Dyschirius chalybeus gibbifrons Apfelbeck, 1899

Material examined.

825 m: 15.XI.2015, LT., 1 ex. 851 m: 15.XI.2015, LT., 1 ex. 892 m: 16.II.2014, LT, 1 ex; 23.IV.2014, LT, 1 ex; 15.XI.2015, LT, 2 exs. 1225 m, 17.X.2014, LT, 4 exs. 1,325 m: 02.IX.2015, LT, 2 exs; 17.X.2014, LT, 11 exs; 14.XI.2015, LT. 12 exs. 1,474 m: 15.II.2014, LT, 1 ex; 14.XI.2015, LT., 1 ex. PAL_SAR species.

General distribution and zoogeography.

AL, AT, AZ, BG, CZ, GE, GR, IL, IR, IT, MD, RO, RS, RU (South European Territory), SA (Balkenohl 1994), SK, TM, TR, UA. PAL_SAR species.

Published records.

Asir (Abdel-Dayem et al. 2018), Baha (Balkenohl 1994).

Remarks .

A frequent species that was recorded during all seasons with more individuals were collected during autumn. The adults were caught using light traps set in Acacia thorn woodlands. Michael Balkenohl, Ali Elgharbawy and Mahmoud Abdel-Dayem identified this species.