Increasing knowledge of the entomological fauna of the United Arab Emirates and the role of private collections
Howarth, Brigitte
Gillett, Michael
ZooKeys
2009
2009-12-28
31
3
119
132
697DD
(Horn, 1927)
Horn
1927
[140,537,1046,1073]
Insecta
Carabidae
Callytron
Animalia
Coleoptera
8
127
Arthropoda
species
monalisa
One such has recently turned up on Reem Island, right next door to the burgeoning metropolis of Abu Dhabi, on a site scheduled for massive urban development. Two examples of this very pretty diminutive tiger beetle were collected at a mercury vapour light trap by BH on the 3rd September 2007( Fig. 4). The beetle was identified by Cassola, and a manuscript to record this species from the UAEis in preparation (Cassola et al., in press). This represents an amazing new record and range extension of a beetle only previously recorded from Iranon the other side of the Arabian Gulf. Unfortunately, it will likely very soon disappear along with its habitat.