Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Hristovski, Slavčo & Guéorguiev, Borislav, 2015, Annotated catalogue of the carabid beetles of the Republic of Macedonia (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Zootaxa 4002 (1), pp. 1-190 : 33-34

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Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL

Notes. For the present, the distribution of the subspecies of Carabus violaceus in Macedonia is unclear and requires further research.

Carabus violaceus azurescens Dejean, 1826 View in CoL [= rilvensis Kolbe, 1887; skombrosensis Eidam, 1927; purkynei Štěrba, 1945 View in CoL ]

References. Carabus violaceus View in CoL n. Purkyněi View in CoL : Šterba 1945: 152 (Belasica). Carabus violaceus View in CoL n. rilvensis: Šterba 1945: 152 (Kožuf). Carabus violaceus azurescens View in CoL n. rilvensis: Breuning 1978: 254. Carabus violaceus rilvensis: Mandl 1985: 115 (Kožuf, Belasica) View in CoL ; Pavičević & Mesaroš 1997 (South-East Macedonia); Bousquet et al. 2003: 166; Turin et al. 2003: 57; Brajković et al. 2004: 3 (Belasica, Plachkovica, Kochani); Ćurčić et al. 2007: 115. Carabus violaceus View in CoL ( azurescens View in CoL ) skombrosensis: Drovenik & Peks 1994: 14 (Osogovski Planini); Drovenik & Peks 1999: 17 (Osogovski Planini). Megodontus violaceus rilvensis: Rautenstrauch et al. 1994: 48 . Carabus violaceus azurescens: Guéorguiev 1998: 38 View in CoL /39 (Osogovo: Ruen); Guéorguiev & Muilwijk 2001: 113 (Šar Planina); Guéorguiev 2007a: 306 (west & east Macedonia).

Material studied. “Prilep: Treskavec, 0 5.07.1968, J. Čingovski”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Osogovo: Ponikva, 22.05.1981, N. Topukova”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Berovo, 0 5.06.1981, J. Čingovski”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Belasica, 0 9.07.1986, N. Topukova”, 1 s. ( MMNH).

Distribution. 0 2, 21, 48, 57, 83, 86, 92.

Notes. The form purkynei Štěrba, 1945 is treated as belonging to this subspecies (cf. Štěrba, 1945: 154).

Carabus violaceus dryas Gistl, 1857 View in CoL [= shardaghensis Apfelbeck, 1918; bartoni Mařan, 1930; korabensis Csiki, 1944; marani Štěrba, 1945; peristericus Mandl, 1961 View in CoL ]

References. Carabus violaceus rilvensis: Apfelbeck 1907a: 35 (Ljuboten) View in CoL ; Apfelbeck 1907b: 502 (Ljuboten); Doflein 1921: 229; Roubal 1932d: 145 (Pelister); Doflajn 2010: 209. Carabus violaceus shardaghensis: Apfelbeck 1918c: 220 (Šar Planina and Golešnica loc. typ.); Apfelbeck, 1918: 76 (Šar Planina and Golešnica); Hristovski et al. 2002: 122 (Šar Planina: Ljuboten, Čaušica, Tri Vodi, Šarski Vodi, Lera); Hristovski et al. 2003: 54 (Bistra); Krpach et al. 2013: 36 (Mavrovo National Park). Carabus violaceus azurescens View in CoL m. shardaghensis: Mařan 1939a: 141 (Golešnica, Pelister, Šar Planina and Kobilica, Korab, Jablanica); Breuning 1978: 254. Carabus violaceus azurescens View in CoL n. bartoni: Mařan 1939a: 141 (Golešnica). Carabus violaceus View in CoL var. shardaghensis: Csiki, 1944: 50 (Šar Planina) . Carabus violaceus korabensis: Csiki, 1944: 50 (Korab loc. typ.); Pavičević & Mesaroš (1997); Deuve 2004: 370 (Korab); Hristovski et al. 2010: 56 (Jablanica). Carabus violaceus mařani: Šterba 1945: 152 (Jablanica loc. typ., Pelister); Heinz 1978: 76 (Pelister); Heinz 1980: 15/16; Mandl 1985: 111 (Jablanica, Jakupica,: Solunska Glava, Golešnica, Galichica, Pelister, Šar Planina: Rudoka, Popova Šapka); Turin et al. 2003: 57 (Jablanica, Pelister). Carabus violaceus View in CoL picenus peristericus : Mandl, 1961: 14/16 (Pelister loc. typ.). Carabus violaceus View in CoL picenus peristericus : Mandl 1964: 32 (Pelister: Golemo Ezero). Megodontus picenus peristericus: Cleu 1968: 27 (Pelister, Bistra: Jama); Cleu 1969: 174 (Šar Planina, Pelister). Megodontus violaceus shardaghensis: Cleu 1968: 27 (Šar Planina, Bistra: Jama, Golešnica); Cleu 1969: 167 (Šar Planina, Korab, Bistra); Rautenstrauch et al. 1994: taf. 83 (Jakupica); Ćurčić et al. 2007: 116. Carabus violaceus View in CoL ( picenus ) peristericus: Heinz, 1978: 76 View in CoL . Carabus violaceus azurescens: Hieke 1981: 75 View in CoL (Šar Planina: Popova Šapka, Golešnica); Guéorguiev 1998: 38–39 (Šar Planina: Jelak, Studena River, Lešnica, Titov Vrv); Lazarevska & Mitkova 2000: 109 (Skopje: Belimbegovo); Guéorguiev & Muilwijk 2001: 113 (Šar Planina). Carabus violaceus View in CoL ( azurescens View in CoL ) shardaghensis: Drovenik & Peks 1994: 17 (Šar planina); Drovenik & Peks 1999: 17 (Šar Planina: Ljuboten, Popova Šapka, Rudoka); Pavičević & Mesaroš 1997; Brajković et al. 2004: 3 (Kitka); Deuve 2004: 370 (Jakupica, Šar Planina). Carabus violaceus View in CoL (bartoni) marani: Drovenik & Peks 1994: 14; Drovenik & Peks 1999: 17 (Jablanica, Golešnica, Jakupica: Solunska Glava, Galičica, Pelister, Šar Planina: Popova Šapka). Carabus violaceus: Hristovski et al. 1996: 52 View in CoL (Šar Planina: Jelak, Ceripašina). Carabus View in CoL ( picenus ?) violaceus korabensis: Guéorguiev 1998: 39 (Šar Planina: Studena River). Carabus picenus korabensis: Hristovski et al. 2003: 54 (Bistra) . Carabus violaceus bartoni: Turin et al. 2003: 57 (Belasica) ; Deuve 2004: 370 (Jablanica and Pelister). Carabus violaceus dryas: Turin et al. 2003: 57 (Šar Planina, Korab, Golešnica, Pelister) View in CoL ; Bousquet et al. 2003: 165; Guéorguiev 2007a: 306 (west Macedonia); Mitev et al. 2010: 44 (Kožuf, Kozjak, Nidže). Carabus violaceus purpurascens: Krpach et al. 2013: 36 View in CoL (Mavrovo National Park).

Material studied. “Jakupica: Begovo Pole, 12.09.1984, N. Topukova”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Šar Planina, 28.05.1985, B. Mihajlova”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Kitka, 28.06.1987, B. Mihajlova”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Mavrovo, 0 9.07.1991, T. Ivanovski”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Šar Planina: Popova Šapka, 14.08.1994, E. Stojkoska”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Pelister: Caparska Reka, 13.06.2002, V. Krpač”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Pelister: Golemo Ezero, 2218m, 15.06.2002, V. Krpač”, 1 s. ( MMNH); “Jasen: Kopanje, 1350m, 0 7.07.2008, V. Krpač”, 1 s. ( MMNH).

Distribution. 0 2, 0 3, 0 9, 19+19b, 32, 37, 19, 40, 48, 57.

Notes: Karaman (1956: 75) cited Carabus violaceus for Macedonia, without exact locality.

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Abbreviations

MMNH	Bell Museum of Natural History

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae
SubFamily	Carabinae
Tribe	Carabini
Genus	Carabus
SubGenus	Megodontus