigel Iran Chaharmahal 2270 Zagros Mts. 50.882774 Bakhtiari 13 68 3 2 1 3400158371 [575,1410,1436,1463] CDW D. W. Wrase Israel 630 Alma Upper Galilea 13 68 1 1 3400158303 2006-04-30 CDW W Merom Golan & D. W. Wrase Israel 1000 Bental Reservoir North district 13 68 10 3 7 3400158346 2018-04-30 CDW W. Grosser Israel North district 33.146885 Merom Golan 1 35.7842 Mt. Bental 13 68 3 2 1 3400158369 1982-04-08 SMNS W. Heinz Syria 1400 Salkhad Djebel Drouz 13 68 1 1 As Suwayda'