Agonum (s.str.) rugicolle CHAUDOIR 1846

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 : 926

Agonum (s.str.) rugicolle CHAUDOIR 1846

I s r a e l: Golan: Bental Reservoir, W Merom Golan, 33°08N / 35°47E, 9.V.2006, L. Friedman leg. (1♀, TAU) ; the same but: 1000 m (stony grazing land near shore), 25.III.2008, Th. Assmann leg., Wrase leg. (10 spcms., cASSM, cWR). Ma’agar Bental, 33°08N / 35°47E, 2.V.2007, L. Friedman leg. (1♀, TAU) .

A species widely distributed in montane areas from the Caucasus region (described from Kobi in the Caucasus Major), Armenia, Asia Minor, Syria to Iran, with numerous synonyms ( SCHMIDT 1992: 120; CATPAL 1: BOUSQUET 2003: 451), the hitherto isolated occurrence in Bulgaria ( APFELBECK 1904: 291) could not be confirmed due to the lack of documented specimens (SCHMIDT l.c). The occurrence in the Golan is not surprising but as I know of no other published records, above findings are the first records for Israel.