Harpalus (Harpalus) quadripunctatus Dejean, 1829

Teofilova, Teodora, Markova, Emilia & Kodzhabashev, Nikolai, 2015, Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the region of Cape Emine (Central Bulgarian Black sea coast). Part I. Taxonomic and zoogeographic structure, life forms, habitat and humidity preferences, ZooNotes 2015 (68), pp. 1-18 : 5

9 Harpalus (Harpalus) quadripunctatus Dejean, 1829 .

Fifty-four species are established as new for the area of Cape Emine due to the lack of studies in this region. Thus, the number of the species, which are new to the region, increases to fifty-nine.

Some of the species (e. g. Carabus scabriusculus Olivier, 1795 ) are rare species across their entire area, and others (e. g. Carabus ullrichi Germar, 1824 , Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1761 , Stomis pumicatus (Panzer, 1796) and Leistus rufomarginatus (Duftschmid, 1812) have become rare under the action of anthropogenic pressures and changes in their primary habitats. Carabus cancellatus Illiger, 1798 , Calosoma inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758) and Calosoma sycophanta (Linnaeus, 1758) are usually highly sensitive to chemical agents and any intensification of the agriculture leads to severe reductions in their range and numbers ( Huusela-Veistola 2000). Typical stenotopic species are some intrazonal psammobionts ( Harpalus melancholicus Dejean, 1829 ), halobionts ( Bembidion inoptatum Schaum, 1857 , Microlestes fulvibasis Reitter, 1900 ) and inhabitants of coastal habitats ( Dyschirius rufipes , Chlaenius festivus (Panzer, 1796) , Chlaenius vestitus (Paykull, 1790) , as well as the most of the representatives of the genus Bembidion ). Inhabitants of the mesophilous forests are: Leistus rufomarginatus , Calosoma sycophanta , Carabus intricatus , Cychrus semigranosus , Stomis pumicatus , while the occupants of the xerophilous ones are: Notiophilus rufipes Curtis, 1829 , Calosoma inquisitor , Carabus montivagus Palliardi, 1825 , Myas chalybaeus (Palliardi, 1825) , Harpalus politus Dejean, 1829 . Cicindela germanica Linnaeus, 1758 , Amara anthobia Villa, 1833 , Harpalus honestus (Duftschmid, 1812) , Harpalus hospes Sturm, 1818 , Lebia cyanocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) and Cymindis ornata Fisher-Waldheim, 1824 are found only in dry, open habitats.

Rare ground beetle species in the Cape Emine area are: Amara reflexicollis Motschulsky, 1844 , Harpalus hospes , Harpalus politus , Harpalus oblitus Dejean, 1829 , Ophonus oblongus (Schaum, 1858) , Microlestes maurus (Sturm, 1827) , Brachinus plagiatus Reiche, 1868 .

Some of the rare species are poorly studied in respect of their way of life, which complements the scientific interest and the need for their protection (e. g. Brachinus alexandri F. Battoni, 1984 , Notiophilus interstitialis Reitter, 1889 and Notiophilus danieli Reitter, 1897 ).