Anisodactylus ( Pseudodichirius ) intermedius Dejean, 1829

Pavlou, Christoforos, Bolanakis, Giannis, Kardaki, Ljubitsa & Trichas, Apostolos, 2025, Forty years of ground-beetle sampling in Crete. A major contribution to the Carabidae (Coleoptera, Adephaga) fauna of Crete (Greece), Contributions to Entomology 75 (2), pp. 269-288 : 269-288

16. Anisodactylus ( Pseudodichirius) intermedius Dejean, 1829

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Habitat and general distribution.

Anisodactylus intermedius is a Turano-Mediterranean species ( Arndt et al. 2011). The species is found in wetlands ( Austin et al. 2008).

Material examined.

• Chania: Falassarna wetland , 35.479700°N, 23.575000°E, 2 m elev., 9.VII.2015 – 2.XI.2015, pitfall traps, 1 spm, leg. Pavlou Chr. ( NHMC) .

Comments.

Anisodactylus intermedius was reported for the first time in Greece by v. Oertzen (1886) from Corfu and the Greek mainland (Aetoloakarnania, Veluchi). Arndt et al. (2011) also report Peloponnese in the species’ distribution. To our knowledge, this is the first time A. intermedius has been reported from Crete. The species was recorded from Falassarna, in the westernmost coast of the island. Despite the extensive sampling throughout Crete, the species remains known only from the Falassarna area. Hence, we assume that this may be a recent dispersal event from Peloponnese.

Figures

Figure 3. Α. Chlaenius dejeanii; B. Anaulacus ruficornis; C. Masoreus aegyptiacus; D. Cymindis andreae; E. Cymindis ornata; F. Trichis maculata; G. Anisodactylus intermedius; H. Ophonus puncticeps; I. Parophonus hirsutulus. Scale bars: 4 mm (A); 1.75 mm (B); 1.75 mm (C); 2.55 mm (D); 2 mm (E); 1.8 mm (F); 3 mm (G); 2.2 mm (H); 2.1 mm (I).