Anchomenus alcedo Schmidt, 2014

Assmann, Thorsten, Boutaud, Esteve, Buse, Joern, Drees, Claudia, Friedman, Ariel-Leib-Leonid, Harry, Ingmar, Khoury, Fares, Orbach, Eylon, Renan, Ittai, Schmidt, Constantin, Schmidt, Kilian, Wrase, David W. & Zumstein, Pascale, 2021, The ground beetle tribe Platynini Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the southern Levant: dichotomous and interactive identification tools, ecological traits, and distribution, ZooKeys 1044, pp. 449-478 : 449

Anchomenus alcedo Schmidt, 2014

Dispersal power.

Fully winged and flight active.

Habitat.

Riparian species of permanent and temporary streams, both sun-exposed and shaded, e.g., by Nerium oleander ( Nerium oleander ) and willows ( Salix spp.).

Phenology.

At type locality a spring breeder with copulation in March and April, in May already tenerals; adults hibernate (pers. obs.).

Distribution range.

Endemic in a small range of the southern Levant ( Schmidt 2014).

Distribution in the southern Levant.

Few localities from North Lebanon to the West Golan Heights ( Schmidt 2014). The species lives in Israel not only in the type locality, but also on the main stream downwards of Banyas Waterfalls.

Conservation.

Due to excessive water withdrawal, streams in Israel and Lebanon are drying out faster, and their flood dynamics are changing. This results in a deterioration of the gravel banks, which largely become overgrown and are then no longer available as habitat for the species. Headwater areas are developed into recreational areas and naturally occurring microhabitats are destroyed (e.g., Banyas Waterfalls). Threatened due to the small range and poor conservation status of flowing waters in the southern Levant.