Lionychus (s.str.) orientalis K. DANIEL 1901

Wrase, DW, 2009, New or interesting records of Carabid beetles from Europe, Madeira, northern Africa, Turkey, from the Near East, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Pakistan, with nomenclatorial and taxonomic notes (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidiini, Brachinini, Cyclosomini, Elaphrini, Harpalini, Lebiini, Nebriini, Platynini,, Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (1), pp. 901-935 : 924

Lionychus (s.str.) orientalis K. DANIEL 1901

G r e e c e:Dodekánissa:Ródos, Psinthos, 9.VII.1991, W.Veldkamp leg. (13, cWR).

I r a n: Māzandarān: W Polour, Demavand N, 2499 m, 23.VI. 1998, W. Heinz leg. (13, 2♀♀, cWR). I t a l y: Sicily: Messina: valley of river Antillo, between Santa Teresa di Riva and Antillo (between Messina and Taormina),> 100 m, 24.V.2006, H. Sparmberg leg. (13, 1♀, NME, cWR).

This species, not well represented in collections, was mentioned from Turkey and Lenkoran ( APFELBECK 1904: 325), from Armenian Uplands ( KRYZHANOVSKIJ et al. 1995), and Azerbaijan (CATPAL 1: KABAK 2003: 432) but due to its occurrence in Asia Minor, Armenia and Azerbaijan its finding was expected on Rhodos and in Iran. Its presence in S Europe is not recorded in KABAK l.c. and in VIGNA TAGLIANTA 2004: Fauna Europaea, and 2005: 224, and seems a little surprising. From Sicily are four species mentioned, according to VIGNA TAGLIANTA l.c.: L. albonotatus (DEJEAN 1828) , L. fleischeri ssp. focarilei BARAJON 1964 , L. maritimus FAIRMAIRE 1862 , and L. quadrillum (DUFTSCHMIDT 1812) but these species (which I compared with) differ a good deal from L. orientalis K. DANIEL in their characters. On Sicily both specimens were found in a river flood plain on a wide, natural, open boulder gravel/sand plain. As I know of no other published records, above findings are likely the first records for Greece, Italy, and Iran.