Cymindis (s. str.) ornata Fischer von Waldheim, 1823

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

14. Cymindis (s. str.) ornata Fischer von Waldheim, 1823

Fig. 3 E

Habitat and general distribution.

Cymindis ornata is a West Ponitc species ( Kabak 2017). The species’ habitat preferences vary. We have found it in river mouths and coastal phrygana, while Teofilova et al. (2015) note that the species occurs strictly in arid, open environments.

Material examined.

• Heraklion: Aposelemis River mouth , 35.334994°N, 25.330875°, 1 m elev., 30.VII.2015 – 27.XI.2015, pitfall traps, 1 spm, leg. Pavlou Chr. ( NHMC) ; • Rethymnon: Moni Preveli River , phrygana at the west slopes above the beach, 35.151797°N, 24.472496°, 22 m elev., 25.VI.1996 – 28.VIII.1996, pitfall traps, 1 spm, leg. Lymberakis P. ( NHMC) ; • Petres River mouth , 35.350988°N, 24.358007°E, 1 m elev., 15.V.2015 – 9.VII.2015, pitfall trap, 2 spms, leg. Pavlou Chr. ( NHMC) .

Comments.

Cymindis ornata is reported in Greece from the Greek mainland (excluding Peloponnese) and Aegean ( Schatzmayr 1935; Arndt et al. 2011). To our knowledge, this is the first record of this species in Crete. It is common for Balkan species or genera to occur in Crete, although such species are usually restricted in the west part of the island ( Trichas 1996). In this case, all the records are in the central Crete (both south and north).

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).